Reviews of professor Benjamin Baker

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He really cares about his students and even corrects himself and apologizes for his mistakes on any test or assignment. He tries to push students to use French and participation really matters. I have taken high school French before and he does clear up a lot of the grammar lessons found in French. I feel a lot less scared to speak French now.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is a really nice guy who loves what he teaches. However, his teaching style just wasn't my favorite. He tested us on grammar, however we did not spend time on this is class. The entire class was focused on discussions. There is a good deal of homework and we get a test every two weeks. I did not find the tests too long, make sure you read!!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dropped after the first day. I never use this website, but this experience taught me to. Immediately upon entering the room I felt a depressing vibe and it only got worse from there. This course is so miserable and I was swamped with work after only one day. I feel bad for him but it's not worth it, choose literally anything else.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I'm graduating this semester and for some reason am here rating my favorite classes at UMD :-) I took American Fictions in Fall 2020 on Zoom (Covid) and loved loved loved the class. It was a fun and wholesome community in the middle of mayhem. If this class with Professor Baker is still offered, you definitely should take it!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is pretty average at teaching, and his corrections are pretty strict for no reason! For those wanting to keep their GPA high, do not take this professor! I have heard that the other professors in ENG101X as well as ENG101 correct the papers very leniently!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I only passed this class with an A because I already knew everything from high school. He tests you on grammar and vocab but every class is just a discussion about whatever topic that weeks chapter is about so you will be unprepared. He says you dont have to talk, but you do, and he always asks for feedback but he doesnt actually like hearing it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Best teacher ever. This class gave me confidence to write professionally. :-)

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do NOT take any courses with this man. The class average for engl391 was a D. Any class that has that low of an average means the professor is the problemnot the students. Tried to talk to him about my grade and he told me he could deduct more points if he wanted to

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
My fav professor. Amazing at keeping class engaged & knows how to interact with students. Not boring at allll, he knows how to teach a class. He wont make you feel excluded & makes sure to be mindful of what he says and tries not to offend anyone. His class isnt hard at all, youll get credit for showing up. Take his class, you wont regret it!