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“She explains everything in great detail and gives positive feedback on the work you submit”
HUM2310 - 5.0 rating“First off, it's Jackie”
HUM1020 - 5.0 ratingClass Info
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Attendance Mandatory
69%
Textbook Required
43%
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HUM2101
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Reviews (98)
Professor Starren also teaches other humanities courses, not just 2310. You will definitely enjoy taking any of her classes. She makes the course interesting (as humanities can be quite boring for some). She's very open minded, and fun to be around!
She is such a great professor. you will enjoy going to her class everyday. She is very funny and outspoken. all the tests are take home. and you have no homeworks and one project that is really easy. i am going to take her for all of my humanities classes. SHES THE BEST!
the best professor EVER!
I hate history but Prof. Starren made this class very interesting. She is funny and definitely teaches. If you are not a history kind of person like me, it may be a good idea to take her. She keeps it interesting. She takes late work. Easy A!!
After I took her class I want to be an Anthropology. Prof. Starren made this class very interesting. You have to write a lot, but she make the subject so cool. Take her for all the HUM classes.
LOVE HER!!!!! I recommend her to anyone who wants to have a well rounded education. one of the few college courses that changed my view on things.
Fantastic teacher! I hate humanities, never had an interest or did well. I took her class online for Mythology and really enjoyed the class. It is a Gordon Rule class so there is a bit of writing, but she makes all the assignments really fun and interesting. I absolutely recommend her to everyone.
Prof. Starren's expectations are crystal clear. I wish I had taken her in class, her online lectures are so interesting! I really enjoyed this class. Highly recommend her! I learned so much!
She is an awesome teacher who makes sure you fully understand everything. She doesn't give that many assignments, she accepts late work and all of your test( including final) are all take home. She gives you two weeks to complete your test. She is one of the best teachers I've had!
Jackie is AMAZING! She is very knowledgeable and fair, Her tests are take home and papers are fun to do, You should take her for all Humanities courses, including honors! I learned so much in her class and had a blast doing it! :)
took online for mythology. bought the books for use on quizzes. she is super easy the only hard things were the quizzes.3 papers and a few essays that are NOT HARD. i would definitely recommend for an easy, online class. you do actually learn about myths and culture but not in a hard way. take her!
WOW professor Jackie is extremely helpful. She is very understanding and is willing to help you out with any question you have. she replys the same day. Wish every professor was like her. took her online imagine meeting her personally. I would diff take her for another course very sweet lady. =D you would do the same.
Jackie is by far the best professor i've ever had! the class is not easy but she makes it easy. she is very clear with her explanations and very fair at grading. she makes her class enjoyable and super fun. Take this class you will ejoy it!
Just a phrase: She's Excellent!!! Valencia should have more professor like her. We just wrote useful papers :)
BEST TEACHER IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD<3 DUDE NOT KIDDING SHE'S AMAZING, YOU WON'T REGRET TAKING HER CLASS THE CAPS ARE NECESSARY! The work is easy as long as you do it right! All exams are take home which glorious because you can take your sweet time! PLUS, She's funny and awesome. Don't be late consecutively though, that's it. take her take her!
AMAZING TEACHER! She is super interesting, SARCASTIC and fun! I've taken her classes and she is more than worth the time. Tests are unbelievably easy! She's super nice and always willing to help. She is always just an email away :)
I took her for Intro! SHE IS AMAZING! Her test are take home, they are hard, but you have plenty of time to do them. That's the only time you'll use the book. You have one presentation and one paper.Easy grader, very understanding too! She is awesome.
She is the most amazing professor ever! Shes funny and nice and so alive! She knows what shes talking about and she really makes you open up your mind to the world. I love her! Her class is really easy and lots of extra credit chances which are fun and easy to do. I cant say how much I love her and how amazing she is. A MUST TAKE professor!
She's a pretty awesome professor! we did nothing but watch videos and listen to her lectures but that's all the work was only the take home tests...even the final is take home! (ch.8-10) and two cultural events and a major essay/presentation at the end of the course. she's pretty funny, although her teaching style isn't the best but whatever.
Amazing professor!!! She's funny and cool. I always looked forward to attending her class!!!!! The class was easy and her tests are take home, including the final!!!!!!!! BEST PROFESSOR EVERR!!!!!!!!
This is the easiest teacher ever! I took online and she gave me 100% for everything. A 5th grader could take this class. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
Awesome class!!! She makes it fun and entertaining and she's super flexible on turning in assignments and exams are take home essays/papers. What more could you ask for?! I wish I could have her for every class!!!!
She's just perfect I love how she makes you think and she makes you think out the box. Taking her again for 20th Cen.
She is simply the best!! Very funny and easy to pass the class.Just show up and participate. I took her for a night class and actually stayed awake!! RECOMMENDED!!!
This was a great course, an easy A that requires some commitment on your part. Professor is easy going, kept the class interesting and lively. Would definitely recommend her courses to other students.
STOP WHATEVER YOUR DOING AND SIGN UP FOR HER CLASSES! I took all my humanities at the same time with her and she is amazing! Teaches only relevant material keeps it interesting dont piss her off, and just keep an open mind in this class if your the serious kind turn the other way!has an amazing sense of humor you will be cracking up the whole time!
Amazing teacher. Just sad she's not teaching mythology anymore.
Like everyone says, Jackie is amazing! She is very motivated, driven and she is hilarious! Book wasn't used much but discussions and assignments are a must to pass! Would definitely take her again! She made Mythology really fun for me.
Shes great. my class was a lot of fun even with some really annoying people. i took mythology with her.
Jackie is one of the best professors at Valencia! If you have a chance to take, DO IT! she is sarcastic and hilarious! The way Jackie teaches is hands on and great, she explains the subject very well!
The classroom has a positive energy and basically a judgement free zone. The classwork is not hard & her grading is fair. She is not difficult and I would recommend her class to all new students!!!!!!! :) I LOVE HER CLASS
By far the best professor I've had so far! She makes the class so enjoyable and she is hilarious! The class is super easy. There are assignments due almost every week, but they are extremely simple and easy. Jackie doesn't accept late work.
Most amazing teacher so far. She was very easy to pass and the class really help me throughout college. She was more than a teacher but a friend and a adviser. I go to her with my problems and she is always there and willing to help.
Jackie is a wonderful professor, sort of don't want to leave her class this semester. she offers so much help and is very hands on with you if you ask for extra time. she takes strong pride into what she does, she likes to see students succeed. the overall course material was strenuous but understandable because its required by the deans
Amazing professor!!! Always brings your energy up to her level even if shes having a bad day. Cares a lot about the students and their future so actually pay attention. She wants all her students to succeed! Look forward to being in her class all the time.
Absolutely one of the best professors ever. Jackie is filled with so much passion and energy to teach her students. I loved discussions in class because they were hilarious and I always felt like I learned something new every class meeting. She's very clear about the assignments and does everything to help you succeed. TAKE HER CLASS.
TAKE HER!!!! I love her to death! she's such a great professor that I took her for 3 semester and wanted to take any class she took. Such an inspiring teacher and I highly recommend her to incoming freshmen. she's so easy to get along with and super compassionate. I love her stickers and love for animals!
Very easy grader. Awesome person. Fun class. Don't take any New Student Experience class unless you are taking it with Jackie! This class is great and helpful to our future. I will miss this class and the professor.
Seriously, just take her. She is extremely funny and makes class very interesting. Do all the work and you will deff get an A, plus it is not even that hard. She makes you feel more like a friend than a student. She's awesome. She doesn't give any test or quizzes so its great. Easy A.
I love Jackie! Her class was the best and you learn so much about yourself and the future. She makes you create a path for your future and you can really start to believe it will happen. It is a lot of work but a lot of easy work so don't fall behind. Overall class was awesome and fun and she lets you out early most of the time.
Jackie is a really nice and caring professor. She makes a really boring miserable class (New student experience) bearable. Really easy grader and the assignments are all high school level. You probably won't learn anything because the class is a bunch of b.s but Jackie is great and you should definitely take her.
Proff. Jackie is a great teacher. Class is manageable even if you are full time student. Just don't procrastinate and do your project on time. Overall easy and interesting class. ONLY thing I honestly DISLIKED was how long she takes to reply. Its so annoying. You could write today and she responds 5 days later. -.-
I WISH ALL PROFESSORS WERE LIKE HER! Shes the best. Such a sweet teacher. Please take her. You wont regret it! Do your work and you will PASS with an Easy A+!
I took Jackie, she doesn't not like being called Professor Starren just Jackie, my first semester of college and received a D because I was not taking college seriously. I took her again this semester and I am going to receive an A. Her class is easy and you learn a lot about yourself. Very helpful. I recommend her to anybody.
She's very nice and kind (And hilarious) and very understanding, you just have to do your work on time and you will pass with a good grade^^
Really nice teacher. Awesome class. I took online. Everything is clear cut. Assignments are fun not boring. I recommend her if you have load of work from other classes. Very easy A. Just turn in and axtually do your work.
Her class was a VERY easy "A". Most of the assignments were fun because I got to learn more about myself. She always let us out early which was a plus. She is a very nice, cool teacher who just wants all of her students to succeed and she's also funny! I highly recommend her class.
Keep your syllabus handy because she never lets you know when things are due, and sometimes she even forgets things are due. She cares about her students and I love that. She's lenient with grading and pretty helpful, but my advice for taking SLS is to do it online!
Professor Starren is great. she wants you to do well in her class. She wants you to think out the box and take something from her class. Do the work and actually put some effort and you will pass with flying colors. This class was very interesting and very easy. she helps you too if you need it. Recommend her for anything.
I LOVE Jackie! I took her for an online class because I'm out of state for a year, but I wish I could've met her! She is my all time favorite professor, she really does care about you and your grades. If Jackie taught more classes next semester online (I checked) I would definitely take her, whatever it was!
Jackie is a GREAT professor and I would recommend her to anybody! She cares so much, down to earth and to be completely honest you'd have to try very hard to fail her class! I took her for Student Success, and now for Mythology and just signed up for her 20th Century Class! She is awesome and dedicated to her students and will help with anything!
She loves to give extra credit! She really cares about the students and tries to help if you have an issue. Keep checking the syllabus because she forgets to pass out and forgets due dates - or at least won't remind you about them. I always look forward to her class though. Her lectures are funny and she obviously loves teaching this.
Jackie is an amazing professor, I took her for SLS my first semester of college and she made the first semester good for me! She really cares about her students and shes a wonderful lady. I would definitely take her again, if she wasn't at Lake Nona I would take her for my humanities courses. Jackie ftw.
First off, it's Jackie. Not Professor Starren, Professor Starren, Mrs. Starren... no! Just Jackie. She is really hilarious and is very passionate about what she teaches. I took her Intro to Humanities which had 3 regular tests and one midterm and one final. ALL TAKE HOME. Easy 'A' if you actually pay attention and do the work. Oh, AND LOTS OF EC!!
Seriously, take her! Just show up, do your work, with some though of course, and expect an A. Very knowledgeable! If you don't pass, it is definitely on you, and NOT HER!
Very humble and respected professor! Jackie is probably one of my favorite professors by far. She explains everything in great detail and gives positive feedback on the work you submit. Jackie helps opens up doors that you would have never known existed; making you think beyond your expectation on the world around us.
Jackie was the best! Take her!!
She's amazing, funny, and caring. She gives take home tests and has extra credit in every single test. 10/10 recommend
Jackie is hilarious, no not professor Jackie or professor Starren just Jackie. All her test are take-home test and they're super easy and she gives a lot of extra credit. She makes the class fun and interesting and she's an easy grader. If I could take her for all my classes I would.
Shes awesome, she says love you mean it after every class and its great. Not hard to learn in her class and attendance isnt a big deal, but if you dont show up you might miss some easy glasswork points definetly take her, she wont make you stress.
Jackie is the best teacher you are going to get during college. She's very easy grader, gives a lot of extra credit, take home tests, and she is very accessible outside of class. If you have difficulty with the subject she's gonna be more than welcome to help you. Do your work and it's gonna be an easy A.
Jackie was an amazing professor. I genuinely enjoyed going to this class. Interactive w/ interesting lectures and videos. Many papers, but you are given plenty of time to do them. Due dates are semi-flexible. All tests are take-home versions. Multiple opportunities for extra credit. Attendance is a grade. She definitely wants students to succeed.
Best professor I've ever had. PERIDOT!!! She gives you an entire week of completing your work, everything is due by Friday. She gives a lot of extra credit, especially on tests. If your not happy with the grade you received then it's on you, not her. She is an extremely easy going and cool professor. Here's a tip, DO NOT MESS UP ON YOUR TESTS!!!!!!
I took her online class due to the pandemic and she made it very easy and clear to understand. No textbook; no quizzes; no tests; however, there are weekly paper assignments and a mid-term/final, which are very interesting. She always emailed me back promptly and provided great feedback on papers. I would not hesitate to take her & highly recommend
She is the best professor Ive had! You have a few tests, but they are take home. You work in groups or with partners quite often. She is hilarious and a very kind person! Just show up and do the work and youll be fine! I had her for three different courses.
Jackie Starren is probably one of my favorite teachers. She was super friendly and genuine with her students and offered a significant amount of extra credit on the tests. Get ready to read and watch a lot for this class, but you can pass with 95-105% easily if you know the content. Expect to spend about 2-5 hours on this course per week.
She was such a caring teacher that always left a nice note when we submitted an assignment or paper. So glad I got her!
Professor Starren was by far the best Professor I have ever had. She gives easy assignments (super chill), you can work ahead, and she always emails back super quick. The text book wasnt used to much but its still recommended. The test are easy too and straight forward. Professor Starren herself understands we have other classes! (I got a 108%)
Professor Jackie is amazing. Her assessments are very easy but get you to understand the lesson. Her tests are a bit long but there is extra credit on all of them. Would recommend!
The class consist of 3 chapter tests and a final exam which all the answers come from the textbook, mini quizzes and worksheets on videos you would watch of a powerpoint she puts together, cultural events, and an research essay along with a powerpoint about an artist of your choosing. All the assignments are super easy but it does feel like a lot.
More writing assignments were given than expected but her great attitude and awesome coursework made up for it. Jackie is extremely accommodating and provided a lot of extra credit. I hate anything related to Humanities but Jackie changed all of that for me. Now I look forward to taking additional classes with her. Best VCC teacher yet!
Take her! You won't regret it. A lot of work but easy. She gives a lot of extra points on exams. Easy A+! She's really great.
I love this professor. She made this course super fun and interesting. It wasn't difficult at all. She is so great that I plan on registering with her for another humanities course. You will not find another option better than her. I passed her class with a grade higher than 100%. She gives plenty of EC opportunities. Take her!
Jackie Starren is a great professor! I had her for my Humanities class and loved it. She makes the content easy to learn and is very funny. The three tests are a bit time-consuming but very easy, (more than two weeks to do each), classwork is easy (there is like one assignment per week). Overall great class, definitely recommend it.
Jackie is an amazing person that loves to have a conversation in class and will alway challenge your views respectfully. She listens to everyones opinions and views understands them. She is funny and caring. She is also a great teacher she uses videos along with different types of media to help you understand the concepts. Amazing professor!
Professor Starren is a solid choice for HUM1020. She made the class fun, most of the effort you have to put in the online portion of the class. It's an easy class to say the least. Don't buy the textbook, there is a pdf online and I barely used it.
Jackie is one of my favorite professors, take her!!! She is sarcastically hilarious, down-to-earth, and a really fun and caring professor. She provides interesting lectures and assignments and no textbooks, tests, or quizzes, the only two "tests" are 2 projects analyzing paintings. Amazing class and professor, would love to take her class again!
Best teacher I ever had!!! So loving, so caring, and the funniest professor I ever had. She is so funny, it was the class I looked forward to every Monday. She makes all the assignments fun and interesting. She really gets you thinking from different perspectives. She gives good feedback and I love that she puts stickers on our papers. :)
Professor Jackie is caring and hilarious! I took her during summer semester in a mixed mode and she made it enjoyable. Textbook is required but assignments are very easy. Look out for her Exams though as they are time consuming 3 Exams and 1 Final, cannot be completed in a couple hours. Just do the assignments and you should pass no problem.
I really enjoyed taking this class! Jackie was so cool and especially during the online setting was so cool. Never graded harshly and I got 100's all along. Two major assignments that were heavy research, but she made it very simple. Awesome personality and easy class! Take her!!!
One of my favorite classes of all time! Jackie made this class so enjoyable and fun. There are roughly two assignments per week, a cultural event assignment, and two somewhat difficult tests. She is not a harsh grader at all and she is very understanding. She genuinely cares for her students. Take this class!
Jackie is a great professor whose classes are always filled with insightful discussions and jokes. The assignments mainly consist of writing and analyzing paintings, but they are pretty easy. Would definitely take her class again!
Jackie is so great!! She is very funny and makes sure to explain the lecture in pretty simple words. The only thing is that the tests are long , but she opens them early to make sure you have enough time throughout a think around 2 weeks. She is very caring I would definitely take her again!
I've been a student of Jackie's now for two weeks. Let me just say this. She is very hilarious. Every lecture that she gives is a treat! So far, she's not a hard grader. She's an easy grader. Also, regarding another review of her's, in this list, the one that says she criticizes christianity, she questions religion altogether, not just christianity
My favorite class I've taken at Valencia, hands down. Not only is she incredibly engaging, but she makes sure you enjoy the class. I left her class feeling like I learned something new every lecture, and it encouraged me to learn more about mythology itself. I wish there was another class for me to take with her!
She's a very good teacher overall, sometimes u have to watch two hour videos just to complete a very short assignment, which can be annoying, but I only did one of the video assignments and still passed with an A, so you don't actually have to do those. Everything else is online and she's very nice when it comes to extra credit, I highly recommend.
SHE IS AWESOMEEE! I took her mythology class and received a 104% in the class! it was easy and fun and I learned tons of cool stuff! I really liked how kind and caring she is, she always responded fast and I messed up the midterm, and she gave me time to redo it! I would highly recommend her to anyone! what a fun class! you get to be creative!
Extremely easy class, kind of dumb assignments (some were quite pointless). There are lots of assignments in this course, but I found them all to be quite easy. Randomly got extra credit on some projects too, so that happens if you put effort in. Overall, easy A.
She was pretty alright. Class was super easy though since it was mixed mode. Only showed up once a week and the rest of the class was online with super easy assignments. Easy A
SHE IS AMAZING! if you dont like sarcasm then maybe shes not for you. But I loved her she was super funny and made the one day you go to class enjoyable. Her test are super easy and the textbook is used a few times so get it used for cheaper. If you do your assignments on time its an easy A you might even get extra credit for just turning it in.
Amazing Professor and the best one you will ever have!!! This is my second semester with her!! If you need to choose between her classes; PICK MYTHOLOGY!!! That is the best one!!! Though, 20th 21st Century is a good one; she teaches, it is the lesser fun. THOUGH, is it very fun nonetheless. PICK HER!!!!! YOU WILL LOVE IT!
Just show up. She's really entertaining and lectures are really interesting so it doesn't feel forced to be there. There's 2 small projects which you can plagiarize yourself
This was an exceptionally EASY class. You can work ahead as far as you want. There were a couple Research Papers and a Painting Analysis project. Nothing super difficult, especially because the Research Paper is literally about YOU. She gave out a lot of extra credit too. I enjoyed the content in her class. You definitely will learn something!
Overall an easy class. Only reason why I would not take it again is she openly talks about politics.
Professor Jackie is an engaging and entertaining lecturer. The class is low-effort with just a few easy projects. Attendance is mandatory but worth it - plus, Unstuck study can really help with the prep work!
Jackie is so awesome, never a dull moment with her. She really likes when people participate.
I took her for both HUM1020 and HUM2310, and so far she's the best professor I've had at Valencia. Her lectures are very engaging (she really enjoys talking with her students), the assignments are all super easy (a few of them are lengthy, as they are projects), and she gives out extra credit often! I highly recommend taking her.
I took her for two classes at valencia, intro to humanities and mythology and absolutely loved it. She has a great character and 100% recommend everyone take her!!
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
69%
Textbook Required
43%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.13 avg changeRatings by Course
1122
5.0
(3)10626
5.0
(1)HUM1012
5.0
(3)HUM2101
5.0
(1)HUM2403
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
HUM2101
3.0
MYTHOLOGY
3.0
10626
2.0
HUM1012
1.7
HUM1020
1.6