Reviews of professor Robert Smithson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Smithson is hilarious and very engaging. There are reading assignments once a week and 3 required "dialogues" over the semester. He does grade strictly on the dialogue assignments, but there is extra credit, and grades easily on the other assignments. He is very chill with due dates and is flexible. Highly recommend!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
TAKE HIS CLASS. He has a way to make the material hilarious and relatable that you will love philosophy. Never once bored. Kinda tough on grading papers but if you email him he will guide you. Accidentally called me the wrong name once, I didn't think twice about it but he came up to me after class to personally apologize. Amazing and caring dude.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Smithson is a super caring guy and makes philosophical thinking enjoyable. We had very few assignments and 3 essays throughout the class, which I will say he graded a little harshly. If you do your homework and provide meaningful written responses it's an easy class. Smithson is a very sweet person and wants you to get a good grade.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
TAKE HIM. You will not regret taking this class. You write papers & get a grade for coming to class. He is hard on the papers but willing to work with you. By far the most interesting professor Ive ever had. Ask him about his biking & the crowns.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Smithson makes you care about philosophy because he's hilarious. The discussions we had in class were so much more than the normal, expected approach to philosophy, but he still taught us all of the content we needed to know. He is a bit tough on grading papers and says a B+ is perfect, but he gives really great feedback and you can still get an A!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I would take his class again if it weren't for his tough grading styles on essays. In his grading criteria, it states "'B+' papers are perfect papers that accurately portray course material. 'A' papers are that of 'B+' papers, but go above and beyond classroom discussion." The papers count for 50%. I never got higher than a B+.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
While it is very clear that Dr. Smithson is passionate about what he teaches, he assigns many papers, and is extremely tough grader. He only awards an A to a few papers per semester, and says a B+ is considered a flawless paper. Also, I had a death in the family during the semester, and Dr. Smithson was not understanding at all when I missed class

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is hilarious and makes a subject, that is considered by many very heavy, actually enjoyable. He rarely has any homework, and usually, it is for completion. He takes attendance, but for my class, he posted the roll call only once. Only thing is that he grades his essays very harshly compared to the workload of the class.