John Pease

This professor has taught: SOCY200, SOCY200H, SOCY441, SOCY653, SOCY699T

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John Pease SOCY200 Expecting an A- Anonymous 07/02/2014	This class was boring. Straight up. I mean I learned some stuff from it, but eh. The class is graded really oddly, but since Pease is so old, he does whatever he wants and nobody argues. (I got an A- with a 93.5%. I didn’t even think that was ethical.) He is a very nice man who knows his stuff though, but honestly the TAs do all the grading and write all of the exams except for the final. If you do not study for exams, you will not do well. However, the exams are very easy to study for if you’re good at binge memorizing. I once started studying at midnight the night before an exam and got a 100. The exams are exactly based off of Gazettes (worksheets) that you fill in word for word in class- it’s just like high school. They take attendance for lecture and discussion, so if you go to all of them, that’s an easy way to boost your grade. I had Jessica Pena as my TA and she was decent. She was awesome for hinting exam questions during discussion though- she does that as a reward for the students actually showing up to a 9AM discussion. Your TA will factor in a little bit of your success in this course, but it’s mostly up to you, as are all classes. The workload isn’t that bad, it took me two months of the semester though to figure out that nobody actually does the readings regularly. You will want to read Top of the World and the articles here and there he puts in the syllabus because they can come up on exams, but don’t bother with regularly reading the course book. I didn’t read Guns Germs and Steel either and I was fine. There is no homework other than 4 or 5 easy assignments for discussion that are never more than a page long. I took this course with a heavy course load and managed fine.
John Pease SOCY200 Expecting a C Erik.Deaton 05/02/2013	All in all, he knows the material a hundred times over. He is intelligent, but the exams are designed to trip students up. The lectures can also get a little boring
John Pease SOCY100 Expecting an A Anonymous 05/23/2010	This class was so annoying. Going to lecture was pointless because he gives out gazettes with all the info we need to know, they took attendance though. I had a really bad TA who didn't seem to know much about the topics, and was really unhelpful in all aspects. The readings were so long that i stopped doing them altogether. Like, at the very beginning of the semester, we had to read a novel called, "Top of the World" in like a week, and it never came up in lecture or on any of the tests. Totally pointless, and i read the whole thing. Also, after each midterm (there's 3) instead of going to discussion they put a movie up on dial access for you to watch. I watched all the movies for the 1st 2 exams and didn't watch the ones for the 3rd exam and there were like 3 questions on it. Anyways, unless you need this for a core class, don't take it. i just took it as an elective, and let me tell you, there's core classes easier and more meaningful than this one.
John Pease SOCY100 Expecting an A zhangsta 05/22/2010	great professor. his lectures are interesting and he likes to tell jokes in the middle of lecture sometimes. hands out the gazettes, which you take notes on. his exams were mostly essay based so you have to really know what your talking about. if you keep up with the reading, you should be fine with the exams.
John Pease SOCY100 Expecting a B terp13 03/11/2010	This class is not what you think it is. It is not how people interact with people. It is a history class. The exams are short answer, and all of the questions come from the reading. The readings, however, are super long. He wanted us to read 5 chapters in one night, which was probably about 3oo pages. In lecture he does give "gazettes" which are worksheets and he has a powerpoint that is easy to follow along and fill in the blanks, but they are only words or phrases, and those can only help you so much when studying and writing short answers for the exams. Only take if you plan to major in sociology.
John Pease SOCY100 jmartin1 12/21/2009	study the gazettes and attend lecture and discussion and your good. he actually makes the class fairly interesting and hes a pretty funny guy too.
John Pease SOCY100 Expecting a B- nonye1989 05/24/2009	He is a good professor, make sure you review the worksheet and also I had a great TA all together was nice..and the final was not that hard just make sure you review the worksheet..oh yeah plus go to class everyday and discussion those will help you in your grade when the class is over...hope I helped =)
John Pease SOCY100 Expecting an A blndatheart 05/14/2009	While Dr. Pease is one of the kindest professors I have had, he is very overrated. The class is extraordinarily easy; he gives out the notes and his exams are based entirely off of them. On the other hand, he is not a particularly engaging lecturer, and many of his facts are biased. In a particular lecture on globalization, he essentially encouraged the class to protest the IMF, WTO and World Bank without even mentioning that another point of view existed. Instead of teaching main concepts, he teaches his opinion on those topics.
John Pease SOCY100 Expecting an A- Anonymous 05/10/2009	I learned a lot in this class. Pease is the funniest old guy ever! He’s so sweet and so corny it’s hard not to enjoy class. However, it can get a little boring because he sometimes goes into long explanations you start to get sleepy or distracted. But, he usually ends class early so, yay! The exams are essay based and if you study aren’t too bad. I usually cram the night before and I’ve gotten an A- on all three exams so far. Go to class its worth like 10% of your grade!
John Pease Expecting a B ddaily 04/28/2009	Awesome professor! Lectures are a must because they are pretty interesting for a 100 level course and he takes attendance. Class isn't all that hard, he gives you a worksheet, he practically gives you every blank in the worksheet, study worksheet and get A-B in class. Biggest problem of the entire class was my TA grading it too hard for a 100 level course, hence the B.
John Pease Expecting an A- anony101 12/30/2008	Pease is too adorable with his corny little jokes! The class is pretty straight forward... You pretty much get your notes on a silver platter (fill in the blank gazettes). Cram sessions can be successful. You can definitely tell he loves his job. The tests were all essays/short answers so there is a good chance that you can bs the answer with some common knowledge for certain subjects
John Pease SOCY100 stealingsheep 12/15/2008	Excellent professor. Very warm and silly with his jokes. The lectures are required because he does take attendance, so id recommend going because that's an easy grade to get. The Gazette that you receive at the beginning of each class matches the lectures perfectly and often he has over-heads letting you know what to put on the gazette. exams are not cumulative and are usually straight from the gazettes. he has great knowledge of the subject and really does make the material interesting and worth learning. by far one of the best teachers.
John Pease SOCY100 Expecting an A Anonymous 12/15/2008	Definately a good professor. A little overrated, but still my best profesor this year. Exams are all essays so make sure you memorize all of the gazettes he gives out. The TA's were all great too.
John Pease SOCY100 Expecting a B Anonymous 11/25/2008	A lot of people like him but he wasn't my favorite. This class was unnecessarily hard for a 100 level course. Exams are all short answer and essay, and the questions are written ambiguously so it's difficult to tell what exactly he wants you to write. The best part of his lectures are when he starts off the class saying "well I'm happy to be here. Thank you all for comin'," and then he tells some corny yet hilarious riddles. But then he gets pretty boring after that. Attending lectures is a must since he takes attendance, but it's not too bad because he passes out "gazettes" which you basically fill in blanks on a sheet of paper to take notes. He is also a very liberal guy and really makes no attempt to remove his opinion from the lecture. Not a bad guy, but I'd say he's overrated.
John Pease Expecting a B+ Anonymous 04/29/2008	Professor Pease is a great teacher. He makes students feel very comfortable coming to class. He almost always starts out the class with jokes and by saying "I'm glad to be hear, thank you for coming." He sometimes ends the lectures earlier (Often times discussions can end early, too), and the material is really easy to follow because the lecture outline matches the gazette you receive at the beginning of class. Therefore, make you sure always go to class (attendance is taken and is part of your grade-it's an easy grade to get!). You can tell he really cares about students and wants to help them or wants them to learn. He doesn't make the class too too challenging, although sometimes it is hard to tell which information in the class is important, and what isn't (TA's can be really helpful with this though). Going to class/discussion attendance is important. A couple times a semester you will have weekly assignments due in discussion, which aren't too hard (but sometimes almost seem irrelevant). The great things about exams is that they aren't cumulative and are usually right from the gazettes, so make sure you study. Just make sure you really know your stuff because you should be able to get an A, but often times minor things can bring your grade down, so don't get complacent. The TA's are helpful if you ask them.
John Pease Expecting a B+ cjc1989 01/13/2008	Dr. Pease is an excellent professor. He obviously cares about his students. Make sure you go to EVERY lecture and discussion because attendance is taken at both (attendance is 10% of your final grade). Review the "gazettes"(worksheets) that he gives out in lectures and you will get an 'A' or 'B' on every exam. The exams are essay format and are not cumulative (even the final exam). The only problem I had with his class is that he grades kind of strangely, which makes it very hard to get an 'A' in the class. An A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, etc. Other than that, the class is a great CORE(SB)
John Pease SOCY100 Expecting an A- Kedorus 12/30/2007	Professor Pease is fantastic. He begins every class with "Well, I'm happy to be here. Thank you all for comin'," usually followed by a few jokes, some of which were actually pretty funny. He takes attendance at lectures, but he makes them interesting enough to sit through, and by the time the semester's over you'll know almost as much about his family as he does. The exams are all-essay format but they're easy if you take the time to memorize the gazettes (notes) and (re-)read the articles. Also, they are NOT cumulative (even the final) which I liked. My TA (Ms. Wang) was great too, and I really enjoyed this class.
John Pease SOCY100 Expecting an A anneymarie 11/09/2007	He's an amazing teacher. He genuinely loves his subject and works to get other people interested as well. He's funny and enjoyable to listen to.
John Pease SOCY100 Expecting an A lindseym 11/01/2007	I loved professor Pease. He was by far the best professor I have had at the University of Maryland. He is funny and he makes the classes interesting. He also has a great knowledge of the material and makes it engaging.