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105ratingsMark Blumler
Professor in the Geography department at Binghamton University (SUNY)
17%
Would take again
4.3
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Tough graderSkip class? You won't pass.Lecture heavyTest heavyGraded by few things
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GEOG367
πawful
May 18th, 2022
Quality
2.0
Difficulty
2.0
GEOG367
πawful
May 18th, 2022
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Mandatory
Would Take Again
: Yes
Grade
: B
Textbook
: Yes
Interesting guy with lots of stories, sometimes lectures can seem scatterbrained. Test questions are very oddly specific... Does not care about grades, the class is pretty heavily curved. Average for the midterm was 44, curved to a B. Pretty lax about making up work. If you like a very structured class, you'll hate this one though
Lecture heavyAccessible outside class
GEO212
πawful
May 17th, 2022
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
4.0
GEO212
πawful
May 17th, 2022
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Grade
: B-
Textbook
: Yes
Do not take this class, absolutely atrocious. This man babbled about Daoism, how every human is a universe, and internet pr*n, nothing related to geography. No assignments get graded until after the course is over, and the only two exams are so specific, if u were to sneeze in class, u probably are going to get two questions wrong on the final
Tough graderGraded by few things
GEO212
πawful
May 17th, 2022
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
4.0
GEO212
πawful
May 17th, 2022
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Grade
: B
Textbook
: N/A
Professor Blumler talks during all the lectures, frequently going on unrelated tangents. He doesn't provide clear notes or study materials. Turned in 30 or more labs during the semester to the TA's in discussion, and never got a single grade for any or got any given back to us. Our groupme was always blowing up because no one knew anything
GEO212
πaverage
Apr 9th, 2022
Quality
3.0
Difficulty
3.0
GEO212
πaverage
Apr 9th, 2022
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Grade
: B
Textbook
: N/A
Online Class
: Yes
I took this class on accident instead of Geo121. Bad mistake. The professor is definitely not racist and seems to be a nice guy. However, he does go on a lot of tangents and does not care about your grade at all. I wish I never took his class as I feel I deserved better than a B.
GEO212
πawful
Dec 15th, 2021
Quality
1.0
GEO212
πawful
Dec 15th, 2021
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Grade
: B-
Textbook
: No
De. Blumler rambles in class for an hour about completely random stuff, doesn't mention what's important for exams, and then gives impossibly hard exams. Our midterm had a 30 point curve. If you want to actually learn something in college, I recommend not taking this class. Also low key racist.
Lecture heavyTough grader
GEOG212
πawful
Oct 21st, 2021
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
4.0
GEOG212
πawful
Oct 21st, 2021
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Grade
: Not sure yet
Textbook
: Yes
Blumler is entertaining and a good storyteller, but spends the first 20 minutes of lectures discussing current events without relating them to class, and then hits you with the worst political takes you've ever heard in your life. Tests are based on arbitrary facts from lectures, which he justifies with "Can't help being a virgo."
Skip class? You won't pass.Lecture heavy
GEOG212
πawful
Dec 20th, 2020
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
4.0
GEOG212
πawful
Dec 20th, 2020
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Grade
: A
Textbook
: Yes
Do not take this class if you want to stay sane. Lectures are random and oftentimes vaguely offensive. Homeworks are essentially useless but can really help your grade in the class. Exams are a nightmare, no feedback is provided, and sometimes students just get the same grade as if things were never actually graded. 70s thought to be good grades.
Skip class? You won't pass.Tough grader
GEOG212
πawful
Dec 13th, 2020
Quality
2.0
Difficulty
5.0
GEOG212
πawful
Dec 13th, 2020
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Grade
: C
Textbook
: No
Online Class
: Yes
I have no clue what this man ever talked about. I dont even know how anything he talked about even pertained to historical geography. The TA's graded super easily, he didn't. Half of his assignments dont even make sense. The tests are complete bs. Basically, dont even waste time going to lecture, show up for discussion and do the assignments.
Accessible outside classTough grader
1
GEOG212
πawful
Dec 7th, 2020
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
4.0
GEOG212
πawful
Dec 7th, 2020
Attendance
: Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Grade
: A-
Textbook
: No
Online Class
: Yes
Very eccentric professor. His lectures are essentially an hour of him rambling about current events or whatever he feels like. Exams are designed to be "impossible to google" i.e., impossible to understand. Heavily curved and hard to get below a B if you try, but a horrible lecturer. Easy 4 credits if you sacrifice your sanity on the altar of GPAs.
Skip class? You won't pass.Lecture heavy
GEOG212
πawful
Jun 10th, 2020
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
3.0
GEOG212
πawful
Jun 10th, 2020
For Credit
: Yes
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: Not Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Textbook
: No
Just absolutely the worst
Skip class? You won't pass.
GEOG212
πawful
May 13th, 2020
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
4.0
GEOG212
πawful
May 13th, 2020
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Grade
: A
Textbook
: Yes
Blumler is an absolute madman. He tests you on random things he said one time in lecture. His lectures are all over the place and he does not do slides so you have to just copy what's coming out of his mouth. You could write what's on the white-board but his handwriting is small and chicken scratch. My TA is the only reason I got an A.
Skip class? You won't pass.Test heavyLecture heavy
GEO212
πaverage
May 8th, 2020
Quality
3.0
Difficulty
4.0
GEO212
πaverage
May 8th, 2020
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Would Take Again
: Yes
Textbook
: Yes
Blumler probably gets a worse rating than he should. Need to work for your grade. Discussion sections/homework are 40% of your grade and should be an easy A. Lectures contain a lot of detail and you need to make sure you take notes on any of the topics he writes down on the board. Tests are hard but highly curved. The class is really interesting.
Skip class? You won't pass.Test heavyTough grader
1
GEO212
πawesome
Jan 3rd, 2020
Quality
4.0
Difficulty
4.0
GEO212
πawesome
Jan 3rd, 2020
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Mandatory
Would Take Again
: Yes
Grade
: A
Textbook
: No
Definitely a difficult class, but completely doable. Go to lecture, because there's only 2 tests all year and they're based very heavily on what you learn in lecture. This isn't a class for someone who has a hard time remembering facts and details. Do every reading as they're assigned. Make use of office hours, the professor is a great resource.
Get ready to readGraded by few thingsLecture heavy
1
GEOG437
πawful
Dec 18th, 2019
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
5.0
GEOG437
πawful
Dec 18th, 2019
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Textbook
: Yes
Very tough grader, does not give any good feedback and will give you a grade but not explain why he gave you such grade.
Get ready to readTough grader
GEO212
πawful
Dec 17th, 2019
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
5.0
GEO212
πawful
Dec 17th, 2019
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Grade
: B-
Textbook
: No
Impossible to follow lectures. His tests are absolutely impossible with the questions pertaining to the most specific little details as our average was a 52% on the midterm and a 76% was the top grade. Homework assignments were totally unrelated to class. If rate my professor allowed me to put 0/5, I would have, but since you can't, he gets a 1/5.
Skip class? You won't pass.Test heavyTough grader
GEOG212
πawful
Nov 6th, 2019
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
5.0
GEOG212
πawful
Nov 6th, 2019
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Grade
: Not sure yet
Textbook
: No
Blumler goes on tangents about the random words he scribbles on the whiteboards. He tells you college isn't for everyone, and that he had a 1.8 GPA in college. His exams are about random things he may or may not have said during lecture. He hasn't updated the manual in 20 years, very unorganized and the pages aren't in order. Avoid at all costs.
Graded by few thingsLecture heavyTough grader
GEOG437
πaverage
Sep 24th, 2019
Quality
3.0
Difficulty
4.0
GEOG437
πaverage
Sep 24th, 2019
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Grade
: B-
Textbook
: No
I am currently in his Geog 437 class and I've had him previously in Geog 212. In both classes he likes to go on tangents and doesn't stick to a lecture schedule. He grades VERY harshly on assignments. No matter how hard you try you will most likely never get a 100% on anything... he is a really cool dude though. Good luck if you have class w him!!
Skip class? You won't pass.HilariousTough grader
GEO212
πawful
May 29th, 2019
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
4.0
GEO212
πawful
May 29th, 2019
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Grade
: B+
Textbook
: No
Awful experience. You essentially have to write down every little thing he says, which is tough since his speaking is extremely sporadic and his lectures are all over the place, and if you dont remember every single little detail that he says you most likely wont do well on the exams which make up a huge portion of the grade.
Skip class? You won't pass.Graded by few thingsTest heavy
1
GEOG212
πawful
May 13th, 2019
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
5.0
GEOG212
πawful
May 13th, 2019
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Grade
: B+
Textbook
: No
Dr. Blumer while a nice person, is unfit to be a college professor based on his Geography 212 class. American Historical geography is what it is called, but it is far from that. The lectures are spent with him going on various tangents about his drug use and sexuality. As well the tests are on the most obscure things he couldve said in passing. οΏ½οΏ½
Test heavy
4
GEOG212
πawful
May 13th, 2019
Quality
1.0
Difficulty
4.0
GEOG212
πawful
May 13th, 2019
For Credit
: Yes
Attendance
: Not Mandatory
Would Take Again
: No
Grade
: Not sure yet
Textbook
: No
Online Class
: Yes
This is by far the worst class I have every taken. There is no organization, he writes random words on the board and talks about them in no particular order and goes off on tangents about his sexuality and drug use. The homework and quizs are super unrelated to what is taught in class. The midterm and final are impossible.
Test heavy
3
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