http://www.CourseReviews.comCourseReviews.com - City College of San Franciscoen-usCopyright 1997-2009 CourseReviews.comTue, 30 Jun 2009 13:55 ESThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssdylan.feed@coursereviews.com (CourseReviews.com)dylan.webmaster@dylangreene.com (Dylan Greene) hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45873/The-Gift-of-TeachingI would recommend Mary Ann Cantrell. She's so full of life energy, good humor, jokes, and she has a special way to touch your heart with words. Of course Mary Ann Isn't an easy "A" teacher, and that's important because if you pass the course you know you have learned something, but tell me, what do you learn by getting an "A" and still been an ignorant!? "Always follow the rules..." Mary Ann would say, and you know she's right "...and you won't get hurt."noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45873/The-Gift-of-Teaching#commentsfunnyenergeticfair grader2009-06-30T11:51:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45873/The-Gift-of-Teachinghttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45871/Best-teacherHe is very good teacher. I had dropped Pol1 twice before. I thought i will never be able to take or pass Pol 1 ever. Mr. Schubert has a fair grading system. I got a B and I learned a lot from the class. Politics is not a boring at all after i had taken this class with Mr. Schubert...He has great sense of humor. I was always looking forward to coming to class to listen to his lectures and all the jokes about politics...noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45871/Best-teacher#comments2009-06-25T19:07:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45871/Best-teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45867/She-can-be-very-condescending-and-judgmentalI would not recommend taking a class with this professor. I didn't learn much and didn't feel comfortable asking questions. I experienced Ms. Nichols as condescending when she didn't know how to answer your question, or defensive if she believed your question to have an obvious answer.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45867/She-can-be-very-condescending-and-judgmental#commentscondescendingdefensivejudgmental2009-06-20T07:39:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45867/She-can-be-very-condescending-and-judgmentalhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45866/Not-a-teacher-to-take-for-Math-80-statsProfessor King is not a teacher to take for an online Stats class. The online class only meets once a week. He would answer HW question but one question could take the whole class time and he would ramble about something else. He lecuture was too confusing. Since his online class would only meet Wed nite from 6pm-7pm or Friday from 9am-10am. He didn't have office hours outside the two class times. Even when I e-mailed to ask if he had office hours on Tuesday and Thursday he would ask you to come to either class for help. That was very difficult for me since I have to work on MWF. I had to take time off from work for If your not good in Math do not take his online course. I didn't pass and have to take it again.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45866/Not-a-teacher-to-take-for-Math-80-stats#comments2009-06-18T03:46:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45866/Not-a-teacher-to-take-for-Math-80-statshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45851/The-Man-for-MathHe is the man for Math. I took Pre- Calculus with him and love this guy so much. He gives really really hard exam but if you are willing to spend time reviewing. IT WORTHS. Gary is a genius! He is the cleverest person I have met in my life. I bet University like Harvard or Stanford would like to hire instructor like him. He might not show his humor on his face, but he has the sense of humor. I wasn't thinking of majoring in MATH, but this man has changed my mind. I am now doing double major. I wanted to take 110C with him, but since he is not teaching it next semester, i will wait until he is back. If you want to learn, HE IS THE MAN. If you want to get an A with ease, think about why you are studying.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45851/The-Man-for-Math#comments2009-06-04T03:33:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45851/The-Man-for-Mathhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45823/THE-BEST-CCSFDr. Gamba's intro course to psychology almost put me to tears. At times, his class alone felt like a full-time commitment because he expected so much out of us. From the weekly quizzes,online posts, to serious papers- I seriously didn't think that I would make it. But something sort of magical happened- I began to fall into the groove of his style and teachings and I noticed that it always, always, always paid off. Dr. Gamba never rushes through anything and he doesn't move on until he's sure that his students "gets" it. He is a passionate, animated and very approachable. Though his work is challenging, he really cares. It's a lot of work, but you'll start to realize your full potential. I would say that Dr.Gamba is now my favorite professor and the knowledge and skills I've learned in his class, helps me get through other classes. Seriously, the best ever. Take advantage of him, he's great!!!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45823/THE-BEST-CCSF#comments2009-05-19T22:55:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45823/THE-BEST-CCSFhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45822/BRACE-YOURSELFYou may hate him, you may love him but you will definitely appreciate him! I have taken many science classes and I must say that this is one of the most interesting, yet challenging classes I've taken. His style may be intimidating- everything is based off lectures and research essays/papers. You may spend 2 weeks on his take-home exams but if you are a science or nursing major, his requirements prepare you for what is expected of you in the future. He is straight forward about the take home essays but I will admit that he docks off for minor details so no slacking in his class. Actually, for any slackers out there, I advise you not waste your time! If you're like me, science does not come easy. This isn't the type of subject you want to put on the back burner. Step into this class knowing that you will be challenged day in and day out and you will notice how much you know about microbiology and might even enjoy it.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45822/BRACE-YOURSELF#comments2009-05-19T22:36:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45822/BRACE-YOURSELFhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45820/Very-orginized-courseCNIT 100 is an online entry level computer course. It's syllabus and schedule are followed exactly and there are no surprises. Abigail is easily reached via email if questions arise. I recomemnd her course and will take two of her classes next semester, CNIT 103 and 131.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45820/Very-orginized-course#comments2009-05-17T13:00:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45820/Very-orginized-coursehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45819/Provides-a-class-that-anyone-can-enjoy-and-learn-fromNote: If you do not like volunteer work, register for her Non-Service Learning course. Her Service Learning Course requires 20 hours of Volunteer work outside of Normal Programs at CCSF(Help homeless, help kids, teens, help seniors, etc.). Not that big of a hassle if you are willing, or find a program you can enjoy. My only complaint about the class was we didn't really use two of the three books required for the class, The Norton Sampler(NS) and the Sentence Combining Workbook(SC). We used about 4 articles from NS, about 20 pages of that ~200 pg book. For the SC we only did about 4 Units, ~20 pgs/150+pg. Borrow these books if possible. Attendance, just attend class and forget about it. She might talk to you if you miss to many days, or come late too often. She follows her syllabus pretty closely. This is a group based class, lots of "Face a partner and discuss with him/her", and "get into groups of X and brainstorm", with a few "form a circle" The bases of the class is 6 Essays(3-5 pages each.), which is standard at ccsf I think. The first essay you will need to base your work off of your previous class experiences, but the second and so on essays can be based off of the comments she provides in your previous essay, and she provides good comments that help you on your next essay. Missing Peer Review = -1 grade IE: B to C, so have something for peer review day. You will know when PR day is way before it happens, she provides a Class Schedule for each essay assignment, and she reminds you. The second half of the class I had a fairly good book to read and write 2 essays about. The Book was interesting, and the Essay Topics were fairly easy to write about. Her Grading Policy I would have to say is lenient, I thought I did worse than the grade I got on my Midterm In class essay, but the comments helped on my next essay. She tries to get to know her students, tries to get people involved in the Class. Overall, if you want an enjoyable, yet educational Engl 93 course, take hers. 93 or 94 is a prereq for 96.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45819/Provides-a-class-that-anyone-can-enjoy-and-learn-from#comments2009-05-16T13:51:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45819/Provides-a-class-that-anyone-can-enjoy-and-learn-fromhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45811/One-of-the-best-teachersShe makes the class fun and interesting. Her English is good, and she explains things clearly and welcomes questions. In the beginning, it's hard but hang in there. She tries to help everyone as much as possible to learn the material during class, but class time is limited. Some time listening to tapes in the lab and a few hours at the tutoring center should ease difficulties. There is homework and quizzes almost every week to help you to learn the material. The tests are fair and not too hard since it's based on what is covered in the book and in class. If you come to class and do all the assignments, you should do fine. Overall, a great class!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45811/One-of-the-best-teachers#comments2009-05-08T20:25:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45811/One-of-the-best-teachershttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45809/If-you-do-the-work-youll-be-fineDr. Nzewi has no time for incompetent students. She is strict and if you miss several classes she will drop you even with just a couple of weeks to go. Her lectures are her reading from her notes and the text book while writing key points on the board. There is very little homework, basically do the reading plus one term paper. The exams are easy if you read the book. She grades a little harder on the term paper but the key to an A is following her instructions perfectly. If it says on the syllabus that she wants headings then do them, she does lower grades if you don't. I personally learnt a lot in this class and liked the fact that she was "no nonsense" professor. The work is not hard and there is not a lot of it so getting an A isn't difficult...if you do the reading.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45809/If-you-do-the-work-youll-be-fine#comments2009-05-06T18:49:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45809/If-you-do-the-work-youll-be-finehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45807/And-I-Came-AliveI have known Prof. Babiln since 2008. I'll NEVER FORGET the day I decided to take her Spanish clasess. Someone told me she was hard on students, but that is totaly WRONG. It's true she expects us (the students) to work hard in order to learn a new language. In my case, Spanish is my first language, but I did not realize that I knew nothing about it until I took her class. You MUST take at least one of her clasess, and if you do, and you get a "D"or "F" please do not blame her because you get a grade based on how competent you are and how hard you try to study and learn. Babiln has inspired me!!! She cares about every single student- I have to say. She gives you support when need it. She gives to much to us(the students). I can't think in any word to express how Thankful I feel with her. Teachers like her, deserve a big place on our hearts!!! Gracias profesora Babiln por todo el empeo que pone en sus clases, y por darnos vida a tarvs de estas. Ud. nos da vida y nos llena de una energa sin igual. "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." -William Arthur Wardnoemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45807/And-I-Came-Alive#comments2009-05-01T17:08:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45807/And-I-Came-Alivehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45802/A-viscous-brutal-and-unsupportive-instructorLearning French is not easy, especially if you are just starting at the college level. Madame Navarrois a viscous, brutal and unsupportive instructor. I saw a class of 35 dwindle down to a mere 13 students in less than five weeks. This woman is like a drill instructor in the Marines. I was in the marines and you could not get any closer. I have seen women in tears outside, swearing never to study French again. This woman will make you loose passion for the French language as well as the respect of French people and culture. Simple questions would be asked, only to made a fool of. She has no patience. I said to myself why continue in a class that has put your enthusiastic fire out. If you desire to continue learning the beautiful French language, don't enroll in Navarro's class. I enrolled with other French instructors in the past, like Motamedi, Morel & Axt. Beautiful people with patience for a difficult language.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45802/A-viscous-brutal-and-unsupportive-instructor#comments2009-04-28T21:30:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45802/A-viscous-brutal-and-unsupportive-instructorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45792/A-teaher-that-knows-what-shes-doingI am in Foltz's 1A class right now and can be considered somewhat of a bad student. Often I miss deadlines and put things like friends and work at higher priority, but this class actually makes me want to do the work! At first I thought it was too much reading and homework, but if you keep at it every day it only takes up to 20 minutes. That should provide you with enough thought and material to complete some really good work in this class that you'll be proud of. Take the time to do the reading it's interesting, fun, thought-provoking, and the in-class discussions always support it well. If you're running a little behind, just be honest with her and make an effort to catch up. She'll understand. Ms. Foltz is funny, nice, and can seem a little like she doesn't like you at first but if you participate in the class that she set up for you then she'll warm up to you in no time.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45792/A-teaher-that-knows-what-shes-doing#comments2009-04-14T23:27:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45792/A-teaher-that-knows-what-shes-doinghttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45784/Great-Professor-The-CCSF-ParalegalLegal-Studies-Program-RocksMs. Dora J. L. Dyes Paralegal/Legal Studies Program courses are extensive and exciting. A real world education on how our legal system functions. The courses are not easy. They are upper division equivalents to any other college in California. Homework is assigned every week. Most courses end with very challenging final project. Ms. Dye truly cares about the success of her students, not only in classroom, but also in the work environment. Anyone serious in a paralegal career will find that CCSF is a great place to start.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45784/Great-Professor-The-CCSF-ParalegalLegal-Studies-Program-Rocks#comments2009-03-13T04:51:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45784/Great-Professor-The-CCSF-ParalegalLegal-Studies-Program-Rockshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45782/WE-GO-TO-SCHOOL-TO-LEARN-NOT-TO-BE-PUNISHEDAt the beginning of the class, I was very intrigued with his presence in the class, how passionate and bright he is about Algebra. His ability to keep my focus and express his knowledge in math was impressive. He even made friends with me and would talk to me after class because I was always asking questions and participating in class. Then one day, he suddenly refused to answer my questions, and blatantly told me that I should already know and it is not his job to tell me! He comes at least 10 minutes late to every class and sometimes ends class 5 minutes early, providing a measley 45 minutes to go over his lecture, and now he even told me not to waste time by asking questions. He goes over the material way too fast to comprehend (sometimes spends like 20 minutes explaining something that has no relevance to the problems in the lesson) and when you ask him to go over what he just said or problems that he hasn't taught, he'll get mad and be a stubborn child. How does he expect anyone to succeed? We are going to class so we can learn, not because we are being punished! I think that he is so used to the material that he teaches, that he just goes into auto-pilot and then gets frustrated if a student doesn't understand because it is not in his scope to show a more comprehensible way of thinking. I did not think this at the beginning, like the 3rd week of class, I got confused and he specifically pulled me through so that I understood, now he is the complete opposite and I have completely lost my respect for him. Also his tests are very unfair, you have to solve everything in a very particular way or else you barely get partial credit. Gonzalo Castro-Gonzalez either needs to clean up his act or go teach somewhere where people don't care about learning (that way no one will complain about his lazy unethical teaching practices.)noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45782/WE-GO-TO-SCHOOL-TO-LEARN-NOT-TO-BE-PUNISHED#comments2009-03-12T16:32:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45782/WE-GO-TO-SCHOOL-TO-LEARN-NOT-TO-BE-PUNISHEDhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45781/not-competencyIn general, by just reading a few pages from what instructed to do from reading assignment is definitely not able to help in solving all the posted questions from the instructor. I understand that do some researches are the jobs of the students. However, the overwhelm workload will not help students to learn. Besides, I hope Endres understand that if we the student knows all the stuff, we don't need to come and attend the class. We hope to get helps and pointers on how to get things right. There are always having the 'not so standard' ways to work around. It is frustrating to see how Endres comments on homework assignments when the 'no so standard' answer given by students. I will rather have a instructor who can encourage students when they are incorrect than just told them 'wrong wrong wrong'.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45781/not-competency#comments2009-03-06T19:46:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45781/not-competencyhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45774/Stay-AWAYGuys please do yourself a favour and stay away from this very harmul teacher I got a good grade in her class but she talks too much and gave my friends really hard timenoemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45774/Stay-AWAY#comments2009-02-12T01:05:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45774/Stay-AWAYhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45773/Weird-oneGuys please stay away from this very harmful teacher. She is picking on on her students and her teaching style is very bad. I don't know but smng is very wrong with this bitch (excuse my language) don't take her unless you have to noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45773/Weird-one#comments2009-02-12T00:58:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45773/Weird-onehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45769/Business-Instructor-turns-students-onFrank Haeg, who teaches Introduction to Supervision and Management, demonstrates that he really knows his stuff. His dynamic delivery and personable style makes the class enjoyable and provides a great learning experience. If you haven't been in one of his classes you're missing out.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45769/Business-Instructor-turns-students-on#comments2009-02-04T14:03:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45769/Business-Instructor-turns-students-onhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45768/Unfortunately-for-us-students-this-guy-is-in-the-wrong-professionMy class was English 1b, but it very well could have been "English from a disturbed mind." Mr. Cook would often start out our 8 AM class with A BAD ATTITUDE ABOUT SOMETHING-ANYTHING that had thoroughly pissed him off! Being such easy prey, us students would have to endure, day in, and day out, his bemoaning and griping about whatever it was that had caused this emotional upheaval in his mind. This became much too much when he began to berate, embarrass, and personally insult his students. Ya know, come to think of it, the U.S. Marines could use a Drill Instructor like him. Oh, and hey, Don Rickles is getting pretty old. Who better to fill his shoes, than none other than-the new Mr. Warmth: Mr. Cook! I'd certainly give him an "F" grade here, but I want all potential vic "tums" to fully understand this particular situation. If you find yourself with a choice of whom you would want as an instructor, remember...YOU WERE WARNED!!!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45768/Unfortunately-for-us-students-this-guy-is-in-the-wrong-profession#commentsDisturbedjerkunmotivating2009-02-03T22:47:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u191/review45768/Unfortunately-for-us-students-this-guy-is-in-the-wrong-profession