Mark Gould - Haverford College

Professor: Mark Gould

Department: TBD

College: Haverford College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOCLH155B001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Yes, his teaching style is abrasive & you will have to work ten times harder while oftentimes feeling in over your head. But Mark is a FANTASTIC teacher-scholar &, as noted below, a legend in sociology. His rec. letter essentially got me into one of the top PhD programs in my related field acc. to the chair of the program. Life-changing experience.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC235
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hands down to the most underappreciated professor alive. This man is a pure genius, a legend in the field of sociology, and a caring professor that will push you to think harder than you can ever imagine. You will either hate him because of his abrasive teaching style, or love him because he is too brilliant to be true.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOCI155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He requires an acquired taste. He has a certain unvarnished nature, no doubt, but he is by far the most perspicacious scholar and caring teacher at Haverford. You will have to work, but what you will gain in return is worth it.

Rating # 4

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

He wasn't a good teacher. Smart man-but a poor teacher. He's also just weird. I would call him a know-it-all. I think some people liked him though. Not sure why. I feel like you had to pretend you were really smart to understand what he said.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC401
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mark Gould makes you think and work harder that you ever thought you could, out of sheer respect for his intellect. He can be abraisive about stupidity. Not for the timid or loudly moronic!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: LOTS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Mark's courses were the most challenging and interesting I took at Haverford. Both the material he teaches and his analysis of it are complex, yet fascinating. He provides more feedback than any other professor and deeply cares about his students. My writing and analytical skills dramatically improved.

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I took lots of classes with gould. It takes time to understand and follow the complexity of the way he speaks/thinks. He is very helpful though. You just can't expect him to dumb anything down. He's a challenge that will dramatically improve the quality of your thinking.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC235
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

You may learn something. You will do poorly.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC237
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Mark is brilliant. However, his thought processes can be complex and in order to understand him, you have to stay with his logic and follow it in circles. His style improves the way a student thinks and writes. Downside, it's difficult and grades drop.