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HISTORY108 - 2.0 rating“One of the worst history teachers I had”
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Reviews (157)
Lots of work, hard quizzes and projects. Very nice.
The class contains boring readings, but what can you expect for History? This class is not too difficult if you can read boring material.
I believe she has good intentions, but her class is VERY boring. I've taken several his. classes, and they've never been as boring as this class. She treats her students like they are in Kindergarten. Not too organized.
This woman has a problem. She is not student-friendly and she doesn't know how to write a syllabus. She is very confusing when she gives instructions and she doesn't like to be wrong. Whenever someone makes a point, she typically negates the comment.
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i ended up dropping her class. didnt like her.
i hope i can pass this class never had this much trouble in history before
She is very nice, she just doesn't like it when students are not prepared. If you keep up with the work, you should be fine. She is very helpful and is always willing to help students with anything!
not very good
bad class
She teaches straight out of the book which is a waste of time. She hates being corrected by students. She walks up and down the aisles peering at you. I must take speed to stay awake. She is an Elementary school teacher.
good teacher
She is a really nice teacher who wants to help her students, get to know her! She uses really interesting books and it's refreshing to learn history from a different point of view. Do the reading before class and it's interesting.
She is a wonderful teacher and is passionate about the American Indians. She is very knowledgeble and doesn't bore. She is very helpful especially if need help on essays. She is very easily accessible through her office hours.
She is a great teacher, and very knowledgeable about the subject. She is so helpful and kind, and is always available to help students with anything. I thought the class was very interesting.
very good teacher and helpful
very difficult teacher... makes you sweat the whole semester
good tecaher just keep up
if you want a challenge take her
It's nice to have a teacher care about her students and want to help them. It's also nice to be challenged and to have a teacher help prepare you for real college!
She is a very nice teacher, and she provides a lot of information for the lecture. Sometimes you can really have fun and get extra credits from attending some activities, like Pow Wow. If you like challenging, you will like to take this class.
great teacher
Do the readings and do the work, and you'll be fine. Pay attention to her instructions. If I managed to get an A, you can too!
good teacher
i've met several people that have taken this class and they were not at all happy with her teaching ability or tactics or her personality.
keep up
super boring and you wont learn anything
you will learn alot. be prpared to work very hard. a good deal of reading. fun interesting. amkes history very cool. if you have trouble with good attendence avoid this class. teacher wants you to succeed and will ahlp you as much as you let her. good!
She gave only one A, and three B's. Hard Tests and research paper. Class was word for word out of the books (3).
A lot of reading and lecture is right out of the text books. She is nice but not a good teacher.
hard as hell and she makes you feel stupid!!!! the tests and lectures are pointless!!
not only does she reiterate the fact that she expects her students just had/have english 1a, but she ignores that fact that she just stated to grade you like you are an english major. skips major parts in history.really hard tests. grades HARD, and is unclear in explanation,and not at all helpful.
She is a good teacher but very picky!! The cool thing is that all the tests are take home and she gives you only like 3. There is one big essay and a couple other assingments. The bad thing is that she is picky with her grading and if its not to her satisfaction, she will mark off. She also makes th
Right from the 1st day, she warned us that she was going to be very hard and encouraged students to find another history teacher. Her lectures are boring and she grades very hard on the essays. The good thing is that she gives take home tets. It might be intimidating, but it's okay.
This teacher is way to picky with her answers on exams and she made the class very boring. I would not suggest having her as your professor unless death was your other option.
great professor lots of reading, but thts wht college is about thankx for giving us tht push and hlping us for our future..
This teacher is boring.I had to drop out of her class because despite my efforts,I was failing.She tried helping me too, but it's her personality that just makes her the way she is. She made me and other classmates feel stupid- esp.when I couldn't afford book.Don't takeRader if you hate history.
She is nice and will help you when she can. Most of class was spent bashing the early Americans and looking at everything that went wrong. While I know that there are always two sides to every story, I felt like she had an unnecessary focus on what went wrong and rarely talked about what went right.
her class should be an honors class!
Terrible terrible terrible! No passion for the subject, extremely boring, very tedious, she put me to sleep every day! The subject interested me but I was shocked at how boring and uninteresting she was. She's all about names and dates - thats's it! Save yourself and never take her!
Shes a Dr. she gives alot of work for a little bit of points. our class started with 40 students and now its 12 max. if you can keep up with the work load and dont mind reading about how horrible the early americans were and love native americans go for it! you spend almost all semester talking about Indians.
Very boring. Extremely picky about answers on assignments. Hard grading teacher. Over works students with multiple assignments at worst times possible. Not for the lazy at heart.
This teacher is so hard. No matter how much you read, you won't ever pass. She speaks in a monotone- she reminds me of Ross from friends. Only difference is, that Ross is funny. She is hard, and her leactures aren't interesting.She's a bad teacher and this class should be an honors class.
I am surprised at how boring she really was. History is an interesting subject, but this teacher just makes it boring. AVOID THIS CLASS AT ALL COSTS. As soon as you walk in, she already hates you. She speaks in a monotone, and she made me fall asleep every day.
A good teacher, but tough. Very picky about assignments and grades like an Eng. teacher so pay attention to details. Very willing to help if you're willing to work though. She made special arrangements to meet w/ me several times outside of her normal office hours. Tests are take-home and fairly easy. Lots of discussion in class.
she thinks she's all tough with her act, she is a very tiny person so she tries to scare you with her tough attitude her exams are pretty hard and she thinks she's all so great
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I agree with the comment from HIS 1A. Mrs. Radar came off to be intimidating and rude. I don't think a teacher should turn people off or try to recommend them to take some one else for History. She's a B---- she cuts you off when your talking and confronts with rudeness in front of everyone. I think she gets a kick out of it. Don't take her or Fawv
Interesting and thought-provoking Ms. Rader put the fun back in History.
THE HARDEST, MOST CHALLENGING PROFESSOR I HAVE EVER HAD.She should be teaching at a Grad school level. If you are a slacker, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!Class started w/ 40 kids and ended w/15.Don't ever be late.Read every assingment, twice!! I got an "A" but academically the hardest thing I've ever been through.Sit in the front row.
Very hard class lots of work but you will learn my suggestion take Dr. Verge for CA hist
worst teacher ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
as long as you stay on her good side you should do really well. go to her office hours because she really thinks u care if u go and therefore she will be a little easier with her grading.
Pretty okay teacher. She is a great teacher and you will learn a lot about US history, but she is monotone and she does bore you at times. If you're looking for someone enthusiastic, stay away. But if you want a good teacher, take Rader.
her class is sooooo boring. i do not recommend this teacher to anyone. trust me
She is a great proffessor but very difficult, worth the time, you learn so much
Worst History professor I've ever had. She's mean. She boring. She's unhelpful. Don't bother. Take Dr Verge. He's awesome!
If you want to just pass her class,dont take her.You Will Fail.If you want an easy A ,you wont get one.Trust me,the highest you will end up is a B.But if you want to earn an A by trying hard and acctually learn something,she is the best. I know this because i got 97% A in her class while being the only A out of 23 people in her class.
Wow! Really difficult class. She expects a lot from her students she’s very picky with almost every assignment she takes points off if your grammar and punctuation is not correct. This class really makes work hard, but hey if you’re up for the challenge take her, but if you’re not then I suggest you take Dr Verge he's alot easier!!
Worsrt teacher i have ever had. She should teach english rather than history.
awesome teacher.
She taught this class as an English class, not History. I already am taking english, what i wanted to study about was History. She had an attitude and really didn't seem to like her job.
Loves to scare students, and everyone for that matter. Loves to scream across class, humiliate and tell people you dont belong in the class. I stayed in the class through it for long as I could.
OMG! If you want to drive yourself crazy with all the homework, reading and essays required for this class, more power to you. This class by far was the most trying class I have ever taken. Rader is boring, dull and very, very picky. The first day of class was packed now we're down to maybe 10 students. I wouldnt recommend.
worst teacher i ever had. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS
Prof. Rader's class is extremely demanding of your time. She requires a LOT of reading and quite a bit of writing as well. Do NOT take this class unless you have at least 3-4 hours a week to devote just to her homework.
Dr. Rader is a great teacher. I learned alot from her and she really puts alot of effort into her teaching. If you are a lazy bum you should not take her though cause she takes her job seriously. If you take being a student seriously then her class is worth the time. You will learn alot. I reccommend her to anyone that really wants to learn .
she is incredibly boring!
If you want to be treated like an adult, I dont recommend her. She is a man hating psycho with no compassion whatsoever
She's a wonderful professor I ever have. You will learn a full understanding of Native American culture. She encourages us to work harder and we do. It's great. That is why I was in her class and I am pleased to be her student. I may be a hearing-impaired but I can overcome any obstacle to be able to pass this class. I miss her. A+++
She is a good teacher, but gives out a lot of work! I liked taking the class. If you don't mind working a bit, take her!
DR. RADER IS A NICE PERSON, BUT SHE IS A LITTLE STRICT THOUGH. WE ALL KIND OF NEED TO BE CAREFUL IF WE TAKE HER.
Way too much work. Doesn't lecture enough and when she does it has little to nothing to do with whats on her tests Excessive textbook use, she reqires you to buy 4 textbooks! Once in her class you're pretty much on your own.Requires you to be a deddicatve student and you pretty much have to not have a social life in order to keep up in classs.
Dr. Rader is passionate with this class. However, the workload DOES NOT match the 3 units. She is very stubborn, and demanding. This should be an Honors class or grad class. She never seems happy with anyones work.She always finds something wrong. I wouldn't advise taking this class unless you have no life to begin with. But..get better soon Emily
She's really into teaching and she's nice. Unfortunately, she gives a lot of work unrelated to the subject and is not very clear about how things should be done. Hope she recovers soon.
Emily Rader was very educated on her subject and was willing to help if you needed it. There was heavy textbook lectures and the tests were not easy, but definately doable if you spen a few hours studying. Very nice woman. First impressions are important. Got an A. Wish you a speedy recovery ms. Rader
DO NOT TAKE!!!! she had troble explaining why she counted you wrong for things on tests and she is not very clear some of the tests are unorginzed and unclear
Professor Rader expects your life to revolve around this one class, if you have a ife or other classes dont take this one... not to mention using 3 books and giving unclear notes and assingments. No answer is ever right to her. save youself money dont take this class!
BORING, HARD GRADER, STRICT, IF You can take another teacher I would recommend it.You Need 4 Books And there is alot of READING. If you are late for class you have to come in the back door.
WARNING!!!Workload is Extremely Excessive. 5-6 page essay papers ,Attendance is mandatory. If you have a choice DON'T take Rader for she is a strict grader and rather dull teacher. I passed her class with an A but I worked my A*s off to get it.
Rader is Extremely Boring!!!She requires you to attend every class, buy 4 books,listen to her boring leture and participate.I got an A but will never take a Professor like this every again.
This was a difficult class to pass. There are many time consuming assignments and many essays! The first test is hard, the next two are take-home, but still very long and time consuming. Take it only if its your last resort.
I had her for native american history and i can say that she is a difficult person to please. After the first test i questioned what i got myself into but after sticking with it and trying to make sense of the assignments i came out with a good grade. She knows her subject well but i wouldnt take her class if you dont have an interest in Indians.
Unclear with all her assignments. Did not learn history only discipline. She is very bi-littles students. Might as well be in a reform school. She makes you feel as you are below her. Hard History class to understand. She needs to lighten up on the students and be more a live she would probably make a great teacher.
The worst.
very difficult. hours and hours of homework and still you can't please her.this professor criticizes, embarrasses and b-littles students. worst than any nun I ever had in catholic school.
LOLLLLLLL this class was hard and had a lot of work but if you go to her office hours and show you care and try and aren't retarded then you will do welllll i got an A so if i can you can. she just tries to play like the class is really hard at first but she is willing and wants to help you on the projects and wants you to participate in class so y
very difficult to understand what the assignments are. she gets very frustrated and irritated when students have questions regarding the vague homework assignments. would not take her again.
Most of what she teaches you can learn on your own and she has this stupid idea that we all need to learn how to "Think like historians". The assignments are easy but pointless.
she is a nice lady, but very confusing in her teaching methods
I love history, but her class left me falling asleep. Felt as if I learned nothing from her class! The textbooks were complex and dull, and she focuses on the most boring periods of the books. She depends on feedback and discussion from the class so you have to do the work and reading.
she's a very nice lady but her teaching methods are confusing. she does not treat you as a student but rather as a historian. her work are fairly easy if you read the book. very often, she gets behind on her lesson plans. its good to read ahead so you know what's going on. her tests are discussions in which participation is very important.
shes a very nice lady i took american indian experience class and was in the native american club. her class puts u to sleep she unorganized. if u love indians do not take this class talk to a real indian. cuz im native american and i didnt learn anything from this
Seriously, boring, monotone, and EXTREMELY picky about assignments! If you are a history major, this is the class for you. You are expected to read A LOT and take notes. Extremely critical with essays as well. I would not recommend her.
I don't think there was ever a history class I hated as much as this class. Rader is boring to listen to and we don't go much in depth about any of the decades we went over. She grades a bit hard, but I did well on her assignments. Watch out for pop quizzes and be sure to read assigned chapter the night before!
Reeeaally nice lady. Not too organized, only got 1 paper back out of the 3 & that was toward the end of the semester. :/ Had 1 pop quiz which every1 failed! & 4rm then on graded off of 3 essays which no1 understood. Got an A but u MUST listen to ALL directions when comes to essays bc she's extremely picky! Get essay revised @ office hrs!Helps grade
Pretty easy. She had some issues outside of class this year so we didn't do a whole lot of work. She was pretty helpful but expects a lot of detail in the essays; i.e. dates, extra info on organizations, etc.
wow, i cant stand this woman. she makes you feel like an idiot, her voice is horrible, her style is horrible, shes horrible. history WAS my favorite subject, she killed it for me. i havent learned a single thing.
super hard and boring she talks extremely lowwww
I think she's the worst teacher I've had so far. She's nice but, boring and confusing. We didn't have any tests and only two papers that determined our whole grade. I don't recommend her at all. The guy below is right. All she talks about is how to be a historical thinker.
She is a nice lady. her class is boring, she speaks low and she can put u to sleep. we only had 3 papers no tests. picky i mean seriously picky about her assignemts. our class turned in a midterm assignment only 4 of us got better then a 40 and it was out of 100. take eula or verge
Lots of reading and class participation. 2 essays. Always falls behind on class schedule. Overall, incomprehensible. Goes on and on about "thinking like a historian" Essays are terrible. Book is only source you can use, yet when you give her an answer in class or cite it in your essay, she always says "no", or "close, but not what i'm looking for."
I was totally disillusioned by this teacher. I don't know much about American history, and i was so eager to learn. Her style was condescending, and i was treated like an illiterate. I dropped the class because she made me feel insecure about my intellect. Please dont take this teacher's class if you are not an American History major.
I petitioned a grade change & she agreed to meet me after after the semester to discuss my grade. She gave me the chance to touch up my final to get up to an A! but doubt she'll give it to me even if I earn it. She even said to my face that my paper meant nothing to her & that she feels sorry for me cause she thinks i plagirized unintentionally!
Too disorganized, needs to retire soon. poor lady
Rader is the single worst teacher I have ever had. DISORGANIZED. CRUEL. LIFELESS. The midterm was assigned a few days before it was due and she graded it like we are grad students (1 person got a C). She clearly hates teaching and hates students with the white heat of a thousand dying suns. Learned NOTHING. Also, she will lie right to your face.
Mrs. Rader is a GREAT professor, VERY helpful and kind.. she is not mean like some people are saying..
Her class is pretty straight forward, there are some critical thinking assignments (classroom debate) and a couple easy essays... no tests/exams. She is not a "friendly" teacher, which is why I think she gets poor ratings, but overall it is easy to get an A.
I agree with most of the ratings for this instructor. She is demeaning, condescending, critical and does nothing to encourage her students. This is a writing class, not a history class. She is also very unorganized. Teachers like this are one of the reasons that US students are doing so poorly. It's as if she is setting her students up to fail.
She is very disorganized. Her voice cracks constantly. She uses to many abbreviations that you get lost and won't understand your notes. The class gets scared to participate because if your answer is wrong she makes you feel like your stupid and completely off.
Her class is by no means easy. While she does not have tests, there are many essays & homework assignments. You will definitely need the textbooks. She was once an English professor & is very picky about your writing & requires thesis statements for your notes. Not my favorite professor.
She is very disorganized,her voice cracks,and she is really boring.Dont breathe,yawn,or even blink or you will get on her bad side.She is very picky on your writing.She handed us our final project a week before it was due and didnt even explain it. Worst teacher ever!!!! Avoid her!!!
DON'T TAKE HER!!!! She treats this class as if it were an English class, so if you're like me and hate essays this is not the class for you. Not only that, she grades crazy hard so even if you were a good writer, you probably won't do that well anyways or as well as you would hope. Last resort...if that
Dr. Rader is a very intelligent woman, and truly wants her students to do well making her self readily available outside of class. Moderate reading, NO TESTS, only a few research papers. She shows a genuine interest in the subject, which makes it easier to learn from her. I recommend taking her class.
Overall, she is a good teacher. She knows what she is talking about and she really does want her students to do the best they can. We take a couple of tests (they arent too bad if you take notes and listen). The only bad thing about this teacher is that she is not clear about her assignments, so make sure to ask A LOT of questions.
Dr. Rader is really knowledgable about the subject, but she does grade hard so you should probably enter the class with some decent college writing under your belt. Her instructions were detailed for me. If you're a serious college student, you should do fine.
Just does not explain ever what she wants
She teaches this class as if everyone in it has taken Ph.D level classes. She does not explain any objective at all. She loves to talk about how hard of a teacher she is. No one cares about how you have a Ph.D in History, because guess where you ended up, teaching history at El Camino college, know where you are, this is not an Ivy League
I am taking her History 102 class right now. There are about 3 weeks until the semester ends & 3/4 of my class dropped because she's failing almost everyone. Even though she pulls out a lot of extra work at the end for you to make up points, I would not reccomend her if you care about your grade.
In the beginning i felt like dropping bad (had an f) but when I've realized that i had to pass i started reading everything carefully, asking her questions, answering questions and at the end it paid off (got a b as final grade) reading sucks but its the only way you'll pass and ask her questions don't be afraid.It'll pay off at the end.Good Luck!
do not take this class. She treats her students as if they are five years old. She's very strict about how all assignments must be turned in. More than half the students dropped out of that class and I should have done the same.
She is a terrible Professor i do not even know if im taking a history class in college or an English class back in elementary every little thing gets her mad and on top of that she grades your work more off your grammar not your actual historical content. Last she wants everything on point when she herself is not!
Worst teacher i have ever had. Her grading system is truly flawed and grades on everything but the content! She doesn't know the subject too well and is very anal about assignments. DON'T TAKE! You'll either drop out or you'll be the last of about 10 students in her class.
worst professor I've had. do not take this class.
Worst history class ever. She is so anal about everything. I have learned more in a high school history class then in her class. That class is a joke, she doesnt explain the papers thoroughly. Its not that hard of a class, but its so boring. All the people i sit around all complain how useless and boring the class is. Totally regret taking theclass
I absolutely hate this class.It's hard to know what she expects.We did not receive our 1st graded assignment until April.How in the heck are we supposed to know our grades, and how we are doing in the class, or make changes to our work habits if she won't give us any feedback? Eventually she just started initialing our work if it was done.ARGH!
She is the worst educator I have ever encountered. Her grading makes no sense. She has a standard deduction of 5 points/day a paper is turned in late and 1 point for every spelling or punctuation mistake. The problem is that most of her assignments take hours to complete and are only worth 5 points, which means it is easy to end up getting 0 points
The most frustrating thing about her class was about her extremely confusing assignments. She will expect quality essays but writes down the most vague and stupid instructions ever. What ever you do, do not take it. One of the worst instructor ive ever seen and also the first class in my entire college career to withdraw. Waste of time and money.
This class was torture. Her assignments are vague and make no sense. She handed back only one assignment during the entire semester, so you never know how you're doing in the class. She also harasses students who look bored or aren't paying full attention. Her office hours are equally awful. Not only is she not helpful, she is also very rude.
This class is a TORTURE!!! I would suggest you to take professor Rader only if your major is History.
TOUGH GRADER.
Professor Rader is very knowledgeable. Nevertheless she has high expectations for her class. If you're going to take her be aware of what you're getting into.
Took the class in 2013. Worse mistake I could have made. I took her vague assignments to the history tutor at the library and the reading lab and neither one could figure it out what she wanted, I thought it was just me. She then said I was the problem didn't comprehend her instructions. ..... VERY TRUE!! DO NOT TAKE!!!
I agree with lot of comments here. Dr. Rader is tough grader. She gave a lot more homework and reading for few points. For example, She made us complete long and time consuming charts from two different textbooks. It is only 2-3 points. She requires detailed explanations as well as historical contexts in tests and papers.
She's ridiculously hard. At the beginning of the semester I was really confused, pissed, and close to dropping out like most of the class. She got better as the year went on and respects you if you stay in her class. She grades tough, but if you work really hard, you'll get a good grade. She does know a lot about history though.
Ms. Rader is a tough teacher and can be vague but if you ask for help she will be there to help. Do all the assignments, participate, and do well on the tests and you should pass the class.
Attendance is not mandatory but if you want to pass be there on time AND take notes. Prof. Rader will assist you if you ask. She has regular office hours, make use of them if you need them. Participation is essential. You will have to earn your grade. Don't take the class if you don't want to learn.
Do not take her class it is not worth the time. You honestly have to dedicate yourself to this class and only this class. She doesn't explain the assignments clearly and she falls way behind on grading them. I don't recommend her class at all.
Dr. Rader is a tough grader. I had to work really hard to get an A. She has 2 major papers and 2 major tests. Be ready to read a lot and ask questions in class. Also, if you do not have very good college level writing skills, then you should not take this class since Grammar and language is very important for Dr. Rader.
You can tell Professor Rader loves the topic. But she rambles and skips most of the materials that we need to learn to pass all her quizzestests. This fall, we only took 2 of the 4 quizzes (more like tests) because she couldn't catch up on her grading. it required tremendous office hours visits to earn my grade & 4 hours of readinghw a week
One of the worst history teachers I had. You grade soley depends on the papers she assigns and you can only use the books you have for the class.
If you really need this class take it but wouldn't recommend for anybody if you take this class you honestly need to dedicate your self to this class Prof. Rader will assist you if you ask she has regular office hours, make use of them if you need them.
If you really need this class take it but wouldn't recommend for anybody if you take this class you honestly need to dedicate your self to this class Prof. Rader will assist you if you ask use them
Probably top 3 worst classes I've ever taken in my life. I regret signing up for this course when there are so many other history teachers to choose from.
You really need to put a lot of effect into this one class and it really is exhausting. Her lectures aren't very helpful in learning what history is about; however, they are important in doing her assignment. Her office hours aren't very helpful in my opinion. I mostly just sat there with no room to ask questions.
Doesn't give many tests and assigns long papers but if you read and study the material it isnt hard.
She is difficult but fair. The homework is easy you can just guess on every learning curve and get credit. You really don't need to do much other than pay attention to instructions and how to write a paper properly. She isn't hard if you apply yourself. So everyone that complained about her in the comments below probably failed. That sucks.
I would recommend any of the other wonderful History teachers at El Camino except Rader. She is not helpful and is not organized. She depends a lot on the computer program for history assignments. I love history but was uninterested with this teachers lectures. All of the negative comments below are not wrong. Skip this teacher if you can.
You will have a test every week about the lecture you are in that week. She is really hard and you have to work a lot for your grade, which anyway it's gonna be poor. It's not really worth it the time you spend in the projects with the grade you receive. Also, she is not really clear of what she wants about the projects. Go to her office hours!!
Professor Rader is definitely very strict and has high expectations for her students. I personally really like her. Do not take any of her courses if you are a slacker at all! This class requires LOTS of reading from the textbook. I ended up having a good time and enjoying the class, but most of my classmates did not. Enter at your own risk!
If you want to pass just do the homework and you will pass. However Professor Rader graders like a SAVAGE. She is so passionate about English it will haunt you alive. Do not take this course if you want the A
She has completely lost touch with her students and I don't think she knows it. She teaches like it's 6th grade history.
She doesn't know how to deal w/ college students, she will take your phone right out from your jean pocket with no warning, even if you're not on it. Her instructions are not clear, the homework amount is massive and if you try and speak to her about a project? good luck with that.
Professor Rader really loves History and she expects her students to also enjoy the subject. I learned a lot from her class on US history. Sure she's strict but that's because there are a lot of students who misbehave during her lectures. However she's really helpful and her grading criteria is very clear, just take notes in class and you'll be ok
DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER. THIS LADY TOLD SOMEONE THEIR PAPER WAS AN A IN OFFICE HOURS AND STRAIGHT OUT FLUNKED HIM. HER GRADING IS 100% BASED ON THE LECTURE AND THE HOMEWORK IS JUST MADE TO TOTURE YOUR FREE LIFE!
Skip. She treats her classes like little kids on a strict graduate level study. She would not be straight up and clear about what she wants on the writing assignments. She would continue to lecture the class even when class time is long over. Her lectures and textbook readings did not match. This is the worst professor.
Avoid this professor. She would lectured in a hurry and not very open to questions nor helpful. When we ask for help she doesn't explain thoroughly, rather she raises her voice & gets overwhelmed. Also dont ask her questions in front of the class bc she will make you feel stupid. Skip, no wonder why less than half the class was empty at the start.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
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Textbook Required
100%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.75 avg changeRatings by Course
HIS9
5.0
(2)HISTORY9
5.0
(2)CALIFORNIAHIST
5.0
(1)HIST1AHONORS
5.0
(1)HISTOFCA8
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
2342
5.0
HIST
5.0
USHISTORY
5.0
HIST2420
5.0
HISRY9082
5.0