Reviews of professor Jeffery Simonds

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Simonds is my favorite Siena professor so far! His lectures are very interesting as long as you do the readings. I would definitely recommend his class if you like participating in discussions. The class consists of a few short readings each class with the occasional 3-5 question quiz on what you read, and 3 essays and he always accepts extensions!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Overall, Mr. Simonds is a good teacher. Papers are graded very harshly. I learned how to write good essays and improved my communication and presentation skills. I advise attending class, reading stories before class, POP QUIZZES, revising all essays, and participating. All the work that's given to you during the semester is worth it at the end.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
An extremely hard grader. Will leave you rude comments on your papers and "punish" you if you do something grammatically incorrect.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Grading is hard, Good about giving extra time to complete assignments. gives a lot of papers so be ready to write. allows you to revise papers. Simonds is very set in his opinion and I believe that he bases a lot of his grades on his opinion, he is very far left so be ready for him to express his opinion openly in class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Jeff is, well he's just Jeff. Definately the best bond I've had with a professor. Class time is actually fun most days. However the amount of work was so bad I actually had a mental crisis. As for tough grading, he is but he's fair and tells you what he wants. Be wary of your mental health when taking this class but ily jeff

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Jeff is a great professor! There is quite a bit of essays in this class but he always gives extensions and you can revise them as many times as you want. His lectures are very interesting and are basically a conversation between the whole class.  He takes attendance every class but you get 6 absences/tardies before it affects your grade.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Jeff was the worst professor I have ever had. If you have social anxiety, do NOT take his class. He is such a tough grader for no reason. He is not lenient what so ever when it comes to handing things in late, even if you had a completely valid excuse. His class gave me so much anxiety and I honestly dreaded his class every time I had it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I loved Simonds as a professor, though I didn't really love all of the papers we had to write. He delivered great insight on the topics we talked about throughout the year. Participation is important as it's a seminar class. There were many presentations that we had to do throughout the year as well. Extra credit opportunities at the end of semest.