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“Idk why there are so many bad reviews about her this professor is amazing That could be bc it was online”
HIST142 - 5.0 rating“Do avoid her unless you LOVE history”
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Reviews (86)
teachers heart is really in the subject, will work with you to help you out, extra credit helps out alot, tests are tough but manageable. overall a very good teacher
Heavey accent sometimes hard to understand. Easy work, but VERY boring. Get ready for cramps in your hand during lectures, sometimes goes too fast. A lot of extra credit. Definitly study for the tests!!
I do not like the way she teaches the class. She makes you read the chapter but lectures on something else. Her overheads are not very helpful and not detailed. She's nice but boring. She has a monotonous voice and stutters alot. mult choice test hard.
She gives handouts and info that are EXACTLY what will be on her tests. Even though they are long tests and it is a lot of work, as long as you study the information she gives out in class and listen to what she says during lecture, you will do well
Overall easy class (got a B), but she's not very clear on many things and wasn't lenient on clearing them up. Doesn't talk very loud and it was hard to hear her. Just copy the overheads, skim the book and do the extra credit work.
This teacher is vague with her instructions and not too very helpful at all. She is pretty hard too. Wouldn't recommend.
She loves her subject and she must think that everybody else does too. She also must think that that is the only class you are taking because there is a lot of reading and her tests are not really easy, but at least she is willing to help you out w/points
She offers so many extra credit points, unbelievable!! Gives you a word list to use when reading the book, can even use it on the test! Need to work to get and A, but extra credit will definitely cover it!! Very nice, class was great.
She's okay but she has long boring lectures. she needs to engage her students more.
She's extremely nice and caring, but very hard to hear and understand. Very boring class.
BORING!!! She knows her stuff, but she can't teach it in an interesting way. She thinks everybody has to be as enthusiastic about history as she is and this is the only class students are taking. Tests are easy, you can use 5 pages HANDWRITTEN notes.
make sure you bring a pillow because its going to be a long nap
shes so boring. she speaks in a monotone and is hard to understand. but an advantage is that her tests are EASY....she lets you use notes! she offers a lot of extra credit for things like teaching the class a chapter.i got a b in the class
i agree, its a boring class...she acts like it is going to be a fun class but im telling you, you will regret taking it..and just to let you know, SHE DISCRIMINATES (based on experience) I DO NOT RECOMMEND TAKING HER CLASS! do not make the same mistake that i did...
Good teacher and interacts with the class a lot almost too much. Lots of extra credit and allows notes for the test. I got a B and didn't turn in my paper so it's not that hard!
Main Problem with her is that she is very unclear on wha t she wants you to know, most the stuff she goes over in class is not on the test. She also mispronunciates words than has the gaull to tell someone they spelled something wrong
Best teacher ever had! Tests are easy--you get to use notes. Gives you so many extra credit opportunities that it's difficult to fail the class.
She was fine and I learned a lot. Be sure to participate in the discussion, and take good notes. She practically teaches the test!
She gives you word lists which are very helpful, but there are still additional questions she won't warn you about. You have to make sure you read the chapters. They are very long, so it is best to take notes as you go. She lets you have notes on the test. Also, she gives at least 20 points worth of extra credit, along with additional points for speaking up. The paper is very easy, so long as you can write and research. Very friendly lady.
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she is a wicked lady she is the hardest person to understand he accent is terrible and a hella boring class get out while you can
I will be honest... listen to me everyone... she isnt hard, but she is hard to understand. That is the hardest thing about the class is to understand her. Besides that, the class is really fair, actually, its more than fair because you get a LOT of extra credit oppurtunities and you get to use a page of notes per chapter! GOOD CLASS!!! 4 out of 5
she's a nice lady, not very helpful. tests are made easy with the note sheets she gives.
the best history teacher. she is passionate and very fair when it comes to grading and giving exams. you can learn a lot from her!
Nice teacher, very passionate about history. Grading scale:5pg research paper, extra credit for speaking up, 1 pg of handwritten notes PER chapter for her Exams. How easy can it get? My only gripe is less discussion, more lecture. I am here to learn not listen to peer opinions.
Very organized lectures, takes role and minus points for absences. Nice enough lady but sometimes talks down to us as most history profs do. Gives alot of extra credit. Multi-choice exams are super easy if you read the book and take detailed cheat sheets. I recommend this class if you actually like going to class.
This class consists of three tests, all multiple choice and allows students to bring in one page of notes (front and back) per chapter. A 4-5 research paper is also assigned in this class. This class requires a lot of reading. There is also many extra credit opportunities available in this class. Overall, it is a good class and you learn a lot.
she acts like shes nice to the class, but one on one, shes a real ****. she doesnt care about the individusla student... especially when you come to her personally for help. easy class, like grade school. just an uncaring teacher. dont take if you expect to be enlightened.
This professor was one of the worse professors I ever had in my 2 year college. Tests are really different from what she lectures everyday.
yes she is a really bad professor.
I took 110 first and got an A. I then took 109 and got an F...I know it doesn't make sence. I ace'd all the tests and turned in a quality paper equal to my 110 class. I almost had a heart attack when I checked my grade online, an F was the last thing I was expecting
WORST TEACHER EVER!!! DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS
Worst Teacher I have ever had. Do not take her class. If you need help she will be of no use to you. She also does not think before she speaks and can be very offering.
Worst Teacher I have ever had. Do not take her class. If you need help she will be of no use to you. She also does not think before she speaks and can be very offering.
lecturing is unclear. hard to understand from context to pronunciation. Theres always a case when she incourages you to participate in lectures by answering her questions, but even though you answered it right, she tells you that you answered wrong, and she basically rephrases your answer for correction. + she isn't friendly to disabled students.
WORST WORST WORST do not take this class!! she is the RUDEST women i have ever met in school. she picks on a kid in my class who has a mental hadny cap and she dismisses historical facts bc it has nothing to do with NEW YORK
not very helpful to individuals. she expect you to know a lot abut the past. your opinions are well considered but not very helpful & hard to understand her subject. it would be good to have a history that goes on the date of occurence& not by individuals with entire sequece of events.
I have never ever seen a professor that fair in my entire life, if she could be any more fair , it would have been like 3rd grade. She is very flixable and understanding, probably not good for stupid highschoolers who just want to get an A because they think they know everything.
Worst teacher I have ever had in all my schooling...EVER
This class was pretty easy! She allows one page (front & back) of notes for her tests, which helps out alot. However, you still have to do alot of reading to pass her the tests (they're pretty hard!) She reviews what's going to be on the tests. As for the paper, she has them broken into 4 parts. Intro. & bibliography; Research Summaries; Draft of f
she devotes herself into teaching, however, the class is really boring and sometimes she's mean. tests are based on text but extremely detailed. dun recommend this class thou i got A.
You have to have a good amount of time to devote to this class in terms of reading. She loves participation and gives a good review before a test (gives exact page #'s and topics to study). She plays favorites and can be rude at times though.
Boring lectures... Even though you can use cheat sheet for exams, there are way too much readings!
Boring boring boring!!! She plays favorites-she's rude and condescending-she allows 1 page (front & back) for each Chapter-there is too much too read-no point in taking notes during power point presentations-class started with 50 students-at the end of semester-down to 16 students. Run far from this lady-she won't accept crashers!!!
She is a GREAT professor! Teaches an interesting history in a fair and balanced way. Not the one-sided propoganda we are usually taught about US history. Take her class. You won't regret it and you will learn A LOT!!!!!
She is rude, VERY tempered, will yell at you, and be of no help when you talk to her one-on-one. She acts like she cares but in reality she doesn't. The only reason I took her was because she allows 1 page (front/back) notes for each chapter on exams. She has alot of extra credit opportunities. Dont take her if you don't have patience-you need it
She is horrible. Very rude & not helpful at all. Don't dare miss 1 class! Don't get caught sending a text msg either! She alows 1 page of notes per chapter but it is pretty useless because it takes up your whole weekend. I would not take her again!
online class. after the 1st assignment i hated her. she expects detailed answers although she asks simple questions. she is a simple minded person and is rude. i learned nothing from her. she is terrible at this .. i do not reccommend you taking her!
Excellent professor. Gives an unbiased and fair portrayal of US History and is very informative and thorough. All you have to do is pay attention in class (which means put away the cell phones, stop talking amongst yourselves, and take notes) and keep up with the reading and the rest takes care of itself.
Very hard, useless teacher! She has an accent, talks in a monotone, and is very boring! Even though she lets you have front and back page of notes for tests, it doesn't help because the exams are extremely difficult and she requires detailed answers! Grades on a curve, so an 'A' cutoff is 92%. Difficult grader, lots of reading. Would not recommend.
The class wasn't that hard, but the teacher is terrible at communicating with her students. The class was online so student-teacher communication was important. I emailed her probably 10 times during the course and most responses were basically "see syllabus". The syllabus didn't represent the class very well either.
Good teaching style, exams are multiple choice and enough time for it. Power points ans self explanations.
as long as you talk u will be fine and do ur hw and show and do everything se tells you and do not under any circumstances ask questions.she will not answer them
took her on-line course, takes dicussion directly from the textbook, if you regurgitate what it says, you get a good grade, tests not terribly hard, keep up on reading and you will do fine, gives a bit of extra-credit
Online. Not hard, not easy. Basically read the whole text over the semester. Participate in the discussions, get a good grade. The tests aren't hard, but have random facts figures from the book. Probably best history class I've had. Hated it before, now not so much. Read the syllabus, gets annoyed if asked questions that're already answered there.
the couse is on line so communication is a key to on line teaching and if you are a DSPS student forget it because she will not even take that in to consideration not only that she locks assignments before due date then gives out 0 I have enrolled in many on-line course and this is the worst teacher I have ever had in my life.
As a returning student she was very helpful, nice, great teacher. yu have to do the work but she tells you on reviews what is expected for tests. Enjoyed her class and learned a lot!
I took this class in the fall. This teacher is one of the worst. I hated her teaching style. He tests are general, you have to understand everything in the text to understand the questions on the test. I dont recommend her. She just lectures off powerpts. So boring. not interesting at all. She says huh..so often its annoying. Id take another teache
Proffessor Ghaffari has a good method of teaching. Her lectures are interesting and present history in a critical way. Her tests are challenging and mesaure one's understanding of history. It is necesssary to read the book because while some concepts are introduced in the lecture are nto fully explained. I recomend to take this professor.
On-line course, she is a horrible teacher. She closes assignments before they are due, gives busy-work essay questions and takes forever to return your e-mails.
Class is heavily discussion-based. Not so great though.
Absolutely horrible professor. Class is extremely easy and not stimulating at all. I'm not complaining about that, but it doesn't help the fact that the lectures are long and she simply regurgitates the book. Loves the sound of her own voice and is very patronizing to the students. Definitely an easy A so long as you do what is expected, don't take
This is a warning.. Take Schilz or another teacher. She talks crazy about history and makes ur mind want to blow up. Will I take another history class with her? NOPE. NEVER.! Good luck.. but this is a warning.. U will end up hating history. And on the first day, she will ask if you want to get out of this class, thats ur chance. get out!!!!!
I think she was THE worst teacher i had in my college life. She may know History, but she is one stupid woman. take someone else.
She was not that bad at least for HIST 109. We had five tests. Each of them were 60 pts. Most of them were open book. She added three points to ur score for evey test. we had a big research paper. The rest of your grade is attendence and particpation. There is a little extra credit opportunity. Overa she is ok.
She was not that bad at least for HIST 109. We had five tests. Each of them were 60 pts. Most of them were open book. She added three points to ur score for evey test. we had a big research paper. The rest of your grade is attendence and particpation. There is a little extra credit opportunity. Overa she is ok.
I got an "A" in this class last semester, and I'd like to say that I was a good student. But honestly, I would NOT suggest this class. Not only does she not understand or answer your questions, but she's just a difficult professor to learn from. If you read the book you'll make it through, but I noticed some exam questions weren't even in there.
She is the worst prof. I have ever had. I attempted to req. extra credit bc i need to pass this class to graduate (btw I have a 3.8, health issues interfered w/this class) She responded & accused me of trying to brybe her or ask her for grades I did not earn. & now she wont help me. take someone else!!!!!!!
Rarely need to communicate with professor. Beware she is extremely picky when it comes to grammar and language used on the discussion boards. She will dock points for even one misspelled word and there is no option to edit posts. Tests are easy if you do the reading. Impossible to pass if you fall behind or don?t put in the effort and do all work.
She isnt a good teacher at all. She is extremely rude and disrespectful to students. You can't understand her and she talks monotone the whole lecture. I got a B in the class but it was a lot of work. Bad teacher.
Professor Ghaffari is the most frustrating teacher I have ever had. Not only is she unhelpful, she is always right. Her English is perfect, yours is not. She does not care about your opinion. The class was not difficult, take it if you're willing to never ask questions and deal with her snotty attitude.
A little preachy about a certain world-religion and its wonderful influence on history(hint hint). She is very passionate about the subject matter and really does have much to share. The in-class discussions are rewarding but do not attempt to argue anything with her. You can get an A if you really study all the material and participate.
Took the online course. 4 tests that require you to remember mostly unimportant facts read in the chapter. You must read the chapters in order to pass the tests. Professor is unwilling or too lazy to answer question thoroughly. It was frustrating getting Ds on the tests, but I pulled an B in the class in the end. Not terrible, take it if you need.
Took the class online, I found it to be very easy. Hated the subject and easily pulled an A. I skimmed through the chapters and had no problems with the tests. If you have a bad memory probably not for you. If you're too lazy to semi read, why are you bothering with college classes?
Honestly, she is a horrible teacher. She's extremely boring and incredibly rude when it comes to talking to the class. The work is easy as all you have to do is read the chapters. The tests are all online except for the essay portions. Honestly, if you want an easy grade take this class but be prepared to be bored to death
5 exams online. Essay questions on 2 of exams Extra quiz for each chapter online. Big research paper where she is not gonna help you.Strict on attendance.Don't recommend her unless you have no other choice
The stuff learned in class is pretty easy as long as you actually read the textbook & use the study guides. This lady just makes it the learning experience unpleasant. She is unclear, boring, & rude. For the final exam, she kept adding more essays & changed one of the prompts at the very last minute. Do avoid her unless you LOVE history.
SHE IS VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND, AS LONG AS YOU DO YOUR READING AND ASSIGNMENTS YOU SHOULD BE GOOD. MAKE SURE YOU KEEP ASKING HER IF YOU ARE LOST OR DONT UNDERSTAND BECAUSE SHE IS A DIFFICULT PERSON, NICE BUT DIFFICULT. I DID ALL MY WORK AND GOT AN A, SHE WILL NOT BABYSIT YOU EITHER AND WILL NOT CARE IF YOU FAIL BECAUSE YOU ARE AN ADULT :)
Class is OK.At a time could be boring.6 exams and 3 essay questions in the class, multiple bonus quizzes to bump up your grade, 1 huge research paper and book about California to read.Attendance is mandatory. Participation during the class is a plus.Nice professor and passionate about history. Help me to understand more about USA.
Took one class by her and she singled me out twice for no reason and was very rude .
Took her online class, there were no office hours and it took several days to get an answer back. Incredibly difficult to get clarity on assignments, and her expectations changed throughout the semester. As an "A" student I found the class incredibly frustrating. Not because of the difficulty, but because the professor seems to hate her profession.
don't be a weenie. school is hard. she's passionate about what she does; you can either appreciate that or not. if you show up and do the work its all good.
online. Seriously, what's up with all the comments complaining about having to read the textbook? Expectations are set up at the beginning of the semester in the syllabus. Do the assigned readings and hopefully you can write in the English language. If not, might I suggest trade school. Take it if you want to examine history critically.
This Professor is the worst I have ever taken a class from. I took this class online, and when you would message her with a question it would take a week to get a reply. The tests that she grades you on are extremely difficult. The way she writes them, you would think we all had a PhD in History. She is a very hard graded!!
Idk why there are so many bad reviews about her this professor is amazing That could be bc it was online. The class was easy if you read the textbook but if you don't its easy to just skim and BS it. You can find the answers for the quiz online. I got an A and i didn't do a paper. I think she just gave me EC just Bc i did the assignment
Assignments aren't graded based on a percentage-there's no A B C or D. They're graded based on points and you need 280 points to pass the class. Cuz of this I never actually knew how I was doing in class. It's easy to fall behind, you miss a few assignments or don't get the highest grade on one you may not be able to pass-I had to drop out.
Class Info
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Attendance Mandatory
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73348
5.0
(1)HISTORY109110
5.0
(1)HIST142
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(1)HISTORY110
4.0
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4.0
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HISTORY10
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UNITEDSTATES
4.0
HISTORY110
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