Spickard is one of the best professors at UCSB. Readings are very important, so do them. Once we didn't do the reading and he cancelled class because of it. Midterm, final, and paper. Class is like one giant discussion about the readings. Participate because he grades his test and papers hard, so it'll help your grade. Take his class if you can.
Extremely liberal, but extremely fair. Loves it when students discuss the material with him in class. He assigns a ton of reading. you need to keep up with the reading to do well on his midterm and final. I would take another of his classes and I have little to no interest in ethnic history.
****kard's lectures and TAs are great. The workload is excessive. ****kard should keep in mind that it's not a 12 unit class. You can get away with sparknote-ing the books assigned, but read the main texts. Go to lecture!
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Very interesting class, and Spickard is one of the best professors on campus. He is extremely helpful and the exams are extremely fair. There is a lot of reading but if you are at all interested in the subject I would highly recommend the class
Tests are just what you expect, so there's plenty to write about. Complaint though is that I didn't feel like I learned much and he is too leftwing. Basically the point of the class is that the White man committed genocide (when taking the US) and only White people are Americans. Easy to get a B in this class.
Probably my best teacher in four years as a UCSB History major. Outstanding lectures. A lot of reading is required for the class; however, Professor Spickard is VERY easy to talk to, and was exceptionally helpful with my proseminar research project. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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By far one of the best teachers on campus. Learned a lot and kept the lectures fun. Am taking a class outside of major just to have him again.
Great Teacher, is lots of fun in lecture.Spends half the lecture discussing current politics,but also covers materials. Actually read all the material, because the subsequent discussions were great.Very helpful after class and works with you on papers. Favorite professor, have had him twice, make my schedule around his classes.
Liked the class. Yes, very opinionated! READINGS: interesting, the hardest part, do 90% of it. Be able to connect concepts/ideas, thats what he tests on. A lot has to do with the TA, so have a good one. It can be hard to follow his lectures, but he was interesting to listen to. Study for the tests, IDs are random (some from lecture, some not).
I loved his lecturing style and found him to have a great sense of humor. Pratitcal, useful information. But I agree- holds strong opinions that he isn't hesistant to share. If you can write and get a general idea of the material, you'll probably do well on his paper and tests. Lot's of reading!
His lectures are entertaining, and despite what some say, they are easy to follow if you are paying attention. often plays the devils advocate, so some say he has strong opinions, I say he gets people to think about their own thoughts and ideas. ALOT of reading, but he warns you on the first day, plus it says there are 9 books on the sylabis!
soooo much reading is required for this class. spickard's loud, highly opinionated, and he gets his views across-sometimes using crude humor-so if you're one to be easily offended, i dont recommend this class. but if you do take it, go with an open mind and dont let him get to you. oh, and he's a proclaimed gerbil on crack. =)
lectures are relatively unstructured, and it's extremely difficult to read whatever he writes on the board. midterm and paper aren't that hard but there are TONS of boring reading for this class. he's loud and almost offensive sometimes. not a terrible class but can be better.
He gives the worst lectures ever!! He is all over the place with his information while at the same time being extremly boring!!! Tests are pretty easy if you can teach yourself the information. Not good at all!
Spickard is great. I think it would be impossible to fall asleep in his class. He shouts and screams sometimes and even serenaded our class. His teaching method was very effective at linking the concepts togther. Advice: don't read all the material, just use spark notes.
Lectures weren't very structured and sometimes hard to follow...boring too...I felt like his intellect rubbed off as pomp......he's loud and abnoxious...apparently people like this??? Lots of irrelevant reading...tons of reading in general...overall I learned a lot,so i guess the class was ok
Not hott, whoever said that is sick and twisted! Awesome teacher, I guess that might turn some people on. Very entertaining, he kicked someone out of class today just to proove a point. Come from a long line of preachers and reflects his lineage in his lectures. Give history a unique twist.
Awsome teatcher!
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This guy is awesome. This guy is full of inspiration. He is a nice guy as well. Very helpful person. Goes out of his way to help his students succeed if you ask for his help. This guy is an five star professor.
Awsome teacher. Highly recommend.
best class at UCSB. he is so awesome and truly cares about each student!
