3.9
Quality3.1
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Would Retake123
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What Students Say
“Nice guy but terrible teacher- more of a lifestyle consultant”
BIO115 - 2.0 rating“he was a good teacher, but his tests are very hard and he shouldnt put too many chapters together beacuse it make it hard for the students to study for the test”
1656 - 2.0 ratingClass Info
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
100%
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AP1
5.0
(1)BIOBIO
5.0
(1)HUMANBIO115
5.0
(2)BIO101
4.8
(5)HUMANBIOLOGY
4.7
(3)Difficulty by Course
BIO01
5.0
CRN1656
5.0
BIO
4.5
115
4.0
BIO111
4.0
Reviews (123)
Difficulty and very informative.
Pros:outgoing personality! answers any question.he knows everything there is to know about health.very hot!& funny.homwork isnt bad. Cons:Tests are really hard. he teaches via powerpoint which is hard to learn from. OverAll hes a good professor &keeps the class fun&interesting.did i mention he's excessively hot?! yea it can be distracting
Very Knowledgeable person, knowa his subject in detail.
Profesor Bird is a helpful guy, he gets really engaged in the subject and you actually learn pretty cool things. If you pay attention and write down notes in his class you will definately pass all of his exams. His exams are really easy and the textbook that he uses is amazing it is very interesting and in short this class is worth your money!!!
This guy is amazing. Professor Bird makes biology really fun and is a very interesting person. He has a lot of fun facts to tell us. His exams are really easy and they are basically your notes and whatever he lectures in class. I recommend him to everyone.
Very interesting and engaging. You will do well if you listen, take notes and do your homework. Make sure you pay attention during lectures because you just might get a pop quiz if a cell phone goes off (and it can happen twice in a single class).
He makes the class really fun!. Out of my classes i woul never skip his class. He is always talking about things that are really interesting and helpful. Also, he tries to make the material fun and understandable. Great teacher, everyone should take his class!
Very informative, great sense of humor! makes biology a fun course to learn.
Dr. Bird has made this semester one of the best. I look forward to every class and wonder what crazy conversations we will have. He is there for every student and has helped me with situations outside the class. He is an all around good guy.
very intelligent and knowledgeable in subject. Delivery was fun and made the material interesting.
Great teacher, definently makes the class interesting! I enjoyed and have learned alot from his class.
Superb teacher made a topic that I really wasn't looking forward to entertaining and fun to learn at 8:00 am in the morning.
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A pleasure to have a biology teacher like Bret Bird.
Bird makes our class Fun and interesting at 8:00 am. He helps you ALOT and is very patient. GREAT TEACHER!!!
Dr. Bird is very intelligent, animated, and is able to reach the student. At first I feared the content too extensive even for an overview,but later saw it was utilized as effectively as possible by Dr. Bird. I dont think anyone else could pull off conveying that much material better than Dr.Bird, so for that I MUST give a thumbs up!
professor bird > bill nye the science guy +10pointsYEABUDDY
AWESOME PROFESSOR ! Had such a great time in his class. Learned so much! Dr. Bird is filled with soo much useful knowledge and he enjoys sharing it with everybody. One of the best professors i've ever had !thanks so much for a great year.
Dr. Bird is very intelligent,full of fun facts, animated, and is able to reach every student in the class. I am not a Biology person, but after taking his class felt like learn more about it.He made the subject easy and interesting.Pried to open students mind with his knowledge.
He was a good teacher and made bio interesting. Sometimes he got a little off topic but i didnt mind. overall.. he was the best teacher i had this semester
Great Teacher, very understanding!!!
This was my favorite class all year. I've had human bio before but this class was VERY easy and at a good pace for the content. Overall, fantastic professor. Absolutely fantastic.
he is a great teacher, very funny guy. really into his work, very helpfull, always looks out for his students. always keeps a positive look in life, which helps his students get a positive outlook- ferdinando campos Best bio teacher Ive ever had was extremely helpfull nd made everything fun to learn..also is very funny..very caring- dan robles
I thought he was a very impressive teacher. I want to be in the health field and this tutor has helped to ground me in this field. He is a teacher at heart caring for his students spiritual, and health needs. He is a well rounded teacher. I left his classroom wanting to learn
Very cool, interesting, patient and helpful. Not a boring class. uses PowerPoint to go over material and will hand out lecture notes for you to follow along. Exams are 100pts 75pts question and a 25 point essay question. HATES CELL PHONES, pop quiz if one goes off and its a 10pt quiz which can help you or go against you. overall great teacher A+
Dr. Bird is a tough professor, however he really knows his stuff. If you show up to class, do all your homework & lab assignments and really study your notes you'll get a good grade. Just make sure your cell phone is turned off during lecture or it's an automatic pop quiz! I highly recommend taking his class, you'll learn a lot!
Professor Bird's class can be as easy or hard as you choose. He is very clear about his expectations on the first day of class: as long as you show the effort and follow the syllabus, you can pass. I appreciated his unique way of teaching the vast amount of complicated material and learned a lot from Professor Bird.
Dr. Bird is a great professor and is very knowledgeable. his lectures are full of energy and keeps the class entertaining. as long as you study hard and pay attention in class, you will do great. he gives pop quizzes when cell phones go off, most students hate this but i look at it as an easy way to get extra points. overall, great experience (=
Overall a very good teacher. He made lessons very interesting. The final grade isn't based on just the tests you take, but homework, quizzes, and labs which gives you a very good opportunity to get a good grade. As long as you do the work and study this class isn't too hard and actually pretty interesting.
overall a good teacher. He has high expectations from his students so if you aren't willing to put in the time to study and do the work, your grade will reflect. Lecture exams can be intense but he gives you many opportunites to help your grade with homework. Tells it like it is, extremely approachable and helpful, creates a relaxing environment.
This class was a great learning experience. Taking it the second time around I learned more and it made more sense. Even though, this was a tough class he was always there to help his students out when ever needed.
Overall great teacher, very helpful, quirky,gives great advice to apply to everyday life. Willing to help after class.
Ok professor. Only complaint is that everyone takes a pop quiz if someone's phone goes off. Doesn't seem just to punish everyone for one person's rudeness. Also haws quizzes and labs during add/drop week and you are unable to make them up so that if you add the class during that week you're already in the negative grade wise.
Excellent teacher that really knows his stuff. Follow directions, do your homework, and show up to labs and you'll do well in the class. If you're looking to learn the material and learn it thoroughly this is the class to take.
It was a good class, hard material to learn no matter who teaches it. He is nice and veryy knowledgeable. He would help u out if u needed it. Overall fair teacher. Don't let your phone go off, immediate pop quiz. But he keeps things interesting, but studying is a must
Overall good teacher. He made class lectures interesting. Only complaint is that he was never clear on what would be on an exam.
He made class lectures interesting, but he didnt do much teaching. Basically just read from his power points and was never clear about what he wanted you to know for exams.
great teacher, but dont let your phone go off immediate pop quiz
Excellent professor, very knowledgeable, not only about bio, but evything else in general. He has a great sense of humour, a creative thinker. I learned alot and my knowledge has definately been applied in my life. He is the best professor i've had thus far.
TURN OFF CELL PHONE. If a phone goes off-immediate pop quiz. Hard material but he makes it very fun with his personal stories and sense of humor. Had lots of fun and laughs in his class. Highly recommended just make sure you study!!! If you don't then good luck on the exams.
TURN OFFFFFFF THE CELL PHONE!!! not matter what time it is even if you have 5 min left for class YOU WILL HAVE A POP QUIZ!! other than that... the class was soo much fun, you WILL learn alot about EVERYTHING!!
I was a little skeptical about this professor but I really did enjoy the class. He is an excellent teacher and I learned quite a a bit of information from him concerning nutrition and vitamins and ways to improve your overall health. He tends to be long with the lectures at times but does keep you engaged.
Dr. Bird is great! I was a little worried since bio is not the easiest material but his method of explaining things and tying it to everyday life makes it sooo much easier to understand. Highly recommend him if you have to take Human Bio, he's a little nuts but it just makes the class more fun. TURN CELL PHONE OFF!! make sure to listen to lecture.
This professor is not the easiest but if you study the material you will be fine and recmmnend that you take his course, he mkes it fun.
Bret's a good egg youknowimsayin? He was very helpful and knowleggeable about every subject presented, and even can give you great answers to a curveball of a question. I would take a class taught by him again. Also sometimes I lay awake at night wondering what things a man must do to get a beard nearing the quality of his.
TUURN YOUR CELL PHONE OFF or your classmates will hate you..POP QUIZ!
no cell phone usage during class!!
great teacher really knows his stuff. keeps phones on silent and follow the syllabus
Best Professor ever. so knowledgeable, so full of humour.
Great sense of humor; made course interesting, never a dull moment. =)
This class was very helpful. If your moving toward Anatomy & Physiology you will be ready when done. As long as you attend all the labs and classes you will do well.
Excellent professor. He is hilarious and you will never forget taking his class. He connects everything not only to the textbook, but to life. You will learn a lot in his class; he's not exactly mainstream but I think that's a good thing. As long as you pay attention and plan on studying you will do fine.
AWESOME DUDE
Great teacher. Highly recommend taking his course. Awesome personality, he makes the class very exciting and you learn a lot about a lot of different things. Just make sure you study outside the classroom and you'll be fine.
He is a great professor, if I could take another course with him teaching I would. I have learned so much from taking his class, probably more in this semester than all of high school. Be aware he does LOVE to talk but it's all informational. He has opened my eyes to the chemicals around me, I have lost 10 pounds since the beginning of his course.
Great professor, interesting class. Just be sure to ask questions during lecture and study outside of class.
I definitely learned a lot of help life information. He kept class interesting!
Just make sure you study for the exams. Very informative class, pay attention.
Hands down the most interesting class and professor I have ever had. Dr. Bird knows his subject like the back of his hand, and is very engaging.Not only was my interest in Bio peaked, but I left the class with a revitalized perspective on life in general. Thank you Dr. Bird!
He is a great professor, if i could take another course with him teaching I would. I have learned so much from taking his class, probably more in this semester than all of high school. Be aware he does LOVE to talk but it's all informational.
AWESOME TEACHER! Wasn't happy about taking Biology but he changed my mind about this subject. Makes the class very exciting. I recommend this class 10000000%!!
Very good teacher. Made me actually use my brain in several different ways. i recommend this teacher if you really want to learn something but you"ll get a lot out of the class if you put the needed effort into it.
Dr. Bird is a very wise teacher. He's got alot to say but its all informative. Genius on bodily functions. This class was too hard for me to keep up with, now i have to retake it.. make SUREEEEEEEEEE you study and follow along strictly or youll be doing the same
great teacher, learned alot from him
Great teacher!! really nice and funny, and he talks to you about real stuff and does not sugar coat anything. makes you think about how you are living great in that aspect! STUDY. if you dotn study you WILL fail. har tests if you dont. come to class, and turn phone on slient or POP QUIZ. overall great teacher. but actually STUDY and do the work!!
very helpful and reasonable teacher. also knows how to make class fun and not boring. also very informative on how to stay healthy being as he is a doctor of some sort. overall i was pleased to have him as a professor. !
Dr. Bird includes timely topics on health issues in his presentations and lectures. He is quite knowledgeable of both theory and medical practice. He's demanding and expects the best, but I learned a great deal.
Study,Study Dr. Birds biology class is hard but very informative, you do learn a lot about life and the chemicals we put into our bodies.
Dr. Bird had the class very organized and made sure everything was clear about tests/labs/quizzes. However, if somebody had a simple question his response was always- hmmm.. I don't know, which I thought was very unprofessional.
Dr. Bird is a good man. He is very stern but nonchalant about it. A mad genius if I ever met one. He will open your mind if you let him. My advice, study, do the reading, homework, labs and follow the syllabus very closely or you will fall behind very quick. Great info, Great class, Great man. I wish I had more time to learn more from him.
really funny teacher, makes class interesting. you'll definitely walk away remembering info. overall fun class and I would take him again!
Great teacher! Very knowledgeable and funny. You won’t get an A or B without doing anything. It’s important to keep up with the readings, to show up to class and to study for the exams. If you do so, you have a good chance of getting a good grade.
Great teacher! Very knowledgeable and funny. You won’t get an A or B without doing anything. It’s important to keep up with the readings, to show up for class and to study for the exams. If you do so, you have a good chance of getting a good grade.
Very nice guy. He holds some controversial views/opinions which directly conflict with scientific facts and the course he teaches(Biology).
Bret Bird is a pretty nice guy, but this class is very difficult. The exams are also difficult. You have to start studying for these exams weeks in advance. Despite the difficulty of this class, you will learn a lot. He is a great professor.
Dr. Bird is a great professor. If you study, do the labs, pay attention in class, and read you will do fine. He does not set you up to fail. He's a fair grader and all of your assignments come back quickly!!! Go to class with an open mind and I promise you will not regret it! Loved this class.
If you ever want to go for a career in health sciences, take Bird. He really knows his stuff. It's not my intended profession, but he knows his stuff when it comes to that subject, and human biology in general.
Dr. Bird is very knowledgeable but overall his class is a joke. He tries to come off as this down to earth funny guy but when it comes down to it, he only answers serious questions with sarcasm leaving the class wondering whats on the test or how they should study.
class is always interesting! lecture exams and lab practicals are definitely difficult, start studying WEEKS in advance. He relates everything to real life so info is useful. pleasantly surprised that bio could be a fun course.
Good professor. Always cracks the jokes and is very clear with what he wants. So many terms! But overall I never thought I would actually enjoy a biology class as much as I enjoyed this one
Great Professor! ALways cracks the jokes and is very clear with what he wants. many terms! But overall I never thought I would enjoy a biology class as mch as I enjoyed this one
Great guy, very knowledgeable in his field, however I found the class to be quite difficult. Using the study guides didn't help, it was more of a coverage of absolutely everything learned up to the time of the test. If Biology is a part of your key coursework I would recommend Dr. Bird highly, otherwise I would find another class.
Great teacher as far as the subject goes has a great sense of humor, however if you are looking tonot major in sciences and are just taking the coarse for reccomendation I would find somone else.. othese this is your class!!
Good class
he is a really good professor special in the way he makes the class funny and hard at the same time.
not boring. hippie. had a vasoctomy undone. believes herbal medicine is a better cure for cancer than traditional medicine. teaches evolution, believes in creationism. lecture notes are confusing better study the textbook. is a professional chiropractor. class is interactive.
I enjoyed the professor he is funny with his stories. But the overall class is good.
He was a very interesting professor who knows his stuff, however he is very challenging. You have to work for your grade.
The class is very fun and easy, but there's a lot of work. You must participate in labs because the experiments will be material that's on the lab exams. You should take good notes and really study for the tests because they can be really tricky. If you don't show up to class you miss alot. Dr. Bird is an overall easy going and fun person.
Good professor, I actually enjoyed the class.
He is a very nice and funny teacher. He is helpful as long as you ask him to help, its not easy though you need to do the work. Grading is easy even if you are not good at taking tests.
I actualy enjoy this class. it was very helpful
I love Mr. Bird, he is very funny and very helpful. I loved his class.
He is very knowledgeable and I learned a lot in this class. Unfortunately he is not clear about assignments and expectations.
Amazing professor who took a lot time to work with students. Very informative class. slightly heavy work load, but if you show up to every class and do the work you can pass.
He's a good teacher, he can be sarcastic at times. His tests are hard so make sure you study and do the word banks otherwise you won't do well. You definitely have to work for your grade, and show up to all classes.He talks a lot about home remedies as opposed to medicine. But He's a good teacher!
Great teacher, great guy. Very helpful and willing to go to any length to help you. I can honestly say, he was the best teacher I have ever had in my life.
Hes a pretty awesome professor talks most of the class but most of what is said is pretty helpful in the long run I would definitely recommend this class DrBret to those who have to take it
Great teacher, great guy. Demands attention so don't slack off.
Dr. Bird is a great teacher. He makes the class fun and it is interesting.
Profesaor Bird is a great guy. Unfortunately, there is just a lot to cover in human bio so it is a challenge to keep up in class. He's a teacher who lets you be independent so he isn't constantly reminding you to do reading or what's due because it's on the syllabus.. he's also willing to compromise if you talk with him
Overall pretty cool class, learned a lot and it was an enjoyable class during an arduous semester. A little scattered with the notes, but nothing detrimental. Its a plus to have a teacher who enjoys teaching and not a drone asking you to spit back information.
He spent all of his lectures ranting about his health ideals. He isn't specific for the tests. He spews nonsense about his ideals with no facts to back it up, using the Bible as a reference instead of scientific evidence. Do not take his class unless you like conspiracy theories about healthmedical system and don't like actually learning.
He was a very nice teacher and would always help if you had questions. The way he explained things was not always clear and his tests throws you off even if you study. There are a lot of tests and must come to all labs or -10 points. There are pop quizzes and homework that will be assigned.
He was a very nice teacher and would always help if you had questions. He made some things confusing and he gave a lot of pop quizzes, but they helped with your Grade. The labs help your grade as well.
He is funny and very energetic, but its hard to understand what he is teaching. I think the only thing that got me through this class was Homework, pop quizzes, and the labs. His homework assignments are easy, but if you don't understand what hes teaching you won't pass his tests.
The information provided in this course was above and beyond what I expected. Besides the near perfect lecturing, I felt I was learning something meaningful and worthwhile. I think Professor Bird has the right mix of information, instruction, and encouragement to help any student become more knowledgeable and successful in this and other courses.
if you have not taken a bio course before its hard to pass
Don't take this class unless you enjoy teaching yourself. Long confusing lectures where he goes too fast to take notes. Tests are confusing and material presented not covered in study guide. Just go find a different teacher, it's not worth the anxietystress.
he was a good teacher, but his tests are very hard and he shouldnt put too many chapters together beacuse it make it hard for the students to study for the test
Professor Bird is a really good teacher. He's extremely helpful and understanding. His tests are hard and his lectures cover A LOT of material. Can sometimes be confusing. He does however give you SO many opportunities to earn extra points. Warning to anyone who doesn't put their phone on vibrate, everytime a phone goes off he gives a pop quiz.
I took proffesor Bird for my Human Biology class. He is a very nice guy. He's passionate about his teaching. He will provide you a lot of extra incredible information about your body, nutrition and lifestyle choices. However, you have to prepare and work REALLY HARD cuz his exam is NOT EASY for people who don't have any foundation of Biology.
Warning to the wise, you'll learn a lot in this class, but it will mainly be about his own convoluted health food beliefs than anything in the book. Nice guy but terrible teacher- more of a lifestyle consultant. Test are incredibly tough but he's generous w extra credit. Gets wayyy into into conspiracy theories and should teach instead of preach.
You will have to do a lot of the work yourself. He gives you information and you have to study. He's really understanding on problems. He can get off task easily
Professor Bird is an awesome professor he makes sure you understands his lectures and labs. As an older women im not the fastest learner, but one thing i can say i learned a lot in his class. Five stars to MR. Bird.
Professor Bird is an awesome professor he makes sure you understands his lectures and labs. As an older women im not the fastest learner, but one thing i can say i learned a lot in his class.
I took proffesor Bird for my Human Biology class. He is a very nice guy.
Really good guy, seems to have too much knowledge and has a hard time breaking it down. Really enthusiastic and overall an enjoyable class, you'll learn a lot if you work for it.
Took BIO115 because I needed the science credit and wasn't really looking forward to it at all. However Dr. Bird is a one of a kind professor. I'm really glad I had this class because not only did I learn a lot about my own body, but he gave me knowledge that I will use outside of his classroom for the rest of my life. It's not easy, but worth it.
Professor Bird is very knowledgeable and energetic. He knows his stuff but is easily distracted.
Dr. Bird obviously cares about what he's teaching, that his students are learning something from his class and he seems to know what he's talking about. He can get distracted easily, his handwriting can be a bit hard to decipher when he writes notes on the board and he emphasizes his personal opinions about certain topics a little too much.
He basically tells you whats gonna be on the test, and you have to learn it on your own. He does NOT lecture, just breezes through the info and talks more of his beliefs and opinions. Usually gives a very long, pointless study guide that does not relfect what is on the test
Although Dr. Bird is passionate about his teachings, I would not recommend his class. Reads off of the power point, if you finish a lab early he makes you stay the remaining of time. Has you organize a binder, but didn't really follow through with checking out binders. Gives pages of a "study guide", which was basically 7 pages of defining words.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
100%
Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.61 avg changeRatings by Course
AP1
5.0
(1)BIOBIO
5.0
(1)HUMANBIO115
5.0
(2)BIO101
4.8
(5)HUMANBIOLOGY
4.7
(3)Difficulty by Course
BIO01
5.0
CRN1656
5.0
BIO
4.5
115
4.0
BIO111
4.0