Reviews of professor David Edwards

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Edwards is a great professor who is kind and highly competent in world religions. His REL1300 class requires a lot of reading but is easy to succeed in as long as you demonstrate an honest effort at analysis. I appreciated his clear communication/expectations. The lectures rarely pertain directly to assessments but are interesting and helpful.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Knowledgable about the topics, very interesting.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Reading and writing heavy with short in-class handwritten essays multiple times during the semester, sometimes twice in one week. Assignments and essays pull directly from the textbook. Though you can tell he's very knowledgeable about the subject, the lectures aren't the most engaging. One big paper at the end of the semester. Very easy grader.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
class was all asynchronous with no lectures, just reading the assigned readings. not entirely necessary to read as much as he asks but definitely important to at least skim so you need the textbook. 3 often multiple-paragraph writings due each week with 1 paper. TAs gave good feedback and graded very fairly. not a hard course if you do the work

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is very nice but the journals and reading we have to complete before each class is just too much. Also we have to memorize so much detail about all of it and write an essay on it. Although he takes his time to explain it all, there is no way I can listen to him talk for an hour and absorb all of the info.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Taken over Summer B. Genuinely nothing wrong with this professor, he's a nice guy. His lectures provide additional information to the information already in the textbook. Nothing too special about them but they can sometimes be interesting. Workload is light and I enjoyed the class, also an easy grader. Just do the work and you're fine.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I considered giving Dr. Edwards a 4 but didn't because it came down to how much I cared about the content. Through his lectures, you can tell that he's very knowledgeable on the subject but it often felt like they took forever. The homework he gives prepares you for the short essays. He grades well, and he and his TA provide helpful feedback.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class is very simple. TA grades are very forgiving, perfect for an intro class. Textbook required, journals due each chapter but not bad if you skim and summarize. Short essays in class are very straightforward, as long as you read the assigned readings (which are short) you'll do very well. Lectures are not worth it though, kinda boring.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Lectures rarely felt relevant to the quizzes and the work load was excessive. Comes off as inexperienced.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The professor uses an obscure textbook that is frequently incorrect about history and heavily biased.