4.0

Morgan Holmes

Social Science - Wilfrid Laurier University - Waterloo

4.0
Quality
3.1
Difficulty
33%
Would Retake
111
Reviews
4.0
Quality
3.1
Difficulty
4.0
Helpful
3.9
Clarity

33%

Would Retake

111

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official
111 total ratings

5

65

4

17

3

12

2

8

1

9

What Students Say

She would go on personal rants and we would just try our best not to make eye contact

SY101 - 2.0 rating

Do yourself a favor and get out of this class

SY101 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

50%

Textbook Required

0%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

B

71% confidence
Based on 7 grades
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C (2)
A (1)
Grade Distribution
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Based on 8 reported grades
A+: 2
C: 2
A: 1
D: 1
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Hilarious (1)
Caring (1)
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Reviews (110)
4.0
4.0
SY100
Jan 24, 2002

Great prof - knows students

5.0
2.0
SY100
Mar 7, 2002

great professor, easy to learn from and very knowledged

5.0
2.0
SY100
Mar 20, 2002

An awesome teacher, but as one person put it: "a little eccentric" "

5.0
2.0
WS100
Mar 29, 2002

Very interesting and intelligent, a bit eccentric at times

5.0
3.0
SY204
Apr 2, 2002

very helpful, always available

5.0
4.0
SY281
Apr 8, 2002

Passionate, dedicated and relevant at one time. Amazing.

2.0
4.0
SY100
May 25, 2002

No Comments

5.0
4.0
SY100
May 27, 2002

No Comments

5.0
3.0
SY100
May 30, 2002

This prof *teaches* issues.

5.0
4.0
WS100
Jun 3, 2002

Changed my life.

5.0
4.0
SY100
Jun 5, 2002

Wish she would teach upper levels again. I'd sign up.

1.0
4.0
SY281
Grade: A+
Jun 7, 2002

No Comments

5.0
3.0
SY100
Jun 10, 2002

Rowr!

5.0
2.0
SY100
Jun 11, 2002

Generous help. Quick email responses. Clear grading, LOTS of comments.

5.0
3.0
SY100
Grade: C
Jun 15, 2002

True: eccentric, but it kept me going to 8:30am lectures.

5.0
2.0
SY204
Grade: A+
Jun 15, 2002

A summer course that was both painless and informative.

5.0
3.0
SY100
Jul 11, 2002

the best!

1.0
5.0
SY100
Jul 11, 2002

horrible.

5.0
4.0
SY100
Jul 12, 2002

inspirational!!

5.0
2.0
SY281
Jul 16, 2002

methods don't have to be like boring cooking lessons.

5.0
4.0
WS100
Jul 17, 2002

very challenging, but good. Not what I expected

5.0
1.0
SY100
Jul 18, 2002

will teach you to look at the world from a whole new angle

1.0
5.0
SY101
Jul 19, 2002

Are all of you for real??????

3.0
3.0
SY100
Jul 29, 2002

Tutorials were great! As a lecturer...needs some work

4.0
2.0
SY100
Aug 7, 2002

yeah -- good tutorials! Encourages eating in class! :)

5.0
4.0
SY100
Aug 12, 2002

intriguing

3.0
4.0
SY100
Aug 13, 2002

No Comments

5.0
1.0
SY100
Aug 19, 2002

made the course very interesting, love the black clothes :)

5.0
1.0
SY100
Sep 2, 2002

slick.

5.0
1.0
SY100
Oct 20, 2002

i really didn't like her... and here i go giving a good rating!

2.0
3.0
SY100
Oct 20, 2002

Blah, Boring, Bossy

4.0
4.0
SY100
Oct 24, 2002

you either love her or hate her...I thought she was a great prof.

5.0
1.0
SY100
Oct 29, 2002

Blunt and fun.

2.0
3.0
SY100
Oct 29, 2002

No Comments

4.0
2.0
SY100
Nov 26, 2002

She's uhhh....she's something

5.0
1.0
SY100
Dec 2, 2002

the most amazing woman! she is so smart and nice. she is an amazing prof!!

5.0
2.0
SY100
Dec 11, 2002

keepin' it real

5.0
3.0
SY100
Jan 2, 2003

Very clear. Creative. Weird

5.0
3.0
SOC100
Jan 6, 2003

No Comments

5.0
3.0
SY100
Jan 7, 2003

No Comments

3.0
2.0
SOC100
Jan 7, 2003

A little over the top, but an intelligent and well rounded prof.

2.0
4.0
SY100
Jan 8, 2003

Is she for real??

5.0
2.0
SY100
Jan 9, 2003

Sexy, eccentric, quick, funny, precise - what more could you ask for??

4.0
2.0
SY100
Jan 10, 2003

Passionate, spazzy. Very smart, shares a little too much of her personal life

3.0
3.0
SY100
Jan 16, 2003

No Comments

5.0
2.0
SY100
Jan 16, 2003

Incredibly smart and makes things interesting.

5.0
4.0
SY100
Jan 18, 2003

The BEST if you're willing to think; if not, why the heck are you at university&

5.0
3.0
SY100
Jan 21, 2003

A huge spaz but nevertheless her class is the only class I've never missed!!!!!!

5.0
2.0
SY100
Jan 27, 2003

Her lectures are really interesting and make me think

4.0
2.0
SY100
Mar 3, 2003

Few can pull off her crazy outfits. She hasn't learned to be dry and resentful toward her students yet. It's refreshing. Go to her class, but be liberal-minded when you do it.

5.0
2.0
SY100
Mar 7, 2003

No Comments

5.0
4.0
SY100
Mar 19, 2003

At first I didn't see the relevance of school to everyday life, but she makes the connection between theory and reality really clear. Awesome prof! Looking back she's the best this whole year. Hard at first but now I see why.

1.0
3.0
SY101
Mar 20, 2003

No Comments

5.0
4.0
SY100
Mar 22, 2003

People who give bad rating would have more credibility if they had the correct course number. It's SY *100*, not 101. Morgan has been super easy to talk to and really helpful to everyone I know.

2.0
3.0
SY100
Mar 24, 2003

if you are male, dont expect to enjoy the class or her lectures in the least.

5.0
3.0
SOY100
Mar 24, 2003

No Comments

5.0
4.0
SY100
Mar 24, 2003

If you are the kind of male who doesn't enjoy her class or lecture in the least, think of it this way: she's feeding and watering you so you can grow a brain. I'm a male and I have enjoyed having my mind expanded.

3.0
2.0
SY100
Mar 28, 2003

not a fan

5.0
4.0
SY100
Apr 7, 2003

Great lecture, she's awesome. Tutorials depend on who you get. Guest lectures sometimes great, sometimes not.

5.0
5.0
SY100
May 15, 2003

Harder than you think. Don't be scared of the leather... she is *tough* but not mean. Young enough to still have a clue.

5.0
3.0
SY101
Sep 25, 2003

She is an awesome teacher and really clarifies what she is talking about, although she is really intimidating at first she is awesome when you have one on one time

5.0
3.0
SY101
Oct 20, 2003

For anyone who ever understood havign a crush on the little red-haired girl. Oh... and very cool lectures! Always something exciting, not like usual intro stuff.

5.0
1.0
SY101
Nov 13, 2003

Great ability to help people comprehend the course material, regularly pulls students into the material with personal accounts.

4.0
2.0
SY204
Nov 13, 2003

Don't let initial classes throw you off. Drugs, family insanity and jumping out of buildings are a thing of the past (her past!). Good class, great teacher. Speaks a little quickly (for note taking), but over all the info is easy to understand thanks in

4.0
2.0
SY101
Nov 28, 2003

If you are a guy, this class will suck.

1.0
5.0
SY101
Dec 1, 2003

Blah.

5.0
2.0
SY101
Dec 15, 2003

Very cool. Her stories really make you connect to the textbook.

5.0
2.0
ABC
Feb 27, 2004

very cool lectures

5.0
3.0
SY408
Mar 6, 2004

Makes every class interesting and is able to create a comfortable environment for her students so they can interact with one another.

4.0
3.0
SY203
Mar 28, 2004

Lectures are fine, other than being too long and often extending past the alotted time. She doesn't care that people have class in jam packed buildings on the other end of campus (small as it may be)which often makes you late.

5.0
3.0
SY102
Apr 1, 2004

Prof Holmes is an excellent teacher. She's always got an intersting annecdote to back up her lessons, which are easy to follow along with. She is the one teacher that I've absolutly loved listening to in my first year at WLU.

5.0
3.0
SY204
Apr 4, 2004

Initially you'll think that she doesn't give a s***(she swears like a trucker..it's very funny)about anything, but the truth is, she cares a whole lot and especially her students!!

2.0
3.0
SY204
Apr 9, 2004

i would like to mention that as a prof who is really well informed and educated, i would have rather spent time dicsussing things, or hearing lectures from you than wasting time listening to people summarize articles 4 times over. a waste of a great forum

5.0
3.0
SY204
Apr 10, 2004

Yeah, it would be nice to always be fed by the prof. She is really knowledgeable, but it's good to have presentations for us to try to develop our own knowledge. Not her fault that some presenters are lazy and boring.

4.0
4.0
SY204
Apr 14, 2004

Morgan defies all expectations of the typical professor, except that she is well-versed in so many sectors. HOWEVER, I would strongly recommend that we take a second look at the random quote phenomenon and the marking system.

5.0
4.0
SY203
May 2, 2004

She is a really good prof. I didn't like the presentations, but her lectures are very interesting and she is willing to help if you need it.

3.0
3.0
SY100
May 27, 2004

No Comments

5.0
3.0
SY102
Jun 8, 2004

Amazing prof, extremely intelligent but would never put you down. So interesting and really gets you interested in whatever she teaches.

4.0
2.0
SY204
Jul 9, 2004

Very passionate! Knows a lot about this course. Is a little crazy at times...but this keeps class interesting. Will help if you ask for it. Stands up for what she believes in and does not apologize for it. Great professor and an inspiration to young women

3.0
3.0
SY204
Sep 4, 2004

Beware to future Raters, she reads and reacts (strongly). Opinionated, but less accepting of other's. Intelligent, but not very sensitive. Attempts to clraify on presenations but more is learned when she actually teaches, not comments later.

5.0
4.0
SY204
Nov 15, 2004

Most amazing professor ever. I've never seen someone so dedicated and passionate about her courses and students. Always helpful and there for her students. She has inspired me to do many things within school and career wise.

5.0
4.0
SY204
Dec 2, 2004

Amazing professor, who challenges students to question and think beyond the norms that structure our lives. She encourages critical thinking more than regurgitation unlike some professors in the faculty. She is very well informed and we are lucky to have her in the Laurier community.

4.0
2.0
SY102
Mar 12, 2005

She is one one the most amazing professors I have ever had. She challenges us on a day to day basis and exeeds her expected role as a professor! Absolutely amazing!

5.0
4.0
SY102
Grade: A
Apr 25, 2005

Unreal. She made me really excited for issues that are happening and just taught the class really well.

3.0
3.0
KS101
May 3, 2005

I did not enjoy this course. The material was okay, but I can see how one might have trouble teaching and explaining concepts that are not actually useful in the real world. Some of her methods are unconventional, but actually helped. She seems like a good prof, but I wouldn't mess with her

5.0
4.0
KS101SOC
May 13, 2005

As a course assistant I can absolutely say that she does NOT pad her ratings on this site. She's very helpful with people who want to think at university. She's really clear with difficult concepts. People who attend class remember stuff she lectured about years later.

5.0
5.0
KS101
Jun 19, 2005

Who knew a walk in the park was so difficult?

1.0
5.0
SOCIOLOGY
Oct 5, 2005

She talks about herself the whole time. She doesn't not clarify anything. She is horrible.

4.0
1.0
ALOTOFTHEM
Nov 15, 2005

seems intimidating, but I think she wants us to think that way. One of those people that use extreme statistics for shock value. Tests on textbook material, very easy. Assigns very little work. Easy to approach

5.0
2.0
SOCIOLOGY
Dec 6, 2005

I haven't had her since first year, but a GREAT prof that sticks out in my mind. Tests straight from the textbook, and interesting stats provided in lecture that make you think!

4.0
3.0
SY101
Jan 11, 2006

Awesome, amazing professor! She's a smart, strong woman that I have a lot of respect for. I'm doing a double major in sociology just because of her.

5.0
2.0
SY101
Mar 4, 2006

Holmes is a great prof!! I LOVED her class. She was highly entertaining...the stuff she lectured on really stuck in your head because she presented it in a passionate, interseting way

5.0
1.0
ENG101
Mar 27, 2006

No Comments

3.0
3.0
SY101
Oct 29, 2006

She lectures as if all problems in society are your fault. Her jokes are not funny and a waste of time where she could be teaching actual textbook information instead of telling us stories about her family tree. This class is not interesting and tutorials would be a lot more helpful than discussion groups.

5.0
4.0
SY101
Dec 31, 2006

Class would be better if groups were monitored more. Funny lectures. Tests were REALLY tough nad its weird not to know what's going to be on hte tests in advance.

1.0
5.0
SY101
Jan 5, 2007

Terrible... Tests were ridiculously hard because she puts you in a situation to most likely fail. Do yourself a favor and get out of this class. I got A+ and A's in all my other classes and a B in sociology. I also worked the hardest in this course because I knew it was gonna be the hardest. Take sociology with a different proffessor if your intere

5.0
2.0
SY101
Jun 20, 2007

Outstanding. She is absolutley brilliant. For people who are looking for more then just flying through university BUT actually learning, she is amazing.

2.0
5.0
SY101
Nov 23, 2007

She scared the daylights out of me. She would go on personal rants and we would just try our best not to make eye contact. She was very passionate about the material, but not a good teacher.

4.0
4.0
HI120
May 4, 2009

As a professor, Dr. Holmes has a wonderful personality and she really makes the classes interesting - but it won't be to everyone's taste. She is a difficult marker and her instructions are sometimes unclear, so it's wise to ask a lot of questions. The lectures compliment the text, and I found they had nothing to do with the test and final exam.

3.0
2.0
ZSZ
Jun 18, 2012

her classes are different from any other class ive taken. She makes it interesting and brings some actual substance to the classroom. its easy for a prof to read from a text, she brings in personal exams for better clarity, shes a must have prof !!!

3.0
4.0
SY334
Jun 20, 2012

Awful proff! Will be avoiding her in the future. She loves what she teaches but two 15 page essays later and a condescending teaching style ruined a class I was initially pretty excited about.

5.0
3.0
SY408
Apr 23, 2013

Honestly, one of my favourite professors. Passionate about what she teaches and passionate about engaging students. If you attend class, ask questions and do the readings, there is no reason you can't get a great mark. Holmes is a more than fair marker especially when you show that you aren't afraid to question societal norms. I recommend her 100%.

5.0
4.0
SY321
Apr 24, 2013

By far, Morgan Holmes was my favourite professor this year. I took Sociology of Medicine with her, and by no means is she an easy marker, but it is possible to get an A, I did! My first A in University. You will be humbled by the extent of her knowledge. If you pay attention and participate in class, and take the class seriously, you will do great.

5.0
3.0
SY102
Jul 23, 2013

Professor Holmes is not only helpful but is truly passionate about what she is educating her students on. I must say that she is one of the most influential professors I have ever had. Not an easy marker, however, if you pay attention and attend her classes you will succeed. She is amazing.

4.0
4.0
SY101
Nov 19, 2016
Would take again

Very passionate... Her lectures can be fun at times, she adds a lot of humor. Sure, she is a little different than most professors, but it makes for a more interesting class.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Hilarious
Caring
4.0
4.0
SY100
Dec 12, 2016
Would take again

Extremely passionate. She'll bring up her rough childhood at least once per lecture, but it always had something to do with the lesson. I loved going to her class. She was intimidating, but she was helpful if you asked. Tests are hard, memorizing the lectures won't get you past a 60. Know the textbook cover to cover.

Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
4.0
SY101
Grade: D
Jan 9, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Worst prof ever. Thinks she's the all that because she wrote the textbook. Tests make absolutely no sense and lecture information is not included in the midterms and final exam. The M/C Exams consisted mostly of random stats and 'common sense' questions with potential answers being slightly different from one another. She ruined sociology for me.

Tough Grader
Get ready to read
2.0
4.0
SY101
Grade: B+
Jul 2, 2017
Wouldn't take again

The sections taught by Morgan Holmes were significantly more difficult than others. Her midterms and final are longer and far more tedious. Difficult to study for in a short period of time. Pick a different prof!

TEST HEAVY
GRADED BY FEW THINGS
1.0
5.0
SY389
Grade: Incomplete
Feb 24, 2020
Wouldn't take again

horrible prof, talks about herself way too much. called class idiots. leaves no clear instruction for papers and assignments due

Lecture heavy
So many papers
Tough grader
3.0
5.0
SY215
Grade: C
Dec 15, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Dr. Holmes is intelligent and passionate about what she teaches. But she is all over the map and is very intense. In fact I suggested a paper topic to her and responded with "I would die of boredom!" Constructive criticism is seen often. She is not clear about anything, she will explain one thing but the written instructions differ. Never again!!!!

Participation matters
Test heavy
Tough grader
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

50%

Textbook Required

0%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B

71% confidence
Based on 7 grades
Most common grades:
A+ (2)
C (2)
A (1)
Grade Distribution
A(3)B(0)C(2)D(1)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 8 reported grades
A+: 2
C: 2
A: 1
D: 1
Common Tags
Skip class? You won't pass. (2)
Get ready to read (2)
Tough grader (2)
Hilarious (1)
Caring (1)
LECTURE HEAVY (1)
Tough Grader (1)
TEST HEAVY (1)
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.70 avg change
Nov
Dec
Jan
Jul
Feb
Dec
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

WS100

5.0

(3)

SOY100

5.0

(1)

ABC

5.0

(1)

SY408

5.0

(2)

KS101SOC

5.0

(1)
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Difficulty by Course

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