Reviews of professor Keith Pluymers

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You don't have to go to class. Everything taught in class is not graded and is not used in the papers (besides 1 that has an alternate for "if you missed class"). The papers are hard. If you put aside a whole day to do them, you can do it. He gives very good feedback and will give you extensions. He's very passionate about history & is so so nice.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very caring teacher who focuses on the students ability to remember the material and not the grade they have in the class. If you go to the class you should be able to easily pass and learn a decent amount of material as well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Pluymers is very caring and inspirational. He is very knowledgeable and knows what he is talking about. If you are searching for one of the best and most respected professors in the Illinois State University History Department. I am hesitant to list my current grade, because this would be a dead giveaway for Keith and who wrote this post.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
professor pluymers does not use a regular grading scale. grades are pass, high pass, and fail. he's looking for a specific writing style and specific details in each essay. aside from the grades, he's super approachable and always giving help to students. I would take him again just for his personality but grading is a little frustrating.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
HIS 101 is pretty lax, the only things that end up really mattering are a few short responses, a couple papers, and some extra credit stuff.  Make sure you are there on the days he talks about the sources you use for those assignments to get a better understanding.  Class is discussional and participatory.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I loved Keith! He gives AMAZING feedback and never says no to an extention. He will make you work for your grade though, but gives me many opportunities to succeed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Only 6 assignments and there is EC offered on 4 of them.  Not going to find an easier history GEN ED and just a straight up VERY caring and nice prof.  Take his classes and get an easy A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Pluymers offers helpful feedback and lectures that are very engaging, he also provides chances for extra credit.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Keith's lectures were so entertaining and always had the class engaged. The only assignments we had were papers that were based on articles we'd discuss in class. Lowkey a tough grader, but would recommend him if you need to take HIS101

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great guy, great professor. Lots of reading that I would 100% recommend to do before the papers are due. The grading scale is a "choose your own adventure" but for grading. He gives lots of different options for assignments and it's up to you to get your grade.