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Quality4.2
Difficulty17%
Would Retake95
Reviews17%
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What Students Say
“Worthington is one of the worst professors I have ever had”
SOC240 - 1.0 rating“Clearly does not know how to run an online class”
240 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
71%
Textbook Required
57%
Grade Predictor
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B+
Grade Distribution
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SOCOFMARRIAGE
3.0
(1)SOC250
3.0
(1)SOC270W
3.0
(1)ANTHO101
3.0
(1)SOC290
2.5
(10)Difficulty by Course
SOC250
5.0
ANTHW1
5.0
ANT101
5.0
SOC270
4.7
SOC280
4.5
Reviews (95)
SHE BRINGS HER VIEWS TO THE CLASS AND HER TEST I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE THEY COME FOM AND i WOULD NOT RECCOMMEND THIS LADY AT ALL. SHE IS WAY OFF TOPIC AND SHE IS NOT VERY PERSONABLE AND COMES OFF VERY UNAPPROACHABLE. I ENDED UP GETTING A (D) IN THE CLASS.
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SHE IS SO HARD THAT YOU WILL NOT PASS. SHE LIKES TO FAIL PEOPLE AND HER TEST WHERE DO SHE PULL THESE QUESTIONS. SHE IS JUST HARD.
Didn't learn much. Her test I think she wrote in the dark, but go in this class at your own risk.
RUDE AND HER CLASS IS JUST TOO HARD....
i do not understand how she is teaching sociology. she is teaching a liberal view in the class which makes me sick!
How is she teaching soc. 101 with a master's in english... I felt like I was taking an english class. soc 101 was awful.
i was lost
I will not ever take again!!!
This class is very difficult. Lots and lots of assignments. At first everything was so confusing, I didn't think I could do it. But in time she made things more clear. She is a very fair grader and gave alot of people more chances than maybe they deserved. I almost had to be in complete exile from my family during this class, but got an A.
WARNING!!! DON'T TAKE HER.....
I would never take her for a class again. it was terrible. I honestly dont think she should be teaching the religions class. she would just read the slides WORD for WORD and couldnt pernounce half the words. she makes you do outlines- but basically expects you to rewrite the whole chapter. it is not very organized.
Very unorganized teacher and gives a lot of homework but she is fair and a nice person if you get to know her. She gives a lot of undeserving people chances and assigns thought provoking work.
dont do it...thats all i gotta say.
I agree that she is hard on everyone and can be very unclear. She fell way behind and we did badly on the test because she ran through all 5 chapters in an hour and fifteen minutes. However, if you develop a relationship with her and get to know her she is very helpful and wants you to do well. Ex. She let me redo an assignment because I did that.
Really bad teacher. Grades horrible and very unfair. Will not take this teacher ever again. Shes very rude and mean to her students. She made some feel dumb if they got an answer wrong.
If you plan on taking this class do not plan on taking anything else during this time. She gives a ton of crazy nonsene homework that will leave you even more nuts then you were before. Also her study thats you have to fill out having nothing to do with the test.
SHE SUCKS!!!!!
Da Fingers! if you do not want to waste $300 and lots of your time, don't take this class! it did have it's alright perks-i skipped class about eight times and you dont have to study because she lets you use everything she gives you plus your book, but it's because if she didn't everyone would fail her tests.
this lady shouldnt be a teacher. i worked REALLY hard and she gave me a B. she reads straight from the powerpoints which are taken right out of the book. she would bring her grandchildren to class and tall us all about how much truuble they are. her tests are REALLY hard and sometimes they dont even make sence, but you can use your book
Comaritive Religion - Extremely hard teacher to please...but, I have to say i got more out of her class than anyother class ever. Flexible and understanding will work with you..very extremely picky on essay papers and term papers. She made if fun and interesting.NOt a slack off class!!!!!! She is tough and disaplined. good luck! I recommend her.
if you do your work and come on time youll do fine. When you slack off she will get on your case. But only to help you out. She does care and she wants everyone to pass. Im not going to lied i complained about this class everyday and until i saw she just wanted to help and teach, a lot of work but worth that A in the end promise!
It is difficult to work with an instructor who grades you based on your opinions and not your work. Ms. Worthington is one of these instructors. Do NOT take her. WARNING
I took her online class and dropped it the first week. 5 Chapters of the text book was our first week assignment. I had issues with some of her materal and it took her over a week to respond. Don't take!!!
This class was the worst. It was more time consuming than my English 102 class and Bio class combined. It was only a 3 credit online class and I feel like I should of received at least 5 credits for all the meaningless work that she made us do . You will regret taking her. I'm trying to spare you! IT WAS A NIGHTMARE!
I'm a very fair person and I did receive an A but the work wasn't hard but overwhelming and she knew it. Her not being organized didn't help matters any. It seemed she was just so unfocused and had too much going on in her personal life. Honestly, how she remains teaching ALL the classes she has is unfair to those wanting to learn.
DO NOT take any of her online courses! She's completely disorganized, posting the wrong assignments, assigning incorrect due dates, and her grading system is biased in that your grade suffers if she doesn't agree with you (even if you back it up with facts), and she rarely returns emails. WAY too much "busy work", too. Worst. Teacher. Ever.
Took class online. Class required to much work. She says that you should only spend 1 hour per night on the class. But she'll assign 7 assignments to be completed in 3 days. She really needs training on how to effectively teach online courses. My class started off with 20 people and we lost over half 3 weeks into class.
Do not take this class. It is just a ploy to steal your money. The teacher overloads with class work and you end up dropping the class. My class lost over half the people it started with. Someone should report them to the Better Business Bureau for stealing.
I am currently taking this professor's Anthropology 101 class.It is ridiculous!! Half of the class dropped after the first week. She assigns "8-10" hours of homework every week which has turned into about 18 for me. The work is not hard but there is a ton of it!! I am very disappointed and would not recommend her online classes to my worst enemy.
I don't even know this teacher and already I dislike her. There are so many things wrong with the methodology of her grading and her standards seem illogical to me. This is why I say college or online college is a scam. It's all about the money.
Possibly one of the worst teachers I've ever had. And I usually don't complain about my teachers at all. Majority of her work is busy work & her tests take hours to complete. Don't take this class if you're prepared to spend your weekends for the ENTIRE semester doing her work. I also would not recommend her to my worst enemy.
She is a horrible teacher! took her comparative religions class online! she gives 8 - 10 hours worth of busy work. She will give you assignments to complete over spring break. She doesn't keep up with grading at all. When you ask for help she is completely useless and tells you to contact teach support.She will have you quote the book for every a
I got an A but I actually LEARNED the material. But there is TONS of homework...TONS AND TONS...so that's why I learned it. And a lot of it is redundant. And she grades everything like an English teacher...grammar and punctuation more important than content. Her instructions for stuff is funny, though because there are so many grammatical errors!
She is horriable! STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS! She tells you that there will be 10 hours of homework a week but it really takes almost 20 hours TONS of busy work that have nothing to do with the tests and all gardes are subject to her personal thoughts if she likes you. She uses a different book then you and yells at you if you ask questions or for help
She is horrible. She shouldn't be a teacher. I am currently taking here and she is strict and gives a lot of homework! She is IRRESPONSIBLE and UNORGANIZED. Whatever you do, DON'T TAKE HER!
Poor organization & very wordy in everything. Oftentimes page numbers she references are wrong. Tons of grammatical errors. Grades very hard in spite of lack of clarity. Insane amounts of busy work. **As an honors student with several honors/accelerated courses under my belt, I highly reccommend you AVOID this teacher**
took her online comparative religion class. NOT recommended for those who don't have a lot of time or are very needy. she was not helpful when I needed it and assigned a LOT of work. i was able to handle it, but many other students were not. quite a difficult class, but worth it if you're willing to work.
Run as fast as you can! This is a very interesting course, but she made it horrible. She is inconsistent with grading and assigns enough work that should take you 6-8 hours according to her-really its like 10-12. Online class she "loses" work even tests and then calls you a liar. Worst teacher I have taken and I am an A student I was lucky for a B.
Worst Teacher I have ever had-run away! More homework then I have ever had and it is stupid stuff, grades more for english then content. Calls students liars, loses work(impossible in a online class), not helpful. If you have to take Soc 240 find somewhere else to go, you will regret taking her and/or have no life.
This teacher is THE WORST teacher i have ever had. She is disorganized, unclear with instructions and then penalizes you because she failed to do her job correctly, short with students, insulting, spiteful, ridiculous, STUPID. The class is easy but she makes it hard. If you take anything out of this review STUPID should be it. Avoid her if you can.
WORST TEACHER. I was having trouble learning anything. If you are not intending on spending 10-12 hours each week you can't handle this. Took as an online class.
Almost finished with her online soc 240.. This should have been an easy class. She gives out A LOT of pointless work, is very, VERY unclear about directions, has way too many typos, never replies to e-mails, and enjoys using her personal life as an excuse for her disorganization. She didn't have the assignment up a few weeks ago until a thursday.
WORST PROFESSOR I'VE EVER TAKEN AT JJC! I took it online. She has HIGH expectations of her students. If you take her, DONT expect to have ANY free time. Her assignments took me literally 14 hours a week to complete. She is HORRIBLE! The book is 100% necessary; you need to write the page numbers on tests & quote it a lot. Completely unrealistic!
she's completely unbelievable,she expects more than necessary and even the test are completely long and unnecessary.I took the online course and she gives 2 weeks worth of work to do in one week.Displays lack of empathy when major events occurs outside of your control.Text book is needed to complete work.Will only recommend if you want a challenge
This teacher is horrible. She doesn't grade stuff on time. She makes excuses for why she isn't getting things done. Her directions are extremely confusing and don't make sense. There is so much homework its ridiculous. It’s not a class to take if you have three other classes. I would not recommend her for anyone. taken online.
Most insane class I ever took. Fine start (albeit 10 hrs/wk of HW), then morphed into an eerie ghosttown-like movie. Nothing after March 1 was graded until the Saturday of finals week (May 19). None of her grades post-3/1 ever appeared on Angel - your grade just magically transcripted itself. Started with ~24, 14 dropped, TWO did last assignment.
Absolutely worst professor I have EVER had. I took 240 online and she grades more strict that an in class professor would. Does not explain her grading either. She grades on her own opinion rather than the actual material
HARDEST ONLINE CLASS EVER! There is a ton of busy work, essays, discussion boards and a lot of work to do. It was an average of 12-14 hours per learning module. Work due every two weeks and u CANT procrastinate. Exams very easy bc its the exact study guide with essay questions. Traditional in-class setting I hear is 1,000 x easier!
She is so terrible, that it is not even funny. She contradicts everything she says, and she has no idea what she is even talking about. She then yells at you for not understanding the material. She gives tests over book chapters, while the work she assigns is only youtube videos that have nothing to do with the book. DO NOT TAKE A CLASS WITH HER!!!
This was the hardest entry level course I have ever taken, and it was only an elective. She assigns WAY too much homework. I did well, and did everything last minute. It sucked all the way through the course, but I did well and I am glad I am done. Only plus= study guide is EXACTLY the test.
I normally try to be very objective when rating professors, but this is a challenge. Prof. Worthington takes a lot of personal time due to "Family Emergencies," is very disorganized, too many grammar errors for someone with background in English, does not grade in a timely manner, contradicts herself, assigns hw that does not make any sense. AVOID!
Not a good teacher. She does not respond to emails..and I had her for an ONLINE class. Her directions are very unclear! I would avoid taking her classes. I am only a few weeks into the class and I know it will be a pain to finish. She is not very helpful at all!
She is an awful professor. She is very confusing and her instructions are terrible. When you do ask about grades she is rude. It is a no win situation. Avoid this professor.
There was a lot of work involved and she was very blunt which is why some may dislike her but overall I enjoyed the class, she gave plenty of extensions and allowed us to resubmit things. Always answered my emails, it was hectic getting all the work done but I finished the class with a B :)
Hardest class I have ever taken.Material is easy but she assigns SO much work. She thinks everyone has no other life.Did the hw all last minute and got an A.She grades based on opinion and she is rude as well. She gives points off for spelling & she misspells all the time.She is late on getting grades up,forgets to put them in so you have zeros.
This teacher is god awful. If you have other options, I suggest you drop her immediately. She's very unreasonable, didn't answer any of my emails, she gives an unreasonable amount of work, and she told us she didn't want to teach our class. I've had some pretty bad teachers throughout my school years, but she was by far the worst.
Does not give clear directions and makes course very frustrating. I came into this class expecting to learn a ton and have fun... not to be confused for weeks and have to drop the class just a few weeks in.
Easily one of the worst teachers I have ever had. She always goes back on what she says and tends to not really teach you anything anyways. She is terrible at posting grades and is always putting the wrong grade in. The class had so much work and was mostly an online class yet attendance was mandatory. I would avoid her class.
She's a nice lady, but I dont think she was meant to teach. We literally didnt do anything sociology related because she talked about her kids/life most of the time. She gave waaaay too much homework in the beginning, but she became so overwhelmed with all the classes she taught. Eventually she just stopped giving homework. Shes a crazy lady!
Very confusing throughout the entire semester. Due dates are never consistent. Going to class was absolutely pointless. Most of the time she would ramble on about the same thing, over and over again - nothing related to the content we were suppose to learn. If you want to actually learn something, don't take this class.
I honestly loved Worthington. She was very confusing at first and gave everyone a 0 on the first assignment (and many more after that); however, she also allows you to make up any assignment you want and she allows you to use your book on the test. She expects a lot out of her students and wants them all to succeed. She's very grandmotherly!
Professor Worthington is very interesting. At first it was very hard to understand what she wanted us to do each week, but as the class went on she became more flexible and reasonable. The tests are easy because she requires you to do a study guide just like it. Looking back I'm glad I took her, I had a lot of great memories from our soc 101.
DO NOT TAKE HER FOR THIS CLASS OR ANY CLASS. She gives extremely vague directions, and then grades you lower for not being able to read her mind. Also, many of her links are outdated or do not work, which causes lots of frustration for students. 010 would not take again.
Professor Worthington is very unclear in her expectations for everything in the class. She has all her classes do this end of the semester project which is crammed into the end of semester. Her tests are word for word from the study guide that she makes you do, which you can use on the test, but she never lets you see what questions you got wrong.
Horrible teacher in my eyes! Do not take if you want to be graded like you are in an English class. She is very strict with spelling and grammar, and grades apa format, but does not even know the true aspect of it. Oh and the funny thing is you will find her making spelling mistakes, and try's to sound more sophisticated than what is needed.
Clearly does not know how to run an online class. For example, she would create an assignment and make it due Feb. 2nd. But she would have the assignment locked (students are unable to view it) until Feb. 9th. This happened multiple times. Did I mention she accidentally deleted our first assignment and we had to resubmit it? VERY unorganized.
Worthington is one of the worst professors I have ever had. She is extremely vague in her expectations and is a tough grader. She takes off points for minor spelling or grammar errors, but has many errors of her own. If you are looking for an instructor that makes the class fair, with clear expectations, this is the LAST TEACHER YOU'LL EVER WANT.
Would not recommend this teacher unless you need the class. Super long hard assignments along with tests. Final project super long and annoying. A LOT of work in passing this class with a decent grade.
Unless you NEED this DO NOT take it. SO unclear, half the time all she talks about are her kids and how awesome they are. Reads right off the powerpoint in lectures and most times says out loud "I don't even know what that means" when reading. Group project is a huge portion, pick wisely. Study guides are long, but make the tests super easy.
This teacher is horrible. DONT TAKE HER CLASS.!!! She changes dates and times when things are due so you are always confused. She is so OCD if you don't do something exactly the way she wants it, she'll give you a zero. that would be fine except she is very hard to understand what exactly she wants from you.
Professor Worthington gave so much homework it was insane, but on the plus side the study guides were the test, she graded things according to her criteria, and told me I have to earn my A so I got dropped to a B because of improper grading.
DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS COURSE! She gives way too much work for what the class is, and is a tough grader! I spent 6 hours on a study guide that was supposed to emulate the test exactly and the test was somewhat different! Save yourself the time and frustration!! I hope she reads this and takes what I stated into consideration.
Cultural Diversity is such a good class but Worthington assigns an insane amount of work. Still worth taking if you can complete the assignments.
The worst class I have ever taken. If you want to learn about this topic, TAKE ANOTHER TEACHER!!!!!!
She is a tough grader but you get back what you put into the class. She values education and wants students to do well so they will be able to handle a four-year school after JJC. I appreciated the study guides and how we were able to use them during tests, and got extra credit points as long as it was fully completed.
Terrible at grading and terrible with attitude. I had huge problems with her regarding an assignment where she expected me to use another students account and refused to give me my own. Doesn't answer emails. Attitude problem. However, the class itself is easy. No homework. Do the study guides- they mirror the test word for word and you can use it
Her class is way more than it needs to be. She is very big on forum posts, but has us grade them very strict. Arguments broke out because of them! She has one long project going thoughout the semester which is a powerpoint, grades like an english teacher, requires updates that require 3+ hours of work,very unnecessary for an online class @ JJC!LOL
Reverse Transfer from Big 10 University For a professor who expects good grammar and knowledge of APA, she has neither. She does not have realistic expectations as to how long it takes to read the chapters, nor does she write clear and concise questions. She will take off points when you don't write exactly what she wants you to guess from her mind
Took this as an online course. Almost immediately wanted to drop it. Professor W. is a very nitpicky professor. There are weekly discussion boards based off of TED talks. There's at least 3 of these talks to watch and each one is about 45 mins. There is a 30 slide power point presentation due as the final project. Start early. Not worth the pain.
Hello Everyone, I took this teacher for a religions class and it was suppose to be a simple class. I looked up Mrs. Worthington and she had a 2.5 when I looked. Not many people had good things to say so I said lets give her a chance. Boy was I wrong. Beware and make sure to do all updateds for your final PowerPoint. She is rude and good luck.
I took her for a religion class and it was not a good experience and I had to drop the class. Her instructions and grading for assignments are very confusing, and the class is overall disorganized. She takes a long time to answer emails and comes across as rude when you reach out, and never really answers your questions.
Honestly, this class was fine if you're willing to work hard for an A. However, professor was unclear many of times which made her explanation as to why you got a grade confusing. She has many mistakes and contradictions in her assignments and weekly news updates. Overall, try to take SOC101 with a different professor if you're able to.
Barely taught but when she did she spoke from one perspective about everything which contradicts the whole concept of sociology. A teacher who would constantly get her dates mixed up for assignments. The dates that she would say in class would be completely different from the ones that would be on canvas. Would never take any class of hers again.
she reads off of one powerpoint slide for the entire class, assigns a new paper just about every week, and has an attitude. teaches through anecdotes and her own personal perspective which is contradictory to the whole point of sociology. could listen to her for the whole class and still not learn a thing. attendance is graded. do not recommend her
Omg this class was ridiculous. Only slideshow lectures, I did not learn a thing, the tests were impossible and none of the material was in the book. Plus she grades your essay questions like an English professor. She is always changing due dates and assigning new items last minute, she rambles about her personal life constantly. do not recommend.
For the love of everything please do not take this class , if you love your sense of mind. She is a lovely lady and all but she does not know how to teach. When it comes to the class you will not learn a single thing. She constantly changes her mind with class work and it will mess up your grade badly. She also talks about her personal life to much
Very sweet and understanding. Communicate with her and she will help you, regardless of the situation. If you show that you want to pass and put in the effort, she will pass you with flying colors.
She is sweet and understanding. Her tests are pretty hard, they are hard to understand with the way they are written. But as long as you are present and actively paying attention and listening in class you will do fine. I barely studied and passed with an A. Her lectures are just her talking. Not a hard class.
DO NOT take one of her classes, pick anyone else!!! She doesn't let you use your computer to take notes even though that is where the study guide is posted. The class is so dumb, I learned more in high school soc. All she talks about is her kids and her personal life, I learned nothing.
She's a wonderful professor, she wants you to learn-you need to actively want to learn. This isn't an easy A, she wants you to put in the effort and challenge you. However, she does read from the slides a lot, but she's very kind and honest. You need to put in the effort to achieve an A in the class. Study and you will be fine.
I enjoy her classes, but she does not use class time wisely. She has gone on tangents that don't relate to the slides, we've had upcoming tests that she does not prepare us for. She is intelligent and knows what she is talking about, but in order to maintain that A-you'll have to teach the material yourself. Often times, the due dates change.
She had class during finals week when there isn't supposed to be classes. Her dates are wrong, and she doesn't respond to emails. She's very sweet, sometimes her lectures are good-other times you drive to JJC, and she dismisses you in 5 minutes learning nothing. She's an okay professor. I just really dislike the wrong dates.
The class was tough, but with active engagement and using resources like unstuckstudy for study prep, you can do well. The professor is sweet but the grading can be inconsistent. Overall, a challenging course, but manageable with effort.
She has completely lost her mind and needs to hang it up. Do not take one of her classes, it's a headache waiting to happen and such a waste of time. She spent 2 weeks going over the same chapter because she kept forgetting she already finished teaching it. Messed up my grade along with my classmates because she has no clue what's going on.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
71%
Textbook Required
57%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.16 avg changeRatings by Course
SOCOFMARRIAGE
3.0
(1)SOC250
3.0
(1)SOC270W
3.0
(1)ANTHO101
3.0
(1)SOC290
2.5
(10)Difficulty by Course
SOC250
5.0
ANTHW1
5.0
ANT101
5.0
SOC270
4.7
SOC280
4.5