Reviews of professor Patrick Gonsior

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you do not share the same views as him, I would not write about that in your papers as it will reflect on your grade. A majority of the papers you write, will be expected to be shared in class as well. Although, when he gives you feedback it is usually really helpful and specific.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
When he takes the time to give notes on papers he gives really helpful notes, but he often gives a lower grade with very little explanation. He waits weeks or months to grade things which makes it impossible to learn from or fix previous mistakes. With effort you can get a good grade, but it is very stressful not receiving grades for weeks on end.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Patrick is a unique prof that could be considered questionable or taken the wrong way, but the more I have gotten to know Patrick the more I have like his personality and appreciated his help. Good, funny, purposely awkward and intelligent.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Would highly recommend. Professor Gonsior is friendly, clear in his expectations, funny, and always willing to help if needed. He gives excellent, genuinely helpful feedback and is understanding when it comes to potentially stressful times.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Lots of discussion posts so participation is important. He is a tough grader on papers that share your personal views. Takes a long time to grade papers which makes it hard to figure out your mistakes. Provides good but sometimes harsh feedback on your work. Does allow you a second attempt on your papers which significantly improves your grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Patrick Gonsior is an extremely lazy teacher. If you write a paper or assignment, you will not get the grade or feedback for weeks. This makes it impossible to fix your mistakes and know your current grade in the class. I was more than respectful and still was pointed out for questions no one would know. If you play football, don't take this class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
You can tell he cares, but I wish we got more direction. He would mark me down for not writing my last name next to my page numbers, but only if my paper wasn't "quality". If my paper was good, he wouldn't mark me down for stuff like that. His grading doesn't make sense and he uses his opinion on your topic, as a way of grading it.