Ken White - Modesto Junior College

Professor: Ken White

Department: TBD

College: Modesto Junior College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

It's a ton of reading and a ton of discussion posts but it's doable if you fill out all of the study guides. Tests are open book.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Go ahead and skip his online class. Read these 8 essays about Abraham Lincoln, then write an essay about how you felt about the essays. After that write 2 responses to other student's essays. Every week you gotta do that. Would never take again, absolute waste of time. Everyone just writes messages that sound like notes from mommy in your lunchbox.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good professor, very clear with instruction and duue dtaes. Very test heavy class

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIS102
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is very passable, but he is kind of an annoying professor. He jumbles his quiz questions so you cannot find anything online. You can still find a majority of questions online but he times his quizzes and you only get one attempt. This is an easy class, but there are much easier online history professors at MJC.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIS102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Easy online class. A discussion and test once a week, more exams. The tests were easy, if you read the material or watch his videos. The discussions had to be long, but if you answer his question, you easily comply with the number of words. Gives good feedback and he responded quickly to my questions.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This teacher gives you a list of keywords from each chapter of the book with questions for an essay. If you do it every week, it will help you in the quizzes. His discussions were about your point of view about some historical event. For me, the time he gave in each quiz was very little and I could not finish and that's why I got a low grade.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIS102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

As online classes go, it was very easy. One discussion and quiz once a week, with 3 exams. The discussions are "lengthy" to some but the word count is necessary to answer the questions. The quizzes were easy, never opened the book or looked at his lecture material once. Two words, APUSH quizlets! One issue he did not explain grading on written work

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This professor is really sweet and he's definitely worth taking. He discusses the topics in the lecture without even reading anything. He knows history like the back of his hand. I also like how mutual he is when he discusses the events in history. No favoritism. Answers questions efficiently. Studying is key in his class for passing quizzes too!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIS102
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Syllabus is clear about expectations. Wording of the multiple choice questions on both exams and quizzes can be tricky, but as long as you have the book you'll be fine. The lecture notes he provides help with the essay portion on exams. The final was not cumulative. There were a few assignments I submitted late yet he was nice enough to give credit

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIS102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is almost nonexistent in his online class, even when he states that he will be participating in the discussions. He is EXTREMELY vague in his instructions and even more vague on his "study" materials. He literally makes spelling and grammar errors consistently, even on significant historical figures. Why is he even a teacher?!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HST102
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

BUY THE BOOK. Ignore all study guides. Read one chapter ahead because he will quiz you on it even if he says he won't. Pre-write your essays from the questions he gives. Quizzes are on nit-picky details and sometimes don't have the correct answer available. Riddled with typos. Easy grader on discussions. Very retired teacher. No communication.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MHIST112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ken White seems like a reasonable professor from the syllabus he gives you. I had an online class with him, and that was not the case. In the tests, he manipulates the wording so the entire question is insane. I had several other classes, like a normal student, and his hw assignments were so heavy. He never responds to emails, and its hard to learn

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The book is your best friend. Quiz every week. class discussion every week (easy) and three exam mulitple choice and an essay. Easy grader. study guide stuff is not really on the quiz so read know your stuff and you will be good. I Got a C because I Did not put much effort on the test/quiz bad on my part but good professor

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MHIST101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Ugh. Smart? absolutely. Helpful? Not in the least. He WOULD respond to my emails but with vague, almost sarcastic answers. He tests you not to see what you've learned, but to see how much he can trick you. He will play with words to confuse you on a test. Studied my butt off for a B, as an A average student. Would never take again.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. White knows his history! He recites all lectures from memory, no book, only a couple overhead slides! Quizzes often, two papers, three exams. You really need to study the essay choices on the study guide because the essays are worth the most on each exam. The exams are multiple choice but the wording is a bit tricky. He doesn't use blackboard

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Easy class. I never read one single assignment and passed with ease. Do be careful on the tests though, they are long and he is VERY specific on the wording he wants from the book. There CAN BE two correct answers, but he wants the one that is worded the way the book does it.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Boring lectures but grades generously.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY101
• 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:

Will never take another class from this professor again. While his syllabus is fairly clear, during the course he provided no help whatsoever and would not answer my questions. Ignored emails consistently.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Took him for late start class, very easy! 2 mini quizzes every week and 3 mid terms, no final. You also do one discussion board assignment. Very easy teacher! Wish he taught history 101 I would definitely take again.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HISTORY101
• 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:

Class was very interesting made me rethink my major. You can tell he has a passion for history. Has been the best professor I've had in MJC so far.