Jarrett is a quirky but cool prof, and I enjoyed his class. 2 discussions per week, 2 quizzes per week, short readings, midterm and final, and 7-10 page term paper. Participation in discussion matters. Straightforward class, fairly easy to get an A if you put some effort in.
Jarrett is a cool guy and I enjoyed this class. I am not a phil major so it was a new experience for me. He is really funny and make sure he knows your name through participation (which counts towards your grade).
He claims he's open to all views but he's not, he has a clear bias that he tries to hide by claiming he's being "reasonable" and that any view disagreeing with him isn't. The class itself teaches nothing valuable but it's not difficult once you just start agreeing with everything he says. No computers allowed which makes it even more unbearable.
Jarrett is an interesting man. He wasn't the best at answering questions, but I thoroughly enjoyed his class. It was more discussion based which was really nice and he gave out relatively short readings (10 - 15 pages a night). He gives great feedback on papers and is overall a nice guy. Am currently taking him again.
Loads of his students find him hilarious - lots of jokes. If you understand the concepts you will pass easily, but some found this class conceptually more difficult than others. Explains well, good slides, all info on GS. Participation and attendance are graded which I hate - encourages unnecessary and ill-thought out contributions from students.
Incredibly funny, witty, cool professor. Philosophy of Law could have been a drier course, but with Jarrett it's fabulous. Also forgiving grader with great office hours! Has lots of class time to discussion of philosophy. If this guy doesn't get tenure track in the future there is no justice in the world.
Jarrett is hands down one of the fairest and most generous Professors on campus. Usually offers some sort of extra credit, and an A is always attainable in his class. He understands that we are undergraduates and teaches the class as such. If you do the readings and go to class, you will get a lot out of his courses. Highly recommended.
Great lecturer, keeps everyone interested. Daily quizzes but they help you actually learn the material. One midterm one essay and one final.
Taught this class as a philosophy class. Short readings discussed in class and weekly quizzes that you will never discuss again. One term paper that is suppose to be based on philosophical views. Didn't realize this class was meant for only a letter grade when I signed up. Don't take unless you need it or are really into philosophy.
This class was a joke. I went into it being extremely excited and was only disappointed. The first day he says it's not a philosophy class but the entire midterm was based on philosophers ideas. He also likes participation but then just says okay. and moves on. AVOID.
Daily readings were short and corresponding quizzes were easy. No midterm but the term paper took a lot of effort. The final was the easiest test I've taken in college so far. Be wary that he requires you to contribute to discussion. I didn't have a problem with it, but others were very quite and probably didn't get full points.
Really enjoyable professor. Good sense of humor and very fair grader. Attendance is required and based on quizzes on the reading but are really easy. Midterm and final are easy if you go to class and pay attention.
Short quizzes pretty much every class, one essay, no midterm, and a final. In-class and online participation in forums is a good chunk of the grade. Overall an entertaining and informative class. Recommended to all students
Jarret is awesome!
he assigns reading before each lecture and has a 3 question quiz each class about the reading. then you never talk about it again. midterm and final are pretty easy. take it only if you can keep up with the reading which isnt too much
Professor Jarret is amazing! He has a great sense of humor and makes class fun.As others said grades are very fair.His syllabus is extremely clear. You have to do the reading, pay attention in class, complete paper and make sure to do forum posts. Overall very interesting class,funny intelligent professor
Cool teacher, very unique personality. Class was more discussion based, and had only one Final. 25% was quizzes that tested if you did the reading from the night before, 25% was participation in class on forums, 25% Final, 25% Paper.
Cool teacher, 50% of grade was based on attendance(daily quizzes on assigned readings, very easy) and Participation. I got an A, and I only studied for the final for 2-3 hours (only one test-final).