Jim Persoon - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Jim Persoon
Department: English
College: Grand Valley State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ENG386
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I wasn't exactly a fan of this professor. First and foremost, all that was graded (despite many long homework assignments) was a 12 point midterm and 12 point final. His class was interesting, but the classes were boring and not worth attending because you don't do anything of substance, even if they're mandatory.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ENG386
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Nice guy, but he does assign group projects that don't work great online. Lectures were kind of boring, and there was a lot of work that we had to do that we weren't directly graded on, as our grade came from 2 papers. Easy grader though and definitely willing to help with a paper outside of class. Made us turn our cameras on in Zoom tho :/
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: ENG215
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He is good, but better if your heart is in it. He is very dedicated to his class.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ENG386
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Jim is a great person and this class opens your mind too much more views and opinions. No one really knows what you are graded on for this class, but if you do the papers and come to class you will be fine. Make sure you speak up in class, it makes it so much better. I enjoyed this class and learned a lot about the topic.
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ENG215
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
He is very caring about what he teaches, but I found the class to be boring. We spent a lot of time on poetry, and I am not a huge fan of poetry. There was a small section of King Lear. Then we talked about Beowulf and history for basically the rest of the time. He is very nice and gives great feedback though!
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ENG215
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This guy could probably trick me into being interested in anything. Obviously very caring and informative. One thing is that he's pretty old fashioned and uses impressionistic grading, so if you need a very clear cut rubric and syllabus this won't work for you.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ENG386
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I love this man. This class was Lit Responses to Death and Dying and he made a class with a sometimes unsettling topic very comfortable. Lots of reading but they were overall short and insightful reads. Very discussion-based. Provides helpful feedback too. Not a bad 6-9. Take him if you can!
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ENG320
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Jim is the kindest prof I've had at GV. The class is discussion-based, which made it much easier than I was expecting. Although students mainly direct the class, Jim's lectures were very meaningful and you can feel his passion for poetry. He didn't give much feedback on writing, but he's a very easy grader. I hope I get to take another class of his
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ENG320
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Take him for this class. You will not regret it!
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ENG386
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Interesting enough class. Sometimes he cuts you off while you are talking or you aren't giving him the answer he is looking for. Other than that he is a very insightful teacher and comments on everything you say/write. Good feedback.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ENG384
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This professor seems like a nice guy and he wants a lot of class discussion to take place as opposed to him just talking at you. He does require a lot of reading and there are projects and papers spread throughout the class. If you take this as a night class, most of the time he will keep you for the full 3 hours. Get ready to be able to talk.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: ENG386
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He's a very caring professor. Being that the course I took is literature on death and dying it got quite personal and he's a very understanding person to talk to. He's very respectful and though it's a very discussion heavy class I enjoyed it thoughrouly despite the tough subject. Definitely take his course on the subject. It's worth it.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ENG320
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
He's great. Just take him. He cares mostly about getting good discussions going and having a good time with the class. I swear if grades weren't required, he wouldn't make you write anything. It's not a poetry analyzing and writing about it kind of class. It's largely discussion and he's so so passionate about it that it makes you love him.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ENG216
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I took Professor Persoon as a freshman and I absolutely loved his class. I looked forward to lectures every week. He encourages creativity alongside analytical thought. The projects were interesting and the essays fairly graded. He was always helpful when I had questions, understanding about absences, and overall encouraged class discussion
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ENG663
  • 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:
dr. jim is a fantastic instructor with a wonderfully deep understanding of the arts. he respects not only students' ideas, but their creativity and emotion responses as well--overall very understanding and kind.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ENG215
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Great class. Always looked forward to attending. Very understanding when a situation (homework, attendance) arose and I had to miss class. Assignments were challenging and open-ended. Could choose topic of personal interest for most essays. Exams were 2-page essays, graded pass/fail. He's intelligent and creative. Knows history extremely well.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL215
  • 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:
This professor was interesting and assigned some really unique writing homework. I like how he encourages people to be creative and not just analytical. He can be very opinionated at times though and he can be really loud. Overall he was good though.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ENG661
  • 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:
An amazing class overall. Very informative, and at the same time we were still able to do creative assignments and simply enjoy the texts for what they are. I would definitely recommend this instructor.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ENG220
  • 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:
Very good professor! He really knows his stuff, and he is fair!
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: LIB314
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is by far the best prof I've had at GVSU thus far. He is genuinely interested in the lives of the students and strives to make his class applicable to their daily lives. He has strong opinions but also allows and welcomes the expression of opposing views. He teaches by how he feels the class responds than by the syllabus, no tests. just writing.
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