Reviews of professor Jonathan Skolnik

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Skolnik is a really smart professor but by no means is he a good teacher. During his lectures, he goes off the rails talking about stuff that is irrelevant and stuff that doesn't relate to the tests/assignments. 319 is a good class, as you read a lot of interesting works from the Holocaust, but Skolnik made the course way less interesting for me.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One of the worst history professors at UMass.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Skolnik is kind and wants to see everyone to succeed in his class. There's lot of readings and videos to watch for lecture/discussions, but he's a very fair and generous grader if you just do the assignments, as well as the extra credit he offers.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took this for Gen Ed. Learned a lot about history. You lose points for any missed class but you can make it up if you do the reading and turn in a response. Lots of movies and he checks if you watch. Assignments were interesting but you have to go to exhibits and watch survivor interviews outside class. Hard but fair. He offers extra credit.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is a really good professor. He cares a lot about his class and also offers extra credit. There's a lot of reading because of how much happened but if you plan ahead you will make it. It's not a hard class and it's a really interesting topic to learn about. I also enjoyed the discussion sections a lot.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Skolnik is an amazing teacher! I have never had a professor so passionate about a topic they are teaching. His passion for the subject inspires me, and probably other students, to want to do well in his class. There are a lot of assignments but they are relatively easy. He also gives great feedback. Recommended for sure :)

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Skolnik is really passionate about what he teaches but he's literally hard to understand during his lectures. He kind of jumps around - a lot. HOWEVER: the course material doesn't really matter when it comes to your grade. Just read and show up (he counts attendance) and do your hw on time and you're good. No midterms/finals except papers.