His class is full of blue hair girls and people with victim mentality, if youre a normal person do not take it your opinion will be overpowered during every discussion.
Very kind and funny professor. Lectures were very fun to attend. Reading was sometimes confusing but like another comment said, ended up doing better in the class than originally thought. Exams are very fair.
He is such a fun professor. His lectures are informative and I like to sit back and just listen to him. He has a super organized class, you know exactly what you will be doing. I really liked this course and highly recommend people to give him a chance. There is not a lot of homework!
very funny and interesting lecturer. 2 discussions per week, 2 quizzes per week, (sometimes) short readings, a midterm, paper, and final. content is straightforward and attendance is absolutely mandatory. class content is very useful and applicable in the real world. If you put the work in, it's possible to get an A.
Professor Jarrett is one of the most unique university profs I've ever had. Quizzes before every class and mandatory participation makes the learning environment intense. Jarrett is tough and expects a lot from his students but the outcome is very rewarding: learning the material better and overall more camaraderie in the classroom.
He's a great lecturer, but he's hyper-fixated on making life difficult for students by removing quizzes before exams and hiding resources, and overall making petty choices that can at times overshadow his passion for the subjects he teaches. I genuinely enjoy his class, but his outdated 'let me make life difficult for you' attitude gets old quick.
I have mixed feelings about this class. Professor Jarrett is a great Professor in the sense that he is passionate about his subject, and allow for the sharing of a wide spectrum of views. But the grading was awful. The midterm and exams were MC but hard, and your grade has so much ambiguity that it drove me insane. Your grade won't be clear
Awful. just dissapointed. but i did learn a lot
His exams/quizzes are more like a proof for him that you did the readings. is this middle school ? Hard midterm and final. Get ready to read. It is def an interesting class and I learned a lot. But would never take this again or this professor. A little disappointed.
I took this class because he had so many good reviews. I worked super hard and I felt like he was unaccommaded to students during the pandemic. He had a lot of trouble with the technology. As a DSP student, he messed up the tests on GauchoSpace and made it MORE stressful for me, which is the opposite of why Im in DSP.
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.
Great lecturer, don't fall behind on the readings. The whole time I was convinced I was going to get a B despite working my hardest but I actually got an A. Responds to emails in a timely manner, I will take him again for Phil 130. You can't go wrong with him!
Two midterms, a final, six short papers, and quizzes before each class. He makes the criteria for getting a good grade very clear and the reading material, while heavy, is interesting. TA (Tom) was a very lenient grader and both he and Jarrett were easily accessible. Put in a bit of effort and you're guaranteed a good grade.
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).
hilarious guy. can be somewhat disorganized in his lectures though. he assigns a final paper for every class that's 8-10 pages long and it is easily the most terrible, stressful assignment I have done at UCSB thus far. overall not too terrible of a class though, reading was light and he curves a lot.
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.
So far he is my favorite Philosophy professor at USCB. He has online quizzes before each lecture based on the readings, but these are very easy if you've actually read (which are themselves usually short). So straightforward, has thorough study guides for tests and outlines for his paper. And extra credit on his tests! If you read, you'll pass
Amazing & entertaining professor. Super accommodating and very understanding. Hilarious guy & everyone loves him. He does require attendance, but it is not an issue because I actually loved this class and looked forward to going.
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 seriously the greatest. He assigned a very reasonable amount of reading for an upper division class, the readings were interesting, and his lectures were even more so. He's a super funny guy, a fair grader, and he's understanding/open to critique from students. He gave us off days before our final paper and before the final exam. :)
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.
Jarrett was a fantastic professor, really cemented my desire to go law school. His content is wonderful, relevant, engaging, and insightful. One of the best philosopher teachers at this school. Looking forward to taking more classes he teaches! Highly highly recommend even if law or philosophy isn't your career goal.