Professor: Barbette Spaeth
Department: Classics
College: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: CLCV100
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: No
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Witch in West World is easy once you realize you dont need to do the readings. NO tests/quizzes. Grades come from research projects/presentations that you can do w/o a lot of class knowledge. The topics are interesting, but the readings were so much for a c100 and I got an A w/o doing 90% of em. She helps you improve public speaking tremendously
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: LATN327
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Not an "easy A" class but she's a good professor. Funny at times and has a lot of interesting things to say about the subject. If you work hard you should do well.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: CLCV100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Pros: super-organized, competent, and helpful. Cons: very strict, a TON of reading. She's a total professional and very smart. I had her for a COLL 100, so no tests, just a lot of reading and thrice-weekly Blackboard posts (which had to be pretty long to satisfy her requirements). A lot of work, but I learned a lot and really respect her.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: GREK101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Sometimes Professor Spaeth's explanations of grammatical concepts were difficult to understand, but having the information in the textbook helps you follow along. You have to be ready to answer homework problems and translate in class - participation is very important. Had 13 quizzes, some of which are pretty difficult, but she drops the lowest 3.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: CLCV409
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Magic and the Supernatural was arguably most interesting class I have ever taken. Prof. Spaeth knows her material and presents it in a fun and engaging way. This class was a lot of work, but when you're studying witches, ghosts, and demons, it doesn't feel that way. Two exams, weekly blackboard posts, a presentation, and a 12pg final paper.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: CLCV208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I loved the material in this course, but I really disliked Spaeth's teaching style. She provides ppts before class so you can focus on the things she says that aren't on slides. Unfortunately her voice can be dull. Tests are primarily lecture-based. One major project: choose between group presentation or individual 10 pg paper. That I liked a lot.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: CLCV208
- 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:
There is a lot more work than is necessary for a 200-level and she requires very specific guidelines that will seriously lower grade if not followed. Only a few questions on test and quizzes seemed relevant to the class as a whole, the rest were small and irrelevant. If you're looking for an easy GER or pass/fail class, this isn't it.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: CLCV315
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
She's a pretty good teacher if you're interested in the material. Her tests are fair and not too hard. She assigns a LOT of reading... but I didn't really do it and I got a good grade in the class. Not too tough of a grader.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: CLCV208
- 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:
Spaeth's passion lies with Rome, not her students. She's far more concerned with rushing through powerpoints than engaging and educating. Yes, there's a lot of material to cover, but the class just feels like watching someone rapidly talk to themselves. Don't buy the textbooks; just review the power points online. Take only if you love the subject!
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: CLCV208
- 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:
Do not let anybody convince you this class is easy. only take if MANDATORY! First test I had a 16 pg study guide and 55 slide powerpoint of which she selected 50 MC questions for the test. horribly unhelpful and covers vast amounts of material in some classes. I believe we covered over 600 years of history in an hour and twenty minutes one class
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: CLCV208
- 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:
Do not take for a GER. Tests and quizzes are based on irrelevant information. Would suggest taking Art History for the GER.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: CLCV208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
She assigns a bunch of reading, but only tests on the lectures. The material is interesting enough, but sometimes her pace is too fast. She won't give a lot of feedback on grades, but is nice otherwise. Don't take this if you have no interest in Roman civilization.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: ROMANREL
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great professor. Attendance is required, but she likes group discussion participation so each day one person takes notes for the whole class and puts them on blackboard after Spaeth grades them (very helpful). Tons of information to cover but very interesting and well put together class. Would love to take another class with her.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: CLCV101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Pompeii/Herculaneum was by far my favorite class of the semester, if not the year. However she is VERY picky on her tests and talks a little too fast in lecture. The material is really interesting but it is a pretty hard class. Get ready to learn a lot of latin, Italian, and German (go figure!) vocab.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: GREK102
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Spaeth is very enthusiastic about class and, by doing so, creates a light-hearted enviroment despite the dry subject material. Daily quizzes can be taxing and exams can sometimes be picky, but overall I would say she is pretty fair. Like in any intro language class, your grade largely depends on how much effort you put into it.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: CLCV101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The tests are very detail intensive and a little bit ridiculous to study for, but if you put in the right amount of effort, you can get the grade you want. You do actually have to try, but reading isn't crucial. Really interesting class, but you definitely have to try. Gives extra credit, but not worth a lot.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: CIV101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Ridiculous woman. Entirely too fascinated by herself, a sentiment you are guaranteed not ot share. She will demonstrate her knowledge of Latin and Italian at least 15 times in each lecture, something no one else cares about at all.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: GRK101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Class moves VERY fast, but that's not really the professor's fault--the department chooses to cover all of Greek in two semesters. There's really no time to enjoy what you're learning. Pretty nice lady.
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: CLCV208
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Really hard exams. She presents so much material that it is impossible to cover when studying. If you are bad with picky objective tests, avoid her!
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: CIV205
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
easy, Easy, EASY - need I say more?
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