http://www.CourseReviews.comCourseReviews.com - Skyline Collegeen-usCopyright 1997-2008 CourseReviews.comSat, 04 Oct 2008 06:27 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/u326/review45650/math110He can't explain the material. I was lucky enough to know the material before his classs, but some people got more confussed then before taking his class math 110. If you don't know algebra don't take this class.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45650/math110#comments2008-09-23T00:52:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45650/math110http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45457/no-funI took the online class. It was not fun at all. The software that we needed to buy was simply a waste of money and there is no refund after you buy it. I had no idea what would be on the tests and they were hard. I don't recommand it.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45457/no-fun#comments2008-03-16T00:15:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45457/no-funhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45365/Ms-Daisy-is-really-hardMs. Daisy is a very hard teacher. Although she might be a great person, her tests are really hard. Her tests are so hard that twenty seven students failed her first test for Calculus 251. I do not recommend her; some of my friends feel the same way too. She is really hard.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45365/Ms-Daisy-is-really-hard#comments2007-12-21T12:45:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45365/Ms-Daisy-is-really-hardhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45302/Dr-Masare-a-teacher-with-heartI am a former student of Dr. Masare. Actually he was the professor of my first college class (Afro American Studies) at San Jose State University in the fall of 1982. Not only did he open up the world of African and African American studies to me, but he took it a step further. He talked to us about life outside the classroom. Yes, he had an accent when I took his class (which I took several of his classes between 1982 and 1985), but I did not find him difficult to understand. It really isn't hard to understand him if you listen and not judge. Some people hear an accent (or speech impediment and tune out the person speaking). Because Dr. Masare took the time to not only teach class material, but about life in general, I can honestly say I may not have completed college and have the exceptionally strong appreciation for my African American heritage. I am now in my 40s and I still remember Dr. Masare as clearly as I did 25 years ago and will always cherish what he taught me. There should be more teachers like him.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45302/Dr-Masare-a-teacher-with-heart#commentsIntelligentCaringConnected2007-11-11T20:51:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45302/Dr-Masare-a-teacher-with-hearthttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45184/Proof-That-Great-Teachers-Exist-in-Community-CollegesI've attended a UC school as well as an Ivy League school, and I rate Arianna HIGHER than I do many of my professors that I had in these more prestigious institutions. I had Arianna as a professor a few years ago, and based on the reviews here she seems unchanged. Arianna is a demanding professor. She expects you to do well, come to class on time, and she holds high standards. There is no questions she plays favorites, but she plays favorites in the sense that if you're always late and obviously don't care about the material, she will make no bones about putting you on the spot and picking you to answer the tough questions. (In fact, I was late my first day due to a last-minute class change and was subjected to an annoyed stare from Arianna for disrupting the class, but as time passed and she saw how eager I was to speak in class discussions and how dedicated I was to turning in good work, I quickly became one of her favorite students.) There is no question that Arianna is very opinionated and has a strong personality. Sure, it may not have been "proper" for her as a professor to throw an snappy comeback at a guy who made homophobic remarks in class, but was it a genuine reaction and the right thing to do? Yes. If you're in her class to learn, her personality won't be an issue and will in fact be a major asset; if you're obviously not putting in the work and treating the class or the opinions of your classmates as a joke, chances are she'll rub you the wrong way eventually. One might argue that Arianna crosses the student teacher boundary a bit, but honestly, I prefer that in a professor. Plus I like it when professors take your learning personally and want to get to know you; that motivates me to work harder and it keeps me on track. With a lot of classes, one starts to get the feeling that if the professor doesn't care, why should you? I highly recommend Arianna as a professor for anyone who is truly motivated to learn, doesn't mind having their beliefs challenged, and enjoys being made to think. If you want to take a class where you can coast through doing not much of anything and you get to sit in the back sleeping all day, please choose another professor and save Arianna and yourself the headache.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45184/Proof-That-Great-Teachers-Exist-in-Community-Colleges#comments2007-08-13T16:48:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45184/Proof-That-Great-Teachers-Exist-in-Community-Collegeshttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45124/I-learned-not-only-the-art-of-public-speaking-but-alsoPeople say Fermin is hard, but actually, it is not if you read the book and be ready during lecture. I took his class, Speech 100 during the Spring Semester of 2007 and I did learn a lot. He will teach you how to do your outline well and he won't mind if you dont have visual aids nor having to dress really well unlike many speech professors who take a lot of time to tell their students to dress up during class speeches. His exams are pretty much objective and you will do well if you read the book and come to his class. He also do midterm reviews with the class. All in all, his class was great - no dull moments. noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45124/I-learned-not-only-the-art-of-public-speaking-but-also#comments2007-07-06T04:12:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review45124/I-learned-not-only-the-art-of-public-speaking-but-alsohttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44961/Not-as-easy-as-you-thinkShe puts you in permanent groups for the entire semester and when you think you'll only be doing group discussions, they are actually group presentations. you are required to come to ever class because you get 10pts every class attended, but i think she only gives you these points if you participate in the discussions. she's extremely boring, there is no structure, a test is given after each chapter, multiple choice and only 10 questions. the paper you think is going to be easy is highly criticized by yours truly, she does let you re-write it, but you'd be damned if you can even boost the grade up another letter. i keep in contact with many from the class and only two of the -about 9 people i know passed the class. GOOD LUCK! oh yeah, she doesn't have an office on campus so speaking with her out of class is impossible, she also never checks her email!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44961/Not-as-easy-as-you-think#comments2007-04-15T21:08:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44961/Not-as-easy-as-you-thinkhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44910/Great-Man-Great-TeacherThe course unfolds through a series of small group projects that are deceptively simple but difficult to explain. Once you finish with a project you must explain it to Mr. Landes and meet his standard of explanation. Everyone goes through this process and eventually explains a solution in front of the class. i loved talking with him after class. the course is based around group work, No homework no exams only discussion and teamwork. He is very well rounded and has numerous talents and interests. He also has a kind heart and a positive attitude.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44910/Great-Man-Great-Teacher#comments2007-02-20T18:31:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44910/Great-Man-Great-Teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44898/Extremely-IntenseEven though she's the author of the textbook, she doesn't follow the book and she jumps around chapter in lectures. There's enough lab homework is incredibly hard. She doesn't grade consistently through out students. Meaning, she plays favorites. The exams are nothing about concepts but is based on applications. Class average for exams is usually 65%. She is incredibly hard to talk to on a one to one basis because she never gives a straight forward answer. This class is extrememly intense. The only pro about the class is that the lectures can be quite entertaining.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44898/Extremely-Intense#comments2007-02-06T19:39:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44898/Extremely-Intensehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44722/Magnificent-professorI took the honors class expecting to be extremely difficult and challenging. To my surprise, it was not exactly I expected. It was challenging, not overwhelming and not that difficult. Professor Bell was magnificent. She was so dedicated to her research and her students. Her site was full of useful materials. She encourages class participation, student collaboration and research, and she was very very respectful to students' opinions.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44722/Magnificent-professor#comments2006-12-12T22:30:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44722/Magnificent-professorhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44719/Whittens-ruleProfessor Whittens was fantastic!!! At first it was kind of boring since she keeps talking about Ruben. I almost drop the class, and glad I didn't. I had no idea how dedicated she was. It was not an easy class, but she helped me all the way through. She even accomodated my schedule and provided me with the help necessary to bring my grades up to the satisfactory level. If business or accounting is your major, then you should definetly take her.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44719/Whittens-rule#comments2006-12-12T04:30:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44719/Whittens-rulehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44632/Take-another-classIf your looking to refresh on reading then I recommend you take another class. He gives huge projects and expects you understand it fully. If you fail to attend class he expects that you give him an explaination. Just like in highschool.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44632/Take-another-class#comments2006-11-19T02:23:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44632/Take-another-classhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44555/Most-interesting-English-class-everExcellent professor! MAkes the class fun and keeps everyone interested in the discussions. Takes all the necessary time to explain the class material as much as the sudents need it. I no longer take classes with him but whenever i need to write a paper for my other courses first thing is to check out his 8 Step Writing Process, gotten lots of A's with it. Highly recommend to take his class!!!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44555/Most-interesting-English-class-ever#comments2006-10-24T04:07:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44555/Most-interesting-English-class-everhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44516/Good-TeacherI took this class during the summer and it was easy. Any homework given was straight out of the book, the quizes/tests are easy, and the group project which was presented infront of the class was easy. Overall, an easy class with an easy teacher. He's also very nice, understanding, and talks about a lot of other things than the subject of the course.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44516/Good-Teacher#comments2006-10-05T00:48:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44516/Good-Teacherhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44434/One-of-the-best-teachersGil is an excellent teacher. She is caring and extends additional help to students who may need it by doing one on ones. She encourages students to voice their thoughts. If you do not say the right answer, she will not make you feel stupid. Her responses are encouraging. She is big on group work, so prepare yourself to work with others. Her whole thing about group work is that it improves your communications skills, a skill essential to success. There are only a few simple quizzes which are based on the readings. Her homeworks are also easy to complete because she explains the homework subject and has the class do in-class exercises. She allows students to rewrite essays that they have not received passing grades. There were four required essays- three self written and one group. She gives extensive information on all of the essays; therefore, students are well prepared to write the essays. The last day of class was celebrated by a little party. Take her class and you will have a great learning experience!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44434/One-of-the-best-teachers#commentsopen mindedcaringrespectfulfair grader2006-08-19T17:17:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44434/One-of-the-best-teachershttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44396/Really-GreatMs. Hicks is a really laid back instructor. She lets you do your own thing throughout class and if you have any questions, she'll be right there to help/ She also comes around and listens to your pieces and will give pointers if needed. Piano is a very easy instrument to play and even if you've never touched one before, this is a great class that teaches you how to play from step one. Ms. Hicks is really talented and has so much experience.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44396/Really-Great#comments2006-08-15T04:09:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44396/Really-Greathttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44381/Best-teacher-I-have-yot-to-haveUlloa was my history teacher. He really knew what he was talking about, and intertwined his lectures with his own personal life experinces. His class is not easy, and i would recomend to not take him if you want to sit there and skate by undetected. I actually enjoy having to work hard for a good grade. He teaches with such passion that its hard to believe anyone would not want to saturate everything he says. He is not the sterotypical old stuffy history teacher. He relates history to the present day, and dose so in a way that i was able to not only retain most of it; but put it to use in conversations and other classes.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44381/Best-teacher-I-have-yot-to-have#comments2006-08-11T15:56:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44381/Best-teacher-I-have-yot-to-havehttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44374/GOOD-AND-BADSHe's a really nice teacher, his lectures are good (he has a kind of heavy accent so pay close attention), and homework and papers are pretty easy. He really expects you to read the ENTIRE text book which is soooo much and it gets pretty boring and I don't know where his tests come from but they are hard abd seems like some of the questions couldn't be found in the text. I stayed through the whole class and surprisingly most of the other students did too. see for yourself.noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44374/GOOD-AND-BADS#comments2006-08-07T02:41:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44374/GOOD-AND-BADShttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44371/EHHI took her one night a week and hated it. A lot of people seemed to like the class, but I just couldn't. Her lectures are boring and STRAIGHT out of the book! no story telling/sharing personal experiences or even just giving her thought on the subject. She's a really nice nice nice teacher, but I just couldn't do it. Psychology might be a very inetersting subject like I had thought, but in TWO YEARS I haven't stepped foot into a psych class. Good luck!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44371/EHH#comments2006-08-03T23:19:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44371/EHHhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44370/GREAT-LEARNING-EXPERIENCEShe seems to be very intimidating at first, but after a few classes you see what a great teacher she is. She helps you learn more about life and its art. She's definitely a left-wing teacher if I ever saw one. She grades differently with each person depending on how capable she thinks you are. If she were only teaching English Comp. 100 I would take her again. Oh yeah, don't hold you breath trying to catch her outside of class... get all the info you need in class. She's amazing folks. what do you expect from a former debutante (it's true! she really was!!)noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44370/GREAT-LEARNING-EXPERIENCE#comments2006-08-03T23:14:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44370/GREAT-LEARNING-EXPERIENCEhttp://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44369/EXCELLENTProfessor Wong is the PERFECT teacher for ANY/ALL history classes. He'll warn you in the beggining about how hard his class/exams are but you will not regret staying. For someone like me who doesn't like history at all, I found this class most enjoyable. His lectures are so interesting and he has a lot of fun. His exams are only difficult if you don't do the reading. DO DO THE READING AND HAVE SOME FUN!noemail@coursereviews.com (Anonymous Student)http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44369/EXCELLENT#comments2006-08-03T23:04:00-05:00http://www.CourseReviews.com/u326/review44369/EXCELLENT