Ron Pope - Illinois State University, Normal, IL

Professor: Ron Pope

Department: Political Science

College: Illinois State University, Normal, IL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ECON242
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Took Prof Pope for Russian & East European politics. It was an enjoyable class, and man, if his analysis of Russian geopolitics hasn't proved prescient these past 8 years. Get a few friends and ask for this course back on the menu. It's good stuff.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I don't like politics but I enjoyed the class. He can get on tangents but the class flies by sometimes. READ THE BOOK AND ONLINE ARTICLES! lots of test questions. Go to class, take the notes, attend 1 study session and do 6 reading questions. Pretty easy to get A or B

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: POL242
• 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:

Three grades: midterm, paper, final. He dropped everyone's midterm. I received a 69 on the term paper, 4 points lower than my midterm score, even when I consulted with him twice and included all of his recommendations. It appears that his class will be the only C on my transcript.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• 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:

He's all right, except for when he enters "preachy" mode. Its obvious that he has a liberal bias. That's fine, if he focuses on facts, but it's not fair of him to make attendance mandatory and then sit there teaching his views as truth. Its probably slightly worse this semester with the election, but it really gets old fast-at least if you disagree

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Despite what everyone says about Pope he is a good teacher. Hes always willing to help students out, you just need to schedule an appointment with him. His tests are hard, but it's all about reading the questions carefully. I can't express how many points I've lost because I wasn't reading the questions carefully.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• 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:

I often feel bad for the guy because so many people give him****. He's cute in that old grandpa kind of way where you can't help but feel bad for him. The class is hard but it's because he cares more about what you get out of his teaching then your actual grade. Be careful though, he only gives out 300 points the whole sem.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: POL10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Just started the semester but so far, he seems like kind of a jerk. Goes out of his way to make things more difficult/complicated than they need to be, and spends more time complaining about how incompetent our other teachers were than being a competent teacher himself. He requires attendance for a class that is more or less him rambling on and on.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• 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:

Pope gets a bad rap. He expects his students to put in effort. He likes to hype the image of a Prof that wants you to fail and at the start of the sem that seemed to be true. But if you take the time to understand his thought proccess and intentions for the course the exams get easy and the class gets fun. Dont stress over the paper its meaningless

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor EVER! There is required attendance for a class that is boring and pointless. He spends more time talking about Russia and talking about useless stories than actually teaching the class. Don't even bother studying for the tests becuase he even says he is trying to trick you and wants you to FAIL! worst EVER

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• 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:

a comlete joke and $800 dollars i will never get back. even after rewting a one page paper 4 times i got a scribbled 30/40... and "shows potential" the tests are REDICULOUSLY HARD. dont even bother doing any extra reading.. it wont help. my only C all year. take a different section of 101... or just take pol 106.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: POL341
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I respect Dr. Pope, but his class is very disorganized. The clarity of the assignments is non-existent. Also lecture has become a regurgitation of previous anecdotes. I do enjoy the research aspect of this class, but there is much that could be improved about how the class functions as a whole.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• 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:

I am interested in politics but this class is quite boring and whenever someone says an example the teacher corrects him/her. I am also a good writer and have been for years, but I don't believe anyone can understand what he is looking for in a paper. He needs to learn how to write. Tests are also poorly written and he is very hypocritical.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• 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:

STAY AWAY COMPLETE JOKE his lectures arnt on tests talks about some Russian house every day. tests are ridiculously hard and not what he taught. basically a complete TOOL!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• 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:

Good teacher. Although his endorsement of Capitalism is annoying, he's a smart guy and he has a lot of real world experience. His tests are easy as long as you pay attention to the wording.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POS101
• 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:

Had him for POS 101. I think he gets a bad rep. His tests are all about the wording, once you get used to that you're ok. Going to class and doing the practice tests will get you an "A" if you really try. Don't let the paper get you down, it's not really worth that much anyway.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher, if you pay attention in class. If you get a bad grade in this class it is because you are lazy

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Not a bad class. Learn how to take his tests! Ask him questions during tests. As soon as you get a practice test, study it! You can get away w/o reading the textbook, but only if you pay close attention in class. Sometimes, things get really boring, but make sure to get complete notes. The paper isn't too hard; I got 32/40 with just one draft.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This professor's teaching style was easy to understand. I found his tests were rather hard. I studied for them a lot and never got an A. I am rating him low because out of all my classes this semester this is the only B I got. A GPA of 3.75 my first semester isnt bad it would've been better if I had another teacher, get the other teacher instead.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: POL101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

GET HELP ON HOW TO TAKE HIS TESTS FROM THE START His tests questions are confusing but if you get help they make alot of sense because he uses direct words that make the right answer stand out if you know the material. You have to think like him to pass tho and the paper is impossible but I still passed with a B. Nice guy tough teacher.