Peter Scheckner - Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ

Professor: Peter Scheckner

Department: English

College: Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: LITR210
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

If you want to be screamed at for no reason at all every class, give this a shot. He wants people to be passionate, but only if your opinion is his opinion, too. So many books that just get breezed through, and gives zero guidelines for the papers other that to write about the books/movies. It was lit and film, but really more lit and politics.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: AIID201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

emails assignments in the day before they're due. Yells a lot, not out of anger but it puts everyone on edge. Gets distracted constantly, very political and historical. Sometimes upset when students don't know things he thinks you should, relevant to the class or not. Yelling puts me off enough that I wish I'd taken a different class

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CRWT102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Scheckner does not give ridiculous amounts of work, however you will have to read some books for this class. There are 5 short papers, one 6 page research paper and a 20 page journal covering all the works you have done in the class (which isn't really that bad if you don't procrastinate). He is an understanding prof and would recommend!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CRWT102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Funny guy, interesting class. Shows good movies and makes you read good books. Gives a lot of work for a gen-ed class, however, you can resubmit any work any amount of time to get a better grade. Easy on deadlines, and conducts discussions and debates in class which are fun. No exams or quizzes, just do your work and you will have a great time.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CRWT102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy, very knowledgeable. If youre looking for an easy class then dont choose him, but if you really want to learn and really enrich yourself then do it. He assigns many papers, but never without a good purpose. He gives clear grading criteria and is approachable about grades. Lets you resubmit almost everything for a better grade.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CRWT102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

You either love or hate him. The class is very discussion-based so be prepared to talk about politics and social issues. He also doesn't follow the syllabus most of the time except for when essays are due. He's very precise and detail-oriented about the format of the essays and will almost always find something wrong, but he'll give a good grade.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: AIID201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this class! 20 page journal at the end of the semester, lot of reading, gives huge assignments the night before class. Strict with attendance and bathroom trips... Does not follow syllabus.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CRWT102
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is pretty lenient and lets you re-do papers. He also allows extra credit. The class itself has a ton running so be prepared to read and also write in detail essays. Other than that, he is a good professor with good values.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CRWT102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Scheckner is a very respectable man and his expectations of us (although overexaggerated) were clear from even before we entered the classroom. He assigned a total of 6 essays (cut down to 4), a 20-page journal reflecting on readings, articles, etc., and a 6-8 page research paper. You are allowed to redo any paper so it's easy to get an A!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: AIID201
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a great guy and is knowledgeable but take an easier class for a gen ed. He gives way too much work and will email you the day before with extra assignment. He's a really hard grader. Half the things he asks for are opinionated but will mark them wrong. If you want an A don't take him. 20pg journal due at the end of semester

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CRWT102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy. Does not go by the syllabus, so he is very flexible. Watch good movies in the class and talk about important current events. A lot of papers but they are not difficult. The class featured a lot of political discussion. No final exam.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: LIT
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I had this professor plenty during my Lit degree at Ramapo in the late 90's. Yes, he is tough and no this is not an easy A. But he is intense and thorough and his goal was always teaching us how to think and interpret for ourselves. I am a writer today and so glad I had this professor!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: LITR366
• 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:

Stay away. Stay Away. The guy is crazy. He screams at the class. Yes he is passionate, but he takes it too far. He grades papers incredibly hard. Assigns an incredulous amount of reading. Give him his opinion or you fail.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: AIID201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed him for Readings in Humanities. At first I could not stand him and thought he only wanted to hear his thoughts spoken back to him. But he wants to challenge his students to think more and really do the work. He will allow rewrites for all papers countless times and will let you hand them in late.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: LITR284
• 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:

He's always writing up new assignments for class the night before. I don't check my email that often. And he expects everyone to know everything.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

English is my best subject, I received straight A's in it all my life. Then I took him. It felt like a history class,he makes you use the book he wrote,self-centered.He wouldn't even grade my papers, he'd hand them back and write re-do on every one. Still don't know what the man wants. Have fun with him.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CRWT102
• 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:

He is not always very clear about what papers should be on or what is due in class. Contradicts what is on the syllabus regularly. He's a nice guy and grades pretty easy. Also he lets you rewrite all of your papers.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CRWT102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He was one of the worst teachers i've had. He was not clear about anything he wanted in his papers and i found him extremely difficult. He grades papers extremely hard.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: AIID201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Scheckner is the man. I didn't do ANYTHING the entire semester. I missed like 8-10 classes and NEVER read the assigned readings. I texted in class and didn't hand in but 2 of 11 quizzes. He gave me a 'C' for the final grade. He is helpful and funny. The class is tough and I am suprised I got a 'C' . Take him if you can. Very nice man.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: LIT280
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Scheckner is a great prof. While he can be extremely blunt sometimes, he's a very nice person. He wants everyone to do their best. He can go off on tangents at times, but he still keeps it interesting. We had 4 papers, 4 critique papers and a journal. It's a pretty laidback class. Can't wait to have him next semester!