Brief History of the World

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on November 20, 2009 at 1:04 am | Reply Mark Flaherty

I loved the grand sweep of the course and it filled in yawning gaps in my knowledge. But Sterns can be tough to listen to at times. In particular, the first lecture or two all but put me to sleep. He overuses the word “obviously” to an astonishing degree. It amazes me that the Teaching Company didn’t notice this in a rehearsal and order him to cut out word entirely.
on November 21, 2009 at 7:02 pm | Reply meg33

Wow, if you have ‘yawning gaps’ in your knowledge, the rest of us must have Grand Canyon-like spaces! I think the History of the World is just too broad of a topic. I could not sustain a feel for what he was trying to convey or get a sense of purpose from the course. That, coupled with his dry, didactic delivery left me cold. There were isolated bits that I liked, but overall I was not impressed.

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