Reviews of professor Jonathan Drake

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The grading scale is unclear and painful. However, once you understand how grading works, and you put in effort, this course is great. Drake is an awesome and caring professor. He helps you whenever you want it (though he makes you work for it). To get an A: pay attention in class, ask questions, and do the extra credit (he gives out a ton of it).

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The most confusing professor ever. He is extremely unclear on his grading scale and gets super behind on grading. I do not understand why he can't just do a normal grading scale like 99% of college classes. When you ask him to clarify his impossible-to-understand syllabus, he takes forever to respond. He also barely puts deadlines in blueline.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is impossible to get a hold of and takes forever to get ahold of. He is also unclear and doesn't give direct feedback. If you have a choice between sections don't take his he is horrible.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Drake was a great professor who presented material in a way that was thought provoking yet easy to understand. As everyone else said, his grading scale is confusing, but he's very willing to help and sets aside time to answer questions. The test/paper are semester long, so if you work to understand the material and do the weekly hw, you get an A.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Arguably the worse professor that I have ever had. Was never accessible out side of class, never responds to emails and was hardly ever in office hours. Good guy in all but horrible professor, even worse grader. No one understands his grading scale. He makes it way more complicated then what it should be.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
All of these reviews are negative because of the grading scale in this class, but the truth is that you'll do well if you stop stressing about it. All you need to do is pay attention in class, ask for help when necessary, and do the extra credit. Drake is an awesome professor and cares a ton about his students, people need to stop hating on him!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Cannot believe Drake is leaving. Literally one of the only professors I have learned anything useful from.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
guys, drake is really a nice guy. he will do anything to help you. um, however, his lectures are long and hard to understand. you basically skate by this class by working with your peers. working with your peers is the only way to succeed. SO you gotta find friends in this. good luck. and also, if you need help GO TALK TO DRAKE. HE WILL HELP YOU.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Honestly so nice and funny, makes class very easy to do well in. Grading method is CONFUSING, biggest complaint def that you don't really know how you're doing in class. Take with friends so you can do tests/paper/quizzes together. Lots of extra credit. Stay on top of deadlines. Just ask, he'll basically answer for you. Wants students to do well!