Tough grader, lectures you to death, be ready to fail some tests.

Terrible teacher. Grades unfairly and only wants her opinion- nothing else. If you don't want to wreck your gpa: DONT TAKE THIS CLASS.

Don't take her class. Lengthy and fast lectures. Tons of homework and quizzes every weak. Wont let you pass with good grades easily. Not recommended for students.

She is an extremely tough grader. She has more interest in picking out the bad in every submission rather than the good. I do NOT recommend taking her for World History 1.

regardless of how active you are in class or if you turn all your assignments in or not, she will not bump you up even though she says she will at the beginning of the year. I failed this class with a 69.25 and came in person to ask her what I could do and she said she couldnt bump me up. Dont take her class and thank me later.

Prof McEwan only goes over her powerpoints that she makes in class and gets lost in stories that will never be used on the test. When test time comes, you will find that most of the test material is from the textbook and not her powerpoints. Most of my class is failing. I have been a straight A history student until this Prof.

This was a very hard class. You basically had to copy everything in the book on the essays to do good on them. Every time I asked her for help she would tell me yes and then the next day she would change her mind and tell me that she couldn't. I do not recommend this teacher. It is the worst I have ever done in a history class.

Study guides are nothing like the test, you basically have to memorize the entire textbook if you wanna pass a test. Extremely picky about your answers for essays or homework. Lecturing is not fun.

I did not enjoy this class and Ms. McEwan made it 10x worse. I have always done well in history courses, except or this one. If you want to pass her exams and quizzes, be ready to read every sentence in your textbook. She is also a very harsh grader on your essays. The class lectures are almost no use for any of the exams. DONT TAKE HER CLASS

She was a tough grader. All of the prompts she uses for the essays are from AP US history exams, but they won't help you because you can only use events that she has discussed in class. Attendance is mandatory, I missed one class because my grandma passed away and when I told her that she told me that wasn't an excuse, she doesn't care at all.

The quizzes and tests are filled with trick questions. I have only ever received one B in all of my high school and college years, except for this class. I received a C in Mrs. McEwan's class because it felt like she wanted us to do poorly. She is a super harsh grader. I failed the midterm and the final.

Professor Mcewan is incredibly textbook heavy, which makes her class so difficult. If you do not know the textbook front to back, you will fail. She has a very liberal way of teaching, making it hard to write about any other perspective other than her own or the textbook. Regurgitate the information or don't take this class.

Lecturers straight from her own power points, even though tests are based on textbooks. Don't waste time reading power points. Might as well memorize the textbook for good grades. I didn't do well on quizzes but only got a good grade because of essays and homework.

The best advice that I could provide is to find another professor to take this course with. She does give you almost all the resources to succeed, but if you do not basically memorize the book you will fail. Also, for the written assignments, if you do not use a certain word or phrase in it your grade on the assignment will decline real fast.

Genuinely miserable class. Doing my absolute hardest to retain the poor grade I have now. Dreadful. Tests are ridiculously hard, no matter how much you study. No sympathy on students because of the pandemic either. Please don't be like me and wreck your gpa by taking this course.

I do not recommend her at ALL. She gives no sympathy to any students whatsoever. She grades extremely hard no matter how hard you worked it doesnt matter. Good luck getting an A on any of the essays. What is nice though is she sends study guides in exact order or test/ quizzes. Class is spent her reading off PowerPoints the whole time.

Do not take this class unless you like hearing all about history and things that are not related to the test. Yes she provides study guides but they are not helpful since she doesnt mention things that are on the study guide. I tried reading the textbook and even that did not help. Her essays are horrible. First failed class ever!

Grades extremely hard on papers. Midterm and final combine to be 50% of grade, so you better do good. On papers, you must write exactly what she wants you to from the textbook, so if your not a mind reader, good luck.

Contender for one of the worst teachers I've ever had. When she grades your essays, it's almost like she takes it personal. Regardless of how hard I try, I will get a stinging three paragraph rant about why my essay was terrible, and it proceeds to crush my grade. Not sure why this woman is still allowed to teach a class.

Very lecture heavy. I feel asleep in her class a handful of times. Hardest essay grade I've ever come across. I did more than the requirements and still received a 65. To do good on any quiz or test, you must memorize the textbook or you will do horrible. I got 40-60's on every quiz and even my midterm because I didn't memorize the textbook.

I'm sorry I don't even know she even has a 2.0 rating it should be a 0.6 LECTURES LIKE CRAZY Get ready for red bulls bc you'll need one...

She is the worst teacher I have ever had, throughout all of my years of school. All she does are lectures. For her essays, homework, and tests, you have to type her opinion or she will fail you for no reason. She calls people out in class for their bad work in front of everybody and shames the class for bad grades. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!

Professor McEwan is the strictest grader I have ever known. She gives essays that you have to write from memory on the test and takes as many points off as she can. If you have her drop out now. You won't pass unless you memorize the textbook. So, if you have her good luck... I didn't take these reviews seriously, but they are so true.

Assessments are based on the book, and she spends every class reading her own PowerPoint. This history teacher also has no problem teaching her opinion as fact (affects grading) and openly making personal attacks on groups & students with differing viewpoints. Save your time/money/GPA and take the class with a history teacher that teaches history.

Definitely do not recommend taking her. Shes an incredibly harsh grader and does not bump at all. Her tests and quizzes are very difficult and she gives lots of homework.

I want to start off by saying I have never failed a class up until this class. This professor does nothing but read off a PowerPoint she made years prior, and the study guides are so broad you have to know every single detail about a topic to pass the quizzes and tests. She also never responds to emails. Would not recommend.

Terrible terrible professor. Sticks to the text book religiously while occasionally providing information in the power points that are NOT in the book. She provides no rubric for any of the writing assignments or essays and only gives brief comments of their guidelines ONCE in class. Study guides are vague and borderline useless at times. DROP HER.

Professor McEwan would give out "study guides" for all quizes and tests but the information given on the study guides would be extremely vague and when asked to elaborate she'll just tell you to read the book and the tests would focus on tiny details that aren't made clear in the book, PowerPoints or lecturers. Shes also a very inconstant grader.

I saw someone else on here say that they had never failed a class up until this one. The same can be said for myself. None of the material she provides is useful or relevant for the tests or essays. She will ask someone what they think about a topic in class and will tell the student they're wrong if their opinions simply do not align with her own.

Not fun at all, bro. I watched rocket league highlights the entire time because I was trying to get to diamond rank. unfair grader never consistent. you have to go to the outside of class sessions to get the A to know what she wants.

I took her for 1111 and did one day of 1112 and realized I could not do it again. She tried clicking something on a slide but didn't know how, on accident, she deleted the link. I was so frustrated and I already knew that the work load was gonna be as bad as 1111 so I dropped after day 1. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!

Long powerpoint lectures that dont connect with tests or quizzes in the slightest. She expects you to read almost the entirity of the textbook just to get through the quizzes and understand classwork. Lots of essays with very niche topics that she grades very harshly. No phones in class and hard to contact outside of school. DONT TAKE HER CLASS

She reads from a PowerPoint EVERY SINGLE DAY. Her grading is the toughest. After tests, you have to stay to begin the next chapter. Study guides are vague and are not very helpful. She is a little passive-aggressive in her comments about your grades and why you received them.

This is genuinely the hardest class I have ever taken. I have never seen someone grade so harsh. It is absolutely necessary to read the textbook or you most definitely will not pass. It is a power point every single day and she does not put much information on assignments online so attendance is mandatory.

This was the worst teacher I have ever had. Finished with a 69.9 and she REFUSED to bump it. She said, "maybe you should've done better on the extra credit." This class was torture. I never write reviews, so please do not take this class.

Just finished History 2111 with her. I feel like I did truly learn in her class, but she is a tough grader. The quizzes and tests are extremely difficult and hard to study for. I am a straight A student and thought I could handle her class. DON'T DO IT!! Dual Enrollment students please just take the class at your school it's not worth it.

One of the worst professors I have ever had. She makes you study the textbook like theres no tomorrow. Study guides are vague, she looks for very specific stuff from the textbook on your tests and quizzes. Take her if you like spending hours each night reading the textbook and studying just to get a 75 because your answer wasn't the one she wanted

I could not handle her class for my life. She is the harshest grader I have ever come across. The majority of my class were students who have to retake her class, because she failed them. If you do not write or submit details or certain things, in her opinion, that are right she will fail the activity.

Vague study guides. Harsh grading. Difficult to access outside of class if you have a busy schedule. She carries a generally indifferent attitude. Beware of the standalone essays and final exam essays.

Ms.McEwan is extremely vague in the study guides she provides. I politely asked if she would mind putting the study guide in order she became annoyed and said "I don't have to give you a study guide I already put them in order", after showing her the email to show her it wasn't she scoffed in my face saying "idk idk" and walked away.

I do not like the way she grades assignments nor the way she grades essays. I'm also not a fan of how she teaches her lectures and her class can be boring at times. I do not recommend taking her class because she will give you low grades because she is so picky about the way you answer or write assignments.

She can be a sweet lady but a horrible professor. I knew I could not pass her class, so I withdrew. She's a rough grader, and nothing is good enough for her. Truly watch out when you decide to take this course. I would recommend another teacher.

I took this class after looking at the rate my professor's rating. Throughout high school & halfway through my semester, I had a 4.0 GPA. At the end of my semester, I had all A's besides her class. She claims that the tests & assignments are based on the textbook... Lies! Overall she does not care about her students, HORRIBLE teacher. DON'T RISK IT

I took her my first semester of college, before then I was an all A student and graduated with honors. After taking her class I received the first C I have ever gotten in my life. She claims that everything is in the textbook but it's not true! If your interpretation of the text does not match to hers she will fail you. DO NOT RISK IT!

She only reads from her slides. Has us read 50+ page chapters almost every week just so we can still somewhat understand what's going on. Every document and essay of h

Although she sends out study guides for the quizzes/exams with all the points, the points on them are too broad to study effectively. She can be nice but she's mostly condescending. I have worked more for her class than any of my other classes and her class is still my lowest grade. My class's average for the midterm was 63. Save time, don't take.

I am a history lover but she as a professor has made me hate this class and her as a professor. Her tests are really hard and can tank your grade. Her essays are crazy. I would completely avoid her at all costs if I were you

Do not take this class with this professor. She grades extremely difficult and is rude. She says everything comes from the textbook but it does not. Every test is very difficult to get higher than a C because she grades so harsh. Would not recommend this teacher.

if i could rate lower i would

I have never failed a class before taking this one. All she does is read from her slides and when tests come up the study guide is so vague that you have no clue what you're supposed to be studying. Also, there are 3 essays along with 6 documents to read and respond to, which are very hard since she doesn't grade fairly. Avoid her at all costs!!

Not respectful to students especially if they deviate from her precious textbook wildly fluctuating grading standards

Grades extremely strictly on the essays, and the study guides provided are so vague you're basically left with no clue what to study. The questions on the tests and quizzes related to the study guide are extremely specific. Reads off a PowerPoint the entire class too

She is a very harsh grader; if you ask a question she goes in circles and never really answers the question; quizzes and tests are difficult and the questions on them do not relate to what we learn; talks a lot about her own political opinion in class. Generally a nice lady, but save yourself some trouble and take the class with someone else.

Professor seems fed up with her job. She places importance on little details and has answer choices that both seem right, but one is wrong due to a minor technicality. Her quizzes have few questions so it doesn't take many wrong answers to fail.

Awful, i prayed i would get in a car crash every day before school so i wouldn't have to go to class. If your not religious you better find one and start praying because you are going to need it.