John North - University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Professor: John North

Department: English

College: University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGL202A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ridiculously difficult. Expects you to read the O.T. in its entirety with no specific guidance. Papers are marked very unfairly. Tells you to fix something - you do - then tells you to fix it back. 6 years of University as an A+ student and these are my worst marks, with no explanation. I am beaten down instead of inspired. 40% final of whole O.T.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Marks up your essays implying that all of your ideas are garbage. Im in fourth year and this class is a first year class and the essays I've wrote in this class are my lowest marks. Terrible class and terrible prof.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor John North seemed like a good professor who is willing to help out his students. He allowed the class to rewrite an essay due to low marks. However, unreasonable amount of essays and tough grader for a first year class. I received better marks in my fourth year classes.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG109
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Definitely the most engaging professor I've ever had. Although he would often get sidetracked, his stories were always interesting, and he was a fair marker. I was worried coming into his class after hearing so many criticisms about him, but I'm glad I didn't switch out.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG109
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He drones on and on about writing. Too many assignments. Nice guy but loses papers and assignments sometimes.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: 190200AB
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

no idea to be exact

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG109R
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Least interesting teacher I've ever had. Repeat things over and over again, seldom teaches useful knowledge, definitely would not take again

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL109
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible. Assigns weekly five-page essays and expects them to be perfect when this is an intro class. Always rambles about how his kids hate him and how we have to suck it up if we want to be sucessful. 10/10 would not take again

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL202A
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Fantastic professor, goes out of his way to help his students. Lecture audios are the most engaging and interesting commentary I have heard in a while. Does an absolutely great job trying to connect students to external material. Lecture content is extremely organized. This is definitely a highlight of my undergraduate education!!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: 202A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

An amazing man, both inside and outside of the classroom. He is helpful and goes out of his way to make sure you are doing wellunderstanding the class and assignments. Very sweet, honest, and kind. Would recommend him 100%

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Least engaging prof I have ever had. He lectures at the back wall and you sit and listen. Occasionally he will write a random thought on the board. Nearly every class someone fell asleep, now it was at 9am but still. If you can read all of Shakespeare's plays you can spare yourself from going to class because the midterm is all text memorization.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG202DE
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed this course. Listening to CD lectures was boring as they were so long. However, I found the O.T. interesting and he was very knowledgeable. He was a hard marker, and essays were not easy. I did learn a lot, and that is why I took the course.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG202A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

His lectures were used for this course. They were extremely boring. He didn't add anything much to my understanding of the text. His commentary is equivalent to hearing a repeat of the content of the Bible. AVOID!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely awful. The entire course was reading 2 plays, then writing an essay. Rinse & repeat. No help, he takes days before answering any question you ask. If you're not talking about religion, you're wrong. Doesn't grade anything himself, and the graders are harsh and don't give constructive feedback.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL190
• 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:

Professor North is an amazing prof. He is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about Shakespeare and his lectures are very insightful. He is also a very caring prof and actually gets to know his students and genuinely cares about them and their grades. He pushes you to do your best. He is a fair marker and will give you help if you need it.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGMULT
• 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:

Definitely one of the best professors I had at the University of Waterloo. A great guy to talk to as well. Not all of my classmates felt the same, because he does use a lot of biblical references, but that did not bother me.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGL001
• 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's the best professor I've ever had

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL200B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great lecturer.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGL190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I love Shakespeare so I loved this course. He is a really intelligent prof! Very knowledgeable on the subject of William and his works.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

One of the best professors I've had. Tough class but if you put in the time and effort it really pays off in lessons you'll remember for life.