“Dr. Burks has been amazing for this course. Can he teach more of my classes?? He’s great!”
“Professor Burks communicates often and makes sure that I understood the assignments. If any assignments were missed he would reach out. He gave me all the tools that I felt were needed to succeed.”
Spring 2024 (U. of North Georgia)
“It has been wonderful having such an understanding and highly capable teacher! Dr. Burk is so well-versed in history and you can feel his passion for the subject even through a virtual class.”
“Prof. Dr. Drew Burks is one of the few teachers I have had in my life who teaches with the students always on his mind. He is always more than willing to help explain instructions are unclear. He sees student’s potential and does what he can to help them succeed no matter what obstacles they may be having. I am thankful to have crossed paths with a teacher like him.”
“Dr. Burks was very accessible and always responded when I needed him.”
“Dr. Burks was a very effective communicator. His instructions were very clear and he was always happy to answer any questions. I felt as if he truly cared about how I was doing in his course and that he was willing to help students in any way he possible [sic] could.”
“Professor Burks was fantastic with his course layout, quiz style, project types, and overall his videos provided at the beginning of the week. I was enrolled in a completely virtual school throughout high school and have taken 4 other online classes through college and this is by far my favorite online class. It has a sense of personality and shows Burks’ true passion for history.”
Spring 2024 (LSC-Tomball)
“I love Professor Burks’ class, it was interesting and well taught. *****”
“Professor Burks was open to explaining and answering questions at all times.”
Fall 2023 (U. of North Georgia)
“Very knowledgeable and passionate about history. Demonstrates a drive to help every student succeed.”
“Professor Burks gave us a good amount of time to complete assignments. He would post announcements in the beginning, middle, and end of the week as a daily reminder of all the assignment due that week. He would encourage us to make sure to submit our assignment even if they were late. His course materials are very clear and his assignments were very helpful in preparing for our quizzes and exams. All assignments were explained clearly and were given a good amount of time to complete them.”
“Honestly one of the first professors to reach out and check in on students if missing and assignment. A completely virtual class and felt cared about still.”
“Dr. Burks is extremely helpful and easy to get in touch with. If you have any questions about the content, he will alleviate them. He is very interactive in every aspect of the course, and it makes U.S history quite enjoyable.”
“I liked the series of videos that he would post weekly that went over everything for that week, and it really helped with drive as it made the whole course feel a bit more personal.”
Fall 2023 (LSC-University Park)
“Dr. Burks provided a diverse selection of material, which enabled a holistic understand of the topic. For example, for the unit on the American Revolution, he provided chapters from the text, supplemental videos, and an excerpt from a formerly enslaved soldier’s memoir. Each unit sufficiently covered a broad subject, but also focused on the individual experiences of specific people. The balance of general and specific information made the class very interesting!”
Summer 2023 (U. of North Georgia)
“Communication was outstanding…both if asking a question and with mutiple announcements a week.”
“BEST PROF EVER! His great I would recommend him to anyone. He grades and explains everything great.”
Spring 2023 (U. of North Georgia)
“Some people find online classes almost impossible to pass. Learning from Dr. Burks was an exception for me. The material and assignments were well thought out and resourceful.”
“Professor Burks was extremely organized and communicative.”
“It was nice that he made weekly videos with updates and reminders because not only were they helpful, but also brought us closer to Professor Burks and we got to put a face on the name. Other online courses I have taken feel really impersonal and often I don’t even know the person on the other end looks so it was nice to see something different in this class.”
“Lots of feedback on work, graded things great, lot of commucation and reminders through the week, fun and engaging assignments.”
Spring 2023 (LSC-University Park)
“An excellent teacher through and through, listens to his students, structures his class for real lives and engages the class like no other professor I’ve had. truly an amazing professor.”
“He is such a kind Professor, he makes sure all of us feel included and heard. He is also very understanding.”
Fall 2022 (U. of North Georgia)
“Professor Burks is Amazing! From the Welcoming video his words still ring out to me, ‘I am not here to fail you, but to help you!’ That statement alone lets you know that he truly cares and loves history. He will forever have an imprint on my love for history.”
“Dr. Burks checked in and made sure we understood the material, gave us feedback in discussions as well as materials in the course and was always readily available when needed. He’s a great professor.”
“The activities were fun. Grading was fast. He offered feedback that students are able to apply to their work. Very encouraging.”
“Dr. Burks was very engaged and supportive throughout the entirety of this course. The structure and selection of his Unit work (to me) was uncanny in how he tailored the syllabus relative to current events. I found this to be extremely helpful in my understanding of history and of world events today. His feedback on my discussion posts also helped me better understand what I had read and increased my ability to analyze it thoughtfully. I never realized I was somewhat of a history buff until this course and my interaction with Dr. Burks. He is an outstanding professor, and I will take additional courses under his instruction if given the opportunity. I would also most certainly recommend others take Dr. Burks’ course.”
Fall 2022 (LSC-University Park)
“He does a good job exploring topics in his lectures and is very organized with assignments and content to review.”
Summer 2022 (U. of North Georgia)
“Professor Drew Burks was vey[sic] understanding and replied by to emails in a decent amount if[sic] time, he gave some feedback on students’ discussion post, he was also fairly quick with grading.”
“Professor Burks was extremely understanding of deadlines and extensions. Importantly, Professor Burks graded the work fairly and constructively and he was a very nice instructor!”
“His replies to my posts helped me remember what material I forgot to mention in the discussion. His constructive feedback helped me succeed on the quizzes and exams.”
“He replied quickly to any e-mails. Gave feedback on the grade I got. Dr. Burks was receptive to the comments I gave him. Dr. Burks, also sent out timely reminders as to upcoming due dates.”
Summer 2022 (LSC-University Park)
“This is probably my favorite course I’ve taken! Professor Burks is an amazing professor who is responsive and attentive! I never felt lost in this class and everything was very straightforward! I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed a course more.”
Spring 2022 (U. of North Georgia)
“Mr. Burks is very committed to his students and their success. He is very involved in all aspects of this course. He’s AWESOME”
“He was a great instructor all around. He communicated well, and I always was aware of what was expected of me.”
“Responded greatly and when zoom didn’t work for office hours he texted me”
“Dr. Burks took the time to give detailed feedback on assignments and discussion posts, and even did this while the discussions were open. His engagement with the class made me feel like I was in the classroom taking his course instead of being online. I absolutely enjoyed this class and hope to have Dr. Burks again in the future!”
“He always posted updates throughout the week that were helpful in reminding me when assignments are due. All of the assignments also had very through instructions so I knew exactly what I was doing. He engaged in discussion boards and was overall very helpful.”
“Prof. Burks was very communicative throughout the course. His feedback was always helpful and positive. I enjoyed all of our assignments and they were very straightforward without being tedious and I felt that I learned while having fun doing each assignment. In addition, I feel that Prof. Burks graded very fairly and was prompt with our grading.”
“I appreciated no matter what you needed help with the instructor was always there and willing. Having office hours have a zoom link is wonderful because you know that if you have any questions you can reach him directly on those days. Also, he always responded back to emails immediately.”
“I loved how organized he was with his work. The class schedule was wonderfully displayed and the entire course was easy to get through.”
Spring 2022 (LSC-University Park)
“Great professor and I plan on taking him in the fall.”
“I enjoyed the class and how smoothly it flowed. Thank you for caring about your students and our success.”
“He asks questions that help keep us engaged and alert about what he teaches us that day.”
“Simplified and easy-to-understand presentations. Also, short readings allow students to understand the topic much better. Great tests as well!”
Fall 2021 (U. of North Georgia)
“Very attentive. I appreciate the feedback on all the discussions and essays.”
“Very engaged and on top of the course making it feel like an on campus class from a far[sic].”
“Mr. Burks always graded assignments pretty quickly, He gave really good feedback that help to better understand topics, He never bombarded us with lots of work, and he always took time out of his day to respond back to students’ discussion posts which helped a lot.”
“Dr. Burks is an exceptional professor who gave so many opportunities to be successful and he showed a great deal of care about our experience in the class. If given the option I would take this class and any class given by him again.”
“My instructor was extremely effective in this course because he would always post helpful information on the homepage giving reminders about things due and helpful tips, always offer his help, give very helpful critiquing on assignments to help me in future ones, and always respond on everyones[sic] discussion posts with thoughtful responses.”
“Dr. Burks was very supportive, engaging, articulate and while there was a high expectation of keeping up with the content he had thought-provoking assignments that motivated me to keep up.”
Fall 2021 (LSC-University Park)
“One of the best teachers I have ever met.”
“The instructor always had a positive attitude during class making the class enjoyable.”
“Dr. Burks is very interactive with the class so there’s always engagement with student [&] teacher.”
“He allows us to ask questions and knows that students have a lot going on.”
Spring 2021 (UA Pulaski Tech)
“The lessons were arranged carefully and logically by him weekly. I liked the class discussions on the blackboard. It’s really helpful.”
“Made it easy to learn the material.”
“Very helpful, and gave everyone great feedback.”
“His ability to explain assignments in its simplest form to allow students who didn’t fully understand, a clear explanation. I also appreciated his willingness to assist and provide feedback in a timely matter. This instructor always encouraged me to complete assignments and even provided some leniency when emergencies arise. I would definitely refer this instructor to future students.”
“Mr. Burks made the class entertaining and fun. He welcomed our input on different assignments, which I very much appreciated.”
“I really liked how this course allows for the teacher and the students to just be able to discuss history sometimes. This made it enjoyable and I liked talking about applications. People who didn’t come to class definitely missed out.”
“Sets you up for success with material, Great communicator, Answers questions directly.”
Drew Patrick Burks 