Reviews of professor Adam Barker

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
GREAT PROF. Was expecting to hate summer school, but he makes going to the classes worth it. Super funny and enthusiastic, explains the myths in a way that sticks in your mind. Readings aren't completely necessary, since he goes over them in class. WOULD TAKE AGAIN!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hands down one of my favorite courses in my undergrad so far. His passion for the subject shows with his enthusiasm during lecture and his funny and entertaining re-telling of the myths. Although he does review the myths in class, keeping up with the readings (which are fairly brief) makes this course not too difficult.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Definitely the best prof Ive had so far. Really passionate about what hes teaching which makes his lectures super enjoyable. Two midterms which were pretty easy and one final project. Readings werent completely necessary since he goes over them in class and what he says WILL stick in your mind.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I literally did not do any reading and did not need to study, just went to the lectures (which were very enjoyable) and got a easy B-, if you spend even an hour a week to review the lectures you would probably get an A

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I think CLA204 is the most exciting course I take this semester, Barker is a super nice guy. He makes me love mythology. I just say I won't regret it if you take his course. I really hope he can stay at UofT after he gets his Ph.D. degree.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Adam is the best! He's an amazing person and a great teacher! But beware... the course material is quite hard and you will have to put in the work for it. Adam will always be there to help you out though, I would recommend taking the course only if he's the teacher.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Really nice guy but in my experience and most of my class, he can be lazy. Homework would often be graded weeks after he said it would be and the feedback was lacking. He missed a lot of lectures. Midterm grade was release the day before final. He's PhD candidate so I assume he's busy but his business often interferes with teaching.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
BEST PROFESSOR EVER. His lectures are very funny and even though they aren't mandatory at all, you want to show up to those just to be in Adam's presence. He retells the myths with passion and energy. His tests are pretty easy too, but you do have to know a bit of detail and things from the readings, but I did none of the readings and got an A+.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Adam Barker taught me CLA204 at U of T St. George, and he has been one of the funniest, enthusiastic and competent lecturers I've ever had. He never fails to make the class laugh and is always accessible for help for assignments/tests. You should go to lectures as a lot of his material is from lectures/readings, but you won't regret it.