Reviews of professor Robert Read

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I do not recommend this professor. His tests are all based on his lectures. He is very lecture heavy and talks way too fast to be able to write anything down. He didn't even post the lecture recordings until a few days before the midterm. Bases his grades on One midterm,One final, and an optional research paper.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
His lectures were painfully long and easy to lose focus on. Random infrequent pop quizzes, but simple if you pay attention to his lectures. Grades are based on one midterm, one final, and one assignment. Nonetheless, he's very passionate about history and remembers the smallest of details. Very old fashioned, kind, and witty.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Read's history course is one of the most lecture-heavy courses I've ever taken This course is all notes, notes, notes, and then more notes. He talks extremely fast and jumps between multiple timelines throughout his lectures which makes it extremely hard to keep up. He has these random pop quizzes that have the most obscure questions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took History 103 with Professor Read this past summer for a 6 week course! He is perhaps one of the most underrated professors on our campus. I have been here for 5 years and he is one of the few professors that really care and goes that extra mile for his students. He lectures a lot, but to see such passion and love for what he does is beautiful

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Attendance is mandatory. Your grade is based off the pop quizzes, midterm, and final test. So be prepared to take at least a page full of notes every class. Overall, this professor has an interesting point of view of history. I would NOT take this again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Lectures are visual. You do not have to buy the textbook. This class is super interesting and engaging, there are a few pop quizzes. However, i believed there were only 2 exams, maybe 3 but they were fairly simple. You write your answers on a blank sheet of paper, essay wise.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Was a rather easy class, but its only easy if you attend the lectures, read the text, and take notes. Professor is really nice, but just remember to pay attention.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Robert Read is one my favorite professors that I've took at Cerritos. I took both History 102 and 103 with him, he is very knowledgeable and passionate about History. I'm not a History major but this class was very interesting, and I always enjoyed his lectures. There is one midterm, and one Final. Participation matters, show up and take notes.