Reviews of professor W. Kesler Jackson

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Tons of material to go over, quiz every week, 12 page essay due at the end of the semester, final exam. The weekly quizzes do not correlate with the final at all. To do good on the final you have to read the 50+ pages and watch 3 hours of lecture videos every week. He gives good feedback and is passionate, but too time consuming, I'm happy I passed

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Like the other reviews have said, there is SOO much reading in this course. Plus the professors youtube videos that you have to watch. Doing both of these things is required if you want to do good on the quizzes each week. And yes there is a 12 page paper due at the end of the term.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Be prepared to take a lot of quizes and do a lot of reading. Most stressful and time consuming course I've taken

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I don't understand all the negative reviews. You can tell Dr. Jackson is so passionate about history. Yes, there is a 12 page paper due at the END of the course, but Dr. Jackson breaks it down into lots of LITTLE steps. Very doable, just stay on top of your work. He makes history interesting to learn about, unlike other history profs at SLCC.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I learned nothing in this class, I don't know how I even passed. This teacher killed my 4.0. I reached out early in the semester and told him I was struggling and wanted to drop the class. He said to hold out and that it gets easier, it didn't. There was at least 8 hours of reading every week, and 2+ hours of lectures. Worst course load

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Jackson is a great professor. He knows his subject, he's passionate, accessible, really nice, and his lectures are great. I am taking American Civ online and am really enjoying how he structures the class by module. No surprises, just do the work, read, and enjoy! Lots of fun, too, if you like learning about history! Hope I end with an A+!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Jackson is an amazing Professor and give great feedback and insights. If you read the syllabus, expectations are clear. The class is reading-heavy, but what do you expect in a history class? The 12 page paper is easy if you are working on a schedule and you will find that 12 pages isn't even enough! Great material and class!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Do yourself a favor. Find a different professor, especially if reading is not your thing. 99% of the assignments are reading a chunk of 50+ pages from various books followed up by a five-question quiz. There is a twelve-page paper due at the end of the semester that has little to do with anything we studied. His grading system is also confusing

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
12-page essay, on top of nearly 25 quizzes which all require tons of reading and probably at least 3 hours of lecture videos. The essay needs a ton of resources and we don't even learn about what the essay is on by the time the draft is due. There are also 5 discussions which are like mini papers. Too much reading and work for a required class.