Avoid this teacher if at all possible. He is not only a bad teacher, he is rude and doesn't keep up with posting assignments on the web site. He doesn't explain things well at all. He teaches Chem and Bio.

All useless jargon.

I would not recommend you to take him, he is not a good teacher at all. If you want to set yourself for failure go ahead. As much as you try, it seems like you're hard work doesn't pay off.. I did not enjoy any bit of this class. This class made me dislike biology, and I felt like he never seemed to care about students. DON'T TAKE HIM I ADVISE U

The worst teacher. No body ever knows what needs to be turned in or not. He encourages you to quit. We have 4 ppl left. Very unhelpful. I asked him to check my work before I turned it in. He said I did it right then I got it back and it was all wrong when I asked him he told me it was my fault and next time I should ask him for help. what?!

He is so confusing and never bother attending to students questions. He just talk and talk not knowing that the class is already at a lost. One of the worst if not the worst I had in my entire life.

I have just started this class and already I feel like I'm lost. I understand the material but not my teacher. He will deduct a point for almost anything and instead of helping you he expects you to learn from trial and error. Even if you get the answers right he will deduct points if its not short and sweet enough for him.

Tough grader, deducts points even if you got it right. Hybrid class, lectures were on video where he laughs and his dogs bark and he gets side tracked easy. Does not give good reviews for test or midterms, or none at all. Does not explain anything, even when you get something wrong on homework or a test.

I did not understand his teaching or class subject. He made me feel stupid for asking questions and did not want to help. He rambled so much in class that I think he was on drugs. (He did talk about his painkillers a lot) He also would make fun of other students for mistakes they made. Very hard to understand and get help from him.

He should be added to the list of wanted terrorists!! Do teachers have to take a class one how to be that horrible? He is of no help... Says he "dumbed" it down... More like rambles on about nothing and doesn't make a clear point when speaking. You can email him to ask questions.... But his response is rude and makes you feel even worse for asking.

He required way too much unnecessary work. He was an extremely hard grader and his assignments were never ending. He made inappropriate jokes as well. He thinks that because his class is hard that it makes him a good teacher but it doesn't, it's just a bunch of hoops to jump through. Maybe used the textbook twice, tests are all on powerpoints!

He is constantly belittling students, making students cry, offers no help or clarity. Online lectures are unclear and all over the place. Lots of quiz/tests with awful grading or clarification. Lots of complaints to school about this professor. He is mean, short tempered and will talk down to you any chance he gets.

All lectures are online videos, boring, unclear, and not helpful at all. Type of professor to say," It's in the syllabus." Videos are about 10-15 minutes long and there are 7 you need to watch a week; he recommends going through the videos at LEAST 3 times and it was unrealistic, it was hard even going through them ONCE! Don't take this class.

He is tough and will tell you how many will fail his class. He is belittling to students of all classes, he will not answer your questions when asked, he thinks he is funny when he is very inappropriate. Lab is supposed to be enjoyable, he makes it not.

The beginning of his class he starts off with telling you this class is very hard but if you study hard you'll pass. Not true. I've never studied so much for a class in my life, I'm 34. All his lectures are online which is fine because you can continue to watch them over and over again. But his lectures online don't make sense.

His teaching is very confusing. If you ask questions he will confuse you even more. All lectures are online, so your class time is spent taking multiple tests and lab. You will have hours of homework, which you'll have to learn yourself. He may need to have a different profession.

He is the worst individual and teacher ever to teach. It is your rights to complain about him if he belittled you, never answers your questions, bully's you are make you feel not important. He is the worst educator that pierce college has. Remember this is your education not his so don't feel you have to put up with him.

Worst ever. Never answers questions asked, thinks he's funny but is very inappropriate especially to women. Thinks all blondes are stupid and where you sit in lab your labeled. Thinks all running start kids are retarded his words not mine.

Woods made you feel dumb asking any question, I asked a question at the beginning of his quarter and never asked one again. He is very rude, and a pretty tough grader along with almost no feedback(unless it was pre quizzes. VERY belittling, will never be taking him again.

Woods is that Prof where he has been teaching forever so all this is so repetitive to him that when you go to ask a question he looks at you like you're dumb. Yes he goes over everything after the quiz, but if you miss something and try to ask him later about it he won't answer because he already answered it. Lecture heavy so take good notes!

Worst professor I have ever had. Doesn't care about the students and embarrasses you when you have questions. I have tried getting help from him as well as SI. No help was given and his tests consist of 30 ish questions that are majority of your grade. When the final came around he said "expect for your grade to drop a whole letter"!! TERRIBLE.

Easily the worst teacher I have ever had. Belittling. Condescending. Laughs when questions are asked. Class is always canceled so you have to teach yourself. Waste of money. Tries to find something wrong just to critique and be rude. Useless. Lectures never make sense and he won't explain things a different way when someone doesn't understand.

He does not listen to his students especially when they do not understand the lecture. When you ask for help he just will reiterate what he has already said. Does not offer a different avenue or seem to understand that everyone learns differently. Let alone that we are adults and do not appreciate being talked down too. DO NOT TAKE HIM!

Worst teacher I ever had. His video notes don't make any sense and when you try to ask questions about the notes he just tells you that it is covered in the video. He doesn't let you use the chapter tests questions to study for the final, the only way you are able to study off of questions is from the 4 homework assignments.

THIS IS YOUR WARNING, DONT TAKE HIM.. Every time you meet he gives quizzes/tests. Does ZERO teaching. I get it, it's a hybrid class, but he answers questions very vaguely and rudely! He constantly complains about his past classes and is SO quiet when teaching. I'm a good student and I tend to give professors the benefit of the doubt but NOT WOODS.

The worst teacher that I have had. He belittles his students and doesn't offer any clarity. His test are next level. He teaches more microbiology and cellular biology. Its far from General. He starts off the class with boasting that his class is the hardest thing you will take. Its miserable, I dropped another class to focus on his and have a 2.2.

Tough grader, be prepared to find other resources to learn the material. He belittles his students expecting them to know everything in a 100 level class. He talks trash about his past classes,It got to the point no one would even answer his questions or ask them because he would make you fell so stupid for your answer or for the questions you ask

He is an intelligent, funny, and good person. Be prepared however, his tests will mostly not be about the lectures but instead the extra 20 articles he gives you to read and the labs. You get marked down for any small detail on the labs. Half the class drops by 2nd week and people run out crying from stress. Test questions worded horribly.

I am usually very good with biology but this classes disappoints me. Most of the class is spent listening to side stories and being confused on what hes teaching. Ask him a question and he either makes you feel stupid for asking or goes around a loop of things you did not ask him. Exams are never what we study. Do not take his class, you will fail

Very condescending if you ask questions, regardless of how valid they may be. He will email you a reply with the same cut/paste answer on how we wants you to learn the "Logic of multiple choice exams".

The description box lack adjectives. Don is by far the the most futile. Don't ask absurd questions, he gives 'copy and paste' answers, responds 3-5 days after, reminds you that "90% of people fail this class", unprepared, no extra cred. opportunity. He seems passionate about science, yes, but not about teaching. It's unfortunate. Do not take.

He is the worst teacher I have ever meet in my whole entire life of 21 years. He is very hard to get in touch with, I have sent him 2-3 messages but got no replies whatsoever. But he does say something when I comment on the announcement he made don't reply here, this was sent to the class. I mean what the hack? Yh don't take his class for credit.

Worst professor I have ever taken. Takes forever to respond, rude, is not helpful, very harsh grader. Do yourself a favor and dont take this class. I am truly disappointed in this class and how the class is set up. Will not help you out and doesnt do exceptions. Not extra credit.

Very tough grader. He missed some zoom meetings by a couple of hours and he doesn't allow any late work. Labs were very confusing due to wording and its impossible to get in touch with him. Lecture videos dont go in much depth and the zoom meetings are the same material as the lecture, it's just live. Would not take his classes again.

He is an awful professor. When you go to select any class Bio/Chem and Don Woods is an option. DO NOT SELECT. He went to the extent on several occasions to let his student know via zoom that he wants to kill himself when he grades our work. He belittles his students and will not assist you if you have questions. He is textbook example of horrible.

Although I passed Mr. Woods class it was.... it was an experience. He seemed very passionate about the topic of science. His love for science was so inspiring but his attitude was not it. Along with Mr. Woods attitude he would come extremely late to the Zoom meetings that were being held. He was utterly rude and his tone always sounded annoyed. ��

He is RUDE! Any question that you ask, he makes you sound DUMB. Not only that, he is a HORRIBLE grader. You can't ever please Woods. He asked me to re-submit something after the due date then I got an F and he claimed he didn't ask me to resubmit, WHEN I had proof. He is super into himself and will not care about you. Do not waste your time...

I took Bio160 with a lab. He does not give clear instructions in the lab. Expects us to know exactly what happened in the lab even though we did not do it. Has zoom meeting that are optional but then tells us that we will fail his class if we do not attend. Meetings are around 3 hours long and talks about himself for most of it. DO NOT TAKE!!!!!!!!

Im about to withdraw, if youre an active duty soldier do not take this class. His grading, the testing time and everything in between is horrific. Hes the worst teacher Ive ever had the displeasure of being taught by.

WORSE TEACHER EVER! He grades really hard. He gives you instructions on how to do the lab but when he grades them he will give you a 1 or 2 but you do exactly what it says to do. He doesn't give any chances. You will most likely fail because he sucks at explaining things. I wish I knew about this website before I picked him. PICK SOMEONE ELSE!

Vague instructions that are hard to follow and very strict grading criteria. During Zoom meetings, he goes off on tangents and talks about his life rather than the material. Our first zoom meeting took 2 hours to get through 4 slides because he was talking about his dogs, his van, and who he knows on the oceanside. You'll learn more on your own.

I have earned over 90 credits at 4 different universities. He is by far the most difficult professor I have ever taken. Very vague instructions but exceptionally strict grading. He has non-mandatory zoom meetings, but you need to attend to do well. Terrible at responding to emails and messages. DO NOT take his class find another professor

Dont take this class. Hes a condescending professor that sets his students up for failure.

This man is hands down the worst professor I have ever had. When a student asks a question, he bullys them because "the answer is obvious." He displays student's wrong answers during lectures to make examples out of how poorly they did. His labs have 0 instructions, but he grades them very strictly. He's far too arrogant for how poorly he teaches.

If I could give a rating lower than 0, I would, sadly I have to give him a 1. Crosses out answers with no explanation of why theyre wrong. Almost completely inaccessible outside of class. Demeaning towards students when asked questions. Tough grader but no feedback. Would never take again, and will never recommend. Be prepared to fail.

class VERY difficult ¬hing taught in lectures made sense, he would always go off topic and would say to not ask questions wasting his time or to write anything in the comments on assign submissions. He wouldn't communicate well and his feedback was harsh. the amount of work worth only 3 points for online labs.&he wants to use honorlock for exams

He treats you like you're stupid and that he is above you. I don't think he realizes that this is a community college and there are a variety of people taking his class. There is very little support from him. If you think you finally understand things, expect below-average grades.

Worst teacher ever, I ended up dropping this class half way and taking another. The first 30 mins of every zoom was him yelling at us about how we were doing things wrong. Lecture material and homework didn't match the quizzes. Refused to meet outside of his 1 zoom class, had no SI to help. I had ADS accommodations and he refused to honor them.

My experience with him affected my mental health, he was condescending and expected us to be some sort of geniuses. The class was disorganised and he made it seem like the zoom meetings were optional when they actually were more than just highly encouraged. Dont pick him most of us dropped his class.