Damon Rarick - University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Professor: Damon Rarick

Department: Languages

College: University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: GER205
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I don't know how I passed. On one quiz I didn't even fill out the paper. If I had to guess it's because I tried my best to be active in class (even in a sarcastically funny way) and I think Rarick enjoyed the positive vibe I gave off. He's a great guy, and I think because I connected with him I passed, because most classes I was completely lost.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pretty good professor my only complaint is that his class goes very fast. He has a lot of funny moments and he does do a good job of making things clear

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GER112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Favourite professor. Teaches well and exams are not very hard.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GER104
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Awesome German professor, really helps you out with grammar and vocab when you need it. Really easy person to talk to as well. If you have the chance to take German with him DO IT!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GER112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He's very accommodating, and is understanding with the workload he provides. Is always around to help with whatever you need. Offers a lot of extra resources to use outside of class. Awesome Professor! I wouldn't have passed without him!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GER111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Rarick really is my favorite Professor all throughout URI faculty. He is super funny and he makes GER111 a super fun class. I highly recommend taking GER with Professor Rarick.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GER113
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I've had him twice now, and in this course he assigned less homework which would normally be good, but I rely on the homework to force vocab down my throat. Exams were a bit tougher unless you studied a lot of vocab on your own. All his exams are marathons, but he does scale them. He's a funny and easy going, but he takes forever to grade exams.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GRM111
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I love this man but I hate German. I was planning on doing the IEP and the accelerated class is very difficult. It is very fast paced and you really have to keep up if you want to do well you do need the book he asks for get them before and start memorizing

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GER112
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amazing teacher. Lots of online homework which is understandable for learning a language. Exams are kind of difficult and long but they are in class and he scales them so they're not too bad. If you have the chance of taking him definitely do it!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Rarick is a really nice guy with a great sense of humor. However, I did not like his teaching style. He never went over most of the grammar points in depth, and when he did go over them it was once for ten minutes at most. While some of the stuff did come fairly naturally with his teaching style, I feel like I hardly learned anything.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GER103
• 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:

He is a WONDERFUL teacher who really appreciates his students and really cares for them. He teaches kindly and patiently. He is definitely one of my favorites!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Damon is honestly one of the best Professors I've ever had. He keeps class interesting and keeps you involved. Learning the language comes rather naturally in his class, and he's an easy grader. Not to mention, if you need any help ever he'll take the time for you. I highly recommend taking a class with him. It is completely worth it.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GER103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Good professor makes the language extremely fun and gives fun activities to help you learn. Tests are tough compared to the class material. This is my second time having him and seemed more unorganized and took forever to hand back tests and I hardly ever saw my handed in work back and graded, which made it difficult to study.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GER102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very good sense of humor. Made my first semester of German alot of fun and made me want to keep going with it. Different type of teaching style than most but for me it worked very well. Focuses alot on writing.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Attendance is not mandatory but graded (3pts/class). He is very funny, assigns homework every class, and has made learn learning languages fun which I have never experienced before. You have to keep after him to pass back tests, but then lets you fix the exams for a 5% addition to your text grade. I strongly recommend him!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: GER101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Rarick is one of the best language teachers I have ever had. He is very informative and his communicative approach of teaching races you through the first year of German with accuracy and ease. He is very entertaining and everyone in my class enjoys his work. Damon Rarick is a must for German students.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GER102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Funny as hell. can keep you entertained throughout the semester

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GERMAN
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

i wish he would actually hand our tests back.... we got no work back from him, and we ended up doing busy work or talking to one another the whole class and learning from the internet, it almost feels like hes given up

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GER102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Unclear about his expectations. He lacks structure...his only tactic is to constantly have us interview one another the same useless questions, and write essays on the same useless topics. Games/interviews would be okay if they weren't the only thing...why not some text usage and note taking for organization of ideas?

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GER102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Started off the semester with a really funny spiel about his background. Everything went downhill from there. So disorganized, no structure to the class, & only used the textbooks twice this semester. All we do is interview each other & email him tons of hw! Received only a few corrected hw back. Was minoring in German but I'm no longer interested!