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Kenneth Glazer PHIL438L Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/21/2023	Echoing the other review, Ken is very knowledgeable and qualified, but he is not an easy A. He assigns biweekly cumulative (!) quizzes. Our study guide for the last quiz had something like 150 questions. He is a much harsher grader than average, and he will not hesitate to take significant points off for grammar errors. That said, if you're looking for a challenge and trying to improve as a writer you will find his class very rewarding. It's also a very interesting introduction to the sort of analytical thinking required in the legal profession and in law school. His feedback could be a bit opaque at times, but he was always more than willing to discuss and clarify anything. If you're willing to put in the work (and it is a lot of work, but not an unreasonable amount for a 400-level philosophy elective) I think he's a solid choice.
Kenneth Glazer PHIL438L Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/16/2023	I liked him and the subject, a class I was always genuinely excited to go to. He made the course interesting by always having good source material and making real-world connections. He also made the class fun and interactive by coming up with wacky scenarios. But he doesn't give clear grading criteria for papers so I would just be sure to question him a lot about that. Also, a lot to study for his quizzes. But still would recommend him and definitely would take him again.
Kenneth Glazer PHIL438L Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/06/2023	Overall, Ken is an intelligent and easy-going professor who is passionate about what he is teaching. He does his best to make sure everyone learns something, but he is extremely disorganized, which makes it hard to follow along or digest the material. He hands out and follows paper outlines. They would be useful if he stayed on topic, but oftentimes the lectures were sporadic and inconsistent in pace. All of the written assignments were interesting, but they were discouraging as he criticizes your word choices more so than the quality of your analysis. All of the 5 quizzes, which were around 12 to 13 questions, each had a study guide of 25+ questions. This would have been helpful if each quiz was not cumulative. By the 5th quiz, my classmates and I were referring to a study guide that was 65+ pages long for a 12-question quiz. This was overwhelming and did not help me retain the information as well as I could have if each quiz were related to the material we had just covered. I really like Ken, his conversations are intelligent, he has good humor, and he asks good questions. But unfortunately, this class was unnecessarily overwhelming for an elective.
Kenneth Glazer PHIL438L Anonymous 05/23/2023	Ken is an example of a good professor: he provides very detailed feedback, assigns meaningful work, and does his best to make sure you learn something. He is a smart guy and cares a lot about his students. But if you are trying to get an easy A, this is not a class for you. You are required to learn new concepts and apply them to unfamiliar situations (like law students do when presented with hypotheticals). This exercise makes the course somewhat difficult, but it isn't hard to improve throughout the semester. Attending office hours helps. You learn about interesting points of intersection between philosophy and law; the philosophy is more difficult to grasp initially, but the course material itself isn't the most challenging. Overall, you should take this course (and any course) with Ken if you are ready to put in the effort.

Kenneth Glazer
PHIL438L

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/21/2023

Echoing the other review, Ken is very knowledgeable and qualified, but he is not an easy A. He assigns biweekly cumulative (!) quizzes. Our study guide for the last quiz had something like 150 questions. He is a much harsher grader than average, and he will not hesitate to take significant points off for grammar errors. That said, if you're looking for a challenge and trying to improve as a writer you will find his class very rewarding. It's also a very interesting introduction to the sort of analytical thinking required in the legal profession and in law school. His feedback could be a bit opaque at times, but he was always more than willing to discuss and clarify anything. If you're willing to put in the work (and it is a lot of work, but not an unreasonable amount for a 400-level philosophy elective) I think he's a solid choice.

Kenneth Glazer
PHIL438L

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/16/2023

I liked him and the subject, a class I was always genuinely excited to go to. He made the course interesting by always having good source material and making real-world connections. He also made the class fun and interactive by coming up with wacky scenarios. But he doesn't give clear grading criteria for papers so I would just be sure to question him a lot about that. Also, a lot to study for his quizzes. But still would recommend him and definitely would take him again.

Kenneth Glazer
PHIL438L

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/06/2023

Overall, Ken is an intelligent and easy-going professor who is passionate about what he is teaching. He does his best to make sure everyone learns something, but he is extremely disorganized, which makes it hard to follow along or digest the material. He hands out and follows paper outlines. They would be useful if he stayed on topic, but oftentimes the lectures were sporadic and inconsistent in pace. All of the written assignments were interesting, but they were discouraging as he criticizes your word choices more so than the quality of your analysis. All of the 5 quizzes, which were around 12 to 13 questions, each had a study guide of 25+ questions. This would have been helpful if each quiz was not cumulative. By the 5th quiz, my classmates and I were referring to a study guide that was 65+ pages long for a 12-question quiz. This was overwhelming and did not help me retain the information as well as I could have if each quiz were related to the material we had just covered. I really like Ken, his conversations are intelligent, he has good humor, and he asks good questions. But unfortunately, this class was unnecessarily overwhelming for an elective.

Kenneth Glazer
PHIL438L

Anonymous
05/23/2023

Ken is an example of a good professor: he provides very detailed feedback, assigns meaningful work, and does his best to make sure you learn something. He is a smart guy and cares a lot about his students. But if you are trying to get an easy A, this is not a class for you. You are required to learn new concepts and apply them to unfamiliar situations (like law students do when presented with hypotheticals). This exercise makes the course somewhat difficult, but it isn't hard to improve throughout the semester. Attending office hours helps. You learn about interesting points of intersection between philosophy and law; the philosophy is more difficult to grasp initially, but the course material itself isn't the most challenging. Overall, you should take this course (and any course) with Ken if you are ready to put in the effort.

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