Wayne Teel - James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Professor: Wayne Teel

Department: Geography

College: James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ISAT190
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Teel cares about what he does but he is not the best professor in my opinion, 190 was entirly project based but you rarely got clear instruction for what you were supposed to do which made the class more confusing than it should have been. Worst part was at the end of the semester he was not willing to round my 89.7 to an A-

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ISAT190
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This was the first semester Dr. Teel taught this course so it was pretty rough around the edges. The lectures can be very hard to sit through at times. Occasionally the class feels a little directionless. Dr. Teel is more than fair with grading and will answer your questions all day long. He makes it very apparent that he enjoys what he does.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: GEOG322
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr Teel is cool. His class is reasonable and you can get an A you just have to work for it. He doesn't really have a set syllabus for papers, but he's not a very hard grader if you can write a decent paper. He even let us redo the final paper that was a group paper. Do the reading and attend and it's a pretty easy B.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GEOG290
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was taught by him and Dr. Amy but honestly he just made the class very confusing. Every time he taught, rather than her, he would just put up a powerpoint full of random pictures and talk about Africa. He also took off 15 points from my paper because of grammar and wordy sentences. Good guy, but would not recommend him for other classes.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GEOG335
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

So Teel is GREAT when it comes to lecture and personality. He is super funny in his own little way and has great stories to tell. He is a HARD grader. You will never get an A no matter how hard you work in this class. If you can accept the B, definitely take his class, you will enjoy it.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ISAT429
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Barely any structure, rather unclear with essay expectations, no real rubric. He's very, very intelligent and likeable and very respectful towards students. But this class is geared towards isat/geog majors, so other majors beware. don't recommend unless you are extra interested

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: GISAT112
• 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:

Teel is one of the nicest and most helpful teachers out there. However, given the course content, I would not recommend taking unless you're quite into the environment and chemistry, above all. However, the course should be called"Chemistry in context of the Environment", for accuracy. Still, overall a good teacher, and is somewhat interesting.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: GISAT112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you're not a science/math person, be weary of this class. The tests are extremely hard and loaded with long mathematical problems and concepts. The lectures are very and the textbook is basically useless. Labs are okay if you end up with a good group. Try to avoid if you can..

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GEOG322
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

incredible difficult, lectures are hard to understand, material is so hard! teel is nice though, but his class is not.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GISAT112
• 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 knows his information, but he is extremely biased and spends every lecture ranting about the government. He barely covers the material and math that he puts on the tests, so you basically have to teach yourself or just wing it. His lectures are very boring but the labs aren't so bad.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: GGEOG200
• 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:

Such a easy class. Tests are easy. Class is interesting. Its a great class and an easy A. Its triple taught with Teel Papidakas and Goodall who are all good professors. 5 homework writting assignments but its all interesting and easy online quizes. HW and Quizes are 60% so make sure you do it.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ISAT320
• 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:

Teel is definetly very knowledgeable professor, especially with bioremiation stuff. But he does not explain details of how to work problems well... and then puts them on hw and tests! Didn't give clear guidance for the stream project either... at least the text is good. Teel's section is def. easier than Tuckers, imo.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GISAT112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Teel is the man! His lectures are always interesting because he has done a lot of cool stuff, like live in Africa for a while. To do well you need to read the book portion before the lecture, pay attention and take notes during the lecture, and do the homework. The first and last ones were hard, everything else was easy/manageable.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GEOG335
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Teel is so interesting!! He's been around the world and has alot of practical experience (especially regarding the environment and politics throughout the world) occasionally class is boring, but then you will learn something that completely changes your perspective! i recommend him for any class he teaches

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: GISAT112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Teel is one of the worst I've had. His lectures provide little useful information and he doesn't even cover most of the math involved in the class. The homework he assigns is a waste of time as well.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ISAT112
• 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:

Teel was unprepared for the majority of the semester. If a question was poorly written on an exam (which was often) his answer was "well at least i was consistent across the class", which hurt everyone's grades. He routinely gives homework assignments due days before we had begun the material, and often unfairly blamed things on his undergrad TAs.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GGEOG200
• 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:

great professor -- really has a passion for what he teaches. makes things more interesting and has fun stories about his travels around the world. if this is for a gened i would definitely recommend teel.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GGEOG200
• 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: N/A

Comment:

I like Dr Teel. He is so passionate about geography and politics. His tests are easy if you study what he tells you to study. No homework, a few short papers which are also very easy. The community service project was kind of boring though.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GGEOG200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class is relatively easy, weekly online quizzes, 1 midterm, 1 final, and three short article review papers. He has a tendancy to go off on tangents that don't have any factual backup, very liberal. a lot of his lectures start off with an attack of the Bush administration. very annoying. provides a one-sided view to everything he teaches.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: GEOG429
• 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:

I wish class had been a little more structured, but all in all this was a really great class and Dr. Teel is a great person to learn the subject from.