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“Goodfriend is a great professor”
CLP1006 - 5.0 rating“Dr G was really fun in class And kept it enjoyable”
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Attendance Mandatory
82%
Textbook Required
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ISS1161
5.0
(3)PSY2011
5.0
(1)CLP1006
4.5
(43)CLP1106
4.3
(6)DEP2000
4.0
(54)Difficulty by Course
DEP2000
2.8
PSY2012
2.7
CLP1106
2.7
CLP1006
2.1
PSY2011
2.0
Reviews (122)
She is a great teacher! She is always interacting with the class. We had 4 test and she always gave an extra credit question or assignment for the test. She also gave a study guide the class before the test. She is very quick on answering her emails, very helpful teacher. I loved her class, I would definitely take her again!
Not a great professor. Unclear in class, you WILL NEED to read the book to study. If you have any questions and the answers are not in her PowerPoint, then she won't know the answers. Very easy class, I barely did any studying and got an A+. If you are in college to get easy grades and not be challenged... take her.
Great professor. Explains very clearly, knows her stuff. She gives reviews for all the tests. Take notes of her power points and review the book. You will Ace the class! She's fun and super intelligent. She will give a few chances for extra credit. The class was very close knit. She placed her heart where her mouth is!
Really amazing professor! Hilarious and helps you whenever she can. Reads powerpoints and pretty much every test comes straight from the book. There were 3 tests and a final. Just read from the book and you'll pass each exam. There's also a group project which is also an easy A if you do it right. A really fun class. 1010
Great professor, and great person. She is really helpfulness, and she gives extra credit. You have 4 tests in the semester, and a group presentation. She gives you a study guide before every quiz, where you can find almost all the answers.
Always takes attendance, all she does is lecture and group work occasionally but they aren't graded. She gives extra credit sometimes and she gives study guides that are very helpful for exams. Term paper is really hard but she gives 2 month to finish and she is very helpful when you ask her about anything.
VERY KNOWLEDGABLE, SHE REALLY KNOWS HER TOPIC. SHE READS HER P.P AND EXPLAINS, HER TESTS ARE HARD AND WILL NOT MAKE A LOT OF SENSE BUT WILL SEND REVIEWS ONLINE, AND GIVES BONUS QUESTIONS, CAN BE VERY STRICT AND WILL ALWAYS ANSWER WITH SARCASTIC REMARKS TO EVERY QUESTION, NOT MAKING HER THE MOST APPROACHABLE TEACHER AT SCHOOL.
In order to thrive in this class you must read the chapters! It is mandatory for success in this class. She gave us a term paper that the entire class was nervous for. It was tough but I got an A, thank God. Only 3 people got an A on the term paper, she told us. The tests are only difficult if you don't read and study. Can't miss over two classes.
Prof. Baron is sweet and funny, but very clear in what she expects out of students. She will go the extra mile for you as long as you respect her class time. She does give extra credit, pop quizzes, and class attendance is mandatory. But after a while I found myself looking forward to take her class. She sends reviews for the tests too.
She's by far the best professor I've taken! Her personality and the way she teaches is amazing. She sends powerpoint and study guides. She's really funny and you'll never be bored in her class! It's a fun and easy class, take her!!!
Most amazing professor ive had! i looked forward to all her classes and she made learning so much fun! tests were very easy and most of the time you get into groups to get the know the whole class and make friends. i would totally take her class again:)
Do yourself a favor and avoid her ! She want you to read all chapters and the review she give you is inconcrete and irrelevant to the test , only some questions of the review will be on the test ! She is a power point teacher and do not prepare you for the exams. She is funny and cool but dont let that fool you . she thinks she can fool everybody
Great professor, she makes you really work for it. I have no complaints, she is terrific at what she does, very clear to understand. Extremely friendly, I took her summer B, we had three exams and 1 research paper. Test are easy as long as you do the review and pay attention. I would recommend this teacher if you want to actually learn.
I took her for Summer B. 3 exams and 1 research paper. She gives you a review, but it is just a review on what is expected on the test. You do need to read each chapter and memorize her powerpoints. She grades the research paper really harshly so make sure you do really well on the exams to pass. She never answers her emails so don't bother.
Honestly a pretty easy professor as long as you read and learn the material on the reviews for the test. She does however test pretty harshly on the paper so make sure you ace the exams. Got a 97 overall in the fall.
Be ready to teach yourself!
She was a really good professor! She knew and explained the material well. The study guides she provides a week before exams are AMAZING. If you complete the study guide and use your book to review topics you should do good. There is a major research project. It was challenging but doable. I chose a bad partner so CHOOSE YOUR PARTNERS WISELY.
She's super funny and nice, but she gives two random pop quizzes so it's annoying because you have to show up every class just in case there is a quiz. And you always have to be caught up with the lectures because the quizzes are 30%
Makes class harder then it's supposed to be ,her study guides don't relate to her tests , don't waste your time taking her
She's a great professor, every class there is a lecture, 4 exams + 1 research paper. every exam has a review but reviews are nothing like exam. You must attend class in order to pass!!! Research paper is hard but doable and its with a partner. Tests are hard but if you study they're passable.
Professor Baron is a great teacher. She goes over the content in class and doesnt assign homework but study for her exams! She grades very fair so put as much effort as you can into studying and the research paper.
4 exams, 1 final. Exams are super easy. You don't need to buy the textbook. I repeat, you DON'T. She posts all her exam reviews and the reviews consist of material she uploads in her powerpoints. I bought the textbook but didn't need it. For exam reviews, her lectures and powerpoints cover it ALL. She's a lil tough on research papers. 10/10
She is the sweetest teacher you can possibly get. She is very enthusiastic about her work and loves participation. MUST participate. Her exams are easy if you study her reviews. The research paper was the only tough problem about this entire class.
You will not pass if you dont study, Dr. good friend made the grading criteria clear and never threw anything at us we werent ready for (no pop quizzes). Very strict w phone use and doesnt allow laptops. Gave us study guides for every exam that were extremely useful and lectures were never boring, she engaged with us 1000/10 would recommend!
Emilia Baron recently changed her last name to Goodfriend so she doesn't show up on here. I have to say she is amazing!!! As long as you read the text book chapters you should be fine with her class. In her lectures, she is extremely concise and uses some of her personal stories to help understand the material. Normally I don't review but I have to
This professor is horrible. I don't think she is human. I got always A in all of her quizzes and exams. I only missed the final because I couldn't access my blackboard this day; she just give me a D. the final was for 25 points. She is horrible. Because of her I can go in college honors. I hope she find the peace to sleep at night.
Horror as experience. Don't waste your time in her class.
DONT TAKE HER CLASS!!!! SHE IS THE WORSE THEACHER EVER. HER CLASS IS BORING ASF SHE DOESNT EVEN TEACH AND THE ONLY THING SHE DOES IS TALK ABOUT HER BROTHER, DOG, FAMILY AND HUSBAND! QUIZZES AND TEST ARE HARD AS HELL. SHES MEAN
Took Dr. Goodfriend last spring. She's really funny, nice and knows a lot about Human Development. She made class fun and used real life examples to help us understand. I remembered her examples when I was taking exams and they helped. The research paper was kinda hard but she helps you if you go see her. And she gives exam reviews .
BEST professor at MDC. Ive taken 3 courses with her. She used to be Emilia Baron but got married. She makes jokes in class and helps us understand work. If I had more psych classes to take id take them with her.
Be prepared to listen to her talk about her family for 20 minutes, and wait a week or even TWO WEEKS to grade a 40 question scantron. Your grade is 4 multiple choice tests and a research essay. At least she gives you a study guide a week before the test that is about 80% of what is on the test. You dont need the textbook, but it helps to have it
Dr Goodfriend is my favorite professor so far at mdc. I just finished my 2nd class with her and if she teaches any more classes I need I'll def take her again. She cares about her students and is funny and is a good teacher. You definitely need to do your work if you want to get a good grade but I learned a lot in her classes that I can use in life
This class was interesting, I learned a lot more than I expected. Dr G was really fun in class And kept it enjoyable. and the grading criteria was fair and explained clearly, unlike some other professors I've had. She was really helpful And friendly when I saw her in office hours.
Dr. Goodfriend is a great professor. You have to do the work And the reading especially if you want to do well in the class, but she is very clear about what you need to do for a good grade, unlike some other professors I've had. She is also really funny, gives great examples in class, and was really helpful when I saw her for help with my work.
Dr Goodfriend is a great professor funny and caring. She made everything easy to understand and really related the course to regular life. She also was really helpful and friendly when I saw her in office hours. Definitely reccomend this class and professor
nice professor. she makes class fun and tells stories to help us understand stuff shes talking about. I would take her again
CLP 1006 Get ready to read !!
She loves teaching & is very open-minded & chill. Classwork consisted of 4 exams, 2 pop quizzes, and a final group project. The group project wasn't that hard & she's understanding about group members that don't do work if you tell her ahead of time. She uploads powerpoints of her lectures so you don't really need the textbook unless you want it.
Mrs. Goodfriend is a welcoming professor that gives informational lectures and is passionate about class engagement upon the class topic. Able to view test reviews a week before the tests and her explanations cover mostly all the info. Encouraging to use the textbook, but truly is there if you need the extra review. Tests are easy if you study.
Dr Goodfriend is a really funny and nice professor. She went out of her way to make class fun and make sure we could learn what we needed to. We also did a really great project outside of class that helped a lot of people. As long as you do the work and follow the syllabus you'll be fine, I definitely recommed taking her class
I did not do too well this class due to some personal issues in my life, but Goodfriend is a great professor and easy going. Only three exams that relatively simple containing mainly common sense, but studying her power points do help, and one essay. The whole semester you are expected to collect donations for Lotus House within your group.
Her tests are extremely difficult. She is a nice professor but she talks a lot and you have to remember a lot for the test. We had to write a paper and a couple tests. She is differently a tough grader.
She is a nice teacher, but her test are very difficult and she covers nothing thats on the test. Make sure you buy the text book cause thats how you will do most of your studying. She makes you do a very idiotic project that is a waste of your time and then makes you write a paper about it.
She is a great teacher who makes the class material interesting, is open minded, and very understanding. It's college so of course you need to study for her exams and if you study it's an easy A in the class. I learned a lot bc of her, I would take her again!!
Dr. Goodfriend is funny, caring, and keeps class interesting. She is probably the best prof I've had at mdc. It helps a lot that she relates what we learn to regular life, and the project we did really made me feel like I was doing something positive and good, rather than just taking another class another time. Thank you Dr. Goodfriend!!!!!
I'm glad I took this class with professor Goodfriend. She made it fun and the class discussions were interesting. Taking her again in fall.
Dr. Goodfriend was super nice and funny. We had a great class project which wasn't hard and l really enjoyed doing. If you do the work you'll get a good grade, and have the bonus of a really enjoyable class too
Do not take her , the class is easy but she makes it the worst thing in the world ! Horrible !
Miss Goodfriend is the best teacher I have at MDC. Her class was fun and challenged me to learn. I like that. If you participate in class and study with the review you will do good.
Virtual classes can be good or bad. This one with Dr Goodfriend was definitely great. The work was not too bad , the grading was fair and what I expectedand she always responds right away to help if I needed any, and seems really nice. I definitely recommend her.
Terrific class and professor. Definitely was very helpful whenever I needed it.
The class itself was ok, but Dr. Goodfriend made it great. Had to do the work to get a good grade but it wasn't too much and it was very clear what we needed to do to get it done right. Whenever I had a question, Dr. Goodfriend was ready to help and she was very helpful and understanding with some issues I had. Great class
Dr. Goodfriend was very helpful and made the class easy to understand. The work was not too bad
Dr Goodfriend was a great virtual professor. She made the class easy to follow and helped me with the couple things I didn't totally get. Definitely recommend
Dr. Goodfriend was an amazing professor! Her lectures consist of her real-life reflections. There are only 4 tests (she does not do finals) only one mini reflection paper and one research paper that you work on with a partner. As long as you pay attention & review the study guides you are guaranteed to pass her class. I recommend her!
I love this class, she is the nicest and most stylish professor ever. i lover her and the class is fairly easy, no grade is given to you in any class so of course you have to put your part in. but would 100 percent recommend this class and i have already
This class is great, Definitely recommend Dr. Goodfriend if you need to take it. She is very fair, kind, and helpful. Not too many tests. If you do the work you'll do good!
worst teacher I ever had the psychology of personal effectiveness should be one of the funniest classes in the college but she makes it worst I think she should look at the mirror and face her ego.
Professor Goodfriend is my favorite teacher at dade. I took her for DEP last year and CLP this time. SHe makes class fun. There is a project to help homeless people. We didnt finish it because of Covid-19 but I hope we can bring the items to the shelter one day.
best professor ever. i learned so much about development and she made the lectures interesting
Great class great professor work was interesting and she grades fairly. Very understanding with the whole corona thing. Definitely recommend
easy class. she gives a checklist to stay on track and post reminders of what to do. always responds emails
Don't let the good reviews fool you. In class she would ask questions and crickets, gives you a LONG paper and wants extensive detail but gives minimal feedback, with this feedback. Don't expect your work to be graded quickly.
I liked her class. It was easy and shed made it fun with jokes and stuff. She doesn't give homework and reviews for exams.
She's so funny I loved hearing her tell her stories. She's very knowledgeable about her field and her work is simple but it's informative. I only had her class remotely but I would definitely take it again in person or even remotely. She's amazing!
People are lazy, the grade you recieve is the grade you earn. Great examples, Prof. Goodfriend is hilarious and teaches exactly whats on the test. Do not hesitate if you see her name. Sign up for her class.
I took her online and she is very clear and organized. She provides a checklist which is very helpful and lots of extra credit which is a lot of points. Take her for CLP!
I took her in Spring 2020, she's very nice as a person but she didn't really teach. She only skimmed through the material and explained that she was not going to teach directly from the book since we are supposed to read it prior to class. 3 exams, 1 project, and 1 reflection paper. NO HW. Read the material if you want to pass!!!
Prof Goodfriend is solid and gives extra credit. The online course is easy for the most part but you will have to do some reading. She doesn't give many assignments so it's best not to slack. Discussions are very easy, there are no projects, and the quizzes are not hard. Midterm is cake too, passed by studying hours before it
I took this course remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic and it was easy and straight too the point. I would recommend 100%.
Great class!
This class was the easiest thing in the world. Positive psychology is all common sense. Read lesson, discussion post & reply to someone, take module quiz. Proctored midterm, UNproctored final. Word of advice: the only reason you would fail is if you literally dont care and dont do the work on time. Fully online so it was a breeze and flexible
This class is an easy A but honestly the professor ruined the class for me. She made me feel like I couldnt go to her for anything, when I asked questions she was condescending and a little rude. Will not be taking any other class with professor Goodfriend.
This class was easy to pass. It was 8 weeks and online, thats all you need! There was extra credit, discussion forums, and quizzes per modules. Be aware that sometimes she might forget to post a quiz/discussion post, remind her! Be respectful with the emails you send her. She has an understandable syllabus, which will be your best friend.
She very rude lady she wont care what you are going through if you slack off she will tell you to DROP OUT of her class ask her for help she wont help always the BLACKBOARD or SYLLABUS mult times she ONLY wants SMARTER students in her class (how sad is that)
This class was so easy. Ms. Goodfriend doesn't give much homework. You have to do a discussion like every 2 weeks and have 3 exams. She gives you reviews and you get to do the exam twice. Anybody complaining just doesn't want to do the work.
Honestly, her class was super easy. But her as professor, I wasnt a big fan. She doesnt really care about circumstances happening to you, if you cant do the work especially due to emergency, oh well, youre screwed.
Best class I take in college. Shes nice and really tries to help her students. There was 1 easy paper and 2 exams she gives extra credit on exams
Everybody should rake miss Goodfriend class she's funny and makes class fun. The work is easy
Mrs Goodfriend is the best teacher I had at dade. She made learning psychology fun didn't give hard exams and helped me when I had a hard time because of some family stuff.
She is a great teacher. 6 discussions and 1 extra credit and 3 tests. If you read the book you will pass with A.
Great class, great professor!
the best class i take at dade. ms. goodfriend is a nice lady she cares about her students and give lots of times to do discussions and tests.
Seriously, take her class. I didn't think I'd like it but she makes it fun and interesting. And the work isn't hard.
Easy Teacher, easy class. Ms.Goodfriend teaches very good and test are not proctored. Discussions hear and there gives you a week to do, as well as gives you a week to do test.
A very kind and nice professor. Make sure to be descriptive in discussion boards, it is very tedious. Quizzes are easy. Not a stressful class.
Great professor. She made this learning about human growth fun exams were easy
Great class! Dr Goodfriend was interesting, helpful, and friendly!
This class was amazing!!!!!!!!!!! Professor Goodfriend really helped us understand the concepts and relate them to our lives. The class was fun, easy, and I learned a lot!!! My friend had this class with a different professor and hated it. Definitely take this with professor Goodfriend!
this was my favorite class at MDC and professor Goodfriend was super nice
Miss Goodfriend is super nice the class was easy but I really liked learning this stuff
Easy A and interesting topic, professor Goodfriend was really understanding when I had some issues and missed a few assignments
Took Dr. Goodfriend this semester and I already registered to take another class with her next semester. She is like a well of knowledge about human development and makes the class fun. Great professor
Excellent class. The professor responded quick to emails. The work was easy and she gave us 2 weeks to do it.
I liked this class. The work wasn't hard. The class was easy to.follow and the teacher responded to email quickly. I appreciated that.
Great class, simple grading system, friendly and helpful professor.
I like this professor. I take all my classes online. For this class we didn't have a whole bunch of work so I wasn't overwhelmed. It had a good pace. Ms Goodfriend responded to emails quickly
I like psychology so the lectures were fun. She didnt give us a lot of work at once so it was easy to keep up.
Dr. Goodfriend's class was my favorite psychology class. She made class fun and she cared about us.
This professor GoodFriend is not your friend. She is not understanding of personal problems, and if even if you get a hundred in all of the assignments and quizzes, your grade will be the midterm and final, you might as well not do them.
I'd never taken a class with miss goodfriend before and I'm glad i did. We had work due every week but it wasn't hard if you watched the videos and read. I like psychology. I like the way this teacher set up everything.
Prof. Goodfriend was a good choice! The class was suuuper easy. 3 discussions and 3 exams (all online, not proctored). She does take attendance and allows you to be absent for 2 days. She doesn't allow computers in class but I didn't see that as a problem tbh. She just lectures all class long, but it isn't too boring. Take her if you want an easy A
I liked this class. She didn't give us a ton of work like some online classes I take before. There's a proctored final but it didn't hurt my grade alot. She always responded to emails quickly.
Easy enough class. Professor Goodfriend is nice. She always answered emails. There's a proctored midterm and a final that is not proctored. Lectures was interesting
Do not take this Professor. All that 5/5 is a big lie. It's very misleading. She's very difficult. The tests are super hard.
Even with an excuse, this teacher won't take make-up work. She locks every assignment so you can't review for proctured exams. She responds to emails quickly, but not substantively. Her quizzes are poorly constructed and ambiguous. It will ask a question with numerous right answers and "only one is right". She ignores her Canvas class's disarray.
This class was easy. The professor gave a whole week to do work. I like how she reminded us what we had to each work because I'd sometimes forget. Some people complained about the final but it wasn't even worth all that points so it didn't mess up my grade. Taking her for another class in fall.
If you are taking one or two classes, take this professor. This class demands a lot of studying if you want to do well on quizzes/tests. I will say, she does send reminders every Monday at 12am and responds quickly to messages, so that's good. She locks every assignment at the due date and will NOT open them back up. 2/5
I take all my classes online and this one was the best. Everything was organized. Even with summer semester, the work was manageable.
I was scared coming back to college after 8 years. But Dr. Goodfrind kept telling me I could passs. Glad I took her class. Made me believe in myself
By far my favorite class I've taken at Dade. The teacher is nice. Her tests are not hard. I didn't even need extra credit
Not a good professor. Doesn't follow her own grading criteria for essays. Failed my essay when I hit all marks and didn't give an explanation stating why I got the score that I did. Does not care about her students; only cares about making things easier for her.
Super simple class. 3 exams 2 discussions. She was also very nice. Her classes were genuinely interesting because she tried to get people involved in conversations and told lots of stories. She forces you to break into groups pretty often, but it's easy. Take this class!!
I'm taking her next semester for another class. That's how much I liked her. Prof Goodfriend is a great teacher. She made class fun. I changed my major to psychology cus of her.
Great professor! Made the class interesting by having class conversations. The class was also very easy. Only 3 discussions, 3 exams, and hw on TopHat for the 3 modules. The only thing is she's very firm on NO late work. The only exception is if you have a doctor's note. However, she does stress this is the very beginning and in the syllabus.
Very kind professor who makes classes not only informative but also entertaining.
Dr. Goodfriend is such a great professor. Her class was always interesting, and she genuinely enjoys interacting with students. She makes learning fun, engaging, and meaningful. I wish I could take her for every class she's one of those rare professors who actually makes you look forward to going to class.
A professor that really cares about her craft and it shows. Would absolutely take any other courses she teaches in the future, if given the chance.
she did not follow her grading scale,looked over an essay told me to change stuff and it would be good and when i did she gave me an F the essay was a big part of our grade. i told why I missed a class that my grandfather died. not sure if she properly heard me but she told me that wasn't an excuse i should have went to the Dean but i let it go.
She consistently showed up late to an already short (1hr/wk, full semester) class and barely taught during her lectures. I had to teach myself the majority of the material w/ the textbook. She is NOT forgiving w/ late work or missed tests. When she does teach, she isnt bad at it. Her assignments arent difficult. Her tests are manageable if u study.
This professor is nice and the class is very easy and all tests are taken from home online. The only thing I didn't like is that she treats students like high schoolers. Asking why students are leaving class, saying to get off phone (when it's just for a second to check something), etc.
very easy class to pass, she gives very entertaining and informational lectures and the assignments are on tophat, besides the tests and the (3) discussion posts. she's super nice i would 10/10 recommend.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
82%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Improving
+0.23 avg changeRatings by Course
ISS1161
5.0
(3)PSY2011
5.0
(1)CLP1006
4.5
(43)CLP1106
4.3
(6)DEP2000
4.0
(54)Difficulty by Course
DEP2000
2.8
PSY2012
2.7
CLP1106
2.7
CLP1006
2.1
PSY2011
2.0