Reviews of professor Rene Silva

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Silva is a great teacher. He's really chill and lenient on some things. This specific class was a hybrid class, so if you're up for doing work on your own then this course is for you. He does give a lot of reading every week. He's funny and easy to get a long with.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Silva is an excellent professor who loves the content he teaches. For his Cuba history course, there is a decent amount of reading required and they are often split up among 8 or more primary sources which all come of use when essays are assigned. His class does require effort, but you will walk away with a great understanding.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He rushes through his powerpoints and doesn't upload them so that people won't skip his class, but he's good at explaining and clearly passionate about history. His tests are hard because they are based on the 30 page pdfs due every week, where you have to fill in the blanks for random quotes. His essays and commentaries are easy to do.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you're a history major take him! He's a great professor who explains everything well, funny, tells stories , etc. The only cons were we had to read about 20 pages worth of stuff before every class and there would be a quiz during class, but not to bad. 3 essays without outside sources and attendance is mandatory for the quizzes.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Super work heavy. I definitely do not recommend his class unless you want to challenge yourself. He does extend some deadlines if you have a good excuse. He lectures really fast and doesn't give the powerpoint he uses. He gives a lot to read every week and a quiz for it. The quiz questions can be very tricky and his essay prompts are terrible.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Rene is one of the smartest professors I've ever taken. He knows an unbelievable amount of history. His class should only be taken by students who want to pursue a degree in history. The first class of the semester he went over 120 powerpoint slides. Quizzes every week. Mandatory readings. Many papers to write. Nice guy though.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Commentary every Friday, no matter what day you take the class. Quiz every Monday, on 10-14 weekly readings about the commentary. Only 1 exam, the final exam. Doesn't provide the power points of each class to study for the final, you have to take notes.