One of the best history teachers I ever had. Each lecture was a gem.

He is an excellent professor! I learned so much and I didn't know that the assassination of Caesar could be so funny. I was lucky to have him before he retires.

Drake was a great professor -- interesting lectures, well-organized, helpful... but certainly wasn't an easy class. There's a ton of reading involved, which is crucial to the 2 essays you write in the class (most difficult aspect of the class). Midterms and finals aren't as hard, but they are in essay format and will be impossible if you haven't re

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Drake was awesome, my favorite professor by far. The class is challenging but he is really entertaining in lecture and the content is interesting.

There comes a time in a person's life when they are thrust into a social situation this is torturous, yet pointless. Drake's class is an example of one of these situations. I'm a history major; I enjoy history. I especially enjoy ANCIENT history. Drake, unfortunately teaches this subject. He is the worst professor teaching at UCSB. He is retiring

Loved the class, loved the professor. Sorry he is retiring after the Fall Qtr '06. He would talk to you after class and was very helpful. Offered lots of interesting information not just dry textbook facts.

CRAZY hard, but definately one of the best classes I have ever taken! If you want the study of history to make sense to you, take this class. But if you arent willing to do a lot of source readings and essays, this isnt the class for you.

Although his class is incredibly difficult (tests all essays, crazy amounts of reading), it has been one of the most worthwhile classes I have ever taken. Lectures are funny/random/interesting but you HAVE to go to discussion and do the readings or you will fail. Readings mostly primary documents (hard), but dude.. I love this class.

Very difficult.. Very confusing. Essay prompts are way too complex. Only upper division history course I didn't get an A in.

Easily one of my most memorable professors...He's funny, knows his stuff, and interacts with a huge lecture hall. This guy is worth sitting through a History class for. Love him. And his lectures were SUPER organized.

I love that little man. Great class tons of reading though and admittedly I am a history major. If you don't like hisory avoid but otherwise he is fair and interesting and the TA's are all awesome.