Jim Terbest - Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA

Professor: Jim Terbest

Department: Philosophy

College: Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: RELIGION120
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You wont know your grade till the end of the semester he dont post grades on blackboard. Hes not specific about anything hes all over the place with his lectures and side conversations. Quizzes are extremely long and so are tests. Make sure you write down the power point slides because he doesnt post them. This class was a mess

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: RELIGION120
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This guy was very confusing. He never tells you what will be on the test and quizzes. During lectures, are difficult to follow. 3 to 4 textbooks for a lot of reading. I was confused all semester Short papers due for each section and 2 major papers. Do all of them they will help you in the end. If you can avoid it try not to take JT

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: RELIGION120
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mr. TerBest is one of my favorite professors of all time! The majority of the class is spent going over some material from the textbook which he puts into power point (basically his own notes available on BB) and then the rest is a whole lot of discussion from a myriad of viewpoints. If I had the chance I'd take one of his classes in a heartbeat!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: RELIGION120
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great personality! Good display of various learning styles.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: RELIGION140
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

yes ill agree that he can confusing and unorganized rstudy the powerpoints you'll pass the test. the midterm and the final has most of the same questions that are on the quizzes. he doers pop up quizzes especially when the class haasnt kept up with the readings. this was a 8 week spring class so there was aloy more material to be covered.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: RELIGION120
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

check out the older reviews from 2000's this guy hasn't change boring rushed lectures ,he goes off on tangents, youll fall asleep in his class, crude, unprepared & unorganized. puts material that he hasnt covered on the quizzes and doesnt give you a heads or puts them on the syllabus. briefly discusses world religions mainly focus on philosoph

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: 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 professor! Highly recommended not just for his teaching style but his high level of enthusiasm and knowledge in the topic. I had never liked or philosophy prior to taking his class, but he definitely will convert you! Overall, fun and enjoyable lectures. You will love philosophy with Prof. T!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• 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:

Mr. T's class was great! This class helped me so much in my life. I would recommend this class to everyone. He teaches all about different Philosophies so that you are able to form opinions about them and develop your own Philosophy.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Some peoples comments (on this site) are pretty crazy - crazy - crazy. I thought Mr. T. was excellent. Very interesting philosophy class. He did give us some controversial information.... like both sides of many issues. Unusual for college classes. Well worth the time.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Take this class if you want to learn only about how wrong creation science is, because thats all he taught and though he believes in it, all you have to do is look at his arguments to know how wrong this guy is. He invites kids to his house to talk creation science, which kinda creeps me out as well. Shouldn't be teaching philosophy.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Too many tangents. He didn't cover everything he had planned, and he digressed so much, I felt like I didn't learn more then half of what the other classes got out of the material.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: LOGIC130
• 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:

the kind of professor that everyone should have in collage.an excellent experience 2learn unvaluable lessons that are helpful for the real world.one of the few professors that i had met w/so much knowledge & carisma for teaching.definetly a teacher one of a kind.people who hate'im, is people who would blame anyone that would try to teach.peace out

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHILOSOPHY101
• 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:

great philosophy teacher. ask him about god and he'll blow your mind, man.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: LOGIC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not A Fair Grader, Plays Favorites.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He was a good teacher, and was always willing to help. The material was hard, but this is a hard subject to take, it's confusing, but he is great.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL130
• 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:

nicest, most helpful teacher ever. relates logic to current events for interesting and practical application to everyday life. grades on a very generous curve and goes out of his way to give adequate explanation and encouragement. i loved this class!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very hard class!!!. He was very boring and never clear about what he was talking about. If you are looking to take an phil class take brown.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL130
• 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:

Good teacher and will go out of his way to make sure you understand the material. Grades on a curve which makes test scores better. As long as you can grasp the material not a bad class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHIL130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very nice teacher, but the class was hard and his lectures were rushed. He doesn't explain material every well and all though he grades on a curvre most of the students in my class recieved a c

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHINTROLOGIC
• 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:

Not hard hw, SO intriguing! Im sad Im leaving San Diego because I wish I could take his class over and over! The NICEST and SWEETEST guy ever! Don't listen to any of the bad comments please. I miss him already!