Reviews of professor Richard Shafer

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Heres the thing. Ive taken this prof. Twice. The first time was for Roman history in the spring semester. He was amazing then, so I was excited to take him again in the fall for American history. COMPLETELY different story. He never communicated with students, no class meetings, and literally taught nothing. Students were expected to do it all.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
you don't need the book the whole semester until the final which is filled with question that cannot be answered without the book to punish students who didn't buy the book

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I loved his Roman history class! I take really good notes, which made his online quizzes and tests a breeze to take, but he provides you with all the PowerPoints and lecture notes if you're not the best note-taker. He's a funny and relatable guy and makes the class entertaining and easy. Also, his online quizzes and tests aren't timed or recorded.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Amazing professor, honestly my favorite class I have ever taken. He's funny so it made the 3-hour class withstandable. All exams are online and there is one powerpoint project you have to do (you don't present). If you are interested in history then you should definitely take this class. It was a good breather from my other classes. No studying

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The class started off good, class only two days a week but the lectures were incredibly boring and made no sense. If you have the need to ask questions DO NOT take this class. Professor Shafer NEVER responds to emails, inquiries, and etc. He gave us a final exam the last week of class with no heads up or instructions with a pointless study review.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Mr. Shafer is a great teacher and helped me out a lot this semester. He is very forgiving and if you just reach out to him he will help you. Sometimes doesn't respond to emails but if you ask him about it after class he will help you. There is a 300 word assignment about every 2 or 3 weeks then a final paper. It was a fun class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Although long lectures can sometimes get bland, prof. Shafer always explains topics well and adds his own bit of dry humor in there as well.