Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
You can tell he is passionate about what hes teaching, but his lectures arent recorded to review later, and he pretty much only grades his exams and discussions.Rate My Professors ↗
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LARRY NESPER
What students say
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Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Professor Nesper is definitely a character and can be quite funny sometime. He's really passionate about what he teaches, and if you go into it with an open mind and are ready to think critically, this class is great. It really helped me thing more broadly. My one critique is that his grading is a bit ambiguous, but it's definitely manageable.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Larry is very passionate about what he teaches, but doesn't make sense half the time. It's super easy to get him off topic and discuss random things which is great, but he doesn't tell you what is expected on tests. There's a lot of reading and he doesn't outline what the grading rubric is. Doesn't put any grades on learn@UW which is annoyingRate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
The grading criteria was very unclear. However, the material discussed in class was extremely interesting and broad. I walked away from this class having read a wide variety of texts, which are applicable to many subjects. If you don't care about getting an A, this class is a must take.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
I never understood what we were talking about and none of the lecture time was actually used to explain concepts or make anything clearer. The professor teaches cultural anthropology but uses almost no examples and literally everything is just theory. Definitely regret taking this classRate My Professors ↗
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
I am an Anthropology major and took both Nespers Anthro 300 and 314 classes. Nesper is a poor but passionate lecturer that will have you endlessly staring down the clock. He is a terribly unfair grader and if he does not like you, you will not do well. Make sure to participate! I would never recommend any of his classes, but if you do- Good Luck!!Rate My Professors ↗
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