Rex Dorethy - University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI

Professor: Rex Dorethy

Department: Art History

College: University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point, Stevens Point, WI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• 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:

The T-Rex was awesome. Took Art 181 (Art History GDR) Spring 2008. If you like art or history, you'll love the class and ace it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

At first I thought I was going to hate this class because he paused the video 58 times in one hour. But I learned to sit back and laugh and fall asleep. I really didn't find this class to be ahrd at all. I got a B+ and I skimmed the text right before the exams and skipped some classes. He tells you exactly what to study. Sit close to the front.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ART2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

not good

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The worst class i have ever taken. This teacher is absolutley no doubt the most boring person God ever created. If he wasnt blabbing on about his daughter he was busy interrupting a video or talking about football.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• 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:

I loved Art History in high school and he completely ruined it for me. Useless class, DON'T TAKE!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wow, where to begin? He makes irrelevant jokes and and lords knows what he jabbering on about because he is so quiet and he talks while the videos are playing. one time, he taught the same thing in class three days in a row...I just bring a book and read, because it is like Charlie browns teachers talking "Waaa, waa, wwwaaaa, waaaaa..." zzzzzzzzzzz

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's hard to hear unless you sit close to him. He's a really nice guy and his tests are fairly easy. He tells you most of what you need to study. Lectures can get vary boring and long winded, plus it was annoying to try and take notes when he tried to talk over the movies. It was a good "silver bullet" class, and I would recomend it.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Advice: he doesn't tell you this until after the first test, but make flash cards for yourself: art period, artist, some pieces s/he's known for and a description of the artist's methods and motivations (i.e. politics, personal issues, etc.). I hated this class (he really is hard to like), but learned what he tested on and studied hard.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He was very boring, but his jokes were funny! The tests are a lot harder than he makes them seem and he takes cheating very seriously! Going to class is helpful, but you can pass without going. Overall it's a pretty good class...as long as you study!!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ok, here's the scoop: love the class, didn't like the teacher. Rex is very lame with his jokes, but you get used to it. As long as you read the book you should be fine in his class. Class is a drag, but you can learn stuff. My advice: pray to GOD someone you know is in your class and you can alternate going to class. It tends to get boring!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

If you want to take a class that you can easily get a cheat sheet for, this is the one. He never changes the finals and students this semster were even seen with cheat sheets...apparently this course is a number one course for easy cheating. All you dishonest cheaters should have a blast!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Gotta love his star trek jokes. If you take this class, please do yourself a favor and skip lecture! Rex Dorethy is maybe the most boring man alive. Frequently stops videos, don't know what he's talking about, and laughs at his own lame jokes. If you are interested in art history just teach yourself and avoid Sexy Rexy at all costs!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very boring class. Tests can be tricky, so you need to pay attention to his lecture - as best as you can. The book helps especially on the first test and as a supplement throughout the course, but a lot of the wording on the tests comes from his lecture. If you go to his office before a test and ask for help, he re-explain nearly everything.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• 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 was one of the best classes I've EVER taken. His stopping of the movies is distracting at first, but you get used to it. I wasn't surprised to see bad reviews, but would you really expect good reviews of a course about the history of art from students raised in Northern Wisconsin? Rex knows his stuff.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• 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:

Aweful Prof! Stops the films so its nearly impossible to follow, then he tells a really dumb joke that distracts you from the topic, then he speeds through the film skipping over the part that could have taught you something. This class is a nightmare.. good luck if you can escape with a C. Take anything else to cover this GDR area

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Watched old films everyday and he pauses them every 5 seconds to go off on a tangent even though he's so old so you can barely hear him! Interesting class for me but very hard. Brought down my GPA and I attended class every day. He did however have a bonus for the final if you got an A or B, he threw out your lowest test grade.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Good sense of humor. Some exams are abit tricky.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ARTHISTORY181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Horrible class, I could go on forever with my complaints- Uses films that are too old, pauses the films constantly, even worse - talks over the films so that you can't hear him nor the film, very unclear and annoying - repeats unrelated stories. Avoid this class if you can - I never missed a single day, yet it brought down my GPA horribly.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ART181
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I thought that it was very hard to understand him and I think that I would have learned a lot more if he wouldn't have stopped the movies so much, it made me fall asleep.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ARTHISTORY181
• 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:

I really enjoyed this class. I am a big art fan and it is really interesting to see the different eras of art and the different styles of the time. If you study for the tests and go through exactly what he gives you on the study guides it is a breeze. Take this class if you want an easy A and get to learn something while doing it.