Professor
Ronald Vroon
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Fall 2024 - Unclear grading as professor did not give back any grades except our first and last quiz grade. When asked for our presentation grade he said he wasn’t going to post it. Did not post a single grade on canvas so your grade is just a mystery. A huge load of readings and quizzes are extremely hard as you have to remember obscure details from the novels. The novels are also already hard to read considering that they’re old and translated from Russian. I personally was frustrated because I wasn’t worried about my grade as I came to every class and did well on the first quiz and on the presentation (I think). So to my surprise I got a B+ and reached out for an explanation of my grade he just told me to “see him next quarter”. Still have no idea what I got on the final essay and test, which were both due the same week.
Fall 2024 - Unclear grading as professor did not give back any grades except our first and last quiz grade. When asked for our presentation grade he said he wasn’t going to post it. Did not post a single grade on canvas so your grade is just a mystery. A huge load of readings and quizzes are extremely hard as you have to remember obscure details from the novels. The novels are also already hard to read considering that they’re old and translated from Russian. I personally was frustrated because I wasn’t worried about my grade as I came to every class and did well on the first quiz and on the presentation (I think). So to my surprise I got a B+ and reached out for an explanation of my grade he just told me to “see him next quarter”. Still have no idea what I got on the final essay and test, which were both due the same week.
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I loved this class and I thought Prof Vroon was outstanding. He was very informed and has a solid background on Russian history, the language, and literature. He was interesting and at times a bit kooky. I loved the books we read (The Devils, The Brothers K, and The Idiot), although it was a heavy reading load and most of us did not complete it all (although I still got an A in the class). The lectures are not too long and I learned a lot about Russian literature and history that I knew nothing of before - I feel I gained a lot of knowledge from this class, and Dostoevsky is an amazing author so it was fun to explore his works. The only thing that bothered me was the giant crowd of Russian speakers who would sit together and stare at and talk about fellow students in thier native tongue (very annoying!!), or would ask questions IN RUSSIAN to show off thier language skills, which left the rest of us confused. Also, Vroon made a memorable reference to Britney Spears that surprised and delighted us all. Don't hesitate to take this.
I loved this class and I thought Prof Vroon was outstanding. He was very informed and has a solid background on Russian history, the language, and literature. He was interesting and at times a bit kooky. I loved the books we read (The Devils, The Brothers K, and The Idiot), although it was a heavy reading load and most of us did not complete it all (although I still got an A in the class). The lectures are not too long and I learned a lot about Russian literature and history that I knew nothing of before - I feel I gained a lot of knowledge from this class, and Dostoevsky is an amazing author so it was fun to explore his works. The only thing that bothered me was the giant crowd of Russian speakers who would sit together and stare at and talk about fellow students in thier native tongue (very annoying!!), or would ask questions IN RUSSIAN to show off thier language skills, which left the rest of us confused. Also, Vroon made a memorable reference to Britney Spears that surprised and delighted us all. Don't hesitate to take this.
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