Gordon Thompson - Skidmore College

Professor: Gordon Thompson

Department: TBD

College: Skidmore College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MU345
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Likes to flaunt his knowledge of the Beatles, but doesn't seem to teach much else. Involves students with his political qualms in the department. Strong-armed the music department to put focus on ethnomusicology.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MU208
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

pretty groovy dude and all around enjoyable to be in the company of. Enjoying his class a lot. would definitely take another with him.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MU320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are structured and easy to follow. Could use a bit more enthusiasm.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SCRIBSEM
• 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:

Pretty much, if you know a lot about India and the Beatles, then you will be his favorite student

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MU300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Really love Gordon, but I've never been able to get over the fact that he looks like Kim possible's naked mole rat.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MU106
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Enthusiastic teacher who knows a lot about what he teaches. Quizzes become easier once you figure out what he wants, but the questions seem unnecessary and random at times. Class is interesting and in lecture format. Not an easy A--harder than you'd think. Nice guy who obviously loves the subject matter. Unique class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MU344
• 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:

Gordon didnt do much teaching - class was essentially students doing 95% of the reading outside of class and then regurgitating it back to him in class. He also grades way harder than necessary and takes significant amounts of points off for things that arent remotely related to the subject he teaches. Somewhat flexible with deadlines

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MU208
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Gordon Thompson clearly knows his stuff when it comes to the material, but he's spent more time posturing to us how much he knew than actually teaching us. Plus, he graded our essays way more brutally than necessary. Don't count on getting any A's in this course, no matter how much you work.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MU106
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

A great human being, an exceptionally talented musician, a knowledgeable professor. Lower-level classes are lectures, but he allows room for feedback. If you reach out to him, he will help you immensely. Tough grader of papers, but quizzes are a joke if you memorize obscure facts about songs. (Release dates? Really?) You will learn a lot, though.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MU106
• 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:

Enthusiastic and knowledgeable but the actual design for his course was among the worst I've ever taken at Skidmore. We didn't actually learn anything of significance and instead focused on memorizing arbitrary facts about songs (e.g. the month a song was released). Over an entire semester, it turned into a huge waste of time.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MUMU
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Terrible professor. He knows a lot, but he does not know how to teach. His class was essentially easy, but he assigned a whole bunch of busy-work to make us feel like we were actually learning something. He definitely has his favorites. I have NO respect for this professor (I have loved nearly every professor I've had here at Skidmore).

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MU220
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I thought this class would be awesome, but instead turned out rather boring. All lecture, no discussion and it takes forever to finally get into the music we all want to listen to. Could be a much better class than it actually is. At least there's not a lot of work

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MU
• 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:

MY FAVORITE PROFESSOR!

Rating # 14

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

LOVE THE GORD. he is a lovely man. he reminds me of the teacher who gets married in clueless

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SSP100SEMINAR
• 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:

Holy Crap!!! first of all, the man just knows everything. and he really is helping me become a better writer. i learn a lot, while having fun.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MU208320
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He helped me become a better writer. He is genuinely invested in Skidmore and its students. Irks some students because he comes off as full of himself at first. Get to know him on a personal level and you will be much more pleased. Don't be afraid to take him down a notch.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MU
• Grade Received: N/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:

Nice guy, just misunderstood. Knows his material, conveys it in a not horrible manner, but occasionally treats his students like they're crap. Don't always seem to know what he wants, until it's too late.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MU208
• 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

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