Reviews of professor William Jackson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I was reluctant at first because I'm not a fan of history or online classes, but William Jackson made this class amazing, interesting, and well organized. He posts the entire course work in the syllabus along with due dates, but most of the assignments are readings followed by short quizzes. There was one 12-page paper as a final, but pretty easy.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class was ridiculously difficult for a 1500 course. It was quite possibly the hardest history class I have taken and I am about to graduate with a degree in Social Studies. A quiz with lots of reading each week, and some weeks had 50+ pages of reading with 2 hours of lectures. Also a 12 page paper at the end of the semester. Do not his class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
There are 1 or 2 readings/lectures each week that have an easy quiz at the end, and there is also a 12-page research paper that you do throughout the quarter. For quizzes, notes aren't necessary if you have a good memory, and there are no due dates. For lectures, be sure to take notes since that is what the final is on. There are discussions, too.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Don't even think about taking this class from him, especially if it's online. Doing one session of class takes multiple hours with a quiz at the end. The quizzes are nearly impossible to get 100% since it's heavily based on 50+ pages of reading (every session). It literally says in his syllabus that he believes "students should teach themselves"

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This course was ridiculously, needlessly difficult. Plus it's online so that makes it worse. This is the hardest class I've ever taken and I'm a senior studying history. It's supposed to be an introductory freshman level class. Take a different professor, unless you're okay with a 12 page paper and a cumulative final plus tons of weekly work.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Easy A... No. Great teacher, YES! Be ready for a very hard and enjoyable class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
William Jackson was a great professor. There was a decent amount of homework to do, but it wasn't too overwhelming. He small quizzes on each chapter, and gives out a good amount of extra credit to help your grade. He gives good feedback on assignments too. Would recommend him, especially if you don't really like taking history classes.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He'a definitely knowledgeable and it's apparent that he really loves what he does. This class is lecture and reading heavy, especially for a general, but if you're a big fan of history and don't mind a 12 page term paper, I'd say it's worth it. He also makes himself accessible and is willing to help if you ask. Overall, a good class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Jackson provides hundreds of pages of readings a week. They teach you absolutely nothing as you scrounge the multiple documents while taking 1 of 24 quizzes for the class. Then you must define terms that you have to google the definition of. After all, is said and done, the final exam is based on no information provided by the professor.