John Dillery - University of Virginia

Professor: John Dillery
Department: History
College: University of Virginia
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS122
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Dillery highly values attendance and participation (i.e. skipping is a BAD idea in his class). However, for the effort I have put into his class, he has put in exponentially more to make the course material come to life. He is highly respected, immensely knowledgeable, and I am going into my third semester taking a class with him.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS2010
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dillery is extremely passionate and knowledgeable, but this can lead to him teaching the information at a level beyond what a 2000 level course should be. Two exams, two essays, and a lot of reading inbetween. You'll do best if you have a real interest in Greek literature, which is all this class is. That being said, if you are interested it's fun.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Great professor! Very knowledgeable about the subject and is very straightforward in lecture (almost always got out about 10 minutes early). Lot's of reading but he goes over the important passages in class. Good class for a literature credit or to learn interesting things about the ancient Greek world
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Amazing professor. He's very passionate about it and his explanations are great. There's a lot of reading (but it's a clas course), but most of it is really interesting. One major thing that stands out is that when the TA was sick he did the discussion sections himself, which i've never had that happen before. Love it and had no interest before.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
very good teacher, he likes his subject and makes it interesting. A LOT of reading!! 90 pages to read the day before the exam (that will be on the exam). write down all the quotes he reads in class ( you will have to know them for the exam).
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
great class and professor. try to get into his discussion! because everything he puts on the exams are from lecture/discussion. reading is extensive but not necessary as long as you take good notes and pay attention. the material can get a bit boring but hes pretty enthusiastic which helps. only grades are 2 papers and 2 exams
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Initially I liked Dillery b/c he was so enthusiastic and really interested in helping me at office hours. My test and paper grades don't reflect this though. I never really found what he was exactly looking for in papers. The tests were beasts and the IDs could be random and unpredictable. A LOT of reading, skip The Histories.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dillery is a great lecturer, really enthusiastic. the readings may be long sometimes, but as you get used to greek literature more the readings get more interesting. great class, really recommend it
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class should be called Greek Literature, not Greek Civilization. If you are going to take it, be prepared to do a lot of reading. However, Dillery is extremely enthusiastic and makes a lot of interesting points. Go to class, get the handouts, and pay attention to every passage he remarks on, because the tests are all passage identification.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS122
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
energetic professor, willing to look over drafts for papers, very helpful
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I really enjoyed this class! I wasn't interested in Greek Civ at all before but he is so excited about it and made me excited about it too. There is a LOT of reading but if you go to class and take notes, you don't have to do all of it. The TA is super-sweet and energetic too and grades pretty nicely. Overall, lots of reading but GREAT!!!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
could have cared less about greek civ b4, and i still dont, but he did a good job at making it interesting. to do well, underline every quote he reads from the books and know them for the tests. go to lecture to get the handouts, they make life much easier. for the discussion, make sure you get him and not some TA. lotta tedious reading though
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's so incredibly passionate about the class - it's impossible to fall asleep. BUT in all seriousness, a wonderful professor! Lots of reading but he makes it interesting!
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: 201GREEKCIV
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This class was amazing! I went into it not interested in greek history or mythology at all, but Dillery made me want to know more. He taught my discussion section himself, which really helped. He took a vasted interest in my grades and made sure I was on the right track. Overall, he's a GREAT PROF!!
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
he is an amazing teacher..really helps A LOT..i recommend this class to everyone..a lot of reading..but it's very rewarding to study the classics..going to class and taking notes helps more than the readings themselves..also highlite any quotes he goes over in class(they will beo n the test)
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
more difficult than a 200 level class should be, but if you attend lecture and pay attention, it really isn't as difficult as everyone makes it out to be. subject matter can be boring, even though dillery is very enthusiastic.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very enthusiasic professor but assigned much much much more reading than I expected for a 200-level class; the tests tend to have rather obscure characters so it's not even an option to surface-read the assignments, it's an exhausting course.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This guy thinks that he's teaching something like CLAS 401 instead of CLAS 201. I heard great things about him going in but instead got to experience 250+ pgs of mind-numbingly boring reading per week along with a challenging paper due five days before his final exam. Would def. NOT recommend.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: CLAS201
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
COD didnt reflect what his course was about...lots and lots of reading...goofy yet intertaining
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