Reviews of professor Michael Shaffer

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dead Poets Society-level inspirational class. Michael is an outstanding professor, and has one of the most engaging classes I have ever taken. If you are easily offended by charged material, do not take this class. There is a lot of reading, and he assigns especially obscure material. I recommend this class to anyone who loves literature.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
TAKE HIM! Attendance is mandatory, there are short 4 questions quizzes everyday based on readings in the first 5min which he uses for attendance, so if you're late you'll be marked absent. The rest of the class is discussions but it's not mandatory to participate if you don't want to. HW is daily reading & 5 essays. EASY A if you do the work!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His assigntments and explanations were clear and he gave good feedback on my writing. I was able to finally understand what to look for when reading. He pushes you to do better without shoving. He didn't give 100's lightly but this made the A's I got more believable. I think he should be given many more classes than he has.