William Batkay - Montclair State University

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William Batkay - Montclair State University

Professor: William Batkay

Department: Political Science

College: Montclair State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: POL201
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is great! Soccer is the devil's sport.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: POLS203
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Batkay knows how to keep a class engaging and informative. He's only an adjunct professor at this point, but that doesn't make him any less qualified. He is a relatively fair grader, yet he gives you knowledge that is applicable and memorable after the course is over. You need to take him once for your experience at MSU to be complete.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: POLS202
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:

What can be said about Dr. Batkay. Well he's hilarious, a bit loud, a bit condescending, pretty insightful, and you use the book quite a lot. This may not all sound great but I love his classes, this is the second one I have with him and its always enjoyable and as long as you read his classes are easy. He's not for everyone, but I like him.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: POLS100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's brilliant. Knows what he's talking about. you have to read if you want any chance of doing well because you don't go over nearly everything that'll be on a quiz or a test. He's tough, and really should think before he speaks sometimes and he knows it, but that's just his personality.

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: POLS100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.5
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

fun class, very easy as long as you read....AS LONG AS YOU READ, the readings are about 3 pages at a time, he'll rant on and on about the tea party, will crack a joke now and then, laid back class, if he doesn't retire this year, tkae him

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: POLS202
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He's a really smart guy but tries too hard to prove it. Never really teaches anything just goes off on rants. Always late and always gives students grief when they're late. Didn't learn anything

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: POLS100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Batkay is very quirky and sometimes condescending but can be funny with what he says be it intentionally funny or not. He likes to rant a lot and those are always interesting. He's an interesting guy to say the least and the class is pretty easy since he pretty much just rants and goes over readings. His handwriting is horrible though.

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: POLS100
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:

The batman may get a bad rap about the comments he makes (funny ones) but he isn't that bad. pay attention in class n u'll pass.

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: POLS100
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:

Very funny guy. Knows what he is talking about and gets so into it. Exams and quizzes are not as difficult as they may seem. The book is really needed.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: POLS100
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:

In all honesty,Batkay's best taught class is Intro to Politics. I've had him for several other classes and he just lectures and goes on tangents.Intro had the back and forth(ask question-answer) flow that made it worth while and useful. All in all you either love/like him or hate him.He can be a little crude, but he's not a bad guy.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: POLS101
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:

Agreed with the author of the last comment before me. He is side tracked all the time and is constantly trying to impress his students with Yiddish words like we need to know.At times can be very disrespectful and irritable. He gives two tests and weekly quizzes.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: POLS100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.5
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If this professor knew how to keep to the subject matter he would be great, unfortunately, he goes off on tangents (usually about Judaism) and will frequently insult students with inappropriate remarks. He's very unprofessional and it shocks me that he's been there for so long.

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: POLS100
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:

ive had em for two classes, comparative politics and into to politics. love the guy hes awesome. idc what others say. he is sometimes hard and arrogant, but awesome

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: POLS100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you manage to take him and his twisted world views with a grain of salt, Batkay is the man. He's entertaining and very sarcastic, loud and swears a lot, but he keeps his students on the edge of their seats and you might actually learn something. I really don't respect half of his opinions, but still a great professor.

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: POLS100
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 4.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Completely over-rated. I was told he was hilarious, smart, fun, blah blah blah but he ended up being senile to the max! expects you to know the material word for word from the text and gets mad for no reason half the time. the class is pretty boring and his quizzes are tricky. would take him again if i had no other choice.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: POLS201
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 is one of the most knowledgable Professor in his field- spits out informative and interesting facts without any hesitations every single class. Attendance is mandatory with him! Amazing guy; have a great sense of humor- you either like him or don't; I LOVED HIM!If you find yourself hating somebody that is sarcastically blunt in their humor- avoi

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: COMP201
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Disrespectful, rude, biased, ignorant, and does not have enough historical knowledge. He needs to be fact checked, he makes up "facts" and thinks if he says them they are true.I am a history major sr year when I took him and There are so many historical things he says which I knew were false, ignorant, or biased.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: POLS306
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:

great guy somestuff is true(gum,yawning) dosent hate anyone as long as you are polite love this proffesor is easy to talk to and is a devils fan LETS GO DEVILS JUST A GREAT GUY THAT LOVES THE TOPIC HAD HIM FOR 100 AND 400 LEVAL CLASSES

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: POLSMAKV
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This professor is crazy. He will insult any body in their face. Overall funny professor. Cracks jokes on people. his teaching style is ok. his work is do-able. not to much work during the semester. Just mid term and final and sometimes weekly quizes and a paper but all are easy to do.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: POLS360
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

For Credit: N/A
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: N/A
Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I have taken Dr. Batkay from 101 to 402 level courses. Each course was informative and entertaining. He is unabashedly blunt and speaks his mind which is a breath of fresh air considering the PC nature of schools. Although an extremely grader,doesnt curve much because he knows he is easy. Go to class and you will not even have to read the text

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