Frank Popper

  • 4.2Overall Quality
  • 4.4Helpfulness
  • 4.0Clarity
  • 3.3Easiness

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Date
Class
Rating
Comment
5/1/13

hist 101

Open

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness4

Clarity4

Rater Interest2

Great fun, and very provacative!

5/22/11

Env306

Good Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest1

One of the most interesting classes at Princeton, I will definitely consider taking his class again in the fall!

5/6/11

PLAN511

Good Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest5

Professor Popper is fun and engaging. Many of his papers and ideas have been influential in the planning field. He brings a lot of creativity and a unique perspective to the classroom.

4/29/11

Land44

Good Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest3

Nothing to write here that hasn't been commented on before... not even the Wallace Shawn comparison, which is all the more endearing on Frank than on Vizzini himself. Fabulous professor. Knows so much and shares it willingly. Can not recommend his class[es] highly enough, can not wait to take the next one!

4/28/11

Plng510

Good Quality

Easiness5

Helpfulness5

Clarity4

Rater Interest5

Knowledgeable, fun, unique - not a typical professor. Professor Popper is definitely a character, and I mean that in the best way possible. If you are weary of academia, take a class with him - he will lift your spirits.

2/3/11

ENV305

Good Quality

Easiness2

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest5

Great class. Great Professor. I highly recommend anything Frank teaches.

2/2/11

ENV305

Good Quality

Easiness5

Helpfulness2

Clarity5

Rater Interest3

Great teacher, very knowledgeable, but DEFINITELY need more student participation during the seminar. They tended to teach it like a lecture, and had a tendency to interrupt students. Great lecturers, but I was expecting a seminar.

1/26/11

SenSem

Good Quality

Easiness2

Helpfulness5

Clarity4

Rater Interest5

Great Prof! He gives you the freedom to write without restrictions, other professors usually have strict guidelines and rules. Take time out to speak to him about class-he dedicates time to all students and is very open-minded. Very accomplished prof, and knows what he is talking about. He is hilarious too!

12/14/10

AmReg1

Good Quality

Easiness5

Helpfulness4

Clarity4

Rater Interest1

Engaging and approachable. Gives helpful input on papers and is very flexible about deadlines.

6/2/10

ENV351

Good Quality

Easiness5

Helpfulness5

Clarity2

Rater Interest4

The land use seminar was very informative and fun. My only complaint is that the lectures were quite disorganized. Other than that, Frank is extremely approachable and open minded.

6/1/10

LandUse

Good Quality

Easiness2

Helpfulness4

Clarity4

Rater Interest3

Great Teacher, very enjoyable and fun, really expands your thinking. Just know how to write and REALLY well! Highly recommend this class and any other he might be associated with :)

5/30/10

LandUse

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness4

Clarity4

Rater Interest1

You will do fine if you write properly. If you can sustain an argument in your paper, regardless if you're right or wrong, or if you even like the subject, then you have nothing to worry about. He's pretty approachable; don't be intimidated when he says "I will mark off for bad writing"etc. His lectures might seem off topic, but it actually isn't.

5/25/10

ENV306

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness5

Clarity4

Rater Interest4

Very interesting professor, but the assigned readings didn't seem essential to doing well in the class.

5/25/10

BLOU5385

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest4

Brilliant and engaging.

5/25/10

ENV306

Good Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest4

ENV 306 with Frank and Deborah Popper was wonderful. Husband-wife dynamic was very neat, and worked very well. Great team.

5/25/10

ENV306

Good Quality

Easiness2

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest3

Frank (and deborah) Popper are excellent professors with interesting experience in the environmental world beyond academia. Take their classes.

5/25/10

PLAN655

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness4

Clarity5

Rater Interest4

Excellent course, but hard to characterize. Popper's a fascinating guy, and quite skilled at leading a seminar discussion, although due to the small size of the course and other factors most of the discussion was student-led. I definitely recommend any course with Popper.

12/12/09

HRegi264

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest3

Frank Popper is great. Super funny, interesting,and insightful. His Honors seminar is one of the best classes I've taken. Thumbs up!

12/8/09

HRegi264

Good Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness5

Clarity3

Rater Interest4

Popper always responds to student questions with helpful answers. Regionalism topics were interesting and relevant. If you are interested in policy, definitely a good course to take!

8/3/09

ENV306

Good Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest4

Professor Popper is awesome!