Henry Heller

Henry Heller
  • 3.8Overall Quality
  • 3.6Helpfulness
  • 4.0Clarity
  • 3.4Easiness

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Class
Rating
Comment
3/28/13

HIST 2720

Good Quality

Easiness2

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest5

Wonderful professor. Has a lot of insight on what he's teaching, not the boring follow along with textbook lectures. As long as you show up for class and take good notes, you will have no problem with the course. Up front from the beginning what he expects in essays/tests.

1/14/12

HIST1350

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness3

Clarity5

Rater Interest5

Amazing prof, he's really clear and extremely knowledgable. He pulls facts clear out of his head, and has an answer for everything. Also, his lectures are very smooth but be prepared to write a ton of notes. You'll need them.

8/10/11

Hist3580

Good Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness4

Clarity4

Rater Interest4

Very insightful, great exam guides (questions on exam given during first class!), office hours were adequate and our conversation was great. Be in class however, you MUST be there because you will be taking notes every second-and that's fine. That's what university is, or at least one of the things that I knew when I signed up.

6/4/11

World1945

Good Quality

Easiness5

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest5

Heller is great. He has probably forgotten more than most will ever know.

1/8/11

HIST2720

Good Quality

Easiness2

Helpfulness4

Clarity5

Rater Interest5

probably my favorite course I took at the u of m. excellent marxist class-based analysis of the world since 1945. changed my opinions on the modernization of china. free market my eye! perhaps a bit on the "crotchety" side, but outstanding stuff nonetheless.

12/4/10

HIST1370

Good Quality

Easiness5

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest5

He is an excellent proff! His lectures are brilliant and all that he teaches in class has a valuable meaning for life! I love history with Henry Heller :)

6/24/10

HIST3580

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness2

Clarity5

Rater Interest5

Not the best "people skills" in the world, but absolutely brilliant lectures and not a hard marker for a 3000-level course. Kept my interest the whole time- take his Vietnam course before he retires!

5/2/10

HIST3580

Poor Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness1

Clarity2

Rater Interest4

Hard to understand, often droned on and sometimes repeated the wrong or a different date. Didn't talk at all about the 5 books we had to buy, just required we write an essay on them as well as a television series he never finished showing us. No in-class discussion, not very approachable. Wouldn't take another class with him.

1/8/09

HIST2720

Good Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness4

Clarity4

Rater Interest4

History Since 1945. Very interesting course. He knows his stuff--he wrote the textbook we used. Went over the possible exam questions with us. Will let you revise your term essays after he marks them, and he will look over them if you have a rough draft ready early enough.

4/21/08

world1945

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness3

Clarity4

Rater Interest3

nice professor, good notes, good lectures.

3/24/08

Hist1350

Good Quality

Easiness2

Helpfulness5

Clarity4

Rater Interest3

If you plan on not reading the textbook and just using your notes, don't skip class, don't zone out. Very good speaker, sometimes easy to get lost when he jumps from one time period to another and you don't have a background understanding of the subject. Leaves lots of comments on papers, chances to resubmit, etc, very fair. tough ish marker though

1/27/08

HIST2720

Good Quality

Easiness4

Helpfulness4

Clarity5

Rater Interest5

Very good prof. He knows his stuff and gets his points across in a clear manner.

11/23/07

HIST358

Good Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness4

Clarity3

Rater Interest5

Bright prof but clearly in his own world at times. Little absent minded and it would be nice if he would tuck his shirt in but overall, I would take another course with him. tough, but fair marker

5/9/06

Vietnam Wa
r His

Good Quality

Easiness5

Helpfulness5

Clarity5

Rater Interest5

Terrific teacher. Can be a bit dry at times, but is a fair marker for those who comprehend the material. Quirky sense of humor, and he looks like a happy snowman. One of the most intelligent men I have had the pleasure of meeting! Thanks Henry!

5/4/06

11.272

Average Quality

Easiness2

Helpfulness2

Clarity3

Rater Interest4

Definitely the most intelligent prof I ever had and has good lectures. However, that is meaningless when the prof is miserable almost every day. Doesn't respond to e-mail and left exam before everyone was done ~ I experienced this! Easy marker on essays, tougher for tests. Recommended for lectures, not recommended for personality. Grumpy old man!

4/9/06

History 19
45

Average Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness3

Clarity3

Rater Interest3

Very smart Prof. Really knows his stuff. Can be lenient on deadlines. Lots of reading....

11/17/05

History

Average Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness3

Clarity3

Rater Interest4

Thought he was an alright Prof untill he lost my final exam and it took me almost 2 months to finally get it sorted out. Apparently things like that dont happen in the history dpt. so he didnt know how to deal with it.

5/10/05

1945+ & Vi
etnam

Good Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness4

Clarity4

Rater Interest5

Very smart clear teacher that's pretty lenient on due dates. Lots of reading though.

5/1/05

WorldSince
1945

Good Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness4

Clarity5

Rater Interest1

Very fair method of evaluation. Recommended!

4/15/05

136 wester
n civ

Poor Quality

Easiness3

Helpfulness1

Clarity3

Rater Interest4

completely rude. a few questions asked, and not one answer given. the most disrespectful a prof has ever been to me. i would never take a course that he teaches nor would i recomend anyone else too. his lectures are no better than any other profs. find someone else.