Reviews of professor Justin Lyons

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I would not recommend taking PAC with Dr. Lyons. He's sometimes a solid Prof when it comes to other classes, but in PAC he's utterly unengaging, told us he wished he could make tests harder, and doesn't do well at covering the course material to prepare us remotely well for midterms and finals. PAC is already hard and Lyons truly makes it worse.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Worst person to be teaching history classes. He assigns a lot of reading but there is no point in doing it--he just reads from the book in class. There's at least 5 kids falling asleep each class period. He gets angry when we don't understand concepts or answer questions. He also puts questions that were not covered in class on exams and quizzes.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor is knowledgable about the topic. He engages and values class participation. The reading is heavy. The lectures can be long and his voice is quiet, but he gives the information needed to study for quizzes and exams.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Lyons is a fairly dry lecturer. He goes over all of the readings and often reads them aloud during class, which is good if you forgot to read the assignment. If you are confused on how he summarized something then GO TO THE LECTURE RIGHT BEFORE THE TEST. He summarizes everything during that lecture and tells you what you need to know.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The way he teaches does not help most people learn I would say. He expects discussion in class but most of thew time when he is teaching he just reads random quotes from a book. He is an extremely tough grader with it being almost impossible to ever please him. He is short and rude in his comments and does not actually provide any feedback.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took during Summer Scholars (Two-Week, highly compressed)

He is a kind man.
Slides are easy to take notes on. 
He talks a lot which can be a nice refresher than just pure learning.
If you don't participate you won't do that well. 

Reply and and ask questions and you'll be a better student in this class. (At least 1 per day I would recommend)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I would take all of his classes if I could. He was a great professor and engaged with the students a lot!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took PAC with Dr. Lyons, and absolutely loved it.  Although there is a lot of reading, it is all very thought-provoking, and he explains it clearly and thoroughly in class.  He is well-prepared for each lecture and is very knowledgeable.  Participation is a large portion of the grade, and it is necessary to fully understand the course material.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Lyons is an engaging professor with a lot of interesting insight to share. If you want to get the most out of P.A.C. be willing to ask probing questions to that bring up interesting topics. He's willing to take the time to explore interesting ideas and questions. Truly engage with the class and content and you won't be disappointed