Reviews for Gregory A. Staley
Average Rating:| Anonymous Course: CLAS170 Grade Expected: A January 10, 2012, 9:11 am | Professor Staley is a wonderful lecturer as well as a caring and kind professor. The work in this course was not hard at all as long as you did the readings - there are a lot of those, but most are interesting so it wasn't so bad. There are 3 exams, 3 papers, and a final. Discussions were mandatory and helped to clear up confusing topics in class. I would wholeheartedly advise anyone to take this class if they can. |
| jnt14 Course: CLAS170 Grade Expected: B December 27, 2011, 7:41 am | This is a really great class. I took the class for a core credit because of the great reviews on this site, but they are true. I thought the material was very interesting, and Staley is a great teacher. There are two exams during the semester, and you have to submit homework for discussion each week, which you must also attend. You also have readings for each class, which I would recommend doing as it helps you understand the material and it also helps you on the exams. There is kind of a lot of work to do in the class, but I felt it was worth it. Staley also tried to use clickers with his classes this semester and ended up having a lot of technical problems, but they helped you know if you were understanding the material. If you don't mind a little bit of work and want to take a great class, I would highly recommend CLAS170. |
| Anonymous Course: CLAS170 Grade Expected: B December 16, 2011, 8:38 pm | Dr. Staley himself is a wonderful professor. Extremely sweet and nice guy who is very approachable and easy to talk to. There is absolutely NO way you can dislike this professor. That being said...I don't like this class. I'm just not into mythology. Took it thinking it was gonna be an easy HL core, but looking back sadly, I probably would have enjoyed another type of literature class, even if the professor wasn't as good. That, and my brain's just not very literature oriented (I'm a science major). Me disliking the class however has absolutely nothing to do with Dr. Staley. He is a great, funny guy and an excellent lecturer. Yea I know, totally mixed feelings, however, if you are interested in myths, this is the class to take! |
| Anonymous Course: CLAS419A Grade Expected: B+ December 16, 2010, 2:02 am | Professor Staley is one of the few professors I've had in school who really cares about his student's understanding of the material. I had him for classics170 as well and he is pretty consistent across the board. His lectures are interesting but his readings are very long. He grades fairly but he gives you every opportunity to excel in the material. For our class he set up a notes sharing folder on elms so that everyone posted their notes from one day before and after the midterm so that before the midterm and final notes were available from every class. This made studying much easier and it was not too painful if you missed a couple of classes like I did. This class is a lot of work but it is very interesting and worth the time |
| rnb110 Course: CLAS170 Grade Expected: A December 15, 2009, 7:22 pm | Professor Staley is an excellent professor. It's definitely not easy and there's a lot of readings but it's really worth it. You don't have to be majoring in the classics to like this class. Staley is like a cute little grandpa and I loved him. He puts so much effort into his presentations and they are perfectly timed, you never get out early or late, always on time. He tries to make his presentations relatable to the students. He knows how to keep the students awake and interested. Two exams throughout the semester and a final. Two essays due throughout the semester also. You have to answer about 5 questions weekly, due in discussions, which are mandatory. Great class overall. |
| laurelapollo Course: CLAS170 Grade Expected: A+ December 1, 2009, 4:42 pm | Not gonna lie, its not an easy Core but its so worth all the work that I put into this class. Staley is a wonderful lecturer, I never missed any lectures. It was something I looked forward too. You don't have to be in love with the classics to appreciate this guy. A lot of readings but if you fall behind a little, wikipedia is always there. But you need to be able to analyze the myths you learn for the test. He gives the essays that will be on the test and also he gives you all the important names that you need to know. I had a dictionary of classical myth which proved to be very helpful. |
| Anonymous Course: CLAS170 Grade Expected: C+ May 19, 2008, 9:09 am | Staley is a great guy and a good professor. He does a good job of presenting the material, and although mythology can get kind of boring at times, with all the readings, he does a good job keeping it at least fairly interesting. Still, this is definitely not an easy A. I had a low B in this class and did poorly on the final, pushing me down to a high C+. There is a lot of reading and if you do all of it, especially when you are supposed to, it makes it a lot easier to follow the lectures, and you'll probably get at least a B. Some aspects of the tests can be difficult though, because there is simply just a large depth of information, and there are usually some pretty specific questions. |
| mhd101 Course: CLAS170 Grade Expected: February 10, 2008, 9:23 pm | Dr. Staley is a great professor. His lectures are interesting and I always enjoyed them. He is not an easy teacher though. The tests are difficult but he made the class so interesting that I barely minded studying for them. |
| Anonymous Course: CLAS170 Grade Expected: December 4, 2007, 8:45 am | Dr. Staley certainly knows his mythology. The course is interesting, just be prepared for 3 readings a week of 15+ pages. This is NOT the easy A core that I was told it would be. The textbook fell out of the binding after the first month. |
| TVanBlar Course: CLAS170 Grade Expected: A November 28, 2007, 7:11 am | Staley is a master of mythology. His lectures are interesting and hilarious. He gives you outlines to follow along with his lectures and routinely uses movie clips in lecture to make a point and get a laugh. Readings can be lengthy but are, for the most part, interesting. 2 mid-terms, 2 essays, and a final. One-page writings due at discussion every week and discussions are mandatory. |
| Anonymous Course: CLAS170 Grade Expected: A November 15, 2007, 11:00 am | i took his class as a core, but it really got me more interested in mythology. there is a lot of reading, but if you go to lecture, most of it isnt necessary. he makes lecture interesting and holds your attention. he is also really helpful if you have questions about anything from reading or the lecture, and the tests arent too bad if you take notes during lecture, he gives you the potential essays. |
| BriBri013 Course: CLAS170 Grade Expected: A November 14, 2007, 12:45 pm | Dr. Staley is an amazing lecturer and I enjoy coming to class every day. He obviously puts a lot of effort into making his presentations, and they are well thought out and offer answers to his essay questions. In fact, most lectures will have the potential essay topic at the beginning, and he will give you answers to the question throughout the lecture. Each test has 2 essays that come from about 8 that he gave during lectures, so you should have answers and notes for any essay he gives. The tests also have short answer/multiple choice that comes from notes mostly (some reading) and they are a bit difficult because they usually aren't the big ideas, but include smaller, relatively unimportant characters and places from Greek myth. For example, you might not see anything specific about Apollo, but you will need to know the name of one of his lovers. But once you take the first one it will be easy to see how to study, and I did so much better on my second test. The TA does all the grading so they are very important- James was really great and very interesting in discussion, which is mandatory and part of your grade. The responses to reading give you easy points to bring up your grade. Dr. Staley is a wonderful professor and I really recommend his mythology class. |