Reviews of professor James Taft

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The lectures are VERY long and you will be there for the full class period. There is one group project for the entire semester and you will have to create a presentation for it. Show up to class and participate as you are graded on participation.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Taft's class has easily been my favorite class I've taken. His lectures are easy to follow and group discussion makes it very interesting. He's very knowledgeable and caring. Definitely take this course with him!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
he's the best. very understanding professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Taft was my favorite professor all semester by part. Gives off the sweet old man vibes. Although the class was almost 3 hours, it didn't feel like it most weeks. He's very good at keeping students engaged, and the topics were very interesting. Just beware, if you are a republican you'll have to bite your tongue a few times.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Taft is a good man. I could tell from his demeanor from the first day of class that he was caring and genuinely there to help you succeed. I took this class to meet my science requirement. This course deals with real-world environmental issues. Prof. Taft used to work in the EPA, and he is an expert at this topic.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Highly recommend this class, it's been my favorite at Mason so far. The lectures are long but interesting, and Professor Taft breaks them up a bit and encourages good discussion. He is very passionate about the topics and is just an overall great person. The work is certainly manageable as well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved this professor. Very engaging and seemed like such a sweet old man. One of my most favorite professors so far. There were a few assignments that were slightly challenging and it was mainly working outside of class, but I learned a lot from them. I totally would take his class again. Loved the topics and discussion, 10/10 would recommend

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nice man, class is pretty boring but it's easy to do well in. I didn't do the readings and still did well but you need to do 20 hours of community service which isnt great. also you may not think hes taking attendance but he does so show up

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The best professor for this course! He made sure every student left understanding the course materials and made the lectures intellectually stimulating! Prof. Taft gives great feedback and he's easy to reach outside of class. The course itself is writing-heavy but the directions are straightforward. I highly recommend Prof. Taft!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Super nice, and a ton of knowledge on the things he talks about. The class is easy enough, and you don't really need to do the readings. It's an interesting subject, but sometimes repetitive. The projects and papers are straight forward though, and if you put in the time you'll easily get good grades.