John Jones - Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL

Professor: John Jones

Department: English

College: Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EH219H
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Jones is honestly a great professor. If you have an appreciation for literature then definitely take him! you have to read quite a bit in his class, but you only have to write two book reports and you only have a midterm and final. There are no extra assignments and the readings are interesting. Follow up 219 with 220!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EH219H
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I actually like John Jones. His class can be little boring because he has a very montone voice and he lectures A LOT, but he is a fair grader and he gives good feedback. He also has very dry humor. he is willing to help and answer questions. DO NOT BE AFRAID OF HIM.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EH101
• 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:

Very tough grader but gives good feedback and is willing to help whenever needed.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: EH102
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Jones is a very nice man. He is boring and sometimes rude, but he has good intentions. I put in hard work, going to the writing labs and could not get above a C. Grades very tough. The tests can be easy if you study. It felt like any and everything I did, every time he found something to criticize in my papers. I wouldn't take him again.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EH204
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Jones is very monotone, but he really cares about the topic. He wants you to succeed but he's not going to hand you an A. You have to really work for the grade you want. He only has 4 grades all semester so you have to know what you want going in and work toward it from the beginning. It would be impossible to play catch up after a bad grade.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: EH102
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Jones is very long dry and boring. He is also very hard to understand and speaks way above my head. He is a nice person but hard to learn from. He also grades VERY difficult. I always make A's and B's and he gave me 2 NC's. Expectations are too much for a basic class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG204
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I hate to leave a negative review for Jones because he is a genuinely nice person and he's passionate about literature, but teaching is just not his calling. His lectures are long and boring, he gets easily distracted and goes on tangents constantly, and he is very picky when it comes to grading. There are also very few opportunities for points.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: EH311
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Jones is probably my favorite English professor at JSU. His lectures can be a bit boring at times, but he can also be really hilarious and endearing. He's the sweetest man ever, and gives great feedback to help improve your writing. The writing assignments can seem tough, but ask him for advice and you'll really sharpen your writing skills.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EH220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Contrary to what some people have said, Doctor Jones is very student-friendly and an intelligent teacher. He is very monotone, but he works very hard to make the material understandable. His class wasn't the easiest, but I found him to be a fantastic teacher. P.S. Don't bring a cookie cake to his class, it makes you look like a child.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EH220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is so monotone that I had difficulty not falling asleep in every class. I love reading but he manages to take the enjoyment out of every piece of literature that we read. Unless you enjoy being bored and listening to rambling I don't advise taking him for this course. Oh, and don't take a cookie cake to class!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EH220
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Jones only gives four assignments for the semester: two book reviews, a midterm and a final. He is not very clear on the requirements of the book review so he gave me an F on the first one so I had to drop the class. His lectures are very boring and monotone. I do not advise taking him.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EH219H
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures about the reading assignment all class. Is prone to get off-topic for about 20 minutes. Assigned two book reviews and two exams all semester, only grade. If you're good at organizing a paper and can understand that concepts of the reading assignments, you're good.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: EH102
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Jones is VERY boring and monotone. It is very difficult to understand what he is talking about because he speaks this way. Also, he grades his papers very HARSHLY. Make no mistakes in this class, because you will fail.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: EH204
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Make no mistake, Eh204 is hard -- near impossible if you don't attend and pay attention. However, I very much enjoyed his class. He has a great personality and is a good teacher. Take notes, read everything he talks about in class, and review often. If you do that, you'll have no problem in his class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: EH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He gets off topic a lot, but he really does care about his students.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: EH311
• 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:

Bless this man. Very monotonous, boring teaching style. But he's so helpful and so kind, and knows so much about the Romantic poets and their history. He's a wonderful person, and he's incredibly fair with grading. He just needs to spice up his classes a bit. Even I had trouble staying interested sometimes. Take him if you want to learn a lot.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EH101
• 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:

Dr. Jones is an overall good professor in the English department. Attendance, hard work on essays, and at least some interest is needed to pass this class. Dr. Jones is also strict on grading each essay that is assigned during the semester and expects students to engage in group discussion, or awkward silence will ensue.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: EH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not take him. He goes over the same thing in every single class. He has a very dry sense of humor. I did very well in English all through high school and I received a C in his class. Your only grades come from the papers you write and he grades them very strictly. Be prepared to sit through the entire class' because he uses every second and more

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: EH102EH104
• 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:

He's really funny and helpful. He grades his papers very strictly. Make sure you take notes and don't put off doing your papers.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: EH500
• 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 studied with Dr. Jones for Romantic Poetry and History of the English Language. I am originally from north Alabama and he is from New Jersey, I believe. He was difficult for me to listen to, but he was a very friendly and helpful teacher.