Do not take a class from her. She forces her opinions upon students and does not teach the subject. I did not enjoy her class.

do not take this class unless you love teaching yourself! she assigns daily class assignments, but does not tell you what she is going to be looking for when she grades them. only after you get the paper back does she tell you what she was expecting. she definitly has her favorites each quarter, and if you're not one of them :(

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She forces her political agenda upon the students.

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Pratt does not seem to understand what a 1-unit class should consist of. We had weekly discussions (three posts each) & three assignments (two of which were 4 page papers!) this is more homework than either of my 5 unit upper division classes. The material is easy & tedious. Her instructions are not clear.Avoid if possible because she can be rude!

this is a terrible teacher, she is not understanding at all. very rude and obviously does not have an interest in any of her students. I do not recommend this woman at all. she doesnt even call you by your name. Ive never had a terrible teacher, and this one is unfortunately one of them. DONT TAKE HER!!!!!!

As an online teacher she is horrible. Her tests are impossible. She is a horrible communicator and she is rude. she doesn't care about the students. avoid this teacher at all costs. you have been warned

She is a horrible teacher!!!!!!! She does not grade papers for a very long time and if you try to email her she is very rude and snappy. She does not seem like she cares about her students or their success. DONT TAKE THIS TEACHER!!!!!!

WORST TEACHER TO EVER TAKE A CLASS WITH! Even if you do everything right (study, assignments, tests, etc) she does not care to even bother helping you should you have any kind of trouble. She is rude and extremely unhelpful! If you don't have to take a class with her then you are one of the lucky ones! NEVER TAKE A CLASS WITH HER IF YOU CAN!!!!

2 classes with her and both are bad experiences. She gives little to no direction on papers then grades the papers really tough, she comments on papers what should have been done instead of saying it to begin with, doesn't grade anything into the end so you end up doing all the papers "wrong" I get A's usually but get low B's in her classes

Dr. Pratt is the epitome of the professional I hope to never become. I received As on every test, quiz, and discussion as well as high marks on the first two papers. On the final paper, because I took a creative direction on the paper, she gave me a 50%, which moved me from an A in the class to a B-. She is obviously better than her students.

Absolutely ridiculous grading policies that are not even based on the work you do in class! If you just add the initial of your first name in front of your last name on the file name of the paper she gives you a 0! I have never had a professor I felt I learned less from, whose grading made less sense, or who provided less instruction than this one.

This professor is absolutely ridiculous. She seems to have an issue giving credit where credit is due and enjoys pointing out meaningless personal preferences for her own writing style. She focuses purely on technical aspects to grade your work. I have NEVER gotten such bad grades on decent papers. She's a pathetic excuse for a teacher. Unreal

This teacher is the worst. I'm a straight A student not afraid to have a tough professor but dealing with Pratt has been a nightmare. She doesn't say what she wants then grades late so everything is wrong and she is really harsh on simple mistakes. She leaves rude, nasty, and degrading comments/emails. Horrible teacher-- avoid at all cost.

Grades everything at the last minute so you can't really learn. Claims to answer questions but doesn't and instead responds in a very rude and conceited way. Gives assignments without any quality explanations. Really honestly a terrible professor.

WORST PROFESSOR EVER. AVOID. Professor acts immature and rude when responding to emails about ones grade. Is NOT clear on work. LATE on grading & sets up for failure. Will not take any opposed opinions from students and fights back that she is only correct. She is NOT professional at all & should stop teaching.. if you take her, GOOD LUCK.

VERY UNCLEAR ABOUT ASSIGNMENTS. WHEN TRYING TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE PROFESSOR, SHE IS UNRULY AND DISRESPECTFUL. DOES NOT WORK WELL WITH COMMUNICATION WITH STUDENTS. SHE NEEDS TO RENEW HER TEACHING CREDENTIALS!!!

I shouldve listened to all of the reviews and avoided her at all costs but I ended up taking her class and can say she is by far the WORST professor I have ever had!! Her grading is based on emotion and she does NOT follow her own grading rubric. I had to fight for a fair grade on every paper, which Ive never had to do EVER. Stay far away!

I went into this class expecting an A but it was harder than I expected. She was a really tough grader. I was always confused about the assignments because the directions were all over the place. Most of the assignments I did horrible on but I use to pass all of the quizzes and test. This class was really stressful I barely got a B.

This is one of those professors who thinks their class is the end all, be all of life. Not only is she a tough grader, she is not understanding of students lives, and is unwilling to work with you. Her time is evidently too valuable to be wasted on the common folk. For the love of everything good in this world do NOT take her class. Youll thank me

Worst professor I've ever had. Tests are worth 2.54 points and have between 20-60 questions, but the homework is the worst. Not because it's difficult (it is) but because she takes weeks or even MONTHS to grade. Her grading criteria is obscure and she is not remotely helpful. She doesn't care about student success, so spend your time elsewhere.

She waits until the last minute to grade your work so you have no way of progressing throughout the semester. She doesn't engage with students and when she leads feedback on your papers she speaks to you as if you were supposed to know this already. Do not take her if you don't have to!

Doesn't explain prompts and is extremely critical when grading. She criticizes for spelling errors but in every email and prompt she sounds illiterate. Most profs. want you to pass and give you good feedback on assignments but she's not one of those.

She is the worst professor that I have ever taken. She doesn't grade things until the last min, then expects you to use the comments from past graded material on things that have already been turned in by the time you have read the comments. Do not take this class unless you want to bang your head against the wall with frustration.

She is not engaged with the students at all. When it comes to the essays she grades them so hard and unfairly. I have never received a grade lower than a C on a paper before and I got much worse on her assigned papers. I would not recommend taking this teacher to anyone, even if the course is required.

Her grading of papers makes zero sense and what she tests on out of the book is the most random parts of the text book. She offers no help when you try to ask for guidance. She has a zero tolerance policy for late work, but she takes FOREVER to grade papers. She seems to not care about her students at all. I do not recommend her at all.

Took this class for my upper division thinking I would pass no problem but that wasnt the case. She gives you three papers with little instructions on how to pass the papers and wont give you feedback on them until 3 days grades close. She isnt caring and doesnt get back to emails even though she says she does. I dont recommend taking her.

This teacher is terrible! The class should not be as hard as she makes it. Theres not many assignments, but there were a total of 3 paper (Two 5-page & One 8-page). All of which, I feel were unnecessarily long and shouldve had more assignments to back them up. And she gave me a ZERO on the 8-page paper as if I didnt even do it. NEVER AGAIN!

boy oh boy. i would literally rather give myself paper cuts in between my toes and then dip my feet into a bucket of 99% isopropyl alcohol than retake this class. seriously, don't do it if you have any ounce of self-love. so many papers and unnecessarily difficult quizzes on literally everything in the textbook. covid would've hurt less than this.

Worst teacher I have had at CSUB. She is also the most unprofessional professor I have had. Was horrible at communicating with students and has an unnecessary attitude for no reason. I would not retake or recommend this class to anyone. I would rate a 0 if it allowed me to.

The comment where they rather get "paper cuts in between my toes and then dip my feet into a bucket of 99% isopropyl alcohol" is an understatement! I'm not sure why CSUB still has this degrading, condescending, pathetic excuse for an educator on their payroll. She teaches communication yet she has the worst communication skills with students AVOID

unnecessarily cruel my best advice is to avoid this professor at all costs

Her syllabus says if you can't take a test on the test day, to let her know in advance. I asked her (a month in advance) if I can take the final exam a week or two earlier and she said "no, not possible. you have known the exam date since day 1 and professors assume you schedule that day/time 14 weeks in advance." like excuse me? why the attitude??

My only regret was not coming here first, the professor is the worst. I thought it would be an easy b, but i was dead wrong. The other comments here do not do this professor justice when they say this is the worst teacher ever. She will grade you harshly and is super unaccommodating unless you "twist her arm" .Best to steer clear of this class

Don't do it. I'm an A student and this professor is not it. 4 papers and a few 2 point discussions so basically those papers determine your grade. She is a tough grader so if you're an A student... you won't be in this class. She is also rude and doesn't communicate. Find another prof.

WORST prof. ever. Confusing dates on canvas. Makes you watch long movies and videos. Communication class yet she is the worst at communicating. She grades on simple grammar not content. Makes you search for information that is unreachable by school librarian and tutors. I spent many days with tutors and still got a C+. Absolutely the WORST teacher.

Let me say this first, in the beginning of the semester I was doing great like all my other classes. The mid way the semester the professor started asking political questions or questions that would reveal your political side. I stood by my views and she started being tough on my grades. Let me tell you in other classes all my papers are graded A.

extremely tough grader and marks down points on papers for differing opinions/leaves unnecessary comments that belittle the writer. She rarely replied to emails for help and if she did the replies were short and condescending. I had to put other classes on the back burner to keep up with the workload that her papers required.

DO NOT TAKE THIS "PROFESSOR"!! the class consists of only discussions so most of the grade is based off of 3 VERY tough graded papers. The average class grade people get on paper a D-F, you are bound to fail. she also leaves the snarkiest comments such as "its clear you didn't follow instructions""you should've learned this freshman year"

Avoid her! She is really harsh when grading papers, and her feedback and grading system does not make sense. Her tests are on based on random parts in the book, and some do not even relate to the class. She grades harsher if you don't agree with her views.

One of the most difficult college courses I have taken. Grading criteria is awful, gives a half description of what she wants done. Grades very hard, I spent 3+ weeks with two tutors, on a essay and still received a 60%. The Tutor practically wrote the essay.

DO NOT TAKE A COURSE WITH THIS PROFESSOR I REPEAT DO NOT TAKE A COURSE WITH THIS PROFESSOR! She was not helpful with her feedback and there were many discussion boards and 3 papers that make up your grade. She grades very harshly, the highest grade I got was C-. While in another class, I was told that I was a great writer. Take another professor!

This professor is not very helpful. She was often short and was not willing to discuss options for improving grades. Confusing deadlines for papers as well. She once gave me a zero on a discussion board because I greeted my classmates with "Hey" instead of hi or hello.

The Teacher is EXTREMELY harsh when it comes to grading. If your paper is not PERFECT its pretty much an automatic D or C. Avoid this teacher at all costs, its insane how picky this teacher is. I have never had a worse teacher in my life when it comes to grading.

The class was online, make sure to read the book. Pay special attention to the directions, otherwise will be ridiculed by the professor for being incompetent. Worst class and by far worst professor I've ever had, will use cap lock to talk down and correct you. And is extremally passive aggressive, don't expect much help either avoid this professor.