Very nice and funny and the class can be easy if you just stay awake and use the internet readings.

Good and bad at the same time. Grades hard as crap, but speaks clear. lecture's are interesting, but you don't need to attend it b/c all the info is on BlackBoard.

She is an extremely good speaker; talks the entire 50 mins from her brain (she doesn't read anything). All major notes are on BlackBoard, so no need for lecture if you can handle it. On the tests you must give every detail about everything. easy though.

I definitely recommend this professor if you want to learn rather than just "get through" a class. I learned a great deal of interesting information in a short amount of time. She is very clear, open-minded, and non-judgmental in discussions.

Dr.Lawes was my absolute favorite professor this semester. She made learning American History very fun. She is an excellent speaker and her lectures are always very interesting. She is also very accessible to reach and always willing to give help if needed. I definitely recommend her lecture course!

Absolutely amazing lecture, grabbed and kept my attention every day. I highly reccomend her if you are prepared to work for it. Very easy to get help from, very clear during lectures.

Hard class. Not alot of work, but very broad and expansive, you'll be studying alot in order to succeed. Nice teacher, though, which makes the environment decent. Good luck if you take it.

If you're willing to put in some work to take detailed notes and study them, you're gonna do great in this class. I didn't open the book once, so this class is good if you don't wanna read a lot of material. She is very clear and speaks totally from memory. TAKE THIS CLASS, SHE'S AWESOME!

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Great teacher!!! Doesn't put you to sleep. You have to pay attention and study to get a good grade but she doesn't make it rediculously difficult to suceed. The first paper is kinda hard, but the 2nd is MUCH easier.

Really awesome!!! Lectures are interesting, notes are easy to follow, as long as you study you will do good. She is always willing to help you so go to her office hours.

Awesome lecturer. Actually makes U.S. History interesting. Make sure you go to class and study your notes.

Dr. Lawes is THE BEST history professor I have ever had. Until her class, I hated history with a PASSION. I had her class at 8 a.m. and attendance was not required. I think I missed ONE class due to unavoidable circumstances. This was because I actually enjoyed her lectures. She is an awesome teacher! Highly recommended!

I do not know why anyone would have anything bad to say about Dr. Lawes. She was beyond nice and taught history like a children's book! This is a general education history class...if you thought this was hard, good luck with the rest of your degree!

Took her online course. Wasn't not very difficult. Tested directly from her powerpoint lectures. Good Teacher.

Her classes are very interesting and clear cut. She uses power point that you can print out online and follow along with. she does assign a couple essays which are not too hard. she adds extra info in the lectures to make it more interesting. you don't need a book if you take good notes.

Dr. Lawes is a great professor. She teaches using a PowerPoint presentation, the book is not mandatory as the tests/essays are derived from the notes and lecture.

She's a good teacher...at the beginning of the year she warns everyone that if you don't go to the lecture, you will fail the class. So go to class. By the way she tests off of the powerpoint so you don't really need the book.

She is a great lecturer, but your grade will only be a midterm, a final, a paper, and a discussion/participation grade. It is now 2 weeks before the end of the semester and the only grade I know of is my midterm grade- which was a 78. You MUST study for the tests and do well on your paper. Overall, She is a good teacher and is willing to help you.

Amazing!

She'll make you work hard, but you'll learn a lot.

She's very clear and describes history very well. Make sure you attend her lectures though.

I had her class at 8 in the morning and although I didn't attend at times because of how early it was, I was engaged in her lectures. She makes them pretty interesting and I learned a good amount from her. The discussion section that she included was very helpful towards my grade because her tests were pretty hard but overall, not SO bad.

Took her class online. Very nice and helpful professor. Be sure to adhere to due dates because there are absolutely NO exceptions. Tough grader, and there was no rubric to figure out what she was looking for. Ask lots of questions before its due!

Those who complain about her difficulty level have never had a legitimately hard professor. Expectations were clear. Nice to have a no-nonsense professor. Attend lectures and have moderate retention skills and passing the class is easy.

Dr. Lawes is an extremely interesting lecturer. I loved waking up and listening to her lecture and hearing her passion. The only downfall of this class is the midterm and final. Both are difficult and over half of my class failed her midterm. Make sure you go to the lectures, take really good notes, and study and you will pass.

she really likes what she teaches and shes really nice, but her tests were extremely hard and she doesnt give curves because she thinks theyre fair. 120 ppl in the class, 67 failed the midterm and only 1 person got an A and it was a 90. the TA didnt even get an A... if you go to class and study, its not that bad though. i got a B for the semester

This teacher knows her stuff but honestly the biggest work load i have ever seen in a college class.The work load is beyond unrealistic for anyone taking more than 2 classes or with a family/job.I am not lazy and no stranger to hard work but I decided to drop this class after midterms because it was taking away from my other 3 classes. DO NOT TAKE

Loved the class. Syllabus was clear. Lecture ppts detailed. Didn't really need the textbook. New module every other week. Requires discussion participation. Must read 2 books during class for REQUIRED book club - The Jungle & The Narrative. Make sure you know your material - midterm & final are untimed essays.

Dr. Lawes has constructed a course which builds on each part. If one reads the material, participates in the discussions and refers back to her presentations, success is assured. I love how she really made the material interesting and relevant. Highly recommend this professor. Be prepared to do the work - it's not easy, but it's worthwhile.

This professor is brilliant and her course is challenging. Read the stuff, make the posts, write your papers well and ask if you don't understand. She'll help.

She seems like a very nice professor but her expectations are very high! I feel like she gave the class more work to do then someone would need to do for their major courses which should be more work then a general ed course. A LOT of reading and writing to keep up with, I always take history online and this is the first time I felt overloaded.

Professor Lawes has to have a second job as a comedian! And she's so dedicated to History. The modules are a little long. She's a tough grader on the couple papers that are required, but I think she's very fair and very helpful. If you follow the directions, you'll pass with flying colors. There's a lot of reading involved but it's easy. Loved it!!

I took this class in the summer so I knew the course material would be accelerated. This class would not be considered "easy" and I credit my success to reading the book. You will be graded heavily on the midterm,final, and history paper. You will also need to create and post on multiple forum threads for participation points. Best of luck!

Her class was my first one that I took online, and she made the experience really easy. If you do the work that she asks you to do, you shouldn't have any problem passing the class. She is very quick with responding to emails, and lectures are easy to understand

Awesome prof. & sets you up for success! Lectures can be long, sometimes 150+ slides. Weekly quizzes, DB posts & classmate responses 3x per week. Drops lowest quiz grade. Midterm & final are essays and a paper in between, but are easy and fun to write. Put in a little effort and you'll be fine. Definitely recommend if you love history!

There is a lot of work, but it is an easy A if you put the work in.

I took this class online as my first online class ever and it was a very good choice to have her as a professor. The grading is very clear and assignments are self explanatory you don't really need the book because the powerpoints on BB are enough.

Dr. Lawes is a great teacher! She's detailed and she has excellent lectures! I greatly enjoy her! Get ready to work though, she requires a good amount of your time because her classes are online. She needs to see that you read her lectures and articles. Make sure you answer the questions in their entirety and PARTICIPATE!

Dr. Lawes lays out everything you need to know for the whole course in her syllabus. The workload was heavy, but not necessarily difficult. She tells you exactly what she wants out of each assignment, and as long as you follow it you'll be fine. Very entertaining power points! Would definitely recommend!

History is not my major, but she helped me understand this topic and was very thorough in explaining what was expected of us for every assignment. Each assignment helps for the quizzes, the paper, and the essay styled midterm and final. Take her!

Love this professor!! She is a tough graders, but she clearly tells you what she expects from you with every assignment, so as long as you follow her guidelines you'll be fine. Her midterm and final are papers. All the quiz answers are in the power points.

Honestly I was skeptical about taking this class because of previous peoples ratings. But I can say that this class was the most interesting online class I've had. You do have to read her lectures to understand what she wants from you. Three essays throughout the semester. I was upset the class was over because I learned a lot!

Dr. Lawes is very knowledgeable & her personal lectures were great! Plan on spending a ton of time reading & watching videos. I took 2 other courses & did more homework for this course than the other 2 combined. She doesn't open the material until last minute so you can't work ahead or at your own pace. I did learn a lot though& enjoyed this course

After reading reviews about professor Lawes I was a bit unsure and intimidated to take her class. Her lectures were very informative and interesting about the American History. I am not at best at history or at writing, and in this class you will write a lot. . However, she states all her directions very clearly. If you follow them you will pass!

I really enjoyed the class. The quizzes come straight from the power points. The discussion questions are lengthy but not difficult to answer. Her power points are thorough and entertaining, and I like that you don't need to buy a textbook to pass the class. She's a tough grader, but all of her instructions are clear. Just follow her directions.

Prof Lawes is very genuine! She literally just wants you to pass. Her dbs, quizzes, and papers has a clear grading rubric. She replies back to emails very fast and is very understanding. I recommend 10/10! I HATE history, but I can say that I genuinely enjoyed this class and learned a lot from an online class. The films are also very interesting!

Professor Lawes clearly states what her expectations are and has a well organized approach. She also has a good sense of humor! The weekly/bi-weekly discussion posts require you to read responses from 5 of your peers and comment. Your own post is also about 500 words but the questions are easy to answer if you've read the lecture and extra material

I actually enjoyed women's history because of Professor Lawes. She's organized and states her expectations clearly. No exams but research papers instead. Discussion boards are heavy participation and quizzes are 10 questions in 10 minutes. I never used the textbook but she provides lots of reading to do for DBs. One extra credit assignment.

I took this course over the summer and it was great. 5 quizzes, 5 discussions, and 2 tests (for 6 week course). Lowest quiz and discussion dropped. Discussions were lengthy, but easy to get a 10/10 if you followed the guidelines. I didn't even read the textbook and got an A. Class seems tough at first but if you follow the syllabus you're golden.

Dr. Lawes is great! 1 research project, 7 discussions, 5 quizzes and 2 exams that are all multiple choice. You only get 10 minutes on the 10-question quizzes, but this is plenty of time if you've studied. As long as you follow all the directions and don't wait until last minute to do assignments, you will be set.

If you can handle asynchronous classes, you'll love Dr. Lawes. The structure & expectations of the class are very clear. The lectures are VERY heavy, over 100 slides at times, but interesting. She's very specific about what she wants in your writing. Participate, read the prompts carefully and fully, and submit everything on time; you'll get an A.

I just took Professor Lawes for a Maymester class and she was good! Granted you were not able to work ahead and did spend a bit of time working on assignments, but the class was not bad. If you follow her directions on what she wants, how she wants it and put in some effort, you will be good. She is not as bad as the other reviews states.

This class was definitely a lot of reading but all worth it. Most work is through lengthy discussion boards but they are very thought provoking. Dr. Lawes gives good feedback and makes sure you understand the time period you are studying. If you put in the work you will learn a lot in her class.