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PHI121 - 1.0 rating“It -is- possible to get a good grade, but you might have to sit through a lot of nonsense”
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Reviews (86)
Her lectures were very intersting. However, her assignments were way too difficult. One assignment took me around 3 weeks (or 18 homework hours) to complete. The class was too all over the place and we had way too many handouts.
You can definitely tell that she grew up during the 60's. She's really easy to talk to, and way nice and understanding. She doesn't just read out of a book, she actually knows what she's teaching, and she's been to most of the places that she talks about
Yeah, she grew up in the 60's and "experienced" her generation, and it shows! But I think that adds to her character, and in Philosophy, there's no one better!
She is a really nice lady, but I was lost the first week of class. She gave us all these assignments to do, I ended up having to drop it.
I really enjoyed being in Mrs. Hopskins class. She was the best teacher I have had since I have been at CLC. She made the class fun with her dramatic lectures and she was pretty fair when it came to homework assignments. Great teacher
She's awesome.
She expected a lot, but was very helpful.
i had this prof awhile back when she taught with glennon-they "team teach" very weird, but she is worth taking a class with just to see her theatrics-shes very sweet and very enthused about her work & really knows what shes lectures, its refreshing
She is a wonderful, interesting person, but her teaching style is a bit hard to follow.She's all over the place.She goes with the flow. I'm sure this is good for some people, but it just didn't work for me.I couldn't figure out what exactly she expected of us.I learned a lot, but I had a hard time.
Leslie is really cool and easy to talk to. She DOES give out a lot of handouts, but it can only help understand better. Her lesson plans seem more like ideas to discuss than things to actually get done. She's very flexible and can accomodate to the needs of her students. Her lecture if overwhelming, but full of knowledge and experiences.
Leslie is a great teacher, she will do anything to help you get an A. Expects a lot from you and doesnt give easy a's. Shes really fun and u can tell shes really knows what shes talking about.
I thought that the class would be boring but it was not that bad she brings in a lot of her own experiences and she has many! She expects a lot but its not as bad as it seems to be. She is very easy to talk to as well
NOTES AND MORE NOTES, mostly take home tests. not hard, but take LOTS of time. always curves. lets you use notes on quizes. she is funny/crazy. interesting. she might seem hard at first, but no.
OMG!!! Leslie rocks! she is like ms. frizzle from the magic school bus. (She even looks like her!) She is amazing. She knows her stuff. Very enthusiastic, insightful, and clever.. ANd dang.. she can dance! (to cell phone music too!!)
The teacher is really nice and helpfull and makes the course much more interesting.
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Hopkins insisted that we purchased this expensive textbook, however, it was not applicable to the class and it never got any use. She is very unorganized. She gives a lot of hand outs that are irrelevant to the class. She gives a good amount of time to complete the assignments, but an excessive amount of work.
amazing teacher. tops in this school. she provides all the material for you in class. it might be too much to follow but if you do, no book required. she maybe is disorganized with confusing class structures but however very flexible and understanding. very insightful. people either love her or hate her. no middle.
Sort of an old hippy chick; dippy and sometimes disorganized. Knows her subject and is very enthusiastic about teaching. Really enjoys class participation. Basically an easy "A" if you just show up to class, take good notes, review for exams, and write at least one paper. Recommended overall.
She is a very easy teacher she loves what she teaches and is very passionate. Definitely recommend.
She is a nice person and she does seem to love what she does. But, she assigns a LOT of papers, so if writing papers isn't your thing, I wouldn't suggest her.
She is so all over the place. Millions of handouts. Unclear syllabus and assignments. You ask a question on how to do an assignment and she never really quite answers you. She skates off onto another topic. Then all you get is "Does this make any sense?" This class is seriously lacking alot of things!
Passionate teacher who is starting to get a little burned out. Assigned 6 major papers at the beginning of the semester and then let us slide on all but 2 (still a lot of work though!) She really should be a music or dance teacher, since that seems to be her real passion. Show up and put in some effort and you will get an A.
Leslie is a great teacher, Although he class can be quite boring at times. Shes a VERY easy grader and has no deadlines as long as you get your stuff in by the end of the semester. You watch alot of movies. So if thats your thing then take her class
In the beginning of the semester, she is very strict and gets irritated very easily. She sometimes can't be clear and is very confucius at times but it gets better near the end. Her quizzes are fairly easy-she even allows cheat sheets! However, her two take homes require about 6-8 hours each! If you don't like to do work this isn't the class for yo
She confuses her students quite often and is disorganized and all over the place. She tends to go off on tangents A LOT or will spend 15 mins on a topic that wont even be on the test. Does not prepare students well for tests. The test are ridiculous She gives you 50+ painting and you have to decipher them from memory. Bad experience over all.
Took a three-hour class that met once a week, terrible considering she talks and talks and all you do is take notes that apply to nothing. Very nice and passionate about the arts, but hands out ridiculous amounds of handouts with no guidance. Dropped the class, not taking another with her.
Took her for American Decades class that met once a week. Though she doesn't have strict deadlines on the few projects/assignments she gives you, you will work 6+ hours on each one. She has a philosophy major and likes to dance. She dances during class sometimes. So a lot of what she teaches doesn't help you in assignments. Dresses like a hippy
Professor Hopkins is a wonderful teacher. She is very energetic and attempts to get every students mind to turn on during her class. She shows passion for the subjects she teaches Be prepared to seek her for guidance outside of class. Syllabus broad so ask for help! Easy! Take notes, read, and cheat sheets allowed on tests. Few papers and debates.
She does seem unclear sometimes, the syllabus had alot on it but she dropped a couple of papers for HUM 121. We had this pricey book assigned that we only needed for Oedious. Nice lady though, an A is do-able.
Leslie's not a bad teacher...she is a bit unclear sometimes like for example, we did about half of the requirements on the syllabus..she's very open to changing the course to meet the class needs..Very understanding and cares about your progress..Only bad thing about the class was that it was at 8am! Highly recommended!!
This teacher was AMAZING! She actually cared about her students and their efforts! Loved her!
This teacher redefined philosophy for me.
Leslie is very unclear and quite rude. She tends to waist a lot of time and information that has nothing to do with the tests. Don't ask any questions during class or she will get angry. To pass the tests, you must study very hard, and make sure you start her numerous papers (7 papers, 5 pages each + tests) she assigns at the start of the year.
Overall, she is a good teacher. What was most disliked about American Decades was the intense amount of work. And on top of that, because she gets distracted at times and we fell behind, we had no choice but to work on the majority of the projects about 2 weeks before final time. Overall, if you ATTEND class and complete the projects, you have an A
Leslie is extremely knowledgable. It seems like she almost knows too much and it's hard being clear when it comes out but i believe that is due to the passion she has for the subject.I don't know if she realizes how smart she is.I would take her again. I learned alot in a little time.
She was okay but teached the class like everyone in there was a humanities major. If you don't go to class you won't know whats on the tests. Good teacher, just took her at the wrong time.
Lectures seemed all-over-the-place, delivered with a manic energy that was almost too much for me. I did well, but felt she could be pretty arbitrary in her grading, as though she graded on criteria that weren't sufficiently explained beforehand. Feedback didn't always make sense, and when I protested she seemed to fall back on new lazy objections.
I LOVED HER Honestly if you do the work you get an A. People are complaining about her but if you don't show up & don't turn in work then you don't do good, logical. She's really lenient, we were allowed to turn in late work up until the last day of class without getting a lower grade for it TAKE HER WOMEN'S STUDIES CLASS wonderful crazy hippy lady
The craziest woman ever. She dances and wears the weirdest clothing, quite distracting. Overall she was fairly easy and entertaining. BUT Super disorganized and didn't give the students a good idea of what was due and when. Its worth taking her class to see her oddness.
Leslie is extremely helpful, knowledgable, generous with her time, and one of the VERY BEST teachers I have ever had. I took several of her classes, and found her to be clear and concise with the subject matter. I enjoyed classes that I never thought I would. Anyone that has something negative to say about her has a bad attitude and didn't try.
Leslie is by no means easy and does not follow typical classroom structure, but she is extremely accomidating. She enlightend me with her vast and unique intelligence, and I would recommend her to anybody who is looking for a unique and enriching experience.
Not good.
It's not like any other philosophy class you would take in a community college. She makes sure you're interested in the topic and wants the students to enjoy the class as much as she does. She's quirky, which might be distracting. If you plan to succeed, attendance is 100% mandatory. Made me interested in philosophy for once.
Hard, but if you read the material and ask questions if you dont get it youll do fine! great teacher though!
This class stressed me out so much. She changed due dates constantly and the take home tests took days to finish. But she was very nice and lenient, and even though I blew off a test and part of the final project, I somehow received an A! So take at your own risk.
Leslie is a great professor. She's a little disorganized with papers, but that's pretty much it.She is really helpful. If you are confused about the deadlines and the material, let her knw.The material is a little intense and you DO have to READ the assigned reading to do really well. DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO! I GOT AN A in all my papers and exams.:)
Overall, she herself was not a terrible teacher. She is easy going when it comes to assignments being turned in late, but assigns a paper every week. The final project had to be 28+ pages, and requires a lot of work. On the bright side, as long as you show up to class and turn everything in, you will have an A in the class.
Great class. I learned very much from Ms. Hopkins! She is from a different generation i.e. Hippies! Very intellegent, be ready to write alot of papers. Just do alot of online reaserch and you'll be fine. I got an A, and if you miss a class, you miss much. Had a blast, best class ever!
Leslie was an amazing professor! I honestly believe she is too smart for her own good; for example, she quoted the Vedas, the Qu'ran, and the Bible at random times in class. Nonetheless, all you need to do is do the reading, write the assignments, and show up and you'll get an A (it won't necessarily be easy but you'll learn a lot).
She is a terrible teacher and she is crazy. Yes, the class is easy...as long as you at least try, you will get an A. however, she is absolutely nuts and she should not be a teacher. she does not actually teach anything. basically, if you are not taking humanities because you love it...then she does not like you.
completely horrible. she was so unorganized and didn't help wahatsoever. whenever I asked question she answered them so horribly that I walked out of the class not even knowing the homework for the night. do not take this class with her
Leslie is an extremely smart individual who knows a lot of philosophy. She's very interesting to talk to, and if you work individually and with her than you can learn a lot. On the contrary, if you're taking PHI 121 as a requirement an only want a grade, do not take her class. She is unorganized, and you will be frustrated.
Very knowledgeable lady, come to class read a lot and do assignments you will learn a lot from her at end of the semester!!
Awesome teacher very helpful, kind of hard to understand at times. But I think its more on how intellectual she was, some stuff just went over my head. I do recommend her though.
Leslie is a great teacher, she makes the class very interesting and if you go to class and do the work you will receive an A. :)
There is no clear focus to the class. She claims that definitions are ridiculous when it comes to trying to define religious concepts. So, during class, there is no clear definition. It's all very up in the air. Yet, on the tests, she asks you to define the concepts. Very confusing. It's a shame because the course itself is incredibly interesting.
Such a headache. Avoid if you can. She is such a nice lady but she can't follow any sort of order if her life depended on it. I do have to say once you figure out what she is looking for assignments and test are very easy you just have to do it yourself. One time it took all class for her to get to the assignment. IMPOSSIBLE to follow her lectures.
If you go to class and turn in your work she will basically give you an A, but there is a LOT of work. The readings make no sense and she does not help clarify them. I basically turned in hours of work that were complete bs and still go an A. If you want to be frustrated with her unorganized teaching style you will not like it.
Leslie Hopkins is one of the kindest and most interesting professor's I've had the opportunity to take a class from at CLC. Unfortunately, her teaching style doesn't exactly work for most people. She isn't very clear and she's a fairly disorganized. If you can see past those types of habits, then you should absolutely take her class. I'm glad I did
She is an amazing professor that will really make you read. There are a lot of readings and she pushes your buttons at times if you take time to read and do the assignments you will do great.
Leslie is one of a kind. You will NOT mean another teacher like her. Very out side of the box and makes you think! Takes some time to adjust to her teaching style, but once you do, its a cake wake in the class. LOTS of reading, but grades based on completeness rather than correctness.
This is probably one of the worst classes/professors I've ever had. Do not take her for Humanities. Her directions are very confusing, her content folder is poor of information. Many movies and little teaching. The essays that she asked were confusing and difficult to understand what she wanted. Very vague and nothing helpful.
Love her teaching approach. Very fair.
I like Hopkins as a person, she's very interesting and caring, she tries to accommodate everyone. She's very knowledgeable and I admire what she has to say. However, her class is very disorganized and sometimes hard to follow. Deadlines are tentative and there's no clear structure. Read the material, show up and you'll get an A.
Leslie is such a nice woman but her teaching style did not work for me. The class is unorganized and lectures are confusing. If you do the projects you should pass. She thinks the class knows what she's talking about when in reality, most people don't. If you don't mind teaching yourself most of the material, you should be fine.
Leslie did not put any grades up online until the class was over completely. She also never used blackboard or answered emails. Her lectures were very long and boring. She would go on random spiels about crazy things. Not much homework, but when she did give out homework: it was a lot but due within a week or two.
A very caring and knowledgable professor. Hard to follow with the syllabus, a bit confusing but this class is mostly self-taught. When you need help she is always available to help out. Her teaching style isn't all great but the work she provides and the help she gives does a lot, show up, do your work and you will pass. Thats all there is to it.
Leslie is an insane teacher who has terrible handwriting and grades poorly. There probably are better teachers than her trust me.
I've taken two classes by her, and while I like the woman, I can see why she can be unappealing to others. If you like to follow the syllabus week to week, assignment to assignment, this class is not for you. This lady drives her bus anyway she pleases, which can lead to plenty of confusion. Overall, entertaining, passionate, and enjoyable.
She's kind of all over the place with her lectures, and I cannot recommend her to students looking for clarity on a subject. Her grading can be very arbitrary, and she's not above redefining what things mean in order to justify her decisions. It -is- possible to get a good grade, but you might have to sit through a lot of nonsense.
you do need the book right away. she talks most of the time about the readings (take notes! you can use them for the projects) . no presentations until the last day of class. you work in groups but you don't have to talk. she never calls on you if you don't talk or participate. she understands shy people . i never had to talk in that class.
Took her for HUM 141 and I was nervous at first but, it ended up being a great class. We watched a few movies and wrote a paper on them. Easy criteria for the papers. Watch the movies and take notes, you'll pass with flying colors.
Got an A but it was a bit sloppy. Very nice women and was very lenient on due dates and was always able to explain the grades you received, but if you like taking things week by week assignment by assignment, like myself, you'll find the class slightly uncomfortable. A solid pick, wants to give every student an A but you have to earn it.
Leslie is such a caring lady and would do anything to see her students succeed, but the class is just way to relaxed. The lectures aren't really lectures. It is hard to figure out what is going on in the class and the material/class is all over the place. She gives a lot of assignments and they are WAY TO LONG, but she is a very easy grader!!
Leslie is such a nice professor, but her class is everywhere to be honest. It got to the point i would just show up for debates, because i would come out of the class more confused. She assigns so much reading as if you dont have any other classes to study for. She does not do any power point slides at all.
Leslie's class was very confusing at first and frustrating. To put it simply, if you follow the syllabus and look on blackboard, everything you need to get an A is laid out for you. She is very considerate and caring. All you need to do is voice your (educated) opinions and put your heart into your work and you'll get a lot out of her classes.
Leslie is a great professor! However, at the beginning of the semester you will be confused. But as the semester goes on you'll get used to her teaching style. She can be disorganized at times, and what's expected of you can be hard to understand. As long as you turn in all your debates, all your journals, and show some effort, it'll be an easy A.
She's a very nice woman who is passionate about her subject and cares for her students. However, she seems to prefer quantity over quality because the assignments would require you to write at least 6 pages Her grading is relatively easy, and she's pretty lenient on deadlines. Her "lectures" are very much her just going on tangents about nothing.
Just don't do it. Leslie's assignment structure is difficult to follow and manage if you're expecting clear grading criteria. Her lectures dip into borderline inappropriate territories at times, as well. In my class, she made more than a few of us uncomfortable and unnerved. You walk out of there during class break feeling exhausted and bored.
Leslie is very nice and I think she genuinely wants her students to take something from the class . However her work is quite plenty. She has like a 6 page paper on every religion. But she isnt strict and is a very lenient grader. No deadlines hardly. But the problem with her is that she has no structure and organization. Her class can be confusing
Leslie's lectures can be very confusing and hard to follow. Her assignments are very unclear. No tests/quizzes. She also doesn't take attendance. Take this course at your own risk.
She has absolutely no structure. Will completely contradict her grading rubrics and policies. You got a good grade if she liked you or not. Terrible professor.
Leslie was a kind instructor, but the class itself + her teaching style is disorganized. There wasn't really a syllabus to go off of, nor were there rubrics. Expectations weren't very clear and she gave me the impression that we should already know what she wanted. Class is pretty paper heavy, but I ended up teaching myself majority of the content.
Thirty years after taking Intro to Philosophy with Leslie Hopkins and I still think of her lectures and remember the Philosophers that we covered in her class. The group discussions were engaging and thought-provoking and she treated everyone with utmost respect. She sparked a lifetime interest in learning for me and I am truly grateful.
Professor Hopkins was one of my favorite!!!
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
62%
Textbook Required
57%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
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121
5.0
(1)ECO221
5.0
(1)HUM226
5.0
(1)HMM121
4.5
(2)PHIOFRELIGION
4.0
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HUM128
5.0
PHIOFRELIGION
5.0
HUM
4.0
PHI226
4.0
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3.5