James Gibson - Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Professor: James Gibson

Department: Political Science

College: Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: POLSCI3280
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is definitely a difficult professor but he really makes you think and learn. While he might be blunt, he always has his students best interest in mind and is very willing to talk about how to improve. Further, he REALLY knows his stuff so be prepared to be told you are wrong or misinterpreted- don't worry it will make you better in the long run

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: LAWPOLI
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

He will only accept his own opinion as the right answer but doesn't explain anything clearly enough so you never know what his opinion is well enough to spout it back at him. Plus, he's arrogant enough to believe that he's open minded but always right at the same time. Don't take this class. I wish I'd headed the negative reviews. Semester wasted.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BOTH2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Interesting professor with an unconventional teaching style. Doesn't really believe in spoon feeding, so if you want to succeed, do the reading, think about it, then go to class. Fairly difficult so if you're not good at this stuff and/or lazy, you probably won't like this professor.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: LAWPOLI
• 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:

Though Gibson may be an intelligent political scientist, he has little idea how to teach students. His grades for papers seem arbitrarily assigned, and his exams have nothing to do with the material he teaches, which is without any clear organization. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS I DON'T KNOW WHY HE IS STILL TEACHING! SO ARROGANT!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FOCUS2752
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Gibson is a highly qualified political scientist, but he's more interested in research than students. He assigns too much reading, but you can get by reading the intros and conclusions. Class discussions can be interesting, but his opinions dominate. If you flatter him enough he sometimes allows himself to be corrected. Give him what he wants.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: POL3
• 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:

Political Tolerance in World Politics. This teacher is THE WORST PROFESSOR. HORRIBLE, RUDE, ARROGANT. I beg all students never to take a class with him in hopes that the zero interest level will get him fired. WORST TEACHER EVER, never take a class with him, EVER EVER. Too much reading, too much writing, ridiculous expectations. THE GUY IS SO MEAN

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

absolutely beyond me why he is teaching. he clearly has no use for it, or for his students.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: INTOLERANCE
• 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:

There was some interesting material, but I don't think I learned anything. He was also the author of almost everything we read, so it was hard to form different opinions regarding the stuff. Gibson is also very unclear. DO NOT TAKE.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: LAWPOLITICS
• 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:

Very BORING, class not worth any time, you learn basically nothing, he gets an F in my gradebook!

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

While his dapper style is...interesting to look at, he is not interesting to listen to...unless you want to hear about what he has written and what conferences he is attending...you will only be "accountable" for what gibson thinks is "legitimate"

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

What a jerk. So full of himself, completely unapproachable. His arrogance gets in the way of actually teaching the material.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Interesting class. Professor very full of himself. Not really into creativity. To do well in class learn to think like him. Stroke his ego, that seems to help also. Take his paper's really seriously, he sure does.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: POLYSCI358
• 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:

Very interesting professor

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: LAWPOLSOC
• 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:

Class was sorta confusing, seems to always be fishing for a specific answer. Class discussions don't seem to really go anywhere. Overall though, an interesting professor.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: LAWSOCIETY
• 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:

Interesting in a people-watching sense. Very odd man. He's snobby and full of himself.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POLSC358
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Taught more his opinions than any fact, and did not seem to even know what he was talking about a lot of the time

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: POL324
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Full of himself