John Gardner - Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN

Professor: John Gardner

Department: Languages

College: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SP111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gardner is a great professor. He cares about his students and his class greatly. Dr. Gardner grades overly nice so if you participate in class you'll most likely finish with an A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SP111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very good Spanish teacher. Assigns homework for the next day that is basically a clear preview for what will be discussed and done in class. He speaks with a bit of a different accent than what you're probably used to, but you'll pick up on it quick. Tests are basically glorified workbook activities, so do the workbook. Great, fun guy.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SP211
• 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:

Fun guy, pretty easy to understand (though I'm sure it varies depending on your Spanish). He tends to dumb concepts down to make sure people understand him which is good. Tests are a BIT challenging, and its pretty hard to get an A on a composition, but the trick is participation. Got a B on every graded thing and an A in the class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SP211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He was an okay prof. He spoke spanish all the time which was good, made learning easier, but he expected you to understand it all. Especially when he used obscure words in spanish, he wouldn't explain what they meant. The compositions were tough, though he did allow you to to turn in a rough draft for his revision. Tests were hard too.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SL338
• 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:

This was his first year teaching Latin Amer. Lit. The discussion and presentations were fun but we needed more creative projects to do. I think in the future there will be fewer papers and more projects though. There is a lot of required reading for this class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SP211
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Classes go very quickly. He is very clear in his spanish, although he uses the vosotros form and that takes a little getting used to. Class itself is pretty easy, most stuff is completion based. The tests are a little hard.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SP112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class periods generally just seem like a waste. Homework is rarely collected, and rarely mentioned in class. Most of the grade come from quizzes at the end of each period which can be graded way to harshly. Cool guy though, just not the best teaching style for me.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SP112
• 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:

Decent Prof. He speaks in Spanish about 98% of the time, which really makes you pay attention and learn at the same time. The only thing is he is a pretty picky grader. Got a B- on our puppet show since our puppet's mouth wasn't constantly moving. Otherwise, not bad at all.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SP211
• 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:

Awesome professor. He knows you don't come to Rose to take Spanish so he is leniant, while still doing a good job of teaching which is exactly what you want in a spanish professor. I feel like I learned well even though the class wasn't very hard.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SPANISH4
• 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:

Cool guy, doesn't expect you to speak good spanish at all, but expects you to try. I learned a lot, and had fun. Takes some effort to get an A though.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SP211
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He knows you are not here to take Spanish so is leniant. He will not hound you if you didn't do your homework and is flexible. He is good to take and you learn something out of it. Only 10 minutes of homework a night + 3 one page papers and a speech.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SP211213
• 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 prof, but he's kind of boring. Very nice guy though. I got the same grade as a friend who had a test average 20% less and the same grades on homework/quizzes/projects so I'm not sure about his grading. His dialect is from Spain, kind of confusing.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SP112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Very boring.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SP112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fun teacher, went fast sometimes. you really have to pay attention but he isn't too bad.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SPANISH
• 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:

Fun person, loves to chat in Spanish about anything the student wants to chat about.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SL33801
• 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:

Very enjoyable class. Lots of good discussion. Not afraid to let the students do the talking. Only weakness is toughness of grading.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ESPAÃ'OL
• 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:

Dr. Gardner is awesome! He's nice, funny, and a really good teacher.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Too much hw

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SP213
• 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:

Goofy looking Conan Obrian replica with a spitting spanish accent