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“the best class I ever had, thank you, doctor Anna Karpathakis”
SOC031 - 5.0 rating“She is the best professor I ever had since I start my college”
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Reviews (126)
exams are take home, and ALL answers are in the text. easy class.
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her class is very boring. She comes to class looking like a bum. She falls asleep during class sometimes.very hard tests
i like her. her sociology class was good. she tries to hear student's views and i respect her for that. she is nice outside class too. her tests were takehome but still hard. lol shes good.
Easy class. All tests except for final are 100 take home questions. All answers are found chronologically in book. Not hard. She is confusing with her explanations though. Just ignore her lecture and read the book.
Kept good learning atmosphere. Encouraged participation and had many interesting topics. The only problem was that the take home tests were harder than they should have been. Maybe because they had 50+ questions?
The class is very easy to pass, takes home test are always good, she tries to accomade students interest in all aspects, appearance? who the hell cares how she looks.
Boring. Taught ecomomics, NOT sociology. DON'T take her!
Very boring professor...
she is very fun and well to work with. she tries to help you do good in her class. I recommend you to take her class.
All tests OPEN BOOK or Take Home. class time is a joke. NO educational substance at all. feels like economics class as stated before. good GPA fluffer!
good prof
very wierd
Crap; doesn't explain things or use the syllabus at all. No tests except the final and was absent a lot.
Horrid to the core
very good professor she is an easy A she is bpring but if u put up with it and do the work. should have no problem passing her class.take her if want the A
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she is the best of the best if you want to pick up your avarage.Gives take home test and open book final.But she put you to sleep in her class.
obnoxious, cusses alot, focusses on male problems, covers nothing in the book and speaks only about bizzare conspiracies and twisted views of the world. Also very rude to students, especially if you ask her about her views. shes in her own world and she thinks she knows EVERYTHING, regardless if she can back any of it up. says we deserve 9/11
She is exactly what students look for in a professor. Good job!
Very very very boring woman. Lives in her own world. Very bias towards everything, and everyone. Hates the world we live in, thinks her own views are normal. She gives back reports with cofee stains, is always late to class, dangles her pocket change while she lectures. Very annoying woman- easy A.
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Very weird. Talkes about her problems. Says things like we deserved 9/11 and women deserve to be raped and this was in the first day of class. Do not recommend taking her take Swift, he is the best.
she sux
She's is the best teacher. I always came late to class, never said a word. I never participated. I always sit in the back and daydream. She has corney jokes and at the end, I got an A-. She is mad cool though.
She is an easy A, but she is very boring. You just have to do the reading assignments and come to class everday. She grades you based on the test so make sure do well on the exams.
OMG this women escaped from the mental hospital, she's crazy. Doesn't care about students opinion. Talks about things that have nothing to do with the class or the book. she asignes Article/journals every 3 week from the NY times.Aside from her crazy/weired persona she is a easy passing grad if you ignor her and read the book.
this woman is crazy as hell!!! she is very hard to understand alot. she doesn't car about what her students think because it has nothing to do with what she is trying to teach you. she has some very good class talks. as for the ny times papers there very long and sometimes you feel like you will be there forever buts it's ok. she is a very easy A s
This professor is not an easy A, i did all her article/Journals and she gave me a C, she said they are 75% of your grade and 25% is the final, she always drinking coffe/latte, she's like some crazy psysco, I don't like her , she doesn't care much of what her student have to say
She is so boring, but her class is easy to get an A. I took her for the winter module so she goes really fast. Her exams are all multiple choice. We don't have any papers or reports to do. Sometimes, I have no idea what she is trying to say.
bad teacher.talks about her self&family more then she talks about classwork.the best thing about her she is laid back and gives take home tests. never read the text or studied..got a b.
She was not as bad as people say she was. She actually was very helpfull to me. She contacted me several times thru email and AOL IM and helped me personally with projects that we had to do. She did sometimes go off the topic of discussion but overall was ok. I got an A in the class so i was satisfied with that. Several people got C's and lower so
seems a bit distracted with reality a times however very helpful and full of amazing data.
she is a very good teacher fun and down to earth all of these bad ratings are proof that there really is no intelligence in kingsborough
she is the best don't listen to anyone she might be boring but who cares u get extra creadit on evrey test. u can earn ten point on evrey single test if u write a 2 paragraph essay. i got an easy A- by her and i will recommend her to anyone who want to pass sociology
If you are on her good side she will be good to you, if not well... She doesn't like if students disagree with her, poster below is right she seems out of it sometimes. Overall she can be nice. Course was easy she is not looking for much. Likes to talk about her kid, I didn't learn much tho. Take your time to write papers and you will get A+
THE WORST!!! Absolutely boring and I didn't learn anything!! She talks about stupidity the entire class...the only good thing is that she gives extra credit and take home exams.
She talks allot, but most of the time the discussions are interesting and anyone can join into the convo. Dont listen to anyone that says she is bad. She is very understanding, if you missed a due date on a paper she will understand and let you bring it in late. Great teacher and very easy going.
She is a unfair grader when it comes to your final grade. I got high high 80`s and 90`s on al lher tests and papers and she gave me a B-!!!!!!
she's annoying. takes attendance at begining of class and is boring as heck. she likes to play by the rules which makes it frustrating especially since most professors don't, students are used to that. Ease up woman some rules are meant to be bent.
She keeps it real!
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if you realy want to learn sociolgy, then DONT take her class.. but if u just want an easy A,, then justt study. all her tests are multiple choice. so if u study her tests are realy easy
SHE IS AN UNFAIR GRADER!!!! I DID THE STUDENT EVALUATION AND POSTED THAT SHE IS DISORGANIZED AND DISAGREED IN EVERYTHING. DON'T TAKE HER!!!
Listen People, Prof. Karpathakis is one of the best KBCC has to offer. Pay attention, do your required work, ask questions, participate and you'll be alright. Prof. K is a wonderful person and her teaching style benefits the student and has the student's interests at heart. Do your best and Dr. Karpathakis will take care of the rest. She's worth it
GREAT PROFESSOR!! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS A CHANCE TO LEARN SOMETHING GREAT ABOUT YOUR FUTURE. IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON GOING TO A 4 YEAR COLLEGE, PLEASE TAKE HER CLASS. SHE OFFERS GREAT ADVICE FOR LIFE, ACADEMICALLY AND SKILLS. SHE TEACHES YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PREPARE FOR THE REAL WORLD. AND YES, EVERY WORD IS CAPITALIZE FOR EMPHASIS!TAKE HER
OMGAAA!!! THE WORST PROFESSOR EVER!! SOOOOO BORING!!!!!!!!! I CANT STAND HER CLASS ALL I DO IS DAYDREAM! ALL SHE DOES IS TALK AND TALK ABOUT STUFF THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE CLASS..HATED IT!
i got an A- in her class. she may seem hard in the begining but if you stay there longer you know she is not. she is really good grader. you will get an A if you do all the extra credits, TRUST ME. the only thing is she is very repeative and says "Bad Joke" ALOT!!! if you can stand her i guess you can survive.
A lot of people complain they don't learn anything from this professor...She gives lectures and it is up to you to take notes...Everytime she would do you understand this? is their any questions? the class would look all dumbed out..she is a great person and a professor if u do ur work she can do her grade! if u dont do your work, what do you expec
I got an A in her class. Almost everything she teaches in this class shows up in other classes. You have to show interest and she has so much to teach you for when you transfer to a 4 year college. Do all the extra credit, participate, take notes, read the text book and study for the test. If you need anything do not be afraid to email her.
She was one of the best professors I had at kingsborough. Don't use her disorder against her. She is a wonderful teacher and if you don't do your work or are bored that's your problem! When I took her class I felt like i was surrounded by children who didn't want to work but wanted an A. You do your work and Prof. K will take you under her wing
She looks tough and harsh on you,but she's nice and wants her studenst to be success in all fields, class is easy, sometimes she went too far from the topic and could be confusing, but it's an easy A.
Easy Proffessor ....all i gotta say is EASIEST A TO GET IN UR LIFE ....IF U HAVE HER JUST TAKE HER ...EASY A
every 1 prof anna is the best prof of kingsborough.she is so good in expliang thngs. whn i ws tkng soc i lokd at the bok and ws lik how the hell m gona learn frm this bok its so info...but trust me prof anna taught this subjct in the best wy i could evr learn.i got A+.she wnts u to do wrk,if u do ur wrk ull b fine.she is lovely prof.
Took Winter class. She's intelligent, and has a good heart; but sometimes can be overly demanding on her students to work, or accept her ideas. She cannot control rowdy classmates at all, so your experience depends on your classmates, too.
This professor seems to like to pick topics that start conflicts. I took her during fall of 09, she was the most boring useless professor I had taken so far, She asked stupid questions that start conflicts about religion, ethnicity, war in Iraq and other stuff. After 3 weeks of attending her class,I dropped and was the best decision I made.
Prof K is really nice and knowledgeable about sociology and health and foods. As long as you go to class, read the book and notes and hand in ALL extra credit and outlines, you will do fine.. I got an 84 and 78 and with extra credit, it will help you. I got an A in the class.
hated her...she doesnt answer anything clearly no matter when or how u ask ...all i got out of the class from her own mouth was that she was a ****...thats all i learned
she is very exentric. class is boring ...she Looks really demanding in the beggining. I almoust dropped her class at first. I got A!!!Do all the assig., no late pappers and DONT cheat (she checks the papers) attendance is mandatory.
Dr.K is a very dedicated professor. She tries to do everything possible to assure that every student gets a good grade in her class. Some exams are take-home and open book. Although lectures could be somewhat boring, Dr.K makes the material more entertaining by incorporating her own life experiences. I highly recommend Dr.K for Soc 31!
It's simple: Show up, read the material, and pay attention. Oh, and do your work. If this is something you can't do, then good luck trying to go to a 4-year school. I thought Dr. K was a fair grader, and all the negative remarks must be coming from all the lazy people that I found to be annoying in class. If need to take Soc, taker her. She's aweso
don't drop this class. at first it will seem like the class is difficult; its not. Shes very sweet and extremely helpful to struggling students. I suggest writing most of the extra credit outlines and staying on top of the reading. She rambles sometimes, so the class can get mind numbingly boring--other times theres lively discussion...stuck to it.
Pr. K is an excellent professor. Very sweet person. To fail her class you really have to try hard (her own words). Subject is super interesting and very important in life. I ended up keeping the text book-Dalton Conley. All tests are open book and group discussions (or take home). Thank you so much Professor K. Love sociology forever!
she is very sweet,but sometimes the class is boring. you dont need to take much notes but read your textbook, tests and final are easy.
Dr. K is a great teacher and a person with a big heart. She understands that students have other classes with lots of homework. She really cares for them. Subject is interesting. For some people could feel not and "boring". But i think if you want to study about life and you are open-minded than this is the beginning and you are blessed with Dr. K.
Wants Scholarly everything. Boring Class, Unorganized & Unnecessary & irrelevant work .
I like her so much.. She is one of the best proffesors ever. SWEET, HOT GREAK WOMEN)
She is the nicest person. I feel lucky that I had her as my teacher. I enjoyed every moment being in her class. But i did my work. And it was a lot of reading like any other good class. And it was very interesting. That was something for to collect knowledge (not for to sleep).
I love Dr. K, she is the best teacher. I took her in Spring of 2012. She is great and cares about her students. Also very understanding. I highly recommend this teacher. She is awesome.
This woman is wonderful, I'd love to sit down and just pick her brain. although intimidating at first, she is the most honest and sweet person. she discusses many things in detail and isn't afraid to push you beyond your comfort zone, only if you choose to put yourself in the spotlight;). I'll surely miss this woman.
Complete disappointment.Material is actually very interesting.Professor doesn't teach or show up prepared. She's a nice woman but her class is the perfect example of what's wrong with the education system in America.
Easily the worst professor I've ever taken. There was no textbook, and nothing is taught in class. It really is a joke of a class that I haven't learned a single thing from. If you're reading this and thinking it's an easy A, you're wrong. She assigned 8 research papers and graded them extremely harshly, without any helpful feedback. Steer clear.
She doesn't teach any thing. The most boring class I have taken this far. She's not helpful at all. She sat in her chair the whole semester; that's just plain laziness. If your into writing 6 page papers and reading the entire text book at home in order to pass then I guess u can take her.
TOOK HER FOR FALL 2014 CLASS BORING 3 HOUR CLASS NO HW ONLY GIVE 4 TESTS GRADES ARE BASED ON THEM I PASSED THEM ALL I GOT AN A. CLASS AN EASY A SHES NICE . TESTS ARE TAKE HOME120
Easy A , does not give A+ unless you're majoring in SOC. every test is take home . On the other hand , most boring class I've ever taken.
VERY UNDERSTANDING PROFESSOR. THE CLASS IS BORING AND SHE MAY NOT BE VERY CLEAR ON WHAT SHE WANTS, BUT IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE, SHE WILL ASSIST YOU. JUST DO YOUR WORK AND EXTRA CREDIT IF YOU HAVE TO.
Let me start by saying, she's a great professor, sociology is not my major and I got an A+ in her class. The first day of class I was mortified & wanted to drop her class because she was tough tough tough, & I left saying I was going to drop her class but I'm really glad I didn't. If you want to pass the class, just do yr work!
Easisest class I've ever taken. Everything is open book and too easy to pass!!
She can't understand her own power point slides. Lectures are boring and unclear. She can't answer any of your questions. Has a don't care about anything attitude. On the bright side she gives 4 quizzes which are take home essay like papers about 2 pages. And the final is a essay.
Boring! Not engaging, sits in her desk the entire semester. Boring. Hates electronics of any kind. Boring. Unclear lessons and tests but if you come in and do what are supposed to and extra credit you too can get an A. Did I mention the class was boring?
Anna is a good teacher. She utilizes an unorthodox teaching method that is a turn off to some, but is fine for others. Like in my Saturday class, if you're stuck in your prejudice and constantly ask to leave (like a 40+ y/o loudmouth in my class among others in her section), you wont learn much. But, if you engage her, you will learn. Tests? Easy.
easy A! she is hilarious. (but classes are boring)
Love love love prof. karpathakis. All exams are take home. Had her for intro to sociology and soc31. Easy A if you just show up and do the work that's assigned ( not a lot is assigned ). Gives plenty of chances for students to hand in any missing work or extra credit. Very understanding and communicates well with her students.
I would say she is a very easy teacher .She is very understanding and seems like a nice person . I was kind of annoyed by her bias towards a certain religion . Maybe to some it is normal to look down on others but I never agreed with her biased views and I would never agree with hate and prejudice. She should know that better than the others .
Best teacher ever
She is good professor and she is funny lady. In her class is easy to passing and get A. all the test is take home test. And only three essay in 2nd test.
Professor Anna is fun, her lectures could go off track at times but she always comes right back to square one. I enjoyed our class discussions. She remembered when I would not show up or even changed my hair style. I appreciated her authenticity as an individual. One of her quotes "Cleanliness is next to Godlyness". She tells bad jokes. A fav.
Easy A, All tests are take home and multiple choice, even the final. The third test is a an essay, that's the hardest part. You'll Need the book for the tests. You'll be very bored, if possible take this class as the 1 day a week option. Nice lady, but you'll be bored.
Kind of boring lectures but she is such a great person and easy going. Tests are take home even final.
Great professor, great human being! Lots of reading with discussion-friendly lectures!
Honestly the easiest professor anyone can ever have. Practically gives the answers to the final and exams (answers are literally on Google). Only downside is having to put up with 3 hours of lecture.
Her class is very easy and the tests are take home. Her lectures doesn't teach you anything and are basically a waste of three hours a week. Grading policy is solely based on the three tests and the final all being 25% of your grade. I didnt learn anything in this class.
Great Prof. Respects her students; she is understanding and fair.
Although she talks A lot, there is no way to fail her class. Plenty of extra credit assignments. Tests except for 1 are multiple choice. Everything is take home which makes it impossible to fail. You only need the text book for the final. I had trouble finding 10 answers. Take her easy A!!
The class is boring, she didn't understand her own slides and would randomly change topics that wasn't related. She talked as if she put herself to sleep (and the whole class.) Everyone was ignoring. (some were watching movies on computer, just to keep busy in her 3 hour lecture.) does research papers, no exams. hates phones. Don't take this class
good informative lectures, opportunity for extra credit, fair, understanding and kind!!! would take her again and
She's a nice lady, funny at times. If Sociology is just an elective for you, take her!! Easiest A+ I've ever gotten. You have to be a real dummy to fail her class. Tests are take home, even final. I would take her again but sociology isn't my thing.
She lets us use phone starting 2018, all tests are take home. Just read the textbook and do the test, no reason to fail such easy class.
the best class I ever had, thank you, doctor Anna Karpathakis.
she is very nice and understanding. applies everything to real life so you dont feel out of date and does her best she is funny and very chill. She isn't work heavy and if you take her class you will definitely be getting into class discussions and having fun
She is the best professor I ever had since I start my college
Do the work, do extra credit if you need to, pay attention, like every other class in school you have to do the basics and work:). I failed this class twice, I did little to no work at all, I tried again a third time, I put in the effort this time and passed with an A. She's a great professor, I didn't regret retaking her class twice ��
Willing to compromise/adaptable
DON'T BRING BANANAS. She's funny, only asked for 3 research papers and final is optional for extra credit. She does generally change her teaching style each semester so don't expect exactly the same. Her lectures can seem to go on forever except for when the class weighs in on a topic. Group discussions were the highlight of the class.
She is honesty a nice, understanding women who takes her time teaching. However, she is extremely BORING in her lectures, the group discussions is whats brings life to this class to be honest. I feel asleep many times, if you decide to take her i recommend drinking coffee during her class. As long as you show up and follow the material easy A or B.
do you want a class where you just sleep and/or use your phone? if yes, then you've found the right prof. take her and your guaranteed to never learn a thing. you'll be lost the whole time, but no worries, the professor herself is VERY lost as well!
Shes a nice professor, she seems like shes always going through tough things in her private life, shes all over the place but who knows her circumstances.. shes sweet.
Shes nice, she does go through a lot of private situations which is understandable for the situation she was in. But if you really want to learn something regarding sociology especially if its going to be youre first sociology course, then am saddened to say you wont learn anything with her. Very nice person though.
This professor isnt bad my only problem was that she lectured off topic meaning dosent relate to the topic many students had problems wit her because she was off topic many times which didnt relate to anything we did in class bt she is a good grader and flexible her tests are hella easy jus her lecturing is boring I passed her class wit an A
Great professor. Straightforward tests. you will pass if you know the material, and she explalins it well.
I couldn't always follow along with her lectures as she often veered off topic, but being that she posts all of the notes on blackboard, it was fine. She wants you to read the textbook, and I felt like the tests (take home) were basically self-study. She is very nice and offers extra credit essays.
She is a great professor, youll learn how to write a professional research paper, and she communicates outside the classroom very effectively. shes also Ivy League educated, and very informative. And I would take her course again.
Shes a great Teache. Very easy.
She is awesome.
She is such a wonderful professor. She is always respectful, caring, helpful, and friendly. It was so nice of her to make it flexible. Very Interesting course and would recommend to take her. I would like to have her again. She always gives feedback and responds quickly. She really admires her students to pass the course.
Professor Karpathakis was a really nice woman from what I've got from her online class. But I found her class pretty boring and I did not retain a lot of knowledge about sociology. She grades only by a few things and she gave a lot of extra credit for the quizzes+the one paper we had to do. I passed with an A+ though so I'm not complaining at all!
Very easy class if you just pay attention to the assignments and do what you have to do you should have no problems. Heavy on the reading but it is still very doable. Only thing I would say about this class is it is very boring subject! I would finish her work all in 1 day, she is very nice & also gets back to you whenever you contact her.
she will reply to any emails however, her work is very unclear and unorganized and she gives harsh feedback. it has been difficult navigating her class.
This Professor is a real gem, she simply knew our situation and gave us the last chance to work on our missing assignments. All you have to do is read the discussion board, answer a few discussions questions, and a final research paper. Loved her class, she is def worth taking for Urban sociology.
Professor K is a flexible grader and gives feedback to you so you can resubmit your work. As long as you finish the work by the end of the term, you won't miss the A in your grade.
Amazing professor.
She illegally enforce me students to wear masks in class, and wants to be retired, not teaching
Extremely rude professor to start off the first day of classes by yelling and shaming students for not wearing masks. Ridiculing us that we clearly lack ethics and do not care for elders because we choose to not wear a mask. She clearly thinks she's got a moral superiority against her students. Shameful on her behalf for someone teaching sociology
where do I start, this is coming from 2 peers of this class. This professor makes no sense what so ever. she does not explain anything normally, she assigns so many assignments and they are all over the place. She's not politically correct about anything. she told us that she is allergic to students, and makes us feel bad when we don't wear a mask.
Her class was very easy and if you never show up and still do the work you will pass her class Trust me Attendance not mandatory Take her class please!!!
On the 1st day of her class, she was rude like she was on her period, yet she's an older teacher. But in the remaining lectures, she was a lot calmer yet it didn't make sense, and went on about how she was allergic to kids and bananas. It was hard to not laugh at her sometimes.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
60%
Textbook Required
48%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
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+0.65 avg changeRatings by Course
SOC11
5.0
(1)D01
5.0
(1)COS31
5.0
(2)SOC3500
5.0
(2)SOC3200
5.0
(2)Difficulty by Course
SOCIOLOGY3136
5.0
SOCB
4.0
SOCSO31
4.0
SOCIOFJ1
4.0
SOC00
3.0