George Buckingham - Skyline College, San Bruno, CA

Professor: George Buckingham

Department: History

College: Skyline College, San Bruno, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: No
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

If you are not interested learning about Western History, dont take him. This class is the only perfect fit for history majors. In order to achieve this class is to read the textbook almost everyday and do a research project. Also, tests are heavy.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST310
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great Teacher, I didn't pass, I was going through a lot at the time. Overall great teacher, test were pretty easy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

To be prepared for class, you must read a few chapters in order to discuss what you've read. The grading criteria are based on four assignments all worth up to 250 points each. The class relies on how much you put into it.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Really bad teacher. His lectures are boring and irrelevant (he talks more about his personal life than history). He doesn't care about his students; he rarely attends you in his office hours and he will never answer you an email. If you want to pass his class, be ready to buy the study guide and read the whole book instead of attending his class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIS100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Buckingham is AVERAGE: He does read these,his teaching is sort of mediocre. The first day of lecturing got me confused. I didn't know when the lecture even started! He talked about people who lived in the mountains, and I had to look through the textbook to get further info- obviously, ik you're supposed to do that, but it leaves you puzzled!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible teacher. Doesn't teach well, CONSTANTLY goes off topic. Tests are nothing what he talked about in class, and he tests you on things he didn't even teach yet. I studied my ass off and still failed. I turned in a final project that I genuinely worked hard on & he gave me a ZERO. ZERO. With NO explanation. Same grade if I didn't turn one in.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 310HIST
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is the worst teacher I've ever had. His lectures are most often not related to the content of the class. He goes off on tangents about his family or other irrelevant topics. If you have a class or are busy during his office hours, he is impossible to contact. He admittedly will never respond to an email. He's also disrespectful to students.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST310
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

As a history major who recently transferred to a CSU, I can honestly say that this class is the closest thing to a history class at the CSU level. There are a few tests and one 8-10 page paper. As long as you go to class, take notes and do the reading you will be fine.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST310
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

day 25 and still can't find the study guide? took his previous history class and it seems he likes more on california history than u.s. history. Just find a good reading habit like getting drunk, high, some kind of brain booster, make love to it, or actually read it and then throw it in a pile of other books and make a bonfire from it once you pass

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIS310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

So I thought this class would be a straight up F. But I passed. Here is how. First test is as mentioned from the previous reviews, straight off the study guide, like verbatim. Study the guide for the first test and you'll get the easiest A ever. Second test read assigned chapters and you'll pass. Failed the last test and did the EC. pass class

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I would like to warn future students who decide to take his class: STAY AWAY. His lectures are about him and his personal life (80% of class time). He's terrible at teaching. Does not connect with his students. You're pretty much on your own on learning the material. Rubric for his research project is confusing and he's rude when you ask.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST310
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Make sure to rest up before his lectures, or else you'll fall asleep from boredom! Offers alot of extra credit, but does it really help? Finds every excuse to see why you're doing bad in the class: are you fighting with someone? did you get out of a recent breakup? No to all of the above, maybe you're just not a good enough fit to teach history.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST310
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

-The first test is literally taken off from the study guide website, the rest of the 2 tests: goodluck! -His voice and lectures are the annoyingest things on Earth -Goes off on tangents about his dog Shorty -Says, "If I could pass college, you could" uhm how about no Beware: Do yourself a favor and stay far away from this "history" teacher

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 310HIST
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Easy teacher. His first quiz is completely copied from the website he gives you, or on the back of the book, STUDY THAT. I got D's on 2 out of 3 tests and I still got a B+. Doesn't change his lectures at all. If you know anyone who has taken his class, ask for their project& put it in your own words, he wont notice. DO THE EXTRA CREDIT!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are very boring and he goes often topic all the time. He wastes a large amount of time going off topic about various topics that he is 10 chapters behind. will be tested on material he hasn't gone over in his lectures. A classmate asked him what chapter we were on to clarify where we were in the book and he didn't know.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIS108
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Buckingham is a cool guy but his lectures are always getting off topic. What he lectures on is almost never on the test even though he says he "teaches straight from the test." So be ready to read. You won't learn anything if you don't read the book.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIS108
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

You gotta be self sufficient if your planning on taking this professor's class. he will go off topic all the time tell you stories about his life. when test day comes voila you will not know squat!! even the schedule that he gives out is off so beware you've been warm!! easy class just not learning anything.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 310HIST
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

1st test is a freebie; just study the guide. The 2nd test he did not prepare us for at ALL. Just going to class daily and using the guide covered maybe 1 answer on the 2nd test. He gets off topic more during lectures than he spends discussing what's on the test, which can be frustrating. Wish he put effort into teaching if he was giving hard tests.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY310
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He is the best. very funny. He gives you a lot of extra credit credit so if you take advantage of it you will be fine.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 310HIST
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took his class a few semesters ago, great teacher. If your looking for an easy A, this is not the class for you, You will read and have to study for the tests. I would also recommend you turn OFF your cell phone and put it in your bag. Its nice to see a teacher who does not cater too the disrespectful students. Great class!