Reviews of professor Jon Spenard

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Too much work, I had him for ceramics, get ready to do a lot of work in such a short time. He lectures for the 3 hours and does not give breaks. He does not respond to emails. He is not clear on how he wants the project.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I really enjoyed Professor Spenard's class it was really interesting.  You can't miss any class though, even if you are sick, because it is all lectures, and he goes over a lot of material. The other issue I have with this professor is he did not grade out essays in a timely manner. We have the prompt for Essay #2 and have no feedback from Essay #1

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Spenard was great with his communication. Lectures were interesting. Mostly essays for test and finals.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
He knows the material well but there definitely is a problem with communication and what he expects.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took Dr. Spenard for 2 classes and I really enjoyed both. My only complaint is that his assignment prompts are very unclear and the class is a bit disorganized. But all of that aside, he's very accessible outside of class and really cares about his students and what he teaches.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very interesting lectures. Awesome labs.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Literally the worst professor. Doesn't post lectures so you have to go to class. Quizzes are easy as long as you attend class since they are based on the lecture. The exams are all essays but be careful because he grades them super hard.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Jon Spenard was my favorite professor overall this semester. He is approachable , compassionate, genuine and caring. Professors that take a genuine interest in your acedemia and in your personal life are a gem to find in higher education. Quarantine Transition into distant learning was smooth sailing. Take his class you will not regret it!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
There are online quizzes each week (most of the questions come from his lecture), 2 exams (each essays), and 1 research paper (the final). Class isn't mandatory. Sometimes you watch films in class too. Read the book and take lots of notes! He is super nice, funny and caring. He emails back fast and he loves what he does. He has some cool stories.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Decent professor, he's very enthusiastic about the course material. Although we didn't have class meetings often due to the class being asynchronous, the class discussions held during those meetings were good. He genuinely cares about his students passing and is pretty good with answering emails about any questions or concerns outside of class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
i took ANTH385 with dr spenard. I do wish I had learned more about the culture and rituals of the maya, but it was still a fascinating course to take. His lectures are full with info and he doesnt post them so go to class. no hw, just online quizzes based on the lectures and readings. Hes so nice and knows a lot since he's active in the maya areas