Sandor Goodhart - Purdue University - West Lafayette, West Lafayette, IN

Professor: Sandor Goodhart

Department: English

College: Purdue University - West Lafayette, West Lafayette, IN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG265
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Cool Dude. Pool Dude. School Dude �� �� ��

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG264
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Cool Dude. Pool Dude. School Dude. �� ���� �� ��

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL108
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

lenient, kind, and understanding wants to make sure all students are doing well both inside and outside the classroom

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GRAD
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The book list was easily $500, but he only lectured about his personal experiences with the writers (repeated same stories for 16 weeks) and their biography (unrelated to the content). When I asked Qs he never responded to the actual Q. Syllabus assigned 600p in a week then didn't go over any of it. Always off schedule and didn't turn back papers.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL237
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took intro to poetry on a whim, and I am so glad I got to experience a class by Dr. Goodhart before I graduate. I did not need an english class at all, but needed a break from molecular science classes. Dr. Goodhart is such a great teacher & doesn't make you feel dumb at all (poetry can be hard). Definitely recommend if you are interested in it!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG442
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof Goodhart is an incredibly knowledgable person. He completely turned my world around in terms of my perspective towards Shakespeare and made every single class absolutely enthralling. He does tend to go on tangents sometimes, but it was worth it to me because you caught a glimpse of the immense amount of stuff he knows!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL442
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Takes a bit to get used to, but papers/exams are easy. Just listen to what he says in class, and in your papers, make the same argument he did. Never explicitly say you agree with him though. If you're worried about paper grades, turn them in early, and he'll give it back with corrections. Also, don't use his copy of the book. Any copy's fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL422
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Goodhart is a nice man. You can see he has deeply studied Shakespeare, but can get lost in his lecturing. Word of wisdom -- don't bother with the textbook. He uses his own versions of the plays anyways. Learned more from his grad student when he taught, but Goodhart is lenient on absentes and late work.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL500
• 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:

Sandy Goodhart is awesome for graduate students! He is a very supportive person for students, and I've found him very helpful in discussions about my dissertation. I asked him to be on my dissertation committee, and I've very happy to have him. He's just a quality human being and a super nice person. Highly recommended!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: POL3002
• 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:

This guy its just an amazing person, Class is not easy at all but he is just a great teacher and an amazing human being. Totally recommend him

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: JWST330
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This was the worst class I have ever taken. He taught maybe 3 or 4 lectures this semester and left the rest to guest speakers. The material in the book was never discussed yet we were graded extremely harshly on it. There was an absurd amount of work (3 5 page papers, one 15 page paper, 2 outside events, and 2 exams) for a core class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGL569
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Lets just say I am a gra student and I am on this site.He spends most of the class period babbling about other things than the reading.He is not much of an authority figure; he allows his students to take control of the class and dicussions inappropriate issues and trivial issues.He also gives poor or no feedback on papers.He's an awful professor!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGL264
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GRAD
• 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:

Goodhart changed my life and course of study. He is the most amazing and dynamic lecturer I've ever encountered.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG596
• 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:

Fantastic teacher who can make you understand difficult concepts.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

not helpful at all!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GRAD
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL569
• 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:

Has the ability to make complex concepts very understandable. He is an excellent teacher - not just someone who professes knowledge and leaves you to find the answers - he is an excellent guide.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 668
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Goodhart is a sweet and caring man. I've taken 3 courses with him so far, and I plan on taking more. He shows genuine concern for his students, and his teaching style is dynamic and inclusive.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG265
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The concepts in class can be quite vague and philosophical but he doesn't really mind if not everyone catches on. He grades fairly easily and really just wants people to show up for class.