Talks a mile a minute, soo much freakin material, IMPOSSIBLE TESTS (intentionally tricky)

everyone else seemed to not like her but i thought she was very straight forward and i liked her a lot !

i think she is awesome! she might look tough but she is very nice. tests were easy because they are given prior to exam. lectures are ok but could get fairly boring at times.

She is tough but she is very nice and explains history well. She gives us the exams ahead of time and all you have to do is show up and take notes.

DR.SMITHERS CAN BE VERY INTIMADATED WHEN YOU FIRST MEET HER, IF YOU SIT INFRONT OF THE CLASS AND PARTICIPATE WHEN YOU'RE ALLOWED SHE'LL GET TO KNOW YOU, AND SHE'LL BE COOL. You will definetly learn, and NEVER go to her class late.

She loves history, what can I say? She is pretty good about be objective, but sometimes gets a little biased. The tests require you to actually think (essays), and she usually makes it clear what she wants you to write. Interesting class, moved too sl

i found it easy and interesting. she does have a dry sense of humor. and this last semester she has been pregnant so her mood swings made us all laugh! i didn't have a problem with any of the work. i feel she is a safe bet to take!

funny, fun, and a good teacher all around. her personality made me laugh and i think she is great

easy to learn everything we needed to learn to get a good grade! no text book all lecture! lectures straight to the point, so jot them down they will def. be on the test. exam info from website ABSOLUTELY useful! got an A!

I learned a lot, she was kinda tough (on other students) but it was fun

Good teacher. Her lectures are clear and so are the tests. She gives you everything you need to get a good grade. She is funny too.

For any history class, she gives the essay questions way before, and all her work is in notes...so show upto class, take notes she writes FOR YOU on Powerpoint, and you will get an A!!!!

Great professor...extremely organized and clear in her explanations and subject. Provides the essay question for the exams many weeks in advance, so no excuse or reason not to do well. All material in notes in her class, SO SHOW UP!! Show up, take notes, a little reading, and you will get an *A*!

this is one of the best professors i've ever had. She is so clear and concise about what she wants from the class all you have to do is show up and write exactally what she tells you to. She lets you bring notes in for the tests and is very smart and organized. Very cool if you get to know her too

She is a snappy left-wing feminist and doesn't present views that disagree with her own. This bothered and annoyed me, but some students don't mind. She does know the material and although sometimes boring, generally is pretty good. Not my favorite teacher ever, but she's alright.

An excellent professor. Make sure to come to class and take notes (everything provided in powerpoint presentations) and you will get an *A*..but you have to show up and not be lazy. She is helpful, has a sense of humor, and helps in whatever way she can to help you get a good grade in the class.A+

whoever wrote that last comment, ur crazy! she was totally available and gave us tons of extra credit! tons! she did an amazing job! she was also very organized and her lectures were really clear. wish powerpoint had been on web though.

Here's the deal-study, show up, and do the work and you'll receive the grade you deserve. She's very available, knowledgeable and funny. Cranky-yes, but she challenges you! You will learn! She should put ALL her notes online though; I would have printed them out and brought them to class for the lectures to write additional notes on.

Lots of notes, and leave yourself plenty of time to study...tests are fairly easy if you study.

I think that she was one of the best history teachers I have ever had. If you went to class, took the notes, and studied you were fine! She is really fair and puts all of the material from the final and midterm on her website! And when I had questions she was completely helpful. I don't like history, but she did great. Try and you will be fine

Really enjoyed the information she gave in both classes. A lot of it are things that you don't normally read in text books. In her 350 class, you do a lot of writing. Gives quite a bit of extra credit. Just do what needs to be done, study what needs to be studied, and you'll do fine.

I thought she was a great teacher. I went to class, studied and took a LOT of notes, but she was awesome, and I would totally recommend her.

I thought that she was a great teacher! i am not a fan on history, but i enjoyed the class. There is a lot of information but she tells you exactly what you need to know for the test. She offered extra credit to bring our grades up and answered all my questions. Also she is funny and i think she can relate to the students! overall i liked her a lot

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a lot of notes and studying, offers extra credit, provides good study guides for tests.

Great class. I really enjoyed it. She has clear power point notes, and her lectures are informative and entertaining. She also gives reviews before exams. Just take notes in class, study, and you'll do fine.

She is a great lecturere. She comes prepared with lecture notes and has a helpful website that allows you to get the notes before hand so you can follow easier in class. She is always willing to answer questions and help someone understand the material. to do well,Always come to class, do the reading and the assignments. She is highly knowledgable

Dr. Smithers is no slouch. To do well in her class you must do your homework, write good papers and take clear notes in class. If you are a slacker, look for another teacher. I thought she was excellent during the History of Sexuality class. She made the material humorous, although at times her personal bias' did show through a bit.

Dr Smithers is informative and fun. She has her opinion and you'd have to be stupid not to see it, but the class would suck if it wasn't taught by someone who cared. Good information, fun. but very difficult tests. She curves to try and make things better though. Pay attention to the pictures, they are on the tests.

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she is awesome. has an opinion, but she is very accomodating to others ideas. class is just a midterm, partner presentation, and final! it has two books but you can just skim them and write the essays... not tooo hard!

Dr. Smithers is one of the best profs I have had at CSUN. Very fun instructor and I always enjoyed going to her class. She is always willing to help and you can print power point notes on the class website to follow along with her lecture. She gives you questions before hand to help prepare you for the exams. She is a great instructor!

Dr. Smithers is a wonderful instructor. I learned alot in her class. Always availabe for help. She wants you to be successful and is a teacher who cares. She prepares you well for the exams. I highly recommend taking one of her classes. You won't be sorry.

Best professor I've had. She loves her work and is very passionate about it.

Want to do well? Pay attention, have an opinion, and relate what she's teaching you to things that are happening to you in everyday life... she eats that right up... P.S. She's EXTREMELY fair, helpful, and passionate about her subject.

This teacher is very interesting but my only problem is that the midterm is tommorow and she was kind enough to give us the class a new list of vocbulary words to memorize less then 24 in advance. Just wanted people to know what kind of professor she was!

I'm in her 110 class too, and disregard the coment below. She did not give us a vocab list the day before. She was kind enough to post the optional study guide 2-3 weeks before the test. midterm, final, and project. attendance does matter greatly. Very passionate about her subject and is always there to help. one of the best prof I've had!

shes ok, she can be a little unorganized, but she knows what shes talking about. she likes the group projects to be funny more than anything.the text bok was a waste a money most of the terms can be googled so dont buy the book. For a 110 class it was extremly informative, so if you like history and dates and stuff take her, if not dont bother.

This teacher is awesome! She can be a little disorganized, but her teaching methods are the best! She is a very passionate and REAL teacher. She makes you feel as if it is not even really a class you are going to. I learned a great deal from this class, other teachers should take notes on her teaching method.

Dr. Smithers is an excellent professor! She is very informative and cares about her student's success! She believes in hard work and you cant be mad at that! I would take her for any history classes I needed and she taught them. Her explanations were so clear after you read the book. They shed light on alot of areas.

i just loved this teacher. she is the best history prof i have ever had!!!

She is Awesome!!! You may read bad comments and you may hear bad things but the people that wrote those comments and said those things don't really know Dr. Smithers. She is amazing and she knows her subject like no other. Take her, get to know her, and love her. Most of all respect her, she has earned it. -Richie

Smithers was awesome, she facilitated discussion and did a great job at getting the class involved. She's good but no push over. Id recommend her to anyone willing to take a upper division history class.

I love this class.lectures are intresting shows alot of documentries that are useful.There is alot of HW but you learn so much. She has a creative way of teaching.must Read though and you must pay attention to the lectures. 2 test three large HW assingments and extra credit if u need it. A for sure if you try B at the most if you just pay attention

Pretty good teacher. Her class consists of a lot hw, midterm and a final. Her midterm and final were very easy. It was multiple choice and an essay question. She gives you the essay question in advance and allows you to bring a one page full of notes for the essay. Hw consists of answering chapter Q's and video docs Q's. Gives extra credit too.

very simple class. midterm, final and two hw assignments. do your hw and study for the midterm and final. final is not cumulative. Goes over the study guide for the midterm and final and gives you the essay question. So go to class. great teacher. I learned alot from her.

Overall a good professor. Take thorough notes and have a hilighter on hand. Don't miss class, as most test questions will be from lecture.

Yes this professor can be very unorganized, but her lectures are very interesting and she makes the class fun. There is also A LOT of extra credit, very easy, and except for in the essay tests she does not grade very hard (and she curves the tests), so honest there is no reason to get a bad gra in this class.

AMAZING professor! Very nice, smart, passionate, fun, educational, informative, entertaining and inspiring! Very clear and extremely helpful! One midterm, one final exam and answer questions at the end of each chapter. Great lectures! Always looked forward to going to class!! :) Def take her, she's the best!!!

Awesome professor :D I loved this course becuase she shows a lot of awesome movies and she says things like it is. The course in general is great, but this professor really goes out of her way to explain things. Since there is only a midterm (test and essay) and the finals, it definitley is a lay-back class.

Grade determined by midterm, final, and writing assgnmnt. All worth the same amount. No room to mess up, but tests are extremely simple. All fill in the blanks so just learn the definitions. She's a lecturer so take notes/record. Not a hard class, requires some studying, but not much.

If you like history, you probably won't after taking this class with Professor Smithers. She's a nice person, but the class itself is kinda crap. Only 3 grades the entire semester: midterm, a writing assignment, and the final. Her powerpoints are merely outlines; all of the lecture she delivers orally, and faster than you'd expect. You're gonna have to ask her to repeat some things. You may need to go to her office hours to catch up on things, especially if you missed even one class.

Dr. Smithers is a great professor. I took her in the summers. She went through the stuff fast. But she is fair. I got a B in her class. Hard work paid off.

The best professior I ever had at CSUN. She made history interesting and fun to learn. Prof. Smither course had both rigor and a demand for critical thinking. By far the best classes I have ever taken at CSUN.

She is pretty cool but when it comes to assignments and rules that's a different story.

On Midterm and Final Exam review, she told us what exactly will be on the test. It was very easy and I got good grade on Midterm. Also, she's funny teacher but she talked way too fast.

Professor Smithers is really passionate about history and her lectures. Her lectures are kind of boring, but she gives you all questions for both midterms ahead of time to study off of (reaaalllyy useful!) Her assignments were really long and time consuming, and she graded tough on them. Show up and don't leave class early and you'll be fine.

She made me fall in love with history, I loved her!

Her class is easy. She does grade you on attendance, so show up even if you don't pay attention. She gives the answers to the midterm & final ahead of time so don't stress about those. Long assignments but follow her directions, you will do fine on them. 3-4 sentences is strictly enforced. Two assignments & two tests. Don't really need the book.

two long writing assignments over sixty short answer questions long due before the midterm and final. attendance is mandatory because you get graded for it. you don't even need to pay attention to her lectures because during the last class before the test days she reads out the question and answer for the exact questions on the tests!

I'm mad at my grade in this class, I handed everything in on time with a Grade no lower than an A yet I got a B overall! -_- She is funny and the lectures are not boring sometimes you watch a movie that is relevant so pay attention. She always go over the midterm and final 2 weeks before the test :) Still disappointed with grade but good professor.

She is really laid back and tries her best to make sure everyone passes. The class can get extremely boring if you take her once a week, i would suggest having her class twice a week. We got out early almost all the time. have to read two novels and write an essay on them. She also gives questions you have to answer for each chapter. test are easy

She seems like she's pretty sick of life and coming to teach is a drag on her life, but she's funny and she knows her stuff. There's 2 book reports, 2 writing assignments, midterm and final which she goes over before the actual tests. I'm a lazy person and found her class pretty easy so I would def recommend!

I got the chance to know Dr. Smithers throughout the semester. She is a very knowledgeable person outside of her lectures in class & has so much to offer her students! She is so kind, caring, understanding, & hilarious! Her lectures were very interesting & captivating. I am so fortunate to have had her as a prof. I miss her class already!

The class is pretty straight forward, she tells you exactly what to study for on the final, so make sure not to study last minute and pace yourself so that you can do all the assignments to the best of your ability. She has a lot of homework that she has you do and she has you read four books. Lecture is very interesting.

AMAZING professor! History professors are either the devil or the coolest people you'll ever meet and she was so great! Super chill and sarcastic. Literally gives you the answers to the midterm AND final. Definitely take her if you need a history class!

There were about 3 books and 10 documentaries to watch, and each material required a review essay. If you don't feel like you can do that much reading and watching, this isn't a class for you. However, if you show your efforts on your writings than you'll be fine. Midterm and the final were easy if you're okay with writing a page-length essay.