Terrible class. She was incredibly boring and never explained things well. She relied on her TA a ridiculous amount as well. I would not recommend her class to anyone.

I went to a public high school and "Talie" was the worst teacher I've ever had. She never showed up, rarely let us know where we stood or even what she based grades on, and made the class an extremely unpleasant experience.

She's using a syllabus from summer semester and we have to make changes all over it. It's only a week's worth syllabus, so you can't get ahead, and she shoots down any questions you have.

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She was very scattered and did not help at all. She never returned papers never let you know how you were doing. Her final is crazy and there is no way to really prepare for it.

She is very enthusiastic about the subject, but she is completely unorganized, brings stuff to class in plastic bag, do not take for mode but might be interesting in her more advanced classes, all work was in last 3 weeks of class, notes incomprehensible, did not get ANY grades back, but ended up with an A somehow, very frustrating

I am really interested in philosophy and religion, but the way she teaches is very abstract and she doesn't really make sure you understand the material. People asked me who I had for Intro to Philosophy and they said "Oh... sucks for you!" They were right. She knows a lot, but I hate her class because she makes something awesome just a waste.

'Tallie' is a complete mystery to me. As is philosophy. I don't understand most everything she says. One day her TA taught, and it was like a breakthrough for me. So get help from the TA's because they know more than this woman. I have no idea what kind of philosophy we are talking about or what she expects us to know for our papers. Useless.

Saying she's a bad professor would imply that she's an active professor. She shows up to a little over half the classes, doesn't assign much, and often forgets to collect the few things she does assign. This seems good, but your grade will be hurt by her incompetence. You will learn nothing from this class.

She is the most obnoxious teacher I've ever had. She goes off on a tangent at least five times per class period and half the time does not make sense when she's speaking. Don't take any of her classes.

I had Talie for Intro to Philosophy. BY FAR THE WORST CLASS I'VE HAD AT TRUMAN! She is extremely unorganized and attending class is pretty much useless. She lost half of my "reading notes" and blamed it on me for not turning them in. She also decided 2 weeks prior to class ending that we would have a final, even though before she said we wouldn't.

The worst class I have had at Truman. DO NOT TAKE! the prof expects you to agree with her on everything. barely got any grades back before the class ended. She was disorganized throughout the entire semester. she makes absolutely no sense. she is terrible at explaining concepts. I honestly learned almost nothing from this class.

i had to background in philosophy when i took this class (take everything with grain of salt) the class quickly became a name drop/reference circle-jerk and spewing bs from every orifice. my mid-term paper was "The Topic of this Class is BS" my final paper was "Philosophy is BS" i understood >10% of the reading and ~30% of lecture but managed a B

The most disorganized teacher I've ever had. She did not have a syllabus for the first month of class and assigned gross amounts of reading. She fails to coherently described any of the larger assignments. I would avoid taking a course with her.

Pretty nice teacher, but NEVER even responds to emails. She'll email you, but never reply to ones sent to her. Lectures are beyond comprehension, Not sure what is going on in her head,. Extremely slow grading and disorganization. Avoid if possible

She is very scatter brained and has no organization to her class. If you are an athlete, she does not show you any mercy if you have to miss class due to an athletic event. Also, expect to do a lot of ready every night. She claims she assigns homework, but never assigned it. Also expect no concrete syllabus. I personally did not like her.

Her lectures are all over the place. By half way through the semester, you could tell that hardly anyone was reading the assignments anymore because it was so pointless. Attendance was supposed to be mandatory but she doesn't notice (I missed at least 5 classes). Returned our first assignments (turned in September), 2 weeks before finals.

She does NOT explain the material at all and is so disorganized. Office hours were completely useless. I was in this class and SO many people were dropping out left and right as soon as they saw her "teaching" style. I dropped too. Don't take this teacher. If you're planning to take this course AVOID THIS PROF.

Lectures were very disorganized, it was hard to tell what was ever going on, taking notes was basically impossible. Doesn't even have a desk in her office, its just piles of papers. Tons and tons of reading. Would recommend a different professor if at all possible.

Professor Talie is a kind person and loves what she does, but isn't a good professor. She assigns an unnecessary amount of homework that only counts for 5% of your grade. She doesn't put any grades online and when asked for a rough estimate of my grade she told me she had no idea. Her lectures are also extremely boring. Don't take her!!!

Dr. Alexander is a nice person but an awful professor. She writes diagonally, wherever convenient, and if she forgets a point she'll cram it in the tiniest section three points back. Her lectures are the primary learning material and they are absurdly easy to derail. She doesn't update your grade until final grades are posted, roulette style.

just really bad

Very nice lady, but we ended up at least 3 months behind in course content because she would never hold class. Poor communicator - never checks emails and is never in her office. The readings were so boring and uninspired. She makes you do discussion threads on blackboard that count for a majority of your grade. Lol dont take PHRE186 with her.

This class was a nightmare because of professor Talie. She is often late to class or doesn't show and cancels office hours so you can't get one on one help. We turned a paper in and it has been two months and she still has not graded it. Yet, she assigned us to write another paper that is due on the last day of class. I have no clue what's going on

Although Talie is very knowledgeable about philosophy and clearly loves it, she does not know how to teach. She falls behind the syllabus, and I have learned absolutely nothing in the class. However, you will do well if you go to the review sessions and actually study for her tests.

Professor Alexander is the most disorganized person I have ever met. We got very behind on the syllabus and would often get upset whenever someone asked about it or what we were doing for the rest of the semester. I was constantly stressed out while in this class and had hours of homework each night. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS

Prof. Alex was the most difficult Professor I have ever had. We ended up WEEKS behind in the syllabus and overall it was super confusing. I met with her twice to ask for help, and she told me only myself and two others had met with her from that class. Even though I turned in very little I got an A. Visit her office if you take her

I've never had a professor who is more disorganized. No matter how nice she is, it shows an extreme lack of respect for students to not grade anything before finals. If you take her class, expect: 0 grades or written grading criteria, no email responses, 0 following of syllabus, vague assignment directions, and useless lectures. Avoid!

Professor Talie is nice, but this class was very disorganized. Instructions and due dates were often unclear and she never answered emails or graded assignments. Talie knows a lot and could be fun, but the course left me confused most days and disappointed in the end.

its the 3rd week of classes and so far nothing has been turned in because her blackboard is a mess. me and many other people have tried emailing her and she just doesnt respond AT ALL. she is very nice but its borderline impossible to understand the class when shes so disorganized. cant wait for it to be over

For the record, this woman is very nice. However, she is the most unorganized professor I've ever had. She strayed from the syllabus by the first week, submitting assignments was unclear, and her lectures were more of a ramble than anything. This class was supposed to be in-person and she wanted to go online for the "foreseeable future." No Thanks.

Okay umm... I'm currently sitting in class with Professor Talie and only 3 out of 18 students are here. If that doesn't tell you something well it should. She is very nice, but that doesn't mean nothin lol. I have one more month left of class I have emailed her 7 times with no response and I don't know my grade. This class is just a mess.

Do not take super disorganized you will never know your grade its very weird to turn in assignments never answers emails and many more issues with the class only good thing is you can miss class. Just take a different jins though not worth it

Talie is a nice person, but this is the worst class I have ever taken. SUPER disorganized. No idea what is going on. It's about a week from the end of the school year and she hasn't even posted a single grade. Most in the class haven't gone in weeks. Every time I do go to class I think "why did I come". She randomly assigned a final paper due nx wk

The only positive is that the prof is nice. We had absolutely no idea what was due/when it was due. She would spend our class rambling on things that were not at on intro class level. There was absolutely no way to expect what our final grade was. I got zero feedback on everything. Any attempt to clarify what was due was met with more confusion.

Natalie Alexander is by far the worst professor at Truman State. She is wildly unorganized, and will skip class more often than you. She is impossible to follow and very scatterbrained. Additionally, she is never available outside of the classroom, so you can hardly put in extra work.