John Goshert - Utah Valley University

Professor: John Goshert

Department: TBD

College: Utah Valley University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I didn't like English before this class and now I'm scared to take another one. He doesn't use canvas at all. His opinion of you determines your grade. He yells and cusses at students for asking questions but then will yell and cuss more if you don't ask questions. VERY short tempered. Would not recommend.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had hopes the first week of class that maybe his teaching style would make more sense to me by the end, and I can confidently say I only got more confused. He doesn't come prepared to lead a discussion, and asks vague and confusing questions. Bottom line, don't take him if you value your sanity.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3890
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Based on the good reviews here I thought he would be badass and compelling. I was wrong DO NOT TAKE HIM His lectures are predictable and he has a really obnoxious know it all tone that isn't conducive to the questioning of the theorists he is so in love with. He is also unreasonable. I had him during COVID, he couldn't use canvas at all. Ridiculous

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGL3890
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He will make a snap judgement about you at the beginning of the semester and it will stick with you until the end. He grades based on opinion of you and nothing else. The papers I have written for his class would have received A's and B's from any other professor I have taken in the past 4 years. His feedback on papers is nitpick-y and unreadable.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG1010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

You are only graded on 4 major writing projects throughout the semester, he is really intense about class time and a pretty tough grader but is very helpful if you ask questions about the assignments in class and reach out to him outside of class. He doesn't use canvas at all which is worrisome when you don't know your grade throughout the semester

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG3890
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He's amazing. Really, don't let syllabus day scare you away. He lets you know that this is a more advanced class and he's going to push you to be more critical of a reader. Short response papers due after novels, a midterm paper, and a final research project that he gives you 3 months in advance. Plenty of time. He's intelligent and wants to help.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG2010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Goshert is amazing. All of his papers during the semester accumulate to make your final paper. He makes it amazingly easy to understand the parts of the papers that he expects. Papers are peer reviewed before they're due so you have a chance to edit. Textbook is inexpensive and incredibly useful - must have. No tests!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG2010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Goshert was the best professor I've had by far. He wrote the textbook and it was great! It is an easy read and really helps you solidify your understanding of what is discussed in class. He doesn't lecture but they are conversations. His feedback was great and he is very encouraging and validating. He expects the students to be grown ups.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG2010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

John is a terrible professor because if he does not like you, which is most students, you will not get a good grade on your papers. He yells a lot and cusses at students. It was a very hostile learning environment and I had terrible anxiety in his class because I was so scared he would start shouting at me. I do not recommend taking him at all.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG3890
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Several books to buy, TONS of reading, lots of papers throughout the semester, and one long research paper. Lecture/discussion heavy in class. He is clear about what he wants, will help you if you just ask. Caring and enthusiastic, just lots of work involved.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG2010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Goshert used a textbook he had written himself, so it was worth the buy and the readings and activities we used in the book actually helped with writing essays. We wrote four essays, but each one was on the same topic so it was more about building off of our research as we went along in the class. He cared about our topics and how we were doing

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG2010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Smug and pedantic. REFUSES to use Canvas. Very rude if anyone questions his methods. No technology allowed at all. Thought it was weird that in an email before the semester he not only said we have to have a physical copy of the textbook, he heavily suggested we shouldnt get it used (which is way cheaper). Turns out he WROTE the textbook!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2010
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

English has never been my strong suit, but this professor pushed me to stretch myself and be better. I saw a huge progress in myself from this class. He can come across as harsh, demanding, or even rude. But he's a nice guy that truly cares about academic success

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2010
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Crazy amount of work during the summer, 4 essays total over the semester

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2010
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The feedback on the papers is not helpful. His handwriting is impossible to read. He wrote the textbook you are forced to buy. He talks out of the text a lot. I do not recommend this professor. He was very nice just not good at teaching.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG1010
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I find it odd how the positive comments all sound very similar to each other. Why is that? Also, the textbook was written by the professor.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG2010
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

MUST be on time. No phones, no talking, no packing up even 2 min early or you will get yelled at. Lectures about the 5 essays you are going to be completing throughout the semester (slightly redundant). Very critical which is nice, but loses his temper quickly. Grades unfairly if upset. Very smart but was strongly disliked by my entire class

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG2010
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof Goshert was an amazing teacher! His lectures weren't dull and the reading he assigned goes along very well with the paper you will be working on at that time. He is always willing to help where he can and gives excellent feedback on papers. He really wants his students to succeed and does whatever he can to make that happen.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG3890
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Goshert is the bomb! He must be the smartest teacher in the English department. Every class he has he is ready to teach and also takes input from his students. He doesn't really lecture, it is more like a conversation. I don't know if I have ever learned so much in one class. Would love to take any class he teaches. Worth every second.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG3890
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This teacher is the best! This was my first class that I felt really challenged and I loved it! I think he is the best teacher in the entire English department and is brilliant. Final grades are not posted but I would be okay with failing this class just so I could take from him again. I know I'd still learn a lot. A +++