Curtis Gruenler - Hope College

Professor: Curtis Gruenler

Department: TBD

College: Hope College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: IDS
• 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:

Worst professor I have ever had. This course was for a gen ed requirement and the work load was incredible. I don't think Gruenler knew our class had other classes to study for. There are so many other professors you should take before this one. Avoid him if you can!!!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: IDS
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

Worst professor I have ever had. Way too much work load for a gen ed requirement. Avoid this prof if possible, there are much better profs at Hope that will do better at their job.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: IDS171
• 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:

I took the ancient CH with him and loved that class. It was only a Gen. Ed, and did require a lot of reading (...a lot), but he magically got me really interested in Dante and I read the whole Divine Comedy cover to cover...He also lets you get creative w/ projects and is extremely helpful outside of class. It's not a blowoff GenEd, but i loved it

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: IDS171
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Interesting class, not enough lecturing too much discussion. Way too much reading for a Gen Ed though.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: IDS171
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Easy, gets sidetracked constantly. Sometimes you can derail him if you didn't do the reading. If you pay attention in class and occasionally ask questions, he's happy.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FYS14
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Gruenler is a very nice, but very interesting man. He is very understanding, but his classes are very easy if you participate. We are suppose to read the book, but I haven't read anything yet. Most of the discussions are open to anything related to music. He is very pro Bob Dylan, but a very nice man.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I really enjoyed him as a prof. He's obviously very passionate about what he teaches and wants his students to enjoy the material like he does. Brit Lit was a flexible and fairly easy class, and I learned a lot. Gruenler is a quirky guy, but completely genuine and fun.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: 270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

too much lord of the rings... i hated that class!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG
• 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:

Gruenler takes a real interest in his students and is nice, helpful, and quite passionate about any topic he teaches. You'll need to be prepared for a heavy reading load for any of his classes, as well as possible out-of-class participation (such as through online forums). He tends to be too lenient with late assignments--don't capitalize on this!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FYS
• 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:

Professor Gruenler was my FYS professor and I absolutely loved him. He really seems to be interested in his students and he's such a wonderful person!

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

How can Gruenler not have the hot tamale? Anway take a class with this guy, he's awesome.

Rating # 12

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I took HEL in 02, and it was a HELL of a good time. There was a lot of work, but probably one of my favorite classes of all time. I learned a lot.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG113
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: IDS
• 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 enthusiastic about the material, a very enjoyable person.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL270
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Curtis is a great professor and an even more wonderful person. I would recommend that you at least stop by his office and say hi.