John Montano - University of Delaware

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John Montano - University of Delaware

Professor: John Montano

Department: History

College: University of Delaware

Rating # 1

Overview:

Course: HIST101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I liked Prof Montaño quite a bit. Every class was a lecture, and everything moved quickly (we did cover a few thousand years after all), but he made the lectures interesting particularly through his sense of humor. The only big problem I had was that he was definitely not tech savvy which was problematic for an online semester.

Rating # 2

Overview:

Course: HIST374
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I loved Professor Montano! He's funny and tries to make the coursework interesting. Grade comprised of four items: two exams, one take-home exam, and one paper. He is an easy grader, he is looking for what you know, not what you dont know.

Rating # 3

Overview:

Course: HIST374
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

The class itself is not difficult. What makes it difficult is his lecturing. You never know what he's talking about. The man talks far too quickly and frequently gets off topic.

Rating # 4

Overview:

Course: HIST374
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Dr. Montaño is cool and you can tell he loves English history, but the problem is 99% of the time I have no idea what he's talking about. His lectures move at a million miles an hour and he constantly tries act like a standup comic, but when his jokes fall flat it only leaves us confused. Easy enough tests and essays, but there's better options

Rating # 5

Overview:

Course: HIST101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 2.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: Yes
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Montano is nice, passionate guy but his class... Attendance is mandatory and his lectures go in a million different directions and dont make sense if you dont understand the language of montanese. 10 weekly quizzes which are hard and 1 midterm essay and 1 take home essay. If you dont wanna read the textbook to learn, dont take this class

Rating # 6

Overview:

Course: HIST374
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: No
Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

impossible to take notes because he talks at 100 mph and is usually talking complete gibberish. no power points, no laptops aloud. also everything he teaches specificaly concerning his early english history class hist 374 is not in order when spoken about in class. he jumps around from event to event and always mentions useless facts.

Rating # 7

Overview:

Course: HIST101
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

GO ABROAD WITH HIM! enjoy your time off getting credit and being able to explore ireland or london! the best! what an abroad trip should be :)

Rating # 8

Overview:

Course: HISTORY101
Grade Received: A+
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

100% go abroad with him if you can. Chilliest prof ever

Rating # 9

Overview:

Course: MALS630
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 3.0

For Credit: Yes
Textbook Used: No
Would Take Again: Yes
Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Amazing lecturer, exactly what you'd expect from a graduate school professor, engaging, loves his topic and makes the information come alive.

Rating # 10

Overview:

Course: MAT1033
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 5.0
Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is a great teacher ! Take him for any math. I strongly recommend him.

Rating # 11

Overview:

Course: HIST101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 4.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Montano is hilarious, takes attendance but if you know someone in the class they can sign you in. As long as you either pay attention in class OR do the reading you'll be fine. Weekly online quizzes were sort of annoying but only one exam and two essays which were graded by the TA. As long as you put a little bit of work in you'll be fine.

Rating # 12

Overview:

Course: HIST101
Grade Received: INC
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely the worst decision I've made at UD so far was to take a class with him. Most arrogant teacher I've ever met. Loves to ramble on and try and be funny during class. If attendance didn't count for your grade you wouldn't need to go because nothing he says makes sense anyways. Very unpleased with this "professor"

Rating # 13

Overview:

Course: HIST101
Grade Received: A
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Once you learn to speak MontaÃ±ese his lectures become much easier to follow. There were two map tests that only an idiot wouldn't pass. There were weekly online quizzes that were fairly tough, but they don't count for much. The first written exam was super easy. The second paper was 6-8 pgs, and the final is two short papers. Nothing was too hard.

Rating # 14

Overview:

Course: HIST373
Grade Received: A-
Overall Rating: 3.0
Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

he isn't very clear on what he wants all the time so you'll need to go to office hours for a better explanation. beyond that, if you just show up and take decent notes, you should have an easy A on all papers and exams. you can clearly tell that he is passionate about his topic and his field cause he gets excited about everything!

Rating # 15

Overview:

Course: HISTORY101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

If you find yourself in the arrogant individual's class, find the eject button immediately. Do not take any of his classes. He is not a good teacher. He seems to be an individual that is frustrated with his job and he likes to take it out on students. He was unclear about many items in class. It was just a horrible experience overall.

Rating # 16

Overview:

Course: UNIV101
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:

Oh my god, never dealt with such a arrogant human being in my life, avoid at all cost..

Rating # 17

Overview:

Course: HISTORY101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This guy was the worst professor ever. Unclear about many things and does not teach well. Hot-headed and full of himself. It is a good thing I went to class because it was not clear the final was a take home and I only learned about this during the last class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

Course: HISTORY101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This guy is the worst

Rating # 19

Overview:

Course: HISTORY101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Unethical! Lowered my grade when I challenged him about it! Rude, condescending, arrogant and I could go on. Don't take his class. I did not feel comfortable in his class as he liked to berate many students. You won't learn much and you will dread going to class. UD needs to investigate this one.

Rating # 20

Overview:

Course: HIST101
Grade Received: N/A
Overall Rating: 1.0
Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is terrible, I do not suggest you take him. Was very unclear, had to do a lot of reading, lectures were all over the place and unhelpful and he was very sassy. Critical of students and did not make me feel welcome. Would not take again.

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