Dr. Pamela Blakely is an Ocean of information in the field of Anthropology. Her life experience has given inspiration to countless students to push the boundries of the norm .

A great professor who can relate anything to life experience. She teaches through pratical study and is a wonderful orator.

The best teacher in the entire RACC atmosphere.

Very friendly personality.learned a lot in her course.

she likes to talk a lot about personal experiences which tie into her class material which makes thing a lot easier to understand.....she grades fairly easy

She is a very good instructor and as of today two years after having her class I still remember the what the subject was on.

Very personable kind teacher. Who is great at explaining things. She is late to class alot and talks on and on. But she was very informative and the class was def. enjoyable.

Probably one of the coolest at RACC. Late every class, but she certainly makes up for that! Don't miss out...

Easiest class taken so far. She comes to class at least 5-10 min late usually 10. Has nothing w/ her and has to use someones study guide. You read 3 books and take a quiz every class. Super easy. Must take if you have tougher classes and need easy 1.

To be lost in Dr. Blakely's brain - this is the best part of her classes. She is great to just hang out and talk with during office hours. Very caring person. Yes, scattered, but that has never bothered me so long as it doesn't affect my grade - and it never did. A good, real person.

Class was easy, but I didn't gain anything from it. Teacher is scatterbrained. Too intellectual to be teaching at this school.

Dr. Blakely is perhaps the most intellegent person I have met. I learned so much from her about life and the world we live in. Quite frankly, anyone who graduated from Harvard is allowed to be a little self-important around me. Take the time to listen to what she has to say and you will learn a lot!

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Ms. Blakely may be scattered, but that's forgiveable considering you can feel her love for the subject throughout the course. She knows what she's talking about - - you just have to coax the desired information out of her. Talking to her outside of the classroom is a very interesting experience, and you then realize how much she really knows.

Excellant Teacher... The class is unorganized, but she'll always lend a hand if you have a problem or question.

Great Prof! Very nice and understanding!

Dr. Blakely's class may be a little bit of a mind trip, she's incredibly smart, and very understanding. She may seem scatterbrained, but the information is there, and it does come out. I would not under any circumstances pass-up any of her classes. Just being in her presence is an enlightening experience. Try to take her honors courses if you can.

I had a wonderful experience with Dr. Blakely. She was extremely understanding of personal situations keeping me from my personal best. She gave me the support and encouragement I needed. Simply put, if you do your best, you will do well.

AWESOME professor! One of the best at RACC!! She is so smart and well rounded! Great honors teacher!

we watch movies

Great teacher knows what shes talking about...easy class. do all the book assignments and notebook easy A

I feel she was great, she is dedicated and helpful and patient. Just do the work and its an easy A... 6 students in class and 5 of us got A's... She is Great !

Dr. Blakely is a great prfoessor and person. She does show alot of film, but that is a main way to learn anthro. She is very relaxed and is not a rigid professor. She may seem to not have a set plan, but she's been teaching her classes for almost two decades. She teaches loosly so you have room to learn freely but just follow her suggentions.

I happened on this site. Pamela Blakely was a professor of mine 25 years ago so I can speak with some perspective. She was one of the best and most influential professors I ever had. Fantastic. I find that what I learned from her continues to impact me in positive ways year after year. I can't even tell you what I learned in most of the rest.

Very nice teacher!Yes, we did watch a film every class, but it had to do with Anthr of Rel.She is very knowledgeable, I would have liked to learn more about her life experiences.She is a very understanding teacher and always in happy spirits.We had fun in her class!Paper and Pres were interesting!Would have liked more interaction with her teaching!

She taught me a lot of things and her experiences inspired me as well. I think that she is the only professor who really impacted my paradigm shift. Many of the things and videos she taught I still talk and think about. Like I kung story of a woman struggig with european intrusion on her life and community.

She either likes you or she don't, and I don't know what she bases that on. A lot of students found the class really difficult, and the quiz questions are pretty random. The course is quite work-intensive, and at times it can seem as if she's annoyed or bored with the class, which isn't great, but altogether I did like her. Hit or miss.

She is a wonderful professor. Yes she can sometimes be late but so can a student, in which she doesnt hold it against you either. her office is always open for students, she taught me many things. There is a lot of videos but it helped alot. The tests are easy (just listen to the videos) and she is always upbeat. she cares about the students.

Blakely can only be described as interesting. While she periodically shows up to class late, she has been in the field of Anthropology for much of her life. Most of the time, she would show videos which did inform and make the class more interesting. Would gladly take one of her classes again.

You will watch films but she has lived what she teaches! She is an expert in her field, I wish she had more time to discuss it in class. Make certain that you do the notebooks correctly with ttl pgs etc. Tests are multiple choice and quizzes every week-STUDY! Know your chapters and don't wait until the end to start your notebook. Excellent prof!!

Any class that includes watching Hey Arnold!, Star Trek, and Bones is fine with me. Seriously, she expects a lot work and challenges her students. Good professor.

I went to RACC 15 yrs ago for an Assoc, but she believed I was PhD material. She believed in me before I did and saw possibilities, I didn't. I have great respect for this woman who has touched my life so profoundly. Yes, she is a bit eccentric, but I'm amused by it. Yes, I worked hard, but now I work in DC for the Federal Gov in a Sr position.

Dr. Blakely was nice but scatterbrained and constantly late. Attendance was taken by a sign-in sheet that was passed around when she remembered. Her multiple choice tests were relatively easy and by the end of the class she mostly used questions from the online quizzes from the textbook website. Not my favorite class, but it wasn't hard either.

LOVE HER, She is very knowledgeable. In order to understand her you must have some intelligence! I believe her lectures about her own experiences has taught me the most during her class.

class is very easy to pass if you actually come. all you have to do is show up and watch movie clips. chapter quizzes are easy. you have to do 15 reaction papers to movies, watch film clips and answer questions, and watch 2 long movie and write a response. easy, but time consuming.

Dr. Blakely has become a mentor of mine. Of all the people I've met she believes in me more than I sometimes believe in myself. She's good if you work with her. I have seen people texting, and goofing off in her classes. At which point failure is YOUR fault. If you come in with an open mind, and want to learn it works

She's very friendly and willing to help if you put in the effort. She gives assignments to be done so don't do them all at once. Attend her classes and pay attention.

Awesome sauce Did review for every test. She gets off subject but great teacher very engaging. Took this class from 6pm to 830pm and kept my attention.

Dr. Blakely may seem quirky, but if you approach her classes with a positive attitude she has so much to offer. I especially enjoyed ANT of Religion (a.k.a. Religion & Culture). Once she gets going on sharing her knowledge on a topic, you don't want the class to end. Easy grader - few, if any tests! Paperpresentation & reactions papers - simple!

Food & Culture course was fun & interactive 3 essays, 1 ethnographic paper w/presentation on your paper, NO tests You'll read 3 books & several articles/excerpts, but they are interesting & relate to the course units well. Oh & you'll get to watch documentaries & films! Did I mention you'll EAT in this class?!

RACC is lucky to have Dr Blakely. No boring, useless rote learning but lots of learning concepts in functional contexts. It's college and she expects students to come ready to learn. My advice: Come to class, put away your gadgets and most importantly, take full advantage of the knowledge Dr. Blakely has to offer you; don't waste this opportunity.

Dr. Blakely is the best prof I have had so far. Her classes are fun & easy going. There is chapter reading, followed by 5 question "concept checks". There are at least 4 movies watched in class for a 1-2 page take home essay to be submitted with exams. Her study guides for the exams are on point. Do the study guidepass exams. She's the best!

Love love love this professor! Has such meaningful life inspirations to share, since she lived in Africa for many years. Learned more in this class than all of my others. Tests give extra credit but if you don't read the chapters your grade won't be an A. Probably a C+ or B-. The questions get tricky. This is for her Intro to Anthro class only.

Really glad I took this class because not only does she know what she is talking about but she wrote the textbook herself. Now it maybe off putting that she wrote the book therefore she is always right but that is not the case with this professor. You get to talk with her and ask her questions and she can give you the answer because she was there.

One of the best teachers available in the Berks County area. Dr. Blakely is amazing. Gives meaningful and insightful advice, easy to connect with and personable. Assignments are interesting but tough. Definitely worth the work in the end.

She talks from her own personal experience from being in the field (anthropology). She's very funny and what I like most about Dr. Blakely is that she's not your average professor. She does things differently which I think is refreshing. Of course, it's college and if you aren't ready to put in the time and effort, don't bother taking her classes.

I took Cultural Anthropology with Professor Blakely and I loved it. As long as you read the chapters you will do fine. She really cares about anthropology and is incredibly smart. She's a great teacher and a really nice person.

Dr. Blakely is a very well spoken professor, who takes the utmost pride in her work. If you are not mature enough to come to class, read a chapter a week, and write one page response pages to movies shown in class, don't take her class. If you want to get an A you will have to put in some work, but it is even more rewarding once you are finished.

As long as you do the reading you WILL pass, organization is key in her class

Love, Love, Love Professor, Dr. Blakely :) I would definitely take her course again

I like Professor Blakely, She is very silly and kind. I will say sometimes she does get a little sassy and she is not organized at all. However, She is still a great professor and I would take her again.

Dr. Blakely is great! She is very kind but can be sassy sometimes. She doesn't have the best organization but her teaching is pretty good. She is very helpful when needed.