Reviews of professor Adam Thompson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I found this class really enjoyable and I enjoyed his lectures. Yes he does ramble at times, but he really does give a lot of class time for students to offer their thoughts and talk about them with other students. He is also very accessible via email and really cares about his students.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class tends to be a little lecture heavy, but for a philosophy course I thought Adam did a great job of involving students in class discussions regardless of their background in philosophy. Grading is a little confusing but he is easy to reach and was happy to update you on your grade when asked. Office hours were also helpful for assignments

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had heard not great things about this professor which made me nervous to take his course. I think he has improved his teaching style. While the grading system is somewhat confusing at first, as long as you do the weekly homework you're usually fine. Thompson is a very friendly guy, communicating with him goes a long way. Don't fear this course!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
To begin, Dr. Thompson doesn't give a good outline of the course. He doesn't describe how to navigate his Canvas page or how to keep up with the material being taught in the textbook. During lectures, he drolls on in a strange order about different topics - he doesn't talk about things in order really or much in relation to quizzes or exams.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Is never clear on anything
Spends a majority of class rambling

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He's a nice guy, but his directions are so vague that the hardest part of the class is deciphering them. He talks a lot during lectures, which somehow doesn't help. The best solution for this is asking for help via email or during office hours, but even that only helps half the time. He's not bad otherwise, but this flaw is too prominent to ignore.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The class is set up extremely weird and this makes it difficult to pass the class. Thompson separates the course through pass/fail "Levels", and you have to pass a level in order to move onto the next. No matter what I have done assignment and attendance wise has had no effect on my grade and I'm gonna fail if I can't pass this second level.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Adam is nice and all but he clearly has no clue how to teach. I stopped going to classes because I can't sit through an hour and fifteen minutes of monotone rambling. He has no lesson plan and no solid method of teaching this class. And the worst part is that he was the only option because it was a Thompson Scholars section. I'd pick anyone else.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This is for PHIL 107
You're graded by much points you have, There are perks to this grading. If a grade is posted, the grade won't fall, usually. Getting a decent score in Part 1&2 means you automatically pass (with a C). Read the student inquiry or ask. He is very nice, and he understands that his grading system is weird, so just ask!