If you get the chance to take Professor Boyer’s World Region’s class- do it. He is truly a performer- he has a very high energy level, and is hysterical to top it all off. As for the class- I don’t think I’ve ever learned more in any other hour and fifteen minutes of my life. He covers the entire world in his actually enjoyable to read textbook, and his lectures really hammer home the key principles on what forces really run this world. 50% of your grade comes from going to movie nights and completing the quizzes online that you can retake as many times as you want. The other 50% comes from two exams- which he hands out extra credit points for during some of the lesser-attended classes. An A or B is easy to obtain-- but don’t just take it for the grade, take it for the insight you’ll gain.

Just take the damn class.

Pros: -college professor by day, superhero by night

-has the coolest attire

-he makes stereotypical jokes, i.e. he's hilarious

-he just doesn't give a shit what other people think!

-he teaches possibly the largest class in the country

-I guess he does a good job covering the material too

Cons: -I'm not as cool as he is

J to the B is the tits! Literally: if someone is wearing a shirt that says "I love boobs!," they are referring to John Boyer.

A lot of people really like John Boyer. He is a professor whose reputation precedes him. Although the Plaid Avenger is an enthusiastic and knowledgeable teacher, his teaching style might not be for you. My three biggest problems with John Boyer, and possibly only problems, are as follows: 1. He is often late to his own class and does not prepare his own powerpoints, the TA does. 2. He teaches material that we have to already have known to complete a lengthy online quiz 3. He teaches with jokes and energy, but it can definitely get annoying very quickly. Overall he is a good professor, but he may not be for you.

Pros: Amazingly funny and knowledgeable of the topic at the same time. His geography of wine class was probably the best out of major course I have ever taken.

Cons: Can sometimes get bogged down in repeating course material for students that skip class.

His class was almost 85% participation and unlimited trial online quizzes. The last 15% was the "soul crushing" final which probably half the class failed but if you actually went to class and cared about learning something about wine you shouldn't of had a problem. I didn't even study and got an 80%. He promised a $100 bottle of wine to anyone with a perfect score on the final.

Pros: It's a point system so as long as you are active in the class it is possible to get an A.

Cons: This class is expensive..you practically pay your way for a grade. Between the expensive textbook,economist, atlas quizzes, and all of the other things you have to buy to guarantee an A. Not to mention it takes a ton of time to get an A. You have to go to class (which is at a horrible time) on mondays for (7-10) and then go to movies for extra points this class took up way more time than it should.

Pros: His class was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed taking it. It's also a pretty easy class, as long as you do the work for it (like the quizzes from the book).

Cons: His office hours were terrible. He had 1 office hour and I was in lab for it, so I could never see them (they were online). He also can be pretty offensive, so don't take this class if you get offended easily. I just thought it was funny though.

Pros: Funny, entertaining

Cons: Must put a lot of time into it. Even if you get perfects on every weekly quiz (which is actually hard to do), perfect on both midterms, and perfects on both world leaders exams, that only gets you a D. if you don't have time to do other things like go to movie nights etc, you're kinda screwed

Pros: Awesomeness

Very Informative

More Awesomeness

People in monkey suits slingshotting

cheeseburgers into the crowd

Cons: Only getting to take his class one semester

The best professor ever. He opens your eyes to the world outside of the US, and his classes are hysterical. He writes his own textbook, which is actually fun to read, and I've learned so much! If you can only do one thing for the rest of your life: TAKE THIS CLASS!!!! If you go to class, the tests are a breeze. And they are online! And if you miss class he tells you which podcasts to watch. He is the coolest guy ever. We got Martin Sheen & Emilio Estevez to come to our class for a movie screening, because there are 3000 of us and we made a youtube video. Your pretty much guaranteed to be in the news in this class, as we're always doing something crazy. I love this class so much sometimes I have my mom skype me, just so she can listen to him. Every monday it's like I get to go see a comedian. And there's always random awesomeness abound, whether its a guy in a pink monkey suit flinging out cheeseburgers, or some students casually carrying a canoe behind Boyer as he talks. THIS CLASS WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!!!! TAKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pros: The greatest professor of all time

Cons: His class is only once a week

He is hard to get in touch with directly

Boyer is hands down the best professor I have ever had. His students adore him and he connects with them better than any professor I've ever seen. The way World Regions is structured is that you have opportunities to earn points throughout the semester, these points accumulate and if you earn enough by the end of the semester you get an A. It was not hard at all to get enough points and I earned an A three weeks before the end of the semester. Taking his class gives you amazing opportunities as well. In just this semester alone we had a Q and A session with Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez about a new movie of theirs and a Skype interview with Aung San Suu Kyi. Taking his class is a right of passage at Virginia Tech; you HAVE to do it and you won't be sorry you did.

Boyer is a good teacher, taking it with 2700 students kind of sucks though. It gets grueling sitting there for 3 hours straight, and he's very repetitive to ingrain the information. He's really funny, but I'm sure this class is much better with 500 students and twice a week. It's not all that hard though, weekly quizzes with as many attempts as you want. The exams are kind of tricky they required more preparation than I thought, I studied for the first one for about 20 minutes and got a B, I can only imagine what an hour or 2 would have done. Bottom line take this class

Pros: Some say he invented swag and Lil Wayne is his son... but all we know is that he's called John Boyer, and he teaches World Regions at Virginia Tech.

Cons: None.

World Regions with John Boyer is probably one of, if not the best class offered at Virginia Tech and John Boyer is definitely, without a doubt, the best professor on campus. Bar none. He makes it interesting to no end and really makes you understand the world in a logical sense, to the point where you could easily predict a country's next move based on current events, its history, and details which are all discussed openly in class.

KICK ASSSSSSSS!!!!!

Pros: interesting events = points. you can have an A in the class a long time before the semester ends

Cons: Boyer is kind of an attention hog. If you dont like his personality, youll have an irritating semester cuz hes everywhere. Hes really suspicious of the students cuz he thinks everyone is trying to cheat the system. Yo dont have to do a lot of work, but theres usually a big time investment in the point opportunities.

'create your fate" is really quite annoying. It seemed like i was forever doing homework for the class. Also Boyer thinks hes being cool by using "shit" and "dude", but i felt that i was being talked down to.however he arranged for some SUPER COOL meetings which were life changing. so i suppose it was a good class

my favorite teacher by far this year! actually made regions interesting and somehow relatable.. weekly quizzes were sometimes challenging to get 100 on, but you can take them as many times as you want. the required 5 movies are real movies, not boring history channel stuff. he has live online office hours, which is nice if you have a question since his classes are so big. ive never missed a class bc he gives out test questions that are sometimes impossible to get right unless you heard it in class. loved this guy and would def take him for his geography of wine class too! oh and he only has 2 exams..the midterm and final..awesome!

Very good teacher, definately knows what he is talking about. If you have a question that he cant personally answer, he'll find someone who can answer it. There is a midterm and final, and weekly online quizzes. If you show up to all of the classes and take all of the quizzes, you should definitely get some form of extra credit. He is very willing to work with you for anything you are having problems with. He has Office Hours both in his office and broadcast online via webcast. He also responds to email quickly during regular hours.

this class is the best class i have ever taken. he threw out cheeseburgers during one class he is that awesome. he tells you the questions that are going to be on the test during class which is one of the reasons you should go the other being that john boyer is the shit. there are online quizzes each week you can take them until you get a 100 - thats 25% of your grade, you also have to see 5 movies on a tuesday night that he gives you the answers to after the movie which is worth 25% the other 50% is a midterm and final. sweet deal.

The class was easy. As long as you show up and write down what he says, you should get an A. Boyer is a fun professor, too and something funny always happened in class. He even told you specifically during class "this is a test question", and many of the questions that I wrote down in class did appear on the test. The downside of this is that he may put things on the test that are irrelevant and not in the book at all. This class is definitely worth taking just for fun, as a GPA booster, or to fulfill an area :)

This class is one of the best classes you can take. It's hard to get into because the class is really popular, but if you keep trying you'll eventually get in. Boyer makes the class incredibly fun while still informative. He gives lots of opportunities to boost your grade in the class. You can retake the weekly online quizzes as many times as you want until you get an A. You automatically get 100% on all the movie quizzes because he gives you the answers. So if you try at all, you will get an A in the class.

Its impossible not to love this class. You'll be entertained the entire class period, and you'll learn a lot. You have quizzes every week, but they're outside of class. You can take them as many times as you like, so you're guaranteed a 100 if you try. He gives out test questions every class for the midterm and final exam. You also watch a few movies during the semester-outside of class-which is another 100% guarantee if you go, and thats 25% of your grade! A must-take before you leave VT.