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Lectures do not relate at all to the material covered on tests. Talks about her personal life more than anything that is relevant to the course material. Do not taker this professor.

She is the perfect professor if you do not want an A. Her lectures have absolutely nothing to do with test or quiz material. She will spend up to 75% of class talking about her personal life and her law practice. I would not recommend her if you're looking to keep your GPA high.

While Dr. Hale is brilliant professor, and is very knowledgeable on Law, her classes are vague, with no opportunity for getting notes. If you are the type of person that learns from PowerPoint and physical notes, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS AT ALL. Most BLAW professors are the same way. I tried outline the chapters from the book and it did not help. :(

Professor Hale's lectures are pointless to go to because she always goes off subject and the material she lectures about is not on her tests or quizzes. You MUST buy and read the textbook to pass this class and do the extra credits. If you want to keep a high GPA, do not take this class.

She only gives 3 tests which are your entire grade. Her lecture is just random notes she takes that make no sense. There are 2 out of class assignments which are use at the end of the semester as a curve IF she decides to give it. The tests are about 20 questions long consisting of questions from her notes/lecture and about 3 questions from book

She likes to talk about herself for half of the class, every class. "That's cool and all mrs. Hale, but is it on the test?" is a question you'll want to ask every time except no one does. Her tests are heavy and require self educating because, ha, you can not learn from he notes! Goodluck if you're stuck with her, i'd suggest dropping the course.

Tests don't reflect lectures and are extremely hard even with a cheat sheet. No guidelines are given for country study project. She was more interested in talking about her extracurriculars and dogs than the information we needed to succeed in the class. Gives a giant curve otherwise most of the class would fail.

I took Dr. Hale my first semester at TState and her class was the only class I didn't make an A in for the semester. I only learned one thing from that entire class and it was that: it is illegal to drive w/ windshield wipers on w/out having headlights on... She only talked about her corgis and got off topic a TON. It was all mainly lecture based.

She knows what she is talking about, but doesn't relay it to the class well at all. Prof. Hale writes all her notes in marker on paper by drawing diagrams and abbreviating every word. Once you look back at her notes you won't be able to understand it. One student in my class asked about something from the text book and she said it was false.

This is the most unorganized class Ive ever taken. During lecture, she spends half the time talking about her personal life rather than actually teaching. When she does teach, shes confusing and only gives us the bare minimum. Reading the book is the only way I could come close to passing. Theres extra credit, but the only grades are 3 tests.

Horrible lecturer, goes off topic, ask a question and she does not directly answer. There are only three tests which according to the class groupme EVERYONE is failing. Major individual assignment with zero guidelines. Very stressful lady. Would love to have coffee with her, but would never want to "learn" under her ever again.

Do not take this professor whatever you do. She is absolutely terrible and the worst professor I have had at Texas State University. She is a good person but her class and structure is outrageous. On tests she says "study what you think is important". Shes vague and basically attempting to fail our whole class. You have been warned.

Like everyone else has said about this professor is true. Do not take this class, it is poorly organized and structured. There are only 3 grades and they are all exams. Do yourself a favor and do not waste your time with her. While she is knowledgeable about law, her teaching practices are very poor.

On god take her if you wanna fail the class straight up.

I love Professor Hale. She is a sweet lady with a good heart. With that being said, only take her class if you can afford for your GPA to drop, because that is exactly what is going to happen. Consider yourself warned.

This was an awful class, you get 3 grades all semester and they are all 3 exams, DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR

She writes her notes on a notepad and abbreviates every word the notes end up looking like a big mess and are no help for exams. She gets off topic every 5 minutes and is all over the place the whole class and our grades reflected this. 4 people passed our last exam do not take this proffesor

Do not take her. I have all As and this is the only class that Im struggling with. No way youre gonna pass a test

Terrible teacher, doubles as a lawyer so shes never focused or prepared for class. Very few tests that are over situational questions that she only practices the day before. Everyone fails test so class is based on extra credit and rounding. Constantly changes syllabus, she had 3 different due dates for one assignment. Only here for the title

Professor hale is as most say, a good knowledgeable person when it comes to law however her lectures are extremely unorganized and the material taught in class does not correlate with what is on the test. Out of a class of 120 people only 20 people at most pass her exams with a B, save yourself the bullet and do not take her class

Echoing on the previous comments, she's clearly knowledgable about law. However, her lectures are all over the place and fail to even cover the bare minimum of what you need to know on the exams. She writes her own tests and none of the questions are in anyway similar to what is posted on Cengage or the practice questions she posts prior. Avoid!

I will more than likely have to retake this class. Her notes were just scribbles on a piece of notebook paper. She would always, ALWAYS get off subject. She's an active lawyer and the feeling I got from her was that this was just a hobby to her and didn't take it seriously enough. She was a sweet lady but a terrible professor.

Dr. Hale is probably the most unorganized professor I have met in my college career. From misdirected rants that she considered beneficial lectures to constantly changing the syllabus. She gives assignments that have no clear guidelines and then scrutinizes them somewhat harshly. No idea what my grade is either. Take from this what you want.

Don't take this class with her, if you have the option to take it with a different professor please do. She does not post grades quickly, doesn't update the extra credit assignments. Talks about her personal life all the time!!! Everyone was lost and worried all the time. Spare yourself the anxiety and stress!!!!!

Prof Hale is such a sweet and knowledgable woman but a terrible teacher. The material is already hard enough to understand, but don't expect to learn anything in class. Students who did the best used the textbook religiously. Additionally, she managed to loose my final exam scantron. If you can, take with another prof and save your GPA

I have had hard classes before, but this was unlike any of them. No pwrpoints , no guideline, she just talked in class and would draw on a piece of paper. Learned more about her than law. Following covid, zoom lectures were no help. Sweet lady but not a very good professor. I am an A/B student and this is the only class Ive failed.

Professor Janet Hale is by far the least helpful professor I have had at Texas State. The only grades are three tests. There are no test reviews, her notes are chicken scratch, and she barely teaches. She gets defensive when you ask a simple question and refuses to answer questions regarding the fact that the majority of her class is failing.

Professor Janet Hale is by far the least helpful professor I have had at Texas State. The only grades are three tests. There are no test reviews, her notes are all over the place, and she barely teaches. She will not answer your questions, reading the book, and quizzlets will not help you. DONOTTAKEHERWHATSOEVER,ASKTHE200FAILINGSTUDENTSINMYCLASS!

The pinnacle of bad professors. DO NOT TAKE.

shes the worst professor i have ever had. there are only three grades which consist of 2 tests and the final. no one in my class has passed a single test. when we ask her why the entire class does badly on the tests, she gets defensive and blames us. shes a nice lady but an awful teacher. also, she only talks about herself during her lectures.

This is by far the worst professor I have ever taken in my academic career. She talks about her personal life waaaaay too much, she told us she was going to curve the grade and didn't. 95% of the class failed bc of her, not because of the class. If I only needed BLAW to graduate and the only class left was with her I would wait an entire semester.

There were only 3 tests, no other grades and all the tests consisted of stuff she didn't really cover. Good grades were 70's on the tests, no one got above a 79, please don't ever take this professor. Her lectures would also go on multiple tangents about random stories around half of class time.

Unless you've dedicated your entire life memorizing policies and laws, choose another professor or you will be taking this class. In-class notes are hard to understand, tests are over said lectures, and your only grades are tests.

One of the worst professors I've ever had. Her lectures are super chaotic, she goes off topic very often. The only grades for the class are 3 tests, which are based of the lectures. 99% of the class is failing currently with an average of 55 on the exams. BEWARE of this Professor!

Professor Hale was very hard to understand in her lectures. Her way of taking notes for the class to follow was extremely confusing, and the fact that you only have 3 exams all semester is pretty intense. Would not recommend.

Dont expect an A, Youve been warned. Save yourself the time and frustration and just take another Professor. You only get 3 grades all semester long and theyre unfortunately 3 self written tests by Hale. The extra credit times offered were not at all accommodating of students who had to miss due to class, work or any other legitimate reason :D

Our grade was based on 3 exams throughout the semester and that was it. I did not enjoy her lecture style of unorganized notes on a projector and telling stories from her personal life for an hour and twenty minutes. Not to say that she doesn't have interesting stories, but they are distracting from the material. Exams are very difficult.

She doesnt teach at all she just talks about her life the entire class and her tests have nothing to do with lecture. Half my class failed and the highest grades were Cs DO NOT TAKE

Wonderful human being, very caring, kind and considerate; but when it comes to teaching she should not be allowed in a classroom. The entirety of the semester consisted of her telling personal stories that vaguely pertain to the topics we were discussing. If you choose to take this class just know you are completely on your own. 3 Tests + 1 Final

Dr. Hale is a sweet person. However, when it comes to teaching business law and material needed for tests she is awful. Her lectures are borderline useless, she draws on papers for notes and abbreviates definitions that we don't know. Half of the class is her telling long stories that are barely relevant to what we a learning in class.

this lady just goes on tangents the whole class and wonders why everyone fails the tests.

This professor is awful like everyone here says. Don't get me wrong, she is a really cool lady. However, she doesn't have a clue how to teach. There are 3 tests and that's it. Do not get this professor.

Avoid at all cost! You take three test for the entire semester and those are your only grades. Her lectures have very little to do with the test questions and are extremely difficult. You are pretty much on your own with this professor. Turn back now before it is to late.

The class had barley any assignments and tests were hard. The notes she gives suck.

PLEASE DO NOT TAKE HER! you will have only 3 tests to pass this class, she will talk about her life the entire class and you will learn nothing and the test will be ten times harder

Dr.Hale is a sweet loving lady yet that doesn't justify her bad teaching abilities and lessons. There is no study guide and no review for the exam. the grade is based on 3 exams and the exams are EXTREMELY difficult. I would recommend avoiding her as a professor but if she is your last Resort I recommend for you to DO EXTRA CREDIT.

Don't take this prof if you can, she only gave 3 tests and each test had 33 questions and was worth 33 points of your final grade. She only gave a max of 5 extra credit points AND she doesn't round your grade at all. I had a 69.5 in the class after the 3 really hard tests and 4.5 of the extra credit points and she still gave me a D in the class.

Worst teacher. Dr. Hale is a really sharp woman who knows the law but has no knowledge of how to teach it to others. I would avoid her at all costs. You are graded on 3 tests all with 33 questions worth 33 points each. Ultra lazy. And nothing on the tests are in her lectures or even in the book listen to the bad reviews don't ruin your GPA like me.

oh my GAWDDD, such a bad professor. Honestly, use the class time as nap time because that's really all its worth. She rambles off topic all class and is in general a bad teacher, such a sweet lady bless her soul, but you are better off just reading the textbook and utilizing the practice questions in it. Her lectures are laughable.

Since my previous rating on here got deleted, all you need to know is DO NOT TAKE THIS INSTRUCTOR. She lives up to every bad review on here and in some ways worse. You have been warned.

DO NOT TAKE DR. HALE. she does not teach at all. her notes are a jumbled mess and there is no explaining by her. Very nice but very hard. Only grades are 3 tests and it is very hard to make above a 50 on them. she did provide some extra credit but it involved going places off campus and writing papers over what you learned. good luck...

To summarize,DONT TAKE THIS TEACHER, if you are like me and it was the last available option, you are better off waiting a semester.Took 2 Weeks to get grades back, constantly sidetracked talking about other matters rather than whats supposed to be taught. The class is unstructured, from Hale's notes to the lack of being able to see your own grades

Doesn't give extra grades other than exams, does not teach material, terrible lectures.

Gives out no assignments other than exams which she doesn't prepare you for.

Honesty, please please please stay far away from this professor. She does not teach, her lectures are primarily her talking about her personal life and family, there are four tests that dive deep into business law without her teaching it or preparing you. You will NOT learn anything, I promise. She's a kind person, but should not be a professor.