Reviews of professor Joseph Parrott

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was a pretty good class! Most assignments were easy to finish in one sitting, but most lectures were about 15 minutes long and each section had 3-5 lectures to watch. This was his online class, so it is most likely different from his in-person class. There were about 3 essays for the entire class, one being the final. All of which were easy.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
By far the worst professor I've at Ohio State. Mocks and belittles students for asking questions. The tests and papers he gives are nearly impossible to pass. I heavily recommend not taking him.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I have fairly severe ADHD, which tends for me to speak fast and occasionally get caught up in what I'm saying. In this class, you have to be correct in everything you say to avoid embarrassment. I enjoyed the content material, and engaged in it to better learn, however I was in fear the whole class of messing up. He embarrasses you when wrong.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The guy has a massive superiority complex.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hitory3501 is great, would take it with Prof. Parrott. He is always there to help you and will do his best to make sure you succeed. Show up to lectures and talk in discussions, and ASK questions because he will answer them and help you actually learn. Would take another one of his classes. The negative reviews are his online section so, inperson >

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The class itself was intriguing, but he comes off as very full of himself. He assigns an impossible amount of reading and is a very tough grader. I like challenges but I would not take him again.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is my first history course but there was just the vibe that if I said something wrong, he would judge me hardcore. Lots of reading that I didn't do but literally all your essays are based off the readings. Interesting course but just wish there wasn't tests lol.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Despite the less than stellar rep on this page, I really enjoyed this class. His lectures were concise and informative, and none of the homework was overly complicated or too long. This class is pretty comprehensive in terms of what you learn, so I would only take this class if you were genuinely interested in it. Good guy with unfair reviews.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Some of the reading assignments were way too long, especially considering this was taken as an accelerated course and we needed to do two weeks of work in one. He also expected us to learn more from the readings than we did from the lectures, as his lectures were very general and he wanted more specific discussion details than what he provided.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the worst classes I have had the displeasure of taking. Great lecturer and is clear that he is well informed on the content of the course but it is also clear he has no interest in the success of his students. Assignments were unnaturally difficult and there were no opportunities for improvements. DO NOT RECOMMEND ANY CLASS WITH HIM.