Western Kentucky University / S / Michael J. Seidler

Extreme DOOCHE!!!! I cant stand his hellbent liberal ass. He is the definition of a brainwashing mid life crisis train wreck. I learned nothing and the work was just mondaine crap. He will not accept anything except his opinion being recycled from your mouth. if you are: hetrosexual, christian, care about your GPA, cant stand useless elective classes and are conservative you should avoid at all costs. he needs to philisophy his ass off of the roof of Cherry Hall.

Dr. Seidler is a great Professor. He is very intelligent and shares alot of information and encourages class participation with interesting subject matter. I would refer him to anyone, with any class that he is offering.

If you can, avoid taking Dr. Seidler for this class! He is a nice person, but his lectures are very boring. Also, he takes WEEKS to grade papers, so you won't know what your grade is until you see it on your grade report once the semester is over. His grading system is a + - system, and he doesn't grade fairly. For instance, he disagreed with some of my OPINIONS in a paper, and there were only 1 or 2 marks (which were HIS points of view) so he gave me a B on it without any reasoning why. All the tests are essays, he makes you do a review on a paper and also a book. These papers are required to be pretty lengthy, and are generally a waste of time - like the rest of the class.

This class really pissed me off. It almost seemed impossible to obtain the grade I desired and the tests were extremely difficult. One question will be paragraphs long and unless you have a knack for philosophy forget getting an A. I wish I would have known all of this before hand and I would have dropped it.

I had a very hard time with this class. Mr. Seidler was very monotonous and hard to listen to. He beats a dead horse with every topic and it was hard to stay awake and take notes. This class was interesting but grading was very hard. You only have two tests the entire semester, which are two essay questions. You do a case study and have to do a book review. And a 7-8 Page research paper. Overall this class was horrible, he's grading is on a point system which was the only thing to help me get a B.

this guy is hilarious!! but if you want to be confused out of your mind, take him. it might be just because i am not very philosophical, but a lot of concepts he tried to explain would end up just confusing the heck out of me. if you don't write down what he says exactly when he says it, good luck trying to read his writing on the board. also- his test questions are HARD but he gives them to you beforehand and as long as you answer pretty much every question or point in the question (honestly, there are about 9 questions in one question) you should do fine.

Mr. Seidler is a really nice professor. He can be boring as all get out because he is so monotone and only talks in the one tone all class period, but over all he is a really great professor. One day he even brought our class donuts! The only notes you take in class is over what he writes on the board. There are article assignments you are supposed to read before each class, and I did this for the first few classes until I realized that he was discussing the articles in class so there really was no point in reading them. There is a case study that you will complete on Blackboard, a book review you will write over one of two books he lists (you can do the other book's review as extra credit if you feel you need it), and you must write a paper over any subject you wish, as long as it is biomedically related. His grading scale is completely different from any other class, he goes by a points scheme, as opposed to percentages. But he gives you a scale on Blackboard so you can keep track and see what each of your point grades translates out to (A, B, C, etc.). There were only 2 tests in the class, midterm and final. For each of the tests he will give you a list of possible essay questions. On the first test he gave us a list of 10 possible essay questions and split the questions up in 3 different groups of questions with 3 questions for you to answer in each group, so essentially you studied all of the questions but only answer 3 of them and you get to choose which group of questions you want to answer. For the final, he changed it around a little and he gave us 26 short answer questions to study, which sucked, and he only put 10 on the test, of which we were to answer 6. Then for the long essay, he gave us 4 possible long essay questions. When we got to class, he told us to pick 2 of the long essays that we felt the best about and then we went to his desk and he chose one of the 2 essays for us to do. Overall, I enjoyed the class. I learned a lot and it was more interesting that I initially thought it would be. Take Mr. Seidler, he is a really nice guy and you won't regret it!

We only had two tests the entire time in this class and they were both essay. It was an awful class to go to because the teacher was a nice man but his teaching skills were very poor.We just took notes all the time! He wrote them and we took them. We also had to write some papers for this class including a research paper which sucked.

This teacher was very funny. He makes you think of all sides of the issue and challenges you to take a problem and think of all the view points. Very nice teacher to have. He tries to be helpful in every way that he can. The test are all essay test and he gives you the 8 questions a week before the test. On the day of the test he will only put six questions on there and you have to pick two. The trick ----he puts the questions in groups of two and you have the pick a group. Take him... he's funny.

The difficulty of this course can only be rated individually. If you have a tough time thinking things through and seeing controversial medical issues from views that differ from your own, this class will be tough. It's all writing, but it's not that difficult if you listen in class. I actually didn't read the textbook and still got an A in the class, but I got lucky on the test questions he asked. Seidler is a good professor, and very understanding of his students. He'll admit that he sometimes gets very monotone and boring, but the subjects discussed in class are usually very interesting and thought provoking. I enjoyed the class, and would reccommend taking Dr. Seidler.

I liked Seidler, and he worked with me on a problem that I had with the paper and gave me a little extra time, which was a plus. I went to every class and worked my butt off and yet i recieved a solid B. So this is not an easy A class. But there is a lot of class discussion and it made me think about things that i wouldnt have otherwise.

Seidlers is a good teacher. He more wants to to leanr about philosophy then have to memorize shit and it be an actual class. There are three test, which each have two essays you must choose to write about from 8 to 10 questions that he will give you to study. So you already have the questions to the exam before you even take it. You also have to write a 8 page paper but it isnt too bad. Philosophy is some pretty weird stuff but some of it is interesting.

Dr. Seidler is a very helpful teacher. He'll answer any questions you have thoroughly. He gives you a list of questions that will be on the test. As long as you study and put some effort into the essays, he'll grade you OK. The research paper is terrible though.

I don't think it was the professor that made this class difficult, i think it is the subject or the fact that I am not very philosophical. He knows a lot about philosophy and can answer any questions you have, although sometimes he answers your question with another question which kind of defeats the purpose. His tests are completely essay which are tricky. This class is definately not an easy A, but all in all I would reccommend him.

Dr. Seidler is a really nice guy. This class is a little tough, but only because there's so much to know. All test questions are posted on the web a week before. Even though the tests are all essay, you know what the questions will be so you can be ready for it. Best word of advice: do not wait until the night before to write your 7-8 page paper.

Not an easy class. There is a case study, a book review, 2 tests and a research paper. Dr. Seidler gives you a study guide a week in advance with the exact questions that he will use for the test. For a better grade, try not to be one-sided. He doesn't care if you agree with him, but he expects you to at least consider different opinions.

Mr.Seidler was a very nice man who explained all the topics very well in class, no outside reading was necessary if you take good notes. The tests are two essay questions but he gives you a list of questions a week before the test and the two questions come form that list so if you know those questions you will do fine.

Dr. Seidler is a nice guy and really knows what he is talking about. His teaching style is a bit dry and class seems to go on forever. He does allow 5 unexcused absences which is mighty nice. Take advantage of them!!! Use them b/c nothing happens if you don't. There are 2 essay tests (midterm, final) a case study, book review and a research paper which is a killer. He is the only one that teaches class. Interesting topics are coved but class is quite a bore and if you are a special education major it doesn't really apply to you.

Great guy! He is very friendly and egar for class participation. He takes time to hear what you got to say. Book is required, but I learned reading it didn't do any good and so I stopped reading and it didn't effect my grades at all. So don't get the book. The tests are all essays but you know what the questions are before the exam. He grades the exams very comprehensively!! I got my first B in the class but it was soooooo interesting!! I absolutely loved the material covered in the class.

I had to make a similar evaluation for Dr. Vos. If you are looking for a professor who will lazily validate your current opinions, do not take Dr. Seidler. Be prepared to have your views challenged. The last time I checked, this was a substantial part of a college education. This is a good class, and Dr. Seidler is an excellent professor.

My only B in college. If you have to take this course keep in mind that you need to tell him what he wants to hear. If you simply defend your own beliefs he counts off. I had a paper with only two or three marks on it and I didn't get an A.

A lot of times I didn't agree with him, but I always like to hear him argue his opinion. If like a class where you discuss things with the professor, not simply write down what he is saying, take this class. He is great to argue with, because even if he doesn't agree, he'll listen to what you are saying. He's a good teacher, and this is an entertaining class. He posts all the possible exam questions on his web site. You don't know which ones you'll get on the test, but you know that they will all be from the posted questions.