POL SCI 20
World Politics
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Required of all students concentrating in Field II. Introduction to problems of world politics. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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This is the worst professor I have ever had. First of all, he is extremely conservative, and his entire class is based around the fact that he is conservative. The first thing he will tell you is that he is a "Republican, which means real American." And if he finds out that you are not conservative, he will give you lower grades because of it. Second of all, he has about 50 slides each class filled with text that he just reads off of during lecture. Thirdly, he lies about the facts in order to make Republican presidents, like Bush and Reagan, look better. Lastly, he is extremely rude to any students who ask him questions or visit him in his office hours. If you have any option at all, do not take this class.
This is the worst professor I have ever had. First of all, he is extremely conservative, and his entire class is based around the fact that he is conservative. The first thing he will tell you is that he is a "Republican, which means real American." And if he finds out that you are not conservative, he will give you lower grades because of it. Second of all, he has about 50 slides each class filled with text that he just reads off of during lecture. Thirdly, he lies about the facts in order to make Republican presidents, like Bush and Reagan, look better. Lastly, he is extremely rude to any students who ask him questions or visit him in his office hours. If you have any option at all, do not take this class.
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Spring 2025 - I am not sure why Johns is even teaching a course on World Politics if she cannot remain unbiased. She explicitly said "I love Israel" in lecture -- not that her opinion on this matters to me, but bluntly taking a side in the middle of class gives away her bias and also made a lot of students I knew in the class uncomfortable. I believe this is why she doesn't record her lectures or post any of her lecture slides, because half of the content is her personal opinion and many times incorrect. If you do not read historical and political accounts on your own time, you will leave this class misinformed and brainwashed by Johns' politics. Only take this class if you want to be indoctrinated.
Spring 2025 - I am not sure why Johns is even teaching a course on World Politics if she cannot remain unbiased. She explicitly said "I love Israel" in lecture -- not that her opinion on this matters to me, but bluntly taking a side in the middle of class gives away her bias and also made a lot of students I knew in the class uncomfortable. I believe this is why she doesn't record her lectures or post any of her lecture slides, because half of the content is her personal opinion and many times incorrect. If you do not read historical and political accounts on your own time, you will leave this class misinformed and brainwashed by Johns' politics. Only take this class if you want to be indoctrinated.
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Spring 2016 - Really, really, really strong accent that takes a long time to get used to. Not a standard Israeli accent, like, a strong one and he also yells in this high voice and sounds like a muppet. But actually not a super complex class, pay attention to slides (not super helpful to go to lecture) and you can get by.
Spring 2016 - Really, really, really strong accent that takes a long time to get used to. Not a standard Israeli accent, like, a strong one and he also yells in this high voice and sounds like a muppet. But actually not a super complex class, pay attention to slides (not super helpful to go to lecture) and you can get by.
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