Henry Piper - St. John's University, Jamaica, NY

Professor: Henry Piper

Department: Philosophy

College: St. John's University, Jamaica, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Literally the worst professor I have ever had at SJU. Not only is he a tough grader, you have to take a quiz every class where he expects you to write a well thought out essay in 5 MINUTES ONLY!! He doesn't allow students to use the bathroom, even if you ask and wont let you charge phones/laptops even if you are not using them. AVOID THIS CLASS!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

if philosophy is a drag for you, don't do this. It's even worse online. Professor Piper is very strict and harsh about the work. gives no leniency for late assignments and expects you to know the philosophy as well as he does. definitely not an easy A, if you can even get an A

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Reading heavy class, but I think this is better than sitting in class. Gives a timed 10-minute quiz every week on the reading. It was hard, but if you read it isn't that bad. No textbook he gives you all the readings.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

An impossible professor, who grades way too strictly. VERY difficult to do well on his midterm and final.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 1000C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class requires a lot of reading, but it is not impossible; it is totally possible to get an A as long as the work is done. There are pop quizzes every other class, but as long as the reading is done ahead of class then the quizzes are easy.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHI1000C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

At first I was nervous that this class was going to drop my GPA, but it actually turned out pretty informative. you need to be prepared to read a lot, but that is what philosophy is all about. pop quizzes every week, but based on his blog that you should read before the actual reading itself. would recommend to students who are engaged and active !

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHI1000C
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

On the first day of class he was very intimating. At first I didnt like him but he grew on me. There is a pop quiz once a week. 30% of your grade is pop quizzes, your midterm is 30% and your final is 40%. There is homework every class. I had to read a lot and really had to work hard.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHI1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You get out what you put in. Simple as that. You don't read the material, you won't pass; not to scare anyone. The formula to excel this class is easy: go to the lecture, read the corresponding essay on his website (which can get pretty long), show you have a basic understanding of it on quizzes. Guaranteed B. Other than that, interesting guy

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHI1000C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst proffessors at this school. DO NOT TAKE HIM. He assigns extremely hard philosophical readings, to which he gives no prior explanation & then expects you to explain them thoroughly in an essay nearly every class in 5 MINUTES. 90% of class time is him complaining about capitalism & cell phones and never explains readings well.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 3000C
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The weekly test consist of one random question based on the reading and you only have 10 minutes to write an essay, which is absolutely absurd. Expects a full very well developed and written essay in 10 MINUTES. Purely unreasonable. The professor was very arrogant when replying to emails and responding to your work. Worse class online class at STJ.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000C
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is a college level professor. He expects you as a student to put in the required work to ACTUALLY learn something. He is pretty clear to me. Do the reading (His online essays for each philosopher), understand the reading, and be able to speak about your understanding and you'll be fine! He hates Tech Can talk for a straight 90mins

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

no electronics allowed, pop quizes almost every other day on 10 pages of impossible to decipher historical text, hes a philosopher not a teacher, had a class of 10, cause im sure the rest of them used this site, AVOID HIM

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

EVERYONE NEEDS TO CALM DOWN. His class is not impossible. Is it an easy A? No. Is it easy to stay awake? No, it's philosophy. Can you pass it? Absolutely. Try to pay attention and take notes, but you can space out when he rambles. As long as you read his online essays that correspond with the philosophers and study in advance (like very advance), it is possible to get an A or A-. Write everything and you're set. It's not easy, but if you're not lazy, you can do it and actually learn something.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you want to ruin your GPA, go to this professor. He will gladly fail you no matter what you do. When my advisor told me to switch, because he's complicated, I decided no to change. This decision was my biggest regret in life. Run as fast as possible if you see him in your schedule!!!!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Terrible prof. This guy gets himself lost in his own ramblings. Tests are in essay form. The guy advises you to write as clearly and concisely as possible, but even if you write for the entire period with all the correct info, he will still say that you've missed some points. Therefore its impossible to write a proper essay with the given time.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

THIS IS THE WORST PROFESSOR EVER! HIS TEACHING METHODS ARE TERRIBLE - HE'S IGNORED MY HAND WHILE IT WAS RAISED (TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MATERIAL HE WAS TALKING ABOUT) AND I'VE SEEN HIM DO IT TO OTHER STUDENTS AS WELL. HIS SYLLABUS SAYS IF HE SEES YOUR PHONE OUT HE WILL TAKE IT! AND YOURE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE ROOM TO USE THE BATHROOM. HE'S TERRIBLE

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

terrible and strange prof who is anti-capitalist.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Not all that terrible of a professor. Just gotta really read the book. Also check the blog every once in a while because the midterm questions were put up a week before the exam (although he never said anything about that in class)

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHIL2220
• 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:

Dr. Henry is an amazing teacher. I just graduated from St. John's University and was thinking about the very few courses I actually learned something from. His Business Ethics course is an excellent course. I got a B- in it and I know if I wasnt working full time I could have done better. Even then I feel confident talking about Kant's theory+utili

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHI3000
• 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:

Only two tests and one paper. No homework except the readings. Readings are not long but challenging.Take notes and read the readings more than once and you should be fine. If you skim through material then you should avoid this class.