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Great guy","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/317964","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:45:16.232999+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1OTg0NTcy","source_instructor_id":"rmp:317964","instructor_name":"David Canon","course_label":"POLISCI201","course_id":"POLISCI 201","course_uid":"course_f2ce5575104f8bc511fc70a8","review_date":"2022-03-28 17:27:45 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Canon is a great professor who is so nice despite being a very accomplished political scientist. His seminar opened my eyes to many injustices in America and I think he did a great job managing this class. I would recommend him to any political science student because he is very knowledgable and understanding. ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/317964","quality_rating":4.0,"difficulty_rating":3.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:45:16.232999+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1MzMzNDU2","source_instructor_id":"rmp:317964","instructor_name":"David Canon","course_label":"POLISCI201","course_id":"POLISCI 201","course_uid":"course_f2ce5575104f8bc511fc70a8","review_date":"2021-12-01 16:30:47 +0000 UTC","comment":"This was a Socratic seminar style class, and despite being a very highly-accredited political scientist, Prof. Canon was so, so nice. He was very receptive to ideas and you can tell he knows so much. The grading criteria is a little unclear at some points, however. He didn't really lecture in this style of class, but I can imagine he would be great","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/317964","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:27:12.363030+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTQwMjgyNDI5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:760730","instructor_name":"Katherine Cramer","course_label":"POLISCI201","course_id":"POLISCI 201","course_uid":"course_f2ce5575104f8bc511fc70a8","review_date":"2024-12-13 21:34:02 +0000 UTC","comment":"Kathy genuinely cares about all her students and is pretty accommodating. There's a lot to read for the class, but we were able to interpret all of the resources how we wanted to. It's pretty discussion heavy but not in a bad way, so you get to talk to other students in the class (so everyone gets pretty close).","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/760730","quality_rating":5.0,"difficulty_rating":2.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:07.660192+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMzEyNTAx","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1853160","instructor_name":"Michelle Schwarze","course_label":"POLISCI201","course_id":"POLISCI 201","course_uid":"course_f2ce5575104f8bc511fc70a8","review_date":"2018-07-01 18:01:40 +0000 UTC","comment":"Dr. Schwarze is clearly passionate about political science and she seems like a nice nice person. Unfortunately, the way the class is structured makes it difficult to succeed. The course jumps right into reading Plato, Machiavelli, and Hobbes, so basically no one knows what's going on at first. Notes aren't posted; lectures are boring and unclear.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1853160","quality_rating":2.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:07.660192+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTMwMTc3MzQ4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1853160","instructor_name":"Michelle Schwarze","course_label":"POLISCI201","course_id":"POLISCI 201","course_uid":"course_f2ce5575104f8bc511fc70a8","review_date":"2018-05-23 15:08:59 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Schwarze had extremely boring lectures. Unsurprisingly, it was rare to see the class over half attendance. Reading wasn't really necessary. Grades came down to a few assignments, and grading felt extremely arbitrary. She knows her stuff, but might be also be a robot. Common Phrases: "in the interest of time," "benevolent dictator."","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1853160","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":4.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:07.660192+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyNjg2MjU1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1853160","instructor_name":"Michelle Schwarze","course_label":"POLISCI201","course_id":"POLISCI 201","course_uid":"course_f2ce5575104f8bc511fc70a8","review_date":"2014-01-02 16:58:07 +0000 UTC","comment":"Fair about letting you redo things, but completely lacked teaching abilities. She answers questions with questions and has unattainable standards. Liked her as a person, but she to reexamine her teaching skills.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1853160","quality_rating":1.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:17:07.660192+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzM4MDQ5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:1853160","instructor_name":"Michelle Schwarze","course_label":"POLISCI201","course_id":"POLISCI 201","course_uid":"course_f2ce5575104f8bc511fc70a8","review_date":"2013-11-18 15:11:23 +0000 UTC","comment":"The professor has crazy standards. She clearly loves her subject area but she seems to think everyone in her class should understand it as well as she does. Lots of reading, no class notes online, difficult grader, pop quizzes and lectures can be semi-interesting. If you decide to take her class be prepared to WORK.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1853160","quality_rating":3.0,"difficulty_rating":5.0}]