Reviews of professor John Forman

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This course may seem overwhelming at first but it eventually gets easier. The lectures help with the readings. He is very passionate and is a great professor.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Philosophy is his thing and he makes you take notes then puts them in a plagiarizer checker to make sure you are taking your own notes. Did not learn anything from this course, but how to shorthand and pick out what is important. He reads from an essay like paper and is passionate about what he is teaching. Take at a community college and save $

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
To clarify he didn't require textbooks, but he did require books written by certain philosophers. This professor was a bit tough on grading and the majority of our grades were from the mandatory essays. Other than that, If you are interested in philosophy this is a great professor for you. He explains topics well and puts thought into his work.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He is an amazing professor, I will say his syllabus scared me but he is not as tough as that makes him out to be. It is a lot of busy work but its not hard, he basically tells you all you need to know in the lecture so just pay attention. If you fail this class its not because of the professor.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took him for General Studies and the class turned into a PHIL class. He is passionate and does engaging lectures, however, the assignments are A LOT of work and he grades tough. He is nice if you ask him questions but it is a tough class. Required to turn in notes from the lectures with word count, final 6 page term paper related to Aristotle.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The times I had to speak to him or email him, he was rude, so it made me scared to talk to him or email him about anything. I was so scared he would mess with my grades when I asked questions. He hated when people asked questions. You could hear it in his tone of voice when he answered in class. he made you feel stupid.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved taking Philosophy with Dr.Forman, his lectures were AMAZING. Anyone who fails this course is just genuinely not trying, although it seems scary at first if you do what the syllabus says, you will be golden. Attendance is mandatory, if you skip class often then this course is probably not for you, don't waste his time or yours.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hardest part is having your attendance affect your grade. Hes a very funny guy and goes into great detail about what he is talking about. I enjoyed having his class. He grades your lecture notes so make sure to write as much as you can. Books are required only to prepare you for class, but still buy them because you will need them for final

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I heard a lot of bad things about Forman but he is a good teacher and very passionate about his job and teachings, as long as you show up to class and do all your work you will pass his class.