Ronald Toby

School: University of Illinois
Department: History
Location: Champaign, IL
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Pros: You learn alot about Asia's history
Cons: Tough class for a Gen Ed
Very Boring instructor you will feel like hell and penalizes absences.
Exams are very hard for a Gen Ed; not one of those classes you can get by with slack. Overall I would not recommend it this class
Do not take this class when there are other better Gen Eds available. I regretted it eventually and could not drop the class.
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Pros: Nope!
Cons: He is a terrible teacher and the class is miserable. Attendance is mandatory, although once he wasn't even attending the lecture himself yet didn't inform anyone so we all arrived and sat down before we know there was no class. He is very disorganized. The lectures are only available as powerpoint files (unprofessional, as they should be exported as pdfs). EVERYTHING is written in Comic Sans. Excessive and pointless reading assignments. He does not allow electronic devices in his class, which is very annoying since I take all my notes on my computer. He grades very slowly so I don't even know what my grade is yet although we are most way through the semester.
You need a good TA if you want to learn anything because the lectures are so boring.
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Pros: have study sheet for every exams
Cons: boring class, you need a good TA
A boring class, power point are not useful. You need to remember lots of things before exams. 5 papers after reading 5 books
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Boring class with a lot of readings.
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Pros: You can sleep in his class.
Cons: You can not use any electronic application, and his class is boring.
Don't choose his class!
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Pros: Knows his topic well
Cons: His lecture are far too boring and has nothing much to do with exams. Trust me, you can fall asleep easily in his class.
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Pros: Very knowledgable about material he taught.
Cons: Hard to hear.
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Pros: Easy if you study
Cons: He's boring, monotone, has pointless reading assignments, mentions the book, but never quotes it.
Don't take him at all!
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Pros: easy course
Cons: lots of reading, can be pretty boring
i'd suggest taking the course as a way to culture yourself
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Pros: easy class
Cons: required attendance, and the lectures were extremely boring
if you need an easy A for a Gen Ed, take the class...otherwise, I would not advise taking it
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Lecture for EALC/HIST 120 is one of the most boring things on the face of this planet. First month of class, I tried listening to Professor Toby's lecture, and I tried learning, but the subject material is so boring to begin with. After that month, I didn't pay attention at all to lecture, and my grade didn't suffer one bit. Just do the study guide, show up for lecture and discussion for attendence, and you should be fine.
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kinda boring, but knowledgeable. lots of info on the slides, all online too

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