John Holt - Centenary University

Professor: John Holt

Department: English

College: Centenary University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG2000
• 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:

May be intimidating at first, and will take whatever you say very literally. Don't be afraid to ask him for help or clarity. Very smart professor.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG200
• 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:

He interprets the text very clearly. That is to say, he makes explicit what is implicit.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG410
• 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:

One of the great 'old guard' of professors at Centenary College. May appear brusque and intimidating at first. Part of that dying breed of chalkboard-and-lecture-only, low-tech teaching. Very energetic, enthusiastic, loves the subject, and is fair, helpful, and kind. He is a great guy and a great professor.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH
• 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:

His lectures are not structured enough for my taste. The discussion tends to veer off topic and not highlight the important points of the lesson. He also seems to be overly harsh with papers, but I think this is meant to make you work harder on revising them.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG4010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Amazing professor. Makes everything relevant. Inspires students to WANT to learn more. Great facilitator for discussions. Interesting lectures. Good sense of humor. An asset to the college and anyone's education!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG410
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Was forced to take him for Shakespeare. In class essays every class. Memorized sonnet presentations every class. Hard grader. Boring classes. But at least he has a personality. Overall I wish I didn't have to take his class because it is going to ruin my gpa!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG2018
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Holt is one of the best professors at Centenary. He rips apart papers and has made me a much better writer. He has strong personal opinions of the literature discussed but is willing to hear your point of view. As long as you have textual support, he will give your idea credit. He is a very difficult professor, but he is worth taking.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGA
• 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:

he is very strict and everything has to be his way

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG1002
• 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:

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Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: WR1001
• 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:

quizzes everyweek and papers dues every week

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: REL101
• 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:

Geez, just retire already. This isnt high school so enough with the weekly homework assignments, papers and pop quizzes. Get with the times.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: REL201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I transferred from Centenary last spring and Holt was probably the best prof. I've ever had. Smart, rambles, sweats, but cool and willing to meet you half way if you are willing to do the same. Def. a prof. that i won't forget - World Religions - you won't forget the def. of mythos vs. logos

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Great prof! He has to teach a group of students who tend to be disinterested in learning (not all). If you want to learn, take his course. If not, then take another course while also taking advantage of the employment recruitment campaign at Walmart.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: REL201
• 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:

Dr. Holt cant seem to be able to reach his students, or to make them interested in the class whatever the subject. Avoid this one.. Teqaching is not just standing there assigning useless homework,but its about the students learning, not about a professor regurgitating knowledge.. very bad

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGLIT
• 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:

Like Giles in Buffy.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHI105
• 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:

I can't stand him. He talks circles around himself and he makes weird grunting noises in class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHILOSOPHY
• 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:

Holt must write the positive reviews for this site himself. This is one disorganized and self-impressed guy.

Rating # 18

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Awesome professor. Extremely smart and talented. Great man.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH
• 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:

He pretends to an intelligence that I really don't think he has. He tries to make himself look smart by making things unnecessarily complicated. I got an "A" by playing his game.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: LITTHEORY
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Holt is a very intelligent man...but a terrible professor. He constantly goes on tangents that are completely unrelated to class. He's very opinionated, and dismisses those who disagree. Seems to enjoy philosophy & religion more than literature.