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Foon Sham ARTT200 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/21/2024	Honestly, one of the worst professors I've had. Overall, I've noticed the art professors here are seriously lacking and it's a major disappointment, I'm just hoping to get better professors down the line.. He doesn't give much guidance in the projects, or actual teaching at all. I basically had to teach myself through YouTube videos because he just didn't help. Talking with him about literally anything was the most infuriating thing, he would loop around in circles and never answer my questions, then be condescending and make me feel stupid. He claims the projects are very free range in what we do with them, but then grades according to his personal opinion of what he likes and what you "deserve". He also has a weird philosophy of "no one gets 100%" so his grading is capped at 97%. Don't expect an A+ because it's not possible. I worked so hard on every single project, researching endlessly, going to open studio, working at home till 3am.. it wasn't worth it. Don't overdo yourself in this class because it literally does not matter to him. He barely gives any useful comments for grading, if at all, so you're just left wondering why you got points taken off and no guidance for improvement. He also does not care at all about any other commitments you have outside of his class. Had an exam? Family emergency? Sick and/or depressed? Should've made this class a priority.. I don't think he realizes we have lives outside his class, or if he does, he doesn't care. I can say more.. I'm an art teacher myself and I'm getting my degree in education. But all in all, college professors aren't required to have a teaching degree. All they really need is a PhD saying they can make art. Just because you can make art doesn't mean you know how to teach it.. because he clearly doesn't have a clue.
Foon Sham ARTT200 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/21/2024	Honestly, one of the worst professors I've had. Overall, I've noticed the art professors here are seriously lacking and it's a major disappointment, I'm just hoping to get better professors down the line.. He doesn't give much guidance in the projects, or actual teaching at all. I basically had to teach myself through YouTube videos because he just didn't help. Talking with him about literally anything was the most infuriating thing, he would loop around in circles and never answer my questions, then be condescending and make me feel stupid. He claims the projects are very free range in what we do with them, but then grades according to his personal opinion of what he likes and what you "deserve". He also has a weird philosophy of "no one gets 100%" so his grading is capped at 97%. Don't expect an A+ because it's not possible. I worked so hard on every single project, researching endlessly, going to open studio, working at home till 3am.. it wasn't worth it. Don't overdo yourself in this class because it literally does not matter to him. He barely gives any useful comments for grading, if at all, so you're just left wondering why you got points taken off and no guidance for improvement. He also does not care at all about any other commitments you have outside of his class. Had an exam? Family emergency? Sick and/or depressed? Should've made this class a priority.. I don't think he realizes we have lives outside his class, or if he does, he doesn't care. I can say more.. I'm an art teacher myself and I'm getting my degree in education. But all in all, college professors aren't required to have a teaching degree. All they really need is a PhD saying they can make art. Just because you can make art doesn't mean you know how to teach it.. because he clearly doesn't have a clue.
Sima Pirmoradi ARTT200 Expecting a B+ Anonymous 04/18/2024	it’s not the best. you have around 5 projects in total, and they can get pretty tedious at times. you really have to go out of your way to get feedback, and sometimes you’ll think you’re on the right track and it isn’t until critique day that suddenly there were many issues with your work. we didn’t do any wood projects, which, if you want to take ARTT333, you’ll be at a bigger disadvantage than the people who took Foon Sham for 200. honestly, there just wasn’t a lot of engagement, and it kind of turned me off from wanting to continue sculpture work (which luckily wasn’t my concentration anyway). it’s not the worst class, but i think if you’re not much into sculpture already or are coming from outside of the art major, i would probably recommend another professor as your first introduction.
Foon Sham ARTT200 Anonymous 03/29/2024	Foon hasn't had a review written in awhile, but he is a great professor with a great sense of humor. He's a well-known artist and has notable pieces. His feedback in class is very useful and he helps add onto your ideas. Although, his grading could say otherwise. He can praise you in class, but when it comes to the grading the finished product, your grade could be different, but nothing too crazy like a C+. It's his form of critiquing. His projects are pretty time consuming as well, but that's the beauty of it. There are 3/4 projects, and then a final paper
Charlotte Richardson-deppe ARTT200 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/01/2023	Charlotte is such a nice professor. She was great at giving feedback and letting us express ourselves. She would go around individually to hear what our plans were going to be for our project and would fully listen and help us out if we were struggling. I highly recommend her!
Steven Jones ARTT200 Anonymous 04/29/2023	I like Steve a lot. He's a great guy, really genuine, and checked-in on me when I was having a hard time. Aside from him as a person, I have some grievances about his instruction: Grades need to be entered throughout the course - it is 2 weeks til the end of the semester and have zero (0) grades in canvas for this course and I do not know where I stand; A set required materials list needs to be communicated at the beginning of the course; I am a little upset with how much money I needed to spend on this course because of under-utilized materials I needed to obtain. But, as long as you go to class, do ur projects, and have a good attitude you will be just fine in class with Steve. glhf
Cy Keener ARTT200 Expecting an A- Anonymous 02/01/2021	Great guy who is really nice and knowledgeable about a lot of things. He has a lot of experience working with well known artists and producing art himself. I took him for 200 and 479E and he was great for both
Cy Keener ARTT200 Anonymous 01/01/2020	He can be a tough grader, but is otherwise laid back and does not usually require attendance if you produce art.
Jeremy Kunkel ARTT200 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/27/2019	Jeremy is a great professor! Taking this class, I was apprehensive at first, because I've never liked sculpture much. But Jeremy was really helpful during each stage of my projects--as long as you let him know when you're struggling, he's always happy to help you find solutions for whatever you're trying to do. I went into one project with little idea of how to execute it, but by the end of it I'd learned how to use multiple new tools and I was really happy with the result!
Foon Sham ARTT200 Expecting an A Jnorcro1 09/18/2014	Professor Sham is the BEST. I would recommend him to anyone, including non-majors and people uninterested in sculpture. He's very energetic, friendly, and fun. There was never a time I didn't look forward to going to his class. He really cares about his students, gives you great feedback and tips to help you improve your work. This class was one of my absolute favorites to take thus far in my education, and I would absolutely take a course with Foon again. He invites you to his gallery openings for extra credit, and even once took a friend and me around to other galleries in DC with his wife, which was hilariously fun.
Foon Sham ARTT200 Expecting an A Anonymous 01/09/2014	An excellent professor, who really cares about is students. He has a lot of work in the dc area, and is relatively famous. Students vote for the projects that they want to do at the beginning of the class. Early projects are rather restrictive, but later projects allow you to do whatever you want under loose guidelines. You will use a lot of materials and power tools in the class. He throws a huge party after cleanup at the end of the year. Greatly recommended.
Steven Jones ARTT200 Expecting an A futureUMDgrad 05/21/2010	Professor Jones "Jonsie" is awesome! He is sarcastic and seemingly intimidating, however he is harmless! He is very helpful and really inspired me to just go try different things and not worry so much about their outcome. He encourages community in the classroom and I am glad to have had him as a professor.

Foon Sham
ARTT200

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/21/2024

Honestly, one of the worst professors I've had. Overall, I've noticed the art professors here are seriously lacking and it's a major disappointment, I'm just hoping to get better professors down the line.. He doesn't give much guidance in the projects, or actual teaching at all. I basically had to teach myself through YouTube videos because he just didn't help. Talking with him about literally anything was the most infuriating thing, he would loop around in circles and never answer my questions, then be condescending and make me feel stupid. He claims the projects are very free range in what we do with them, but then grades according to his personal opinion of what he likes and what you "deserve". He also has a weird philosophy of "no one gets 100%" so his grading is capped at 97%. Don't expect an A+ because it's not possible. I worked so hard on every single project, researching endlessly, going to open studio, working at home till 3am.. it wasn't worth it. Don't overdo yourself in this class because it literally does not matter to him. He barely gives any useful comments for grading, if at all, so you're just left wondering why you got points taken off and no guidance for improvement. He also does not care at all about any other commitments you have outside of his class. Had an exam? Family emergency? Sick and/or depressed? Should've made this class a priority.. I don't think he realizes we have lives outside his class, or if he does, he doesn't care. I can say more.. I'm an art teacher myself and I'm getting my degree in education. But all in all, college professors aren't required to have a teaching degree. All they really need is a PhD saying they can make art. Just because you can make art doesn't mean you know how to teach it.. because he clearly doesn't have a clue.

Foon Sham
ARTT200

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/21/2024

Honestly, one of the worst professors I've had. Overall, I've noticed the art professors here are seriously lacking and it's a major disappointment, I'm just hoping to get better professors down the line.. He doesn't give much guidance in the projects, or actual teaching at all. I basically had to teach myself through YouTube videos because he just didn't help. Talking with him about literally anything was the most infuriating thing, he would loop around in circles and never answer my questions, then be condescending and make me feel stupid. He claims the projects are very free range in what we do with them, but then grades according to his personal opinion of what he likes and what you "deserve". He also has a weird philosophy of "no one gets 100%" so his grading is capped at 97%. Don't expect an A+ because it's not possible. I worked so hard on every single project, researching endlessly, going to open studio, working at home till 3am.. it wasn't worth it. Don't overdo yourself in this class because it literally does not matter to him. He barely gives any useful comments for grading, if at all, so you're just left wondering why you got points taken off and no guidance for improvement. He also does not care at all about any other commitments you have outside of his class. Had an exam? Family emergency? Sick and/or depressed? Should've made this class a priority.. I don't think he realizes we have lives outside his class, or if he does, he doesn't care. I can say more.. I'm an art teacher myself and I'm getting my degree in education. But all in all, college professors aren't required to have a teaching degree. All they really need is a PhD saying they can make art. Just because you can make art doesn't mean you know how to teach it.. because he clearly doesn't have a clue.

Sima Pirmoradi
ARTT200

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
04/18/2024

it’s not the best. you have around 5 projects in total, and they can get pretty tedious at times. you really have to go out of your way to get feedback, and sometimes you’ll think you’re on the right track and it isn’t until critique day that suddenly there were many issues with your work. we didn’t do any wood projects, which, if you want to take ARTT333, you’ll be at a bigger disadvantage than the people who took Foon Sham for 200. honestly, there just wasn’t a lot of engagement, and it kind of turned me off from wanting to continue sculpture work (which luckily wasn’t my concentration anyway). it’s not the worst class, but i think if you’re not much into sculpture already or are coming from outside of the art major, i would probably recommend another professor as your first introduction.

Foon Sham
ARTT200

Anonymous
03/29/2024

Foon hasn't had a review written in awhile, but he is a great professor with a great sense of humor. He's a well-known artist and has notable pieces. His feedback in class is very useful and he helps add onto your ideas. Although, his grading could say otherwise. He can praise you in class, but when it comes to the grading the finished product, your grade could be different, but nothing too crazy like a C+. It's his form of critiquing. His projects are pretty time consuming as well, but that's the beauty of it. There are 3/4 projects, and then a final paper

Charlotte Richardson-deppe
ARTT200

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/01/2023

Charlotte is such a nice professor. She was great at giving feedback and letting us express ourselves. She would go around individually to hear what our plans were going to be for our project and would fully listen and help us out if we were struggling. I highly recommend her!

Steven Jones
ARTT200

Anonymous
04/29/2023

I like Steve a lot. He's a great guy, really genuine, and checked-in on me when I was having a hard time. Aside from him as a person, I have some grievances about his instruction: Grades need to be entered throughout the course - it is 2 weeks til the end of the semester and have zero (0) grades in canvas for this course and I do not know where I stand; A set required materials list needs to be communicated at the beginning of the course; I am a little upset with how much money I needed to spend on this course because of under-utilized materials I needed to obtain. But, as long as you go to class, do ur projects, and have a good attitude you will be just fine in class with Steve. glhf

Cy Keener
ARTT200

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
02/01/2021

Great guy who is really nice and knowledgeable about a lot of things. He has a lot of experience working with well known artists and producing art himself. I took him for 200 and 479E and he was great for both

Cy Keener
ARTT200

Anonymous
01/01/2020

He can be a tough grader, but is otherwise laid back and does not usually require attendance if you produce art.

Jeremy Kunkel
ARTT200

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/27/2019

Jeremy is a great professor! Taking this class, I was apprehensive at first, because I've never liked sculpture much. But Jeremy was really helpful during each stage of my projects--as long as you let him know when you're struggling, he's always happy to help you find solutions for whatever you're trying to do. I went into one project with little idea of how to execute it, but by the end of it I'd learned how to use multiple new tools and I was really happy with the result!

Foon Sham
ARTT200

Expecting an A
Jnorcro1
09/18/2014

Professor Sham is the BEST. I would recommend him to anyone, including non-majors and people uninterested in sculpture. He's very energetic, friendly, and fun. There was never a time I didn't look forward to going to his class. He really cares about his students, gives you great feedback and tips to help you improve your work. This class was one of my absolute favorites to take thus far in my education, and I would absolutely take a course with Foon again. He invites you to his gallery openings for extra credit, and even once took a friend and me around to other galleries in DC with his wife, which was hilariously fun.

Foon Sham
ARTT200

Expecting an A
Anonymous
01/09/2014

An excellent professor, who really cares about is students. He has a lot of work in the dc area, and is relatively famous. Students vote for the projects that they want to do at the beginning of the class. Early projects are rather restrictive, but later projects allow you to do whatever you want under loose guidelines. You will use a lot of materials and power tools in the class. He throws a huge party after cleanup at the end of the year. Greatly recommended.

Steven Jones
ARTT200

Expecting an A
futureUMDgrad
05/21/2010

Professor Jones "Jonsie" is awesome! He is sarcastic and seemingly intimidating, however he is harmless! He is very helpful and really inspired me to just go try different things and not worry so much about their outcome. He encourages community in the classroom and I am glad to have had him as a professor.

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