John Oplinger - University of Maine Farmington, Farmington, ME

Professor: John Oplinger

Department: Anthropology

College: University of Maine Farmington, Farmington, ME

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Jon tries his best but that's all I can really say for him. Not a bad guy, just very boring lectures, and often repeats his own jokes. He asks impossible questions nearly every class, expecting everyone to know the answer and seems to get frustrated when no one does. I think he would benefit from keynote slides to keep lectures interesting.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are confusing and you are on your own if you need help. Lectures and tests will no look the same. He tends to rant during lectures and it is difficult to know when he is actually teaching material.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC277
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Don't need to read the textbook weekly like the syllabus says, but very helpful come the midterm and final. Cool guy and very interested in the sociology of deviance, but the lectures can be a bit confusing- he can talk in circles. He pulls in different sources: movies, documentaries, paintings, etc. Overall good guy, good class, and easy A.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Oplinger is a fantastic professor. He does ramble sometimes and it can be difficult to take notes, but his lectures are incredibly interesting and insightful. He has 30+ years of teaching under his belt and knows almost anything you can imagine. He is now retired, but he was the best professor I've ever had.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

hey was a great teacher! He may ramble a bit but it was nothing you couldn't follow if you payed attention. He is Hilarious, always dropping jokes where you least expect it!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• 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:

Attendance is now mandatory, due to his previously hyper-lax policy. I didn't even remember we were using a textbook in the class; his lectures are enough. If you listen to what he's saying, the guy is absolutely brilliant and fun to listen to. He's a published author, and truly cares about his topic and the students in his classes. Down to earth.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I have to agree with the person that said he rambles and is therefore hard to follow at times, and he does ask questions that obviously no one knows the answers to. I did pay attention and wasn't there just for the credits and found his class extremely boring and dull. It was honestly hard not to fall asleep, but I also had it at 8 AM.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANT103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Those of you who think Professor O. is "hard to follow" should stop texting in class and tune in. The man is absolutely brilliant.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Easy and fun

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Those who say his classes were boring confuse me. Were you listening? His sense of humor is so dry, you really have to be paying attention to get some of it! Yes, he rambles, again, just to see who is paying attention. Basically, if you love the subject, you will love the class. If you are there for the credits and an easy A, you will be bored.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANT101
• 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:

Awesome guy. He'll get you to graduate school. Do the reading, do the work, work even harder and you'll do great in this class. He has the most amazing sense of humor on campus.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He rambled so much in class, it was hard to focus on the materials which were being required for the test. He would ask ridiculous questions no one ever knew the answers to. Overall, nice guy, AWFUL teacher.. don't EVER take a class with him

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He rambles SO much, and barely talks about sociology and what we have to know for the test. Nice guy, bad professor

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC100
• 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:

The class was pretty intresting but he rambled a lot sometimes and I wasn't sure what he was talking about. He is a really nice teacher and would try to expalin if we had questions but I was just confused a lot

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• 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:

Class isn't that informative, he kind of goes off on a lot of tangents. But before every test he gives a very detailed study guide. study that and you will surely get an A on every test

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He knows his subject and he has the greatest films and slide shows. (You never know when the projector will eat a slide! It's great!) He's so approachable outside of class, and even though 8 o'clock classes are kind of easy to sleep through, I've learned the most Soc/Anthro from his classes.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOC100S
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Okay, he seems like a really smart guy, not fighting with anyone there. I bet he has a lot to teach people, but, grading him as a professor, I found him highly disorganized & unhelpful. Students would ask questions & since he didn't know the answer he'd ignore them. Also, the class was very boring.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANT101
• 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:

Amazingly smart teacher and he is pretty funny if you listen to him. I loved his class, even though he's pretty apathetic about teaching it, although you can tell he really likes the subject and knows what he is talking about. Most understanding and helpful teacher at UMF.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Singularly the most boring class ever, and he's so disorganized that you don't have a clue what's going to be on the test. The thing is, he's smart- just not a great professor, at least at the introductory level.