Sean Martin - Santa Rosa Junior College

Professor: Sean Martin

Department: TBD

College: Santa Rosa Junior College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Definitely tends to digress into tangents but they are still on topic. Very intelligent and well spoken as well as incredibly friendly. Very animated so be prepared for spontaneous/dramatic stage acting. He never collects homework so your grade is participation and tests. He genuinely cares and wants you to understand though so questions welcomed.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

By far one of my favorite teacher. He is so admirable with excellent knowledge in philosophy. He is so articulate and easy going. He can ramble on but he knows it. Funny & always understanding! 10/10 would recommend

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very Humorous. Great lectures. Always learning something new in this class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3PHIL10
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sean is one of the best professors on the SRJC campus. He engages the class with his humor, empathy, and quirky personality. His classes are always informative and interesting. His lectures cover broad topics that sometimes indirectly apply to the subject. To really appreciate the class, do the assigned reading and attend his lectures.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL6
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Had to do most of the learning and reading on my own. The content in the book was necessary to complete the class yet was really broad. Long lectures but attend every one in order to stay caught up! Just showing up won't be enough, so be sure to pay attention to upcoming quizzes and the readings that are discussed broadly in class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL6
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I took Sean for Phil 6 and 10. He is a great teacher who cares about his students. He does not assign much homework, but to get a good grade, all you have to do is attend class and do the readings. If you find yourself struggling in his class, GO TO HIS OFFICE HOUR. He is a very reasonable guy and will do everything he can to set you up for success

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL6
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Sean is a nice guy however, he rambles and can be difficult to understand at times. One class he taught a lesson for a different class for forty-five minutes until he finally noticed. The book is pretty expensive and potentially difficylt to sell back so I would recommend renting.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He has pretty good lectures. He uses a very specific textbook that only the srjc library has made for his class. Other than that he is light on homework and tests.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I feel like Philosophy is a hard topic to learn, but I felt Sean did a pretty good job at it. He is very funny and has his oddities, but the class is very lecture heavy + discussion based. Your grade is tests scores (5+final) but drops the lowest one. He also offers extra credit. One negative is he never showed grades throughout the semester.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL6
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Sean is a very nice teacher but he rambles a lot and is very confusing to listen to. Don't buy the book- it is a total waste of money. You need to do the reading in the library but there are no assignments out of the book. He taught our class the wrong lecture one day for 45 minutes. Your entire grade is based off of test and quizzes, + 1 essay.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL6
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a funny guy, however, he does go on tangents a lot. Don't pay the $98 for text, rent the full version on Amazon for $25, same content. There is no homework aside from assigned reading. He doesn't have clear slides so prepare to read to do well on ch. quizzes. There's a final paper and a cumulative multiple choice test for the final. READ!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Martin at first seemed as a nice, easy to talk to person. which he is don't get me wrong, but he goes off topic too much. Goes way of topic that he doesn't even go over class material. Wouldn't take him again.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Sean is an inspiration teacher. He's by far one of the best teachers I've had in a while. Though he goes off on random rants and thoughts, he lectures good but can sometimes become monotone. He always seems to be in his own world (he laughs at his own jokes & looks semi-crazy while doing it) & on the final day, he handed us the wrong final.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Sean is an okay teacher, he tends to go off on random tangents and uses very complex words that are not needed. Your grade is based on quizzes, exams and a final paper. Assigns homework but doesn't collect it. Would not recommend if you have trouble learning material on your own.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL6
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sean is a fabulous teacher who graceful navigates teaching a complex intellectual study of knowledge like philosophy, and makes it accessible and relevant. He loves class participation and is really compassionate in his answers, in the event your not understanding. Hands down one of the best teachers I have ever had, and I am VERY picky.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sean is incredibly passionate about philosophy. He loves what he teaches. His lectures are very hard to follow because of all the tangents he goes on. Concepts made sense until he paired them with his unusual and complex examples, which actually made things even more unclear. Lots of reading and grade based almost all on quizzes and exams.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL6
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sean is really a great guy who is passionate about philosophy. But, classes are often all over the place (which is also due to the students) and your overall grade is based on only a few quizzes and exams. The only homework is reading, and one essay due at the end of the semester. Not an easy A

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL9
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very disappointed in this class. He barely lectures on the material in an understandable way because he goes off on tangents constantly. If you really want to learn the material and interpret it in your own way take another professor. Its not even worth showing up to class. But! Great guy, very nice and understanding I will give him that.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHIL3
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This teacher I thought would be very helpful and unfortunately I was wrong. He doesn't make sense when he is lecturing which is all the class is. There is no homework due and class is based off of test scores only. He is good about makeup tests if you are gone but other than that if you have an opinion and his is different... yours is wrong.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL7
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Sean was an awesome instructor. I always found his lectures very engaging and interesting, even though he has a tendency of going off on a tangent frequently. There is very little work, however, this results in there being very little room for "bad" grades in his assignments. Just show up, take his quizzes, and do "OK" on essays for an easy 'A'