Reviews of professor Benjamin Brand

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Coming into college as a freshman taking 202, I was a little nervous that my high school did not prepare me enough. Dr. Brand, though, was really open and caring about every student, and he did not shy away from explaining grammar rules or cultural differences during class time. He is incredibly fun to have, and I enjoyed the class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You don't really have to do the required readings, but he assigns a ton of work, and all lectures are mandatory and participation points are graded for accuracy. Tanks your grade if you miss a recitation (offered thursdays and fridays) Papers and recitation are graded harshly. Not a free A for a gen ed. Some bonus points.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Notes during lecture + as you read the folktales pretty much ensures an easy time on quizzes/essays. Writing assignments were also pretty easy! He teaches the recitation himself; make sure to participate for credit. Very cool subject!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Worst GenEd I have ever taken. I typed out lecture notes before class and was still unable to keep up with how quickly Dr. Brand talked. Tons of reading, quizzes every other week, 2 super short papers that are graded harshly. Rec is mandatory, but so pointless to the overall class. Lecture also mandatory, this is definitely not an easy A GenEd.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Brand is so amazing. He really knows a lot and cares about your knowledge. Come into his class with a good note-taking system since quizzes are moderately lecture content-heavy, often with some info he only says aloud and isn't on the slides explicitly. Very little writing (esp. for a literature course). He goes pretty quick but its manageable.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
brand is a fine professor but ger1502 is excessive for a gened. attendance is heavily graded, weekly recitations are graded on participation VERY harshly, hard to get a 10/10 even if you speak multiple times. the tests and quizzes are online but surprisingly difficult if you don't take detailed notes during lecture.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Brand is absolutely hilarious and kept lectures so entertaining. There is quite a lot of reading involved, however if you keep up with it, it is very easy to get a good grade. He is also very friendly and accessible outside of lecture. I would highly recommend taking a course with Dr. Brand.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Brand sets expectations way too high for this class. The way he graded our papers seemed like it was a writing course. He has some sort of superiority complex where he refuses to give a 100% on anything, no matter how hard you try.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was my second time taking Herr Brand and I would like to edit my previous review: he doesn't grade harshly, I was simply worse at German than I thought. 
Specific to the course, he did what he could considering it was newly revamped and his first time teaching it. He's also good at adapting to feedback as things happen and proceeding forward.