Peter Winn - Tufts University, Medford, MA

Professor: Peter Winn

Department: History

College: Tufts University, Medford, MA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST070
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Winn is ridiculously knowledgeable and one of the foremost experts on Latin America and his Americas course was organized well. He is really dry and at this point justifiably tired and though the content is very good the delivery is lesser so.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST0017
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

His lectures are a bit dry and there is a lot of reading, but you do not need to do all the readings to do well. He is concerned about grades... He just wants demonstration of knowledge. I found the Americas course to be manageable, but his Globalization course was a bit much.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST000201
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Peter Winn is a disconnected professor. Lectures are not well planned, and he tends to change his mind easily about midterms and exams. He assigns lots of work in short periods of time. For example, our final was changed from one three-page paper to three papers that totaled in 14 pages. Overall, don't recommend taking his class unless you HAVE to.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST0002
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Winn doesn't seem interested in engaging his students. Lectures lacked structure or visual aids (besides ancient maps). He was once 17 minutes late to his own class. Our final exam was a 12 pg paper he gave us 7 days to write in the midst of finals period, during which he went on vacation to Cuba. I have never felt so disrespected by a teacher.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIST192
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Tufts history department is great except for Winn. Assigns entire books to read along with written summaries (and one week to do them). Doesn't understand the concept of teaching. If you go to office hours he will make you feel like you are wasting his time being there. Has no respect for other students' time and doesn't keep scheduled appointments

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST000201
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Avoid.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST0017
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Peter Winn is an old man who's teaching style is antiquated. His lectures consist of him talking for 2 and 1/2 hrs. While he is very intelligent, he is not very clear for people who are just being introduced to the subject. He only gives two papers, a final and a midterm and only gives a week to do it. He expects an impossible amount of reading.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I'm really interested in history, so for me this class was a great experience! There are a lot of readings, but as long as you know which ones are relevant to the midtermfinal (take home essays), you'll be just fine reading those. Peter Winn is very knowledgeable on Latin America and an interesting person.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIST75
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Took Americas with Winn last semester. Gave me great feedback on assignments, doesn't care so much about grades, more about understanding the material. Lectures can drift and the amt of weekly reading is near impossible, but I did the chapters from his book and whatever else I could and got an A. best prof to take a Latin America class with

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST123
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I don't remember the codes because I took his classes 23 years ago and still remember every bit today.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST17AMERICAS
• 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:

Great guy, extremely knowledgeable. I found his lectures engaging and when I went in to his office to talk to him he definitely showed interest in me. This was one of my favorite Tufts classes yet.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIST0017
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Avoid this class at all costs. But actually.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took HIST2 Globalization with Winn and enjoyed it. Lots of reading, but most of it you can skim for ideas. Grade is based on two take-home exams which are essays. His specialty is Latin America but he has interesting perspectives about China as well. Good class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST42
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Winn is the most conceited professor I've ever come across in four years of college and two years of graduate school. He barely interacts with students, sending them to TAs instead. If you make an appt with him, be prepared to have him stare blankly at you, clearly thinking he is wasting his time. He is arrogant and out of touch with realty.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIST17
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Brilliant, no denying that, but the most arrogant human being I have ever met. The class is long, dry and boring, with more reading than is remotely reasonable, but the use of films is interesting. Not an easy A but you could get it if you were interested and cared a lot more than I did. However, he treated me like cr*p outside of class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SUPRECT
• 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:

This Cat taught Lady Sonia of the Supreme court. Please pick this cat's mind. What a wonderful opportunity for students to pick this cat's mind.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST070
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is awesome. knows everything possible about latin america. enormous amounts of reading though. make an excuse to go to his office, its hilariously messy.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SUPRECOUR
• 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:

This Cat taught Sonia Sotomayer at Princeton...Ask this cat about her...

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HISTSHIT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst class I ever took at Tufts. Avoid this prof if you can!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIS075186
• 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:

Great Prof, great guy, great teacher. You will learn a lot, there is a lot of reading... the workload is substantial.. but it is worth it. He is one of the best teachers at Tufts. Knows everything about Latin America and is very passionate... encourages class involvement and is open to alternate ideas...Take his classes!