David Barclay - Kalamazoo College

Professor: David Barclay
Department: History
College: Kalamazoo College
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: HIST214
  • 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:
Extremely engaging lectures. However, because he is so busy with outside engagements, we missed over 10% of our classes, and he was gone the whole week before our biggest paper was due. Also too much emphasis on movies. Still, great prof.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: HIST247
  • 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:
He's an awesome teacher who knows exactly what he's talking about. He knows seemingly every thing about German history. He's only a difficult teacher if you don't know your stuff. He can tell if you're BS-ing assignments.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: HIST210
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great professor
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: MANYMANY
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took many courses w/ Dr. Barclay as a History major class of '97. I found hi lectures to be insightful and detailed as well as simply interesting. Beyond the subject matter I found Dr. Barclay to be well informed and well spoken on a wide range of issues outside of history.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: SEVERAL
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great prof, but beware- if you try to take word-for-word notes, your hand WILL cramp up!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: HISTORY
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ANY
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Barclay still remains my favorite professor of all time. I graduated seven years ago and still rave about him!
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: NUMEROUS
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I don't understand the negative comments about Barclay. He expects and challenges students to think. If Barclay caters to anyone, it is to students who demonstrate interest and enthusiasm for the subject, regardless of their major. An interesting and enthusiastic teacher. If you're focused on learning (as opposed to the grade), he's the man.
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: HIST270102
  • 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:
Definitely caters to history majors and to a lesser degree minors. Wouldn't recommend him as a SIP advisor; my best friend was frustrated with him for the entire senior year because Barclay didn't read anything turned in until the rough draft was due, then told the student "Your thesis is absurd"
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: INTRO
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Barclay may be pompous, but in a purely endearing way. Love him, the man is fantastic.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: HIST
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
pompous. intelligent but rather pompous.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: HIST244
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Barclay is a great lecturer, but he caters completely to the History majors. Being a poli sci major, he patronized and trivialized me. His grading is a bit shifty. I would desribe him as a pompous ass.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: MANY
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Pompous and a bit repetitive (if you do more than one class with him). Very smart. Excellent anecdotal evidence. He's a historian (yes, that's a normative comment). Nice enough guy. Pedantic. Very pedantic. Worth the time.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: CANTRECALL
  • 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:
Dr. Barclay gives fascinating and exciting lectures. I took History of the World 1700 to the Present with him. By the last class, I remember feeling like I should applaud after his final lecture. He is a brilliant man and I learned so much from his course.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: HIST390
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This is my third Barclay class -- I've decided to become a minor because of his classes. For those who say that he doesn't open up to non-majors -- I've found quite the contrary. If you show interest in something (anything) and a basic level of intelligen
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: WWIIHISTO
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Extensive knowledge of his subject matter, brings great depth and scope to all his lectures.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: HIST
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Barclay loves the history majors, but rejects the non-majors in a lot of ways. He's really smart and a great lecturer, just very biased when grading.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: HST245
  • 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:
I love Barclay's lectures. It's like story-time, only with a lot more killing.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: HIS123
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
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Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: HIST257
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Barclay might be great for history majors, but he is not interested in non-majors taking his classes and his grading is arbitrary.
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