Barry Thorne - Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, ON

Professor: Barry Thorne

Department: English

College: Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I love Prof. Thorne. He was really engaging, enthusiastic and made a sincere effort to know everyone's names - rare in a first year course! Loved him, loved his class.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I love Prof. Thorne. He's very sweet and makes things crystal clear to the students. He really made an effort to get to know everyone, which was awesome. Keep it up prof Thorne!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good guy.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

makes first year students come to his level, but he is very forgiving and helpful for those who are struggling through the writing process. His re-write policy is a welcome change in such a pompous and unforgiving university atmosphere

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Loves English and passionate about teaching. Very pompous and has blatant favourites though. If you don't like to talk in class, make sure he doesn't know your name or he'll call on you.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great prof. Passionate about the material, extremely helpful. As long as you take the class seriously, you'll be very well treated.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Throne is pompous and boring. That's really all there is to it. If you are struggling in his class, however, he will be your best friend. If you're actually good at English, don't bother going to class... he wouldn't even recognize you on the street. Hope for a good T.A.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Wow what a prof! Talk about knowing your stuff! I wish other profs took the interest to help students as much as he does, offering his home number if needed! Allowing re-writes if something went wrong on your essay! Very knowledgeable and approachable... i wish he taught all of my classes!Thanks

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL170
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Poor

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL228
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Could he make Shakespeare any more boring?!?!? He needs to spice up his classes... maybe then I would have went more. When I think of his classes all I can remember is "Blah blah blah Shakespeare... blah blah blah Shakespeare". He monotonous voice put me right to sleep!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: COMM102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Worst prof ever! he's so boring and he's mean to students. Absolutely useless!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGL228
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

knows shakespeare, like, KNOWS it. very passionate. understanding and sensitive to specific student needs. one of the best prof's I've had in my entire university career! Seriously, I can't stress this enough.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

wonderful man who knows his Shakespeare

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

boring and pompous. could be a cartoon character. likes to talk about sex a lot, creepy.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

can i help it if i think this guy was a complete ****wit? totally inflexible, pompous and arrogant.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: COMM102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I'm sure he's very smart, but his heart is more in the ARTS and drama. This isn't his course, but if you are a good writer, he'll recognize it. Get ready for MEMOS froshies!! 102 is the only class that you can skip 100% of the time if you can write.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Probably one of the most helpful and interesting professors at Queen's.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL226
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

incredibly boring, ditto to whoever said better off reading frye, focused way more on critics than on actual works

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: COMM102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: COMM102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

dry, useless teachings, unsympathetic