Professor: Gary Toops
Department: TBD
College: Wichita State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: RUSS540
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Really liked this course, learned a lot about lit in general, Russian history (19th century), and why you can't always base interpretation of a work on an English translation. Tests hard to study for, but easy to pass and get a good grade. Prof provides typed summaries of all his lectures as well as useful handouts. Highly recommend.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: RUSS111
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
also Russ 112. Pretty difficult teacher, no doubt. I was not a very motivated student though, so it definitely made it tough. He is a polyglot (fluent in some 17 languages, and like 28 dialects). By his own admission Russian is the most difficult to learn. But he will make you learn the material. I wouldnt say yes or no to recommending him.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: GERM524
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The conversation & composition dealt with really good new German films that we saw. Dr Toops spoke nothing but German the whole time, even one jerk (from Germany!) kept insisting on speaking English. I wish there were more upper-level German classes to take.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: RUSS540
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
To really appreciate Prof. Toops's teaching, you need to take his advanced classes. Russian 210 and 540 (Russian Lit in English)were two of the finest courses I took at Wichita State.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: RUSS111
- 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:
Dr. Toops is a really smart professor and he expects you to pick up the material fairly quickly and will let you know when he isnt happy with your progress. As long as you are willing to put in the work and effort you will be okay. Once you get used to his style of teaching he is pretty interesting to listen to.You must go to class and do the HW.
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: RUSS1234
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took three years of Russian with DR.Toops. The man is brilliant and he's tough, but he's fair. When I moved to another University, I was light years ahead of my classmates in Russian 3. He can be a bit moody and will snap at you if you don't pick up the material the way you should. Don't take his class if you're not a serious student.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: GERM344
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great German readings course. Got me to read stories I never thought I could handle. Prof's American but speaks German just like a native.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: LING351
- 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:
Dr Toops is probably one of the best professors I've ever had. He knows his stuff. He's a no-nonsense kinda guy who sticks to the syllabus. Complaints about him come from students who skip class or don't keep up with the homework, cause he'll give you a D or F if you don't hold up your end of the bargain.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: FRENCHLINGSTCS
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
THE WORST professor I EVER had, and I've had a lot. If you can avoid ever taking a class from him, DO. He should not be teaching.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: RUSSIAN111112
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr Toops is a brilliant man - there is no doubt in that, however, he should NOT be teaching. He is a terrible teacher, rude, mean, and vindictive. He expects all students to be as brilliant as he is, catching on to very difficult concepts as quickly as he does as he speeds through them, remembering everything as he does. He teaches only to prove how smart he is, and most likely, because there is no other job for a linguistics expert. I used to love Russian - he has made me hate it.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: MCLL351
- 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:
I would highly NOT recommend a class by him. Very difficult. Constantly uses large words, I believe, to show his linguistic prowess. Extremely picky and, yes, expects you to remember every detail of his notes.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: RUSS111
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good professor, but difficult subject. He is brilliant.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: RUSS111
- 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:
Dr. Toops is a very strict and unfair grader. He is very intollerant of mistakes and thinks that russian should be as easy for everyone else as it is for him. He has an attitude that he is far superior to those around him and he look down at his students
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