Marc Witkin

Take the course if you are interested in classics and already have some background. I have no problems with the professor and he is very passionate about what he does, but I found it difficult to understand the lectures at points. He is very accommodating and values participation but I am not sure I learned too much.

Professor Witkin was very all over the place both in terms of his lecturing and also his attitude with regards to students. His lectures had virtually zero structure and he'd repeat the same thing over the course of three classes. Certain days he was very open to student questions but other days he would act like questions and the students asking them were an inconvenience. He clearly has had a strong foundation in Greek literature and he has moments were he makes absolutely brilliant points, but I'm not sure the rarity of those moments were worth having him for an entire semester. That said the course is not particularly difficult.

Professor Witkin was very all over the place both in terms of his lecturing and also his attitude with regards to students. His lectures had virtually zero structure and he'd repeat the same thing over the course of three classes. Certain days he was very open to student questions but other days he would act like questions and the st …Read more

Do not take this class if it does not have to do with your major. I took this class thinking it would be interesting and slightly easy however both were untrue. Professor Witkin is very knowledgable and passionate about the subject, however not engaging at all.