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with Shalom Goldman10 months ago

Professor Goldman is very passionate about what he teaches. The first week he comes off agitated, but that is merely him trying to weed out those who interested in the course. He really only wants you to participate and get involved. If you do the readings and ask questions he is amazing. Overall excellent Professor and very fair. Just make sure to do the readings and you will most likely get a good grade. Also I cant stress enough, ASK QUESTIONS. Do those 2 things and you will succeed.

Professor Goldman is very passionate about what he teaches. The first week he comes off agitated, but that is merely him trying to weed out those who interested in the course. He really only wants you to participate and get involved. If you do the readings and ask questions he is amazing. Overall excellent Professor and very fair. J …Read more

Chill and RelaxedFair GradingConstant Reading
3hrs / week Average difficulty Extremely high value Would take again
with Shalom Goldman5 months ago

Prof. Goldman may come off as mean initially but once you get past that you see that he is a great professor. He cares about the material he presents and if you show interest back then you'll be fine. Just do the readings (very short) and participate and you'll be fine. The grading is mostly two take home exams which are very easy as long as you paid attention and participation (which he is generous with if you try and participate).

Prof. Goldman may come off as mean initially but once you get past that you see that he is a great professor. He cares about the material he presents and if you show interest back then you'll be fine. Just do the readings (very short) and participate and you'll be fine. The grading is mostly two take home exams which are very easy as …Read more

Chill and RelaxedEasy GradingEasy Exams
3hrs / week Very low difficulty High value Would take again
with Shalom Goldman5 months ago

Goldman comes across as tough at first but as long as you are prepared for class and participate you will enjoy his classes. This was definitely a very easy class but I do feel that I gained a lot of value from it. I really liked the presentations he had us do on various bible stories.

Chill and RelaxedFair GradingProject Exams
2hrs / week Low difficulty High value Would take again
with Shalom Goldman11 months ago

Professor Goldman is very passionate about the subject matter and makes lectures incredibly interesting. There is a lot of reading but its not impossible and is interesting for the most part. Goldman is an engaging lecturer and most of the classes go by relatively quickly. There aren't exams, save for the midterm and final papers.

Chill and RelaxedFair Grading
4hrs / week Low difficulty Above average value Would not take again
with Shalom Goldman5 months ago

Goldman expects you to have done the reading. The reading is not too demanding, so really, you should do the reading, because the readings are the basis for the class. You will learn a lot about Judaism and religion generally. The only not-so-good thing is that Goldman is often ornery as if he has a temper problem. He gets really mad if the class doesn't ask questions. One time he threw chalk at a student - it was scary.

Goldman expects you to have done the reading. The reading is not too demanding, so really, you should do the reading, because the readings are the basis for the class. You will learn a lot about Judaism and religion generally. The only not-so-good thing is that Goldman is often ornery as if he has a temper problem. He gets really mad …Read more

Constant ReadingFair GradingChill and Relaxed
2hrs / week Low difficulty Above average value Would not take again
with Shalom Goldman11 months ago

Professor Goldman absolutely loves the subject matter. There is a lot of reading but utilize sites like shmoop etc. there is never any homework besides reading, save for the exams. The exams are just a bunch of essays, not too hard.

Constant ReadingNo ExamsChill and Relaxed
2hrs / week Average difficulty Average value Would take again