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Easy didnt books just cliff notes and got A, must take notes & watch films for A
She is a great teacher...very friendly and sweet
She is very nice and really is passionate about the information.
great teacher, good at lectures, class was fun
i learned so much in this class. Rangel is sweet, grades fair, interesting clas
too passionate! take good notes! Alot of work!
a lot of papers, learned more from readings and videos than lecture
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much work!!!! Horribly long final, but INCREDIBLY nice woman!!
Rangel is a great woman. Very sweet, and passionate. There is a lot of work, but do it, and you'll be set. Easy midterm, a few papers. Take the class.
The class is pretty interesting, but she gives WAY too much work for only a Level 2 class...don't take unless you want a lot of work to do.
very interesting class but a lot of work...
Way too much work for a gened, but it is an interesting class, just don't take the one night a week because it is sooo boring! Watch a lot of videos
Her stories are touching, and she is a sweet woman. She offers a lot, here is the rundown: 2 4 page papers, 1 research paper, 2 tests, and journal entries. Her work stays the same from semester to semester so ask your friends if they have her work. EASY
Lot of work, but grades the work very easy. Videos, stories, Hard Final...but take if you need the Gen Ed..not a bad class.
Alot of work, great teacher, interesting topics
Quite possibly the worst final I have taken in my lifetime. Otherwise, easy assignments, wonderful woman, lots of writing, but its all common sense. Take notes, and read and you got an A.
I thought she was a good teacher, interesting and motivating. classes were interesting if you like controversial issues. tests were ok although i heard she got harder after i took her
i had to drop it because i failed the midterm and i got straight a's last year and am getting them again this year after i withdraw. incredibly boring, loads of work.
speaks about as quiet as a mouse, tests are rough, but she grades papers easy. Hard to take notes, she writes random words on the board. Not recommended
GOOD GOD!!! i thought this course would be somewhat easy considering she got a 4.1. i have a 3.6 GPA and i had to drop this class! sooooo boring and midterm is all essay, totally impossible. at least 10 or 15 people failed it. & if ur a guy look out man
boring, boring, boring... did i mention boring? i dropped the class after a few weeks, i highly recommend against.
Awesome woman, class isnt to hard if you study well and take good notes. Grades pretty easy on papers
Easy grader, take good notes and you will get an A. Good take for a gened
Wow- this class was not hard. what are you people talking about?? You had to keep on track of stuff but overall, just need to come to class. She turned me into a feminist- totally inspiring. I love her.
Great woman, easy work, cute cheeks
Very nice lady. she really inspired me to want to speak up about women's issues. She is really passionate about her job and it suits her well. Take her shes a great teacher and person.
I am a guy and this was the easiest class i've ever had. She is a very easy grader, and the work isn't that bad. Yeah you have to read two books, but this is college. I never had a problem once, and i would recommend her for a gened. Great Professor!!
This class covers A LOT of information. Focuses mostly on history. Tests are all essay or short answer and comes mostly from readings in the text. The class is hard but she was nice and offered to help students off class time.
Besides being a good teacher she is a great woman. Class covers tons of info. Easy grader though. Must put time and effort if you want an A.
I loved this class. She is an excellent teacher. We did work hard but I got my money's worth. The guys in my class were awesome and did great also. Definitely recommend this one!
Great Woman! Would recommend for a Gened. As long as you keep up with the readings you will be fine. I am a Guy and I thought this class was a little hard at first, but i ended up getting an A. Stick with it and you will get an easy A!
very easy if you keep up with the work. Wonderful woman, just do the work and you will do fine!!
Good class. She knows her stuff and her story is pretty amazing. She does lose things easily but it happens. Study hard and you'll do well.
Good class, fair to the men in the class. Just do your work and participate and you will do fine.
very nice
lots of work and reading but if you keep up it's fine. she's really helpful too.
Don't procrastinate in this class and you'll do fine. Lots of reading and some papers but overall not bad. Very nice lady and is extremely helpful if you need it.
she's a sweet teacher, she's been through a lot. LOTS of reading. study hard for the tests - they arent too bad, but if you dont study they will suck. good teacher to take for this class
I hated the material, but she was such a sweet lady. Easy grader, but you HAVE to study for the midterm and final. There's also a paper on Fried Green Tomatoes, a research paper, and weekly journals she collects at the end of the semester.Never got out of class early. It wasn't too bad for a GenEd, If you have to take this class, take it with her.
good teacher, but she will expect alot from you..Journals for each week is collected at hte end of the semester, there is one reaserach paper, but the topics are interesting. the mid term is hard, you basically have to memorize the notes. write down everything she says
I took her class at night and it was awful! Kept us until the very end and then took role! Boring boring boring! Might have been better as a two or three day a week class.
2 papers, one journal, and a midterm + final. not bad at all. midterm is from the lecture so write down everything she says. after the midterm you dont have to write anything at all because final is from the reading. easy grader. i'm a lazy mofo but still got B.
boring. easy class. be sure to do the readings & speak up in class. takes attendance. not a whole lot of work but its not something to blowoff
If you love to take a teacher who prefers quantity over quality sign up for her class. The best final she ever received was written in three blue books - thats 45 pages of crap! She is pretty unclear on most things. Yea, she is going through some crap, but that is no excuse for poor teaching.
this class is soo boring, she just talks for 2 hours, but then we usually watch a movie. I took a night class and you have to stay the whole time because she takes attendance at the end. I definately wouldn't suggest taking the class, it's a lot of work and it's boring!
her lectures are boring. there's a lot of reading every night and the tests are ridiculous. the midterm was all short answer and essays. she expects u to memorize everything that is covered and A LOT is covered. the final was like 4 essays. avoid her night class because she keeps you for the whole 2 hours and 40 mins.
found her class interesting, very helpful, answers you right away, lots of reading, easy grader, if you do your reading it'll be a breeze, really nice
i didn't originally sign up for her, but am glad i got her. very nice and educated lady. knows her stuff, and is passionate about it. yeah, she keeps you the whole time, but i think it's worth it. i enjoy going there. she's a little tough when it comes to work, but i think it's worth it in the end. ( :
Knows her stuff n is good listener. Not a guy hater tres to be fair. Learned lot and got a B with little effort. Lot os reading do that you'll be k.
This class is ridiculously interesting. She's very fair, and a great listener. It's nice to have a teacher that likes to know what students think. She even runs a class debate on****ography. Her stories are amazing, and you won't be bored. two papers and a presentation. It's not bad. Sign Up.
Agree class is interesting and cant get much easier, lots of reading but I don't like reading but found the stories good. She loves what she does and it comes through. Very fair.
awesome teacher
This class isn't horrible but I would def avoid it with her. It could be 10 times more interesting if she wasn't teaching it. It's more work and harder than you would think. I hate teachers that MAKE you participate. Fairly hard grader. Books, papers, and journal entries BOOOO.
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Very passionate about the topic/subject. Takes great interest in her students and that they learn.
she cares and I changed my view of feminists!!
good teacher also really good class
Reading ratemyprof you'd think this class was awful... ITS NOT AT ALL! She is an absolute sweetheart. Interesting to listen to, fair grader, and genuinely cares about her students.. TAKE HER!
great teacher. at times, class can be boring (but its a night class). will totally change your views. great class for women to take to learn their history.
Excessive amounts of work/writing for a Gen Ed. 2-3hr Final (no joke! I was there for 3) Useless articles/journal every single week. Grades harshly on everything! Says she's disappointed in our work but seems to never explain things to the point of knowing what she actually wants. Only take her if you have an undying love for WMST.
bad news bears. i was excited about the class, but when it came down to it the class itself was boring. she was not clear on what she expected. The final was 3 HOURS long. If you study you are fine, but this class is not neccessary. I would have had an A but she gave me a 70 for participation, which didn't make sense since i talked more than most.
Lots of reading, most of it pretty boring. She's very into participation, its worth like a quarter of your grade. She's not always so clear, especially when giving assignments. The class itself is pretty interesting though.
she is the worst teacher ive had at towson yet. if youre a guy dont take it no one will listen to you. shes a femenist who has her own views and wont listen to others
Nice lady, not what i was expecting at all for a womens studies class. focus more on class and race. a HUGE amount of reading, totally unrealistic (AND BORING) but then the tests are based completely on them, down to quoting them. get 4 absences. a few projects and papers, she claims to use blackboard and then doesnt. no guidence for projects.
I thought this would be really interesting... but we ended up talking about working at hooters and beer ads that people liked. Class is a waste of time, but you have to go because she gives participation points. It's really easy, as long as you skim the reading before exams. She's also really understanding. Waste of time, but pretty easy A.
Somewhat unstable. Will give emotional testimony in regards to her life that I feel are completely inapropriate for the classroom. A good amount of work for a Gen-Ed class, but easy B as long as you come to class and participate. Take good notes, as mid-term is very detailed and alll questions are open ended.
Classes are kinda boring but she is a fair grader. Midterm is hard but if you do well on the papers,debate,and final, which is pretty easy,you should get a B or A.
Hard and boring Class i ever had. Very Hard test no review Notes are from lecture. you will not even understand the lecture. it is waste of time I work my but off and got a D. It all depend on the teacher to make class easy and intersting but she make this class very hard. many of them drop the class. do not know what to study:( Bad Bad
one word s**T. WASTE my MONEY WASTE my TIME. when I took this class i thought it will be easy class but no that was the hard class of my all classes. She is very nice but she make it very hard. you will not get the test right Mid term is very Hard.... Student give up on her they were cursuing:( I recoment PLS do bnot take her... PLS DO NOT TAKE HER
Horrible teacher. She just rambles and rambles about nothing important. We talked about the presidential election 4 different times. I was excited to learn a lot but hardly learned anything. She also tries to make class extra hard for no particular reason, like she's trying to fail you. Not to mention judgemental, opinionated.
I love this professor! she talked about things that most teachers are afraid to touch on. I definitely would take her again!! Excellent professor, although tests can be tricky so you will need your book. EXCELLENT WOMAN!!!
If ur 1 of those opinionated people who loves 2 be heard, take her. If u find said people annoying u will hate the class. Entirely too much work. Attendance is mandatory yet rarely has anything to do with what you'll be tested on. Participation counts for a lot yet she will shoot you down if she doesn't agree with your opinion. always shows up.
she is a nice lady however the midterm is nothing about what you talk about in class. interesting class discussions. the midterm-very specific on the readings and movie. not an easy class
nice lady, means well. wayy to much reading. 2 tests which are based ont he reading and the questions are in depth about them. you are screwed if ur shy and dont like to talk in class cuz she counts participation highly in your grade. TESTS ARE NOT ABOUT WHATS IN CLASS. so you haveee to read and the chapters are super longg.
Horrible teacher. Unable to explain anything with clarity. Disorganized and unstable emotionally. Make's her personal sexual abuse mandatory study material. Blames the class for her inability to clearly explain assignments. Two exams (mid-term, final), journal, and class participation (huge portion of grade). Avoid this teacher!
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THINGS HOLY! i have never hated a class more than this one. it is my opinion that she is merely 'weeding' out those she deems unfit to carry the torch of her version of feminism (nothing less will suffice!). tested on her personal accounts of incestous rape. EVERYONE failed the midterm and it was our fault??? YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
She's a nice lady, but the class is boring. 1st half of semester is straight history lecture(a bunch of dates) 2nd half is discussion, so if you don't like to speak up in class don't take her, she grades participation 15%...Midterm, Final, and Journal, the tests weren't hard, just take good notes and read the novels she assigns (3) No txt book
DO NOT TAKE HER PLS VERY POOR TEACHING STYLE AND VERY HARD EXAM:(SHE IS NICE BUT SHE GIVE BORING LECTURE
midterm was all about lecture. No books Forget taking notes. U can't keep up so bring a recorder. Lost points for participation, don't know why,I talked every class.She never answered my emails either. Personal info was wat tmi, totally not necessary!She should say those things in counceling,I didn't pay to hear her life story. Her way or no way
This teacher is so horribly unorganized. Has no idea what she is doing, notes don't make sense, half the time she doesn't even have a plan for class at all. Assigned four essays during FINALS WEEK last minute, when she said she would assign it during Thanksgiving. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HER.
She's nice but extremely unhelpful. She calls her long term assignment a scrapbook when it's really just a hard 16 page paper. The midterm was random essays that were hard to write. She is a really easy grader which is the only good thing about her but the work is annoying. Participation counts a lot! so speak up, she knows who you are.
WORST TEACHER I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY WHOLE LIFE!! scrapebook takes about ten years! hated her. boring.unorgaized.
She's nice but her lack of organization really holds back the class. It seems like she comes in to discuss whatever she feels like that particular day. Her lack of structure can be really frustrating sometimes and the way she decides to grade can be a little moody. Overall the class was pretty boring. Don't recommend.
one of the worse professors I have ever had. HUGE feminist, very unorganized, and gives a lot of work. lectures are boring and tests are impossible. DO NOT TAKE
NEVER TAKE THIS WOMAN IF THERE IS ANOTHER OPTION! she is only concerned about her views and nothing else. her lectures are impossible to participate in even tho it counts as most of your grade. yo will learn more about her personal life than the actual course. no study guides. the tests are ridic. final is 4 essays. projects take forever. USELESS.
DO NOT TAKE THIS WOMAN IF THERE IS SOMEONE ELSE! she only cares about her own views and is not open to other people's which makes participating in lecture impossible which sucks since its most of your grade. you will learn more about her personal life then the actual course. texts are worthless. tests are impossible. no study guides. projects=waste
Would recommend her. Makes class interesting by showing videos. Class participation is 25% of the grade and blackboard posting also counts toward participation.
This class was such a waste of time. The professor did not stick to the syllabus, taught us and showed us random videos, and then would expect us to learn material from our textbooks that was never taught. She was a horrible professor. I suggest never taking a class with her
Class was easy, but boring. She is all over the place with her lectures. Assigns alot of reading, gets mad when people don't do it, but it wont affect your grade too much. Pretty standard womans studies class. For a gen ed it was an OK course. would not take her for something in my major.
Nice lady, but kind of scatterbrained. Expected you to do the readings, but we never discussed them in class, and only about 5 out of around 25 chapters were relevent to the exams. Midterm was short answer, and final was all essays. Also a project. Not a harsh grader or a bad professor, just a little bit all over the place.
A really soft-spoken, inoffensive woman. She was a very nice person, but she really lacked the consistency and purpose that I like in a teacher. Her lessons weren't lessons at all and had no focus to them. In the end, I found that I'd learned nothing. I didn't learn from the text either as it was never discussed in class (but always on exams!)
She dragged a 5 min lecture into 3 hours, socially awkward (stutters and says um alot). Didnt learn anything other than what was in a video we watched. Doesnt follow the syllabus, waste of my time. REMEMBER TO ALWAYS STUDY ARTICLES!!!
Not a bad teacher. You could tell she felt strongly about the subject did inspire me about it. Not many assignments and exams were very doable. I would take her again.
good: easy class, watch lots of movies, "need" book but easy to bs BAD: she is by far the worst teacher ive ever had. was looking forward to this class, ended up being the worst CLASS ive ever had. terrible. you never get out early and she has no idea what shes doing, does nothing to mandate the class. i was extremely disappointed.
HORRIBLE. She does not seem to know what she is teaching. She lost my 5 page essay Doesn't use proper terms for things(ex. "people we know" rape?) Teaches by watching movies and her own opinion not fact. Stopped lecture to yell at class and threaten to take away cell phones. Attendance is mandatory. I could teach better than her and im a sophomore.
She has a kind heart, but very spacey during class. The class is based on discussion and videos, and the midterm/ final are based off of the book/ discussions. The midterm and final are the only two tests in this class- they are difficult, but she is a very easy grader. There's also a book review and a power point presentation as well.
This class was awful. Grade is 2 test, 2 papers and participation. Teaches things that aren't related to women (ex. illegal immigration, atheism) exam based on readings from the book that were never discussed in class. She posted the wrong textbook online and then told everyone we had to buy the new one halfway through the class. Don't take her.
Class is mostly discussion of the text and videos, when we ran out of things to talk about, she opened the floor to any topic we wanted, which was cool. When someone has a question about the due dates we spend 15 minutes asking questions because her answers get more confusing as the questions go on. Only 4 or 5 grades in the class.
She has no clear curriculum rubric and is very unclear with instructions and grading. It's supposed to be a discussion class but it's always a full 3 hours of lecture. It's kind of torture.
Very sweet woman. Not very helpful, participation is a huge part of your grade.
She's very nice, but the class pretty much sucked. It was a 3 hour night class, there is only a midterm, a final, and 2 papers. All you do in class is talk and watch videos, & while it may be related the the class topic it isn't really useful to the tests. I wouldn't recommend the class
She is the worst teacher ever people!! I feel so bad for other students that are going to take her in spring . She doesnt know what she is talking about all she does is talk which i find very annoying and hard to follow her lectures! There are no powerpoints that you can take notes from . She doesnt give study guides. I learned nothing
One of the nicest professors I've ever met. She gives a clear syllabus of every reading that is expected for the entire semester along with the 2 papers. All that she asks is that you read and participate in the class discussions which really is not asking for much. She does speak in a soft voice so pay attention and take good notes.
You will learn 10x more about her personal life than anything having to do with Women's Studies. Hard to stay interested in her lectures, rambles on. She does play some interesting videos. First paper (two pages) you write is on a very good/interesting book. 8 page research paper due at the end of the semester, I only wrote 6 and still got an A.
Kind lady. Mid-Term exam was more so facts (Ex: dates). Have to do your readings (Articles and Novel). Participation in class matters. Final project is based on novel. Final exam were essays (Little Blue Book) on articles we were assigned to read. Took the class Spring 2014. If you stay on top of your stuff and actually read, it's an easy grade.
This prof. gives few assignments and has a grading scale. Be sure to start off strong as you would finish. Also make sure you ask a lot of questions for clarification on her syllabus/exams (the information provided is not fully detailed) I had this class once a week, lectures were long and boring always bring your laptop to "take notes" ;)
The material for the class can be super interesting, but Professor Rangel is far from that. She can be very boring while she lectures, and all she does is speak at you. Hope you get classmates that likes to participate, because that is the only way the class will be fun and interesting.
Overall her class was pretty easy.. Most classes were just open discussions about different topics in the books, movies, the election, celebrities, etc.. Not many grades so make sure you show up and talk some to get points. Final is take home and midterm was fairly easy. One powerpoint presentation and weekly online blogs. Didn't use the books much
We did pretty much nothing in this class but talk the whole time. We were given readings every week out of a bunch of books she told us to buy but i didn't read any. There are questions on the midterm but other than that it doesn't mater if u read or even have the book. The final is take home and easy written report. This professor is so sweet
Rangel is a sweet lady but is SUPER BORING. She barely has a plan for each class and if she is stumped just asks random and badly worded discussion questions. We often watched documentaries, but half the time we just talked about text readings. If you don't plan on participating, don't read, but she does grade on participation.
By far the most boring class I've taken. Good conversation every once in a while, but her lectures are so boring. Must participate a ton to get a good grade. I participated at least once a week but still got a low B in participation. Didn't read any of the books, midterm was online, and spent class watching movies. Would take online if possible!
Professor Rangel is kind, but the class is so boring. All we did was discuss what was read, if anyone actually wanted to talk which rarely happened (cause nobody read the chapters). We would sit there for most of the time staring back at eachother, while shes spoke to us. Video days are the good days. Midterm is online. Easy A, just boring.
Do not take this class for an easy A. You will work every point. There's a one-page journal each week, two 5 page papers, a long midterm, a 6-page final paper AND an 8-page final exam. Someone please lmk how this is a 200 level class?! Anyway, shes nice but this is way too much work. It's also very disorganized.
Professor Rangel's class can be very boring. She talks in a very quiet voice but she is a sweet lady and if you talk to her whenever you need one-on-one time, she will understand. Do the journals! Due biweekly. Occasional tests on BB. Final exam consists of writing 3 essays based on textbooks.
There is WAY too much work for this to be a 200 level class. You have weekly journal entries, 2 papers, an intense midterm, and an 8 page paper for the final. All she does is give you documentaries and readings to look over. Not a great proff.
Awful Class! I took it online and the lectures she posts are powerpoints that can be read in 5 minutes w/ her opinions about the given subject. For the 8 page final, she tells us we can't use our own opinion w/o it being backed by the assigned content. One assigned book was a bloggers account of her life. Is that backed by studies you moron.
She is very nice although unclear and disorganized at times. The three books needed are good reads and cost maybe over $25. There is a lot of course material to read and write about but she does not grade strictly on grammar or formattingjust the content/effort. The midterm is easy if you keep up with videos posted and the final is four essays.
I took a summer class with Prof Rangel, I had MANY online difficulties. Since the class was all online, it made it quite worrisome. She was so easy to communicate with, and VERY understandable! My entire final exam erased after I spent hours and hours of working on it, and she not only extended the deadline, but was very understanding! GREAT CLASS!
I took this online during the minimester. There was a lot of HW and required videos/readings. As long as you do them and take notes you'll be fine. I thought the material was interesting and fun to write about. She always gave feedback on everything I turned in and was available for help!
I was very skeptical about this whole class, but Professor Rangel made it very interesting. There were many videos and articles that just made me give the subject much more thought. I got my books from the public library so the cost was none, as there were quite a few copies available. Time consuming homework, but manageable.
Took this as an asynchronous and I really liked it. No expensive textbook, but there are 2 books which you can find for less than a total of $25. Expect to watch a lot videos (mostly ted talks ) and exams are usually word-for-word from videos/readings. Super easy class, but there are weekly journal entries and occasional analysis papers.
Had to drop this class within the first week, I was honestly really excited to take this course, but omg the professor makes it so boring! The amount of reading is insane, it's pretty much the whole course and the text isn't even engaging. Really sucks bc I thought it would be nice but I think the structure of it just doesn't work for me
Professor Rangel was sooo considerate during this tough time! Her work is easy but you write a few papers (1-2 pages).
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