Robert Lauder - St. John's University, Jamaica, NY

Professor: Robert Lauder

Department: Philosophy

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

Rating # 1

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He is really passionate about philosophy, but not the best at communicating it. He jumps between philosophers so you have to pay attention in class and take notes. Just ask him to slow down and explain a topic you don't understand. Three exams with true/false, short answers, and essays. The papers and extra credit can help your grade a lot.

Rating # 2

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Great guy who wants his students to succeed. He is not really up with the times and class can get a little unorganized at times. That being said, hes a great professor and Im glad I took him for my first philosophy. 4/5 papers and three tests including the final. The papers total grades count as 2 test grades. Very fair grades. Take him.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHI3550
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Passionate about the subject however lectures do not match up w/ exams. Adds questions that weren't discussed in class and doesn't believe in partial credit on exams. Seminarians and students who had him previously for core classes are at an advantage. Would've dropped like the other students but needed an elective to graduate. Brought down GPA.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: 1000C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Father Lauder was a great professor and he made philosophy very interesting would highly recommend this professor for your first philosophy class. We had to read books that were very interesting and write a report on it which was easy and the tests were easy as long as you pay attention. I loved this class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

What can I say, he's a decent teacher and I believe he tries to make the material easy to understand. He may not be my favorite professor but definitely not my worst. We had 10 easy assignments, follow the instructions word for word if you was 10/10. We had 3 exams, all essay formed. TAKE NOTES

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHI1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

he is a great philosophy, i love his course, however, i believe that if you want to take his course, you better have some personal experience to understand or not you don't even understand what he taking. or you need to have strong memory to remember everything he says. overall, he is a good professor want you to pass his course.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HON1010C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Happiest man. 2 tests and then a final. Final weighs the same as tests. 4, 700-1000 word papers on good books. AS-L is optional. Never finished reading a whole book, you only need to know the gist. Make sure your papers are your opinions. Memorize things to regurgitate on test essays. Overall good class, you may need to work just a tad for the A.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HON1010C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

you have to go to each lecture, and he talks really fast but if you ask him to slow down he will. if you participate in class you will most likely get better grades on the essays. you won't use every book on his list so do not buy all of them before coming to class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HON1000C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I really liked Lauder!! If you do the work for this class and go over your notes well before a test you're good. You do have to listen to his philosophy tho which is my biggest complaint but you could definitely do worse. I'd take him for my next philosophy

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HONORS1010C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I don't know what everyone is saying. Thee tests are easy and he is a great professor. He is nice and a easy grader. The papers are also easy and they are graded easy.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HONPHI1010
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's such a nice and down to earth man. His class isn't hard, yet its not an easy A. You have to work for it, and he does speak fast and doesn't give you a powerpoint or anything to go off of.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHI1000C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's a very nice and understanding man, but his teaching style just did not work for me. He bounces back very often between the philosopher's philosophy and his own opinion on it. Needs a powerpoint or worksheet of key facts; instead we're all trying to decipher meaning out of his class ramblings before the test.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHI3K
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ok, so I pretty much committed academic suicide when I took his lvl 3 class, but I was running out of options for classes to take so late in the registration process. I thought he's a better person than professor. His tests are hard, doesn't respond to emails quickly...I had better PHI profs.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HONORS1010C
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Lauder is very passionate about philosophy. However, he speaks very fast which makes it difficult to take notes. He is very helpful if you ask questions but he is not always straightforward when answering them. There are four papers, three tests, and extra credit opportunities. Definitely not an easy A.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHI1010C
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would avoid if possible. He was passionate about the course, but when asked a question he would use a confusing, roundabout way to answer and even when asked to clarify his explanation, he couldn't. Takes notes, memorize for tests. He does want to help, and offers many extra credit possibilities.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HON1010C
• 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:

Passionate about the topic, but sounds like he rambles a lot. Unorganized notes and lectures a lottt. Take good notes though and memorize them for the test, which are not easy, but do-able. Papers are reflections that are very easy. Class is very boring, fell asleep a lot, but TAKE NOTES and memorize for TESTS. Doesn't let you use laptops too...

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHI3550
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I would easily say one of the best professors at St. John's. His class in Existentialism literally changed my life. He is able to explain hard concepts in an understandable way! He is also hilarious, with several stories and jokes to complement his teaching. You do need to do the reading, pay attention, and take notes. (It is college!) TAKE HIM!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HON1010
• 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:

A lot of reading is required for this class, but if you actually do the reading, go to class, and take decent notes you should do fine. He is a fair grader but his tests are not the easiest. He is a very passionate person and I have no trouble staying up in class. Would definitely take him again if I could even though its not an easy A

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HON1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher. The class doesn't feel like a drag. There are A LOT of short essays (1-2 pages) on books he assigns. A lot of reading is needed for this class but if you pay attention in class and take notes on what he says , you should do fine.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HON1010
• 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:

class drags sometimes but fr. lauder is funny and has a lot of stories which makes class interesting. there are a lot of short (1-2 page) papers. not too harsh of a grader. pay attention and take good notes and youll get an A. what he says in class is exactly what is on the test.