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She's a great teacher. There are lots of papers, but if you get a bad grade, she will let you keep fixing it to bring the grade up. Very straight forward on what each test is on.
Ugh- worst
Overall good teacher. You have to stay on top of the assignments, and make sure you know the vocab, but the class isn't that bad. She makes it pretty interesting.
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She is wierd but I got an A with minimal effort. Just do the work, you don't have to pay attention in class.
Do not recommend her if you want to learn sociology and be intellectually challenged. Did very little in class. Spent first 6 weeks making sure we understood the syllabus. Most likely to get an A if you show up and do your work.
HORRIBLE teacher. Class is boring as hell. She cant grade worth a damn. WORTHLESS class. Did I mention she is a HORRIBLE teacher?
Classes are pointless, you just sit around and talk in groups. Quizzes are fairly hard, but if you read you should be ok. Papers can be corrected for extra points, and group presentations are easily graded. The class as a whole was pretty boring.
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HATED HER CLASS!!! UGH!!! What a nightmare!
awesome teacher. she lets you talk in groups for the entire class period. you can also do papers and turn them in as many times as you want for a better grade. however, she tears the papers up pretty vad the first time she reads them.
dropped it - thats how scared i was. 8 of one type of paper and 3 of another 3-4 page paper. 11 papers for one class, thats a little out of control if u ask me!
I dropped her soooo quickly. Terrible experience.
She gives you many opportunities to get an A in her class. You get to redo papers and she's not too strict on paper due dates. You can ask her to do an additional paper for extra points. We spent every class doing group work which wasnt that bad.
WEIRD AND BORING...BRAGGS ABOUT HERSELF....IS THERE ANYTHING TO BRAG ABOUT?...NO
extremely liberal. does not like any viewpoints besides her own so dont try to listen to her at all during class or you'll go retarded
very easy - just do the work and stop complaining! its not even that hard!!!!
She is a nice person and her fun is basically one big conversation. To get a decent grade just study the italic terms in the book before quizes and do the papers. I would recomend her.
The only good thing about her is that it's easy to get an A. If you can sit in class and not rip out your hair listning to her brag about how amazing she is or talk about extremely liberal and biased views, then you will be ok.
This is a terrible teacher! Do not take her! She is extremely boring and not an understanding person at all! The class is ridiculous and I learned nothing from her! I would never take her again!
She has CRAZY grammer rules on all her papers! the good news is she will let you correct them for a better grade. She is not a very understanding person, like if you get sick or somthing. I managed an A though...class participation is key.
The grade in this class is based totally on weather you are comfortable speaking in front of the class...deserved an A when counting points, but got a B because I didn't speak out enough
She doesnt teach the class anything, just gives a huge amount of readings and expects you to remember terms from them, which you never use, so you learn the terms and dont do anyting with the. Overall not such a nice person as well. SHe will let you rewrite anything though.
This was an excellent class. I do not know why people are griping about it. There is interesting information. Yes you do have to remember terms but they are necessary for understanding what will be talked about in class. Raise your opinion, but have a legitimate reason and logic for it.
She loves to hear herself talk, but expects you to share your views for your grade... Classes can be interesting, but do not take this class at 8 am. She made up her own grading style for papers, and even when you correct the mistakes, she'll find at least 5 more in return.
She loves to point out that she has a PhD. She loves to belittle students. And she loves to hear herself talk. She thinks she is the only one that knows anything. Plus her class was pointless.
Professor McEntee is the worst instructor known to man, if you have any questions make sure you have her hand-outs memorized. Her assignments are pointless and I didn't learn a thing. I strongly recommend you switch your professor. Anyone but her.
Though very opinionated everything is spelled out for you. Read EVERYTHING she gives you. Mostly everything she wants is given in the syllabus and other sheets she hands out. Study the terms in the chapters and don't miss class. PARTICIPATE in discussions. Don't argue with her she's NOT open minded!
she's a jerk. she's rude and doesnt listen. she's condesending and stands up front ranting away. biggest know it all ever and i would transfer before i ever had to take another class with her.
Horrible Teacher, Learned nothing from her and she DEFINTELY played favorites. She Also does not teach well at all, she basically expects you to learn everything on your own. HORRIBLE!
shes not hard what so ever, just attend class and you are guarteed a B as long as you are not dumb as****
People don't like her because you have to take responsibility for yourself. Read everything and be able to support your arguments. Very helpful if you've attempted to understand something, but won't spoonfeed, which is what students usually complain about. If you dont like to read and dont want to be responsible, then don't take her.
One word: sluch socks. Spends 90% of time taking a poll on what you think the quiz should be on and then you leave not really knowing what the quiz is on. She is mean, dull and a hard grader. She doesnt prepare you at all for tests or papers. Wastes almost all of class time. Lousy assignments. One of the worst here at SU. AVOID
I thought her class was interesting but it wasn't my favorite. I'm biased though because I wasn't interested in the subject matter at all. I took it because I had to.
i didnt like her and i didnt liek her class.. i think it was her teaching style but really take sociology with someone else
Not my favorite soci. teacher, but if u have to take her, participate alot in class, she hates it when u sit there looking bored. Particpate and u will be graded easier.
She is definately hard, has a dry sense of humor, and gives a "not so welcoming" first impression. If you get her, give her a chance, she is really smart and will make you learn no matter what. Be prepared: you will have to re-teach yourself HER way of writing papers. She counts EVERYTHING, however she lets you re-write it, after she corrects it - you'll get all those points back. She brings her cute 3-legged dog into class - she's really not THAT bad!
This woman is a real nazi with her head up her ass. She tries to act like a total **** and pass that off as interest in the topic, but she didn't fool me. She has an imaginary boyfriend whom she refrences in every lecture. I'm convinced he's just a bale of hay with a cowboy hat. She doesn't believe in the existence of an original thought; you must trace and cite everything you write. Her rigorous attribution system prevents actual learning and formative thought. She is a miserable person don't take her.
I disagreed with everyting she said, and raised my hand and said so. I came to class, studied, and participated. Basically, I didn't give her any choice but to give me an A, and she did. Conservatives who think she is out to get them: youre right. Work hard and earn your A, its possible. She grades fairly - dont listen to the people who use her politics as an excuse for their bad grade.
Never if I knew this what would happen, would I have signed up for this class. It's just, no.
Very bad teacher, do not take her-she is a very bad teacher. in fact, she doesn't even teach the material. avoid at all costs- SWITCH THIS CLASS IMMEDIATLY!
WHATEVER YOU DO...DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS. I had to fill my schedule with one more class, and I chose this one because I thought it seemed interesting enough. VERY big mistake. It's been the worst class in my schedule with unneccesary assignments and wasted class time. Class has been pointless. Just...don't.
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this class is easy if you do the work. Dont expect to cruise by. Do your work and enjoy the amount of classes that are spent in discussion, rather than busy work. i got an A and didnt have to bust my ass that hard.
I have 3 words for you...HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HORRIBLE! Class is boring, could've been interesting. You have a quiz every Monday, and then you review quiz answers, and then a group presents. Wednesday you read and discuss an article. That's it, nothing else happens. BORING. She's also very unclear.
Okay teacher, lots of discussion, classes pretty structured. article discussion, group article discussion, presentations, and papers, only three quizzes though. kinda boring though.
she really sucks run away
She is the worst teacher in the world!!!!!DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!!She is horrible!!made this calss so hard!!!
This class has soo much material for a 101 class. She constantly tells you to check "the website". Her directions are unclear. There are article disscussions everyday, 3 quizes, and a final, 2 group presentations, and 1 class project. Lets say you will get to know your classmates by the end of this class.
avoid this teacher.
quite possibly the worst teacher at SU. The whole semester she lectured once. She structures the class around group presentations so that she can sit there and get paid to ridicule you. She expects you to teach yourself everything and embarasses you if you interpreted it wrong. Extremely unclear w directions but loves 2 hear herself talk. STAY AWAY
too much work
Coming from someone who is'nt a sociology major, I actually found this class pretty fun. McEntee gave a lot of work with group discussions and presentations, but I would much rather take an easy-going social environment like that over a boring lecture. You do have to write a few papers but she lets you redo them each once for better grades.
She is not a good teacher. All you do is "sharing" aka students present articles about the text and she argues everything they say without reason. The quizzes required you to recall extremely obscure facts. She is not a nice lady.
If you are thinking of taking Sociology and she is the only professor available avoid the subject. She is the worst professor I've ever had. She is rude and does not teach at all. Her grading policy is absurd and she acts like she knows everything. AVOID HER AT ALL COSTS.
this professor didnt even bother to introduce herself on the first day of class. she often brought her smelly dog with her to class & it actually started farting while i was doing a presentation. i strongly recommend that you do not take this class with her, she is more focused on herself than helping students. also she liked to interupt people
Wow, my friends warned me..but I didn't listen and took her class anyways. BAD CHOICE! I ended up with an A, but I am not sure how. She is no help at all, and she will not teach you anything. The work she gives isn't hard to do, you just have to figure everything out on your own. Avoid her if you can, unless you have a lot of patience.
She doesn't explain ANYTHING. She uses MyClasses, which is basically like taking a class online. All of our work is done online, and she has absolutly no sympathy if you can't figure out the website. She did not explain the website prior to assigning things on it, which made it literally impossible to navigate around. Horrible class.
I had her for HONR 311 Animals and Sociology, and it was miserable. She has no real grading system and her assignments are numerous and redundant. If you like writing about the same concept in several formats (paper, online discussion, in class discussion) then take this class. Grades are given for participating in horrible discussions. AVOID HER
All of those other commments were right about her not being the 'conventional teacher' I've had her for a couple classes. She lets you redo EVERY paper, so I got no less then a 90 on each one. As long as you read the million pgs assigned and participate in class you will get a definate A. Best thing for me...NO EXAMS
uses myclasses like crazy, not helpful at all, grades confusingly
Shes a babysitter, not a teacher. Uses MyClasses, we have class discussions online and doesn't explain the website at all, she somehow expects that everyone already knows how to use it. Brings her dog to class everyday and it smells. I cant read her handwriting and her grading is absurd. DO NOT take this class. Seriosuly. Dont do it.
This woman is absolutely CRAZY. I've never had to complain about a teacher, I've always been able to deal but I just want to warn anyone taking her in the future that she is completely USELESS. She won't answer questions and is so rude. I was interested in sociology before this class, but after taking her, I will always consider sociology HELL.
TERRIBLE!!! very hard, gives you quizes every week online that open thursday and close sat at midnight when everyone wants to go out. grades hard, if i didn't need this class I would have dropped it the first day. I hate her
I am so confused in her class, i wish i never signed up for her class, i am graduating in December and will four credits short because she is such an asz. she explains nothing, all she says is check online, I fail everything, and spend more time with this class then any other in my life, she is the worst please avoid her i wish i did
This class was a pathetic waste of time. You would think someone with a degree would have a brain but she does not. Her grading system is entirely pathetic and she will not stand by it. If you disagree with any of her political views be prepared for a lowering of grades.
Its the first week and this teacher to me comes off as rude, know it all, and hard to follow. Her online work is highly confusing and everyone in the class is already lost. If i could i would drop this class immediately but i cant. My advice is to avoid this teacher at all costs, i can tell already im in for a semester of hell.
She does not explain anything so it leads to spending MORE time going over it later and wasting time in class. She is self-righteous and narcissistic, and treats even hard working students (nursing honor student here) as if they are idiots. Finally, due to her "perfect attendance" policy I had to show up to class with a fever. Don't do it.
Worst teacher I'be had by far here at Salisbury. If you take her be prepared to teach yourself because she does nothing. Attendance is mandatory, and every class is either group presentation or aritcle review. Not helpful at all. Avoid taking her if you can!
Awful!!!!!
awfulll DO NOT TAKE HER
I thought I would like taking sociology but she killed that. During discussion, theres no point in disagreeing with her because she will always think you are wrong. I asked her to clarify her criteria on writing papers and she told me to ask my classmates. I said they arent the ones grading my paper...you are!!! TERRIBLE TEACHER!!!!!!!!!
Seriously do yourself a favor and DO NOT TAKE HER. Taking her class is pointless, she refuses to actually teach anything and takes points off of your grade for not knowing something....something is unwilling to teach..... HORRIBLE HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE
DON'T TAKE HER! This was the WORST professor I have EVER had! She tries to be funny but isn't,you learn on your own or you don't at all. Makes fun of you if you don't understand. Grades EXTREMELY hard! DON'T waste your time this is the worse professor for a 101 class.
AWFUL TEACHER!!!! DO NOT TAKE HER!!!!
Don't do it. It is a very hard class that takes alot of time and it feels impossible. The format of the class is hard and she doesn't teach. The readings are tough. Just a really hard really class that is not needed.
DON'T TAKE HER!!! I am in an easy 1 credit class with her. 5/12 people have dropped this class so far. It is unorganized. She belittles you, and asks way too much of you. This was suppose to be an easy A and it is simply a nightmare.
Save yourself. Do not take her. She's CRAZY. You have to do homework ALL weekend and she makes fun of people when they don't understand. She NEVER directly answers your questions. For her papers, she will take off 20% for grammatical errors ALONE.
She is literally one of the worst teachers I have ever had. DO NOT TAKE HER. She teaches you absolutely nothing and makes pretty rude comments if you ask questions. Her setup makes no sense and going to class is less productive than staying in bed. I wish Salisbury would read these reviews because this woman has no business teaching.
Started off the year with around 25 students and midway through the semester, we are down to about 12. It seems like every week someone new drops her class because of just how terrible of a teacher she is. She is extremely cocky, rude, and moody. This woman has no business teaching so PLEASE DO NOT TAKE HER.
Was not advertised as an online class, but that is basically what it was. Took this class last semester, and most of the work was online, however in class attendance is mandatory. She directs your questions to her syllabus and her website (which makes sense since everything really is explained there.) Major drawback- due dates are over the weekend!
She was just really bad. Like i had no idea that I signed up for an online course. She was no help and when you asked for help she had a nasty attitude. I learned nothing in the classroom, you basically teach yourself.Most of the work is done online & over the weekend at certain time periods during the day to do your work which messes up your plans
HORRIBLE! There was so much online work due and I had no idea it was a hybrid class. She didn't explain what was needed either. Not good at explaining and calls you out when you answer something wrong. AVOID.
Students always ask stupid questions that have already been answered online. anyone that has a low grade is an idiot. read the textbook, get involved, pay attention to lectures. easy a.
DO NOT TAKE!!! she is a horrible teacher. for example this is the only class i got penalized for doing hw early. Also i took a quiz online left to go to work and come back to finish it(as she claims you can do). i couldnt get back into the quiz and i waited for 5hrs for her to respond but she did not n thus i failed n she said oh well
Most of the assignments are given online, including quizzes. She is not very helpful. She says on thing and then when you do it she claims she never agreed to that. If you are an animal lover, vegetarian, own a horse, and are super democratic you will do great in her class.
Shawn was an excellent professor but students that take her are still expecting a high school course and guess what, we are in college. Her expectations are not outrageous and I always found her helpful when I had a question.
It takes a while to get into the habit of how to take notes but once you get it the class is extremely easy. No textbook, she has her own website with a glossary. It's a little bit of work for each week but it goes by fast. If youre looking for an easy A or B take this class.
She is a good person, but her teaching style is like nothing I've had before. If you like to traditionally learn out of a text book this class is not for you. Its a lot of out of class work, and I feel like I don't really learn that much. Whatever you do don't take the 8am class. It is traditionally a pain in the ass apparently.
Illegible handwriting. Enjoys confusing the class. Instructions often look like ransom notes. Condescending. Obsessed with horses. Avoid, avoid, avoid.
She is very hard to understand. She will tell you what she wants, but then she will change her mind twenty minutes later. Do not take the 8 am class. She is not very helpfulul.
She says her teaching is useful, but I honestly don't feel like I learned a thing. Everything is group work and online. She doesn't explain anything and doesn't answer questions you ask her. She assigns all her work over the weekend and requires you to post in an online forum. She's really particular about the work but its impossible. No textbook
Dr. McEntee is one of the best professors we have at SU! Students who are looking for easy work and are trying to skate by, this professor isn't for you! All the hard work, and large expections she has helps students in the long run. Just do your best and keep trying because she recognizes that!
RUN RUN RUN!! Very confusing, never clear with directions and expectations. Assigns tons of work over the weekend. Big projects can be completed but then not accepted because formatting is not how she likes. Obsessed with talking about her horse. Rude. DO NOT TAKE!
AVOID AT ALL COST!!! Worst teacher had to fill my schedule out and thought a 101 class wouldn't be bad. I am a Junior and never had a teacher like this before. The amount of work needed to receive an A is like taking a 10 credit class on top of all your other classes. Horrible do not take. Beyond confusing no directions does not answer questions
hard class kind of confusing. ask a lot of questions and participate. go to her office= good grade. effort is what matters to her so show her you care and you should be straight
Literally the worst teacher I have ever had. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. She is beyond confusing and tells you different than what she want. Talks about her horse and house mate way too much!!
Sociology is my major and I've taken different forms before her class. She is not fit to be an educator and probably needs to go back to school. She will shove her political and global views down your throat while insulting you in front of the whole class for having an opinion. Salisbury needs to get rid of her because she is ruining their rep.
I wouldn't wish this professor on my worst enemy. She is awful and does not understand how to talk to people let alone students. Do not take her class unless you want to hate yourself for an entire semester
Don't take this teacher if you want to learn anything about sociology. You earn your grade thru doing busy work she assigns on the weekend and slaps a few glossary terms to them to make them seem relavent. She's opinionated, and will embarrass and belittle you, this class should be renamed McEntees opinion 101, didn't learn about sociology at all
This is the 1st class that was classroom/online, both. So I was confused at first to figure out how to do it. The 2-3 week it started to make more sense. One thing that was usefull was note-taking. Most students didn't really know how to take notes! Students who study 1 hour/week will have a hard time (and complain!) Talk in class and u will do OK.
If you are a slacker, STAY AWAY!! If not then work hard, follow directions, and complete every assignment online for maximum points. She makes it difficult to achieve an A, but engaging with her is key to doing well. She wants students to show an interest because she HATES lecturing the class. Participate and you should be fine.
I love Dr. McEntee, it is a difficult adjustment in the beginning but she has clear guidelines for what she expects for her class. If you are looking for an easy class dont take her, but if you want to improve as a student and get some honest feedback I suggest you take her. I am a better student because of her.
This was my worst class ever. Take another teacher if one is available because you will hate her. She makes you write note pages on irrelevant articles and she grades them extremely hard. If you already happen to be in her class, make sure you talk about horses. You might pass
Absolutely awful teacher. I would not ever consider taking her class again. She doesn't explain anything, I am nine weeks into the course and haven't learned one ounce of sociology yet. The only thing I have heard her talk about is her horse. Nothing is ever explained and her exercises never make sense or have anything to do with sociology.
She is the worst teacher I have ever had in my life. Completely awful. Do yourself a HUGE favor and stay as far away from her class as possible. She gives so much busy work and grades extremely hard. Whatever you do DO NOT ask her a question, she will accuse you of never reading the millions of papers she hands out a week and not even answer.
WARNING: never ever ever take her! She has no idea how to be a professor and leaves everything up to the students! She wants you to ask questions but when you do she gets frusterated and doesn't answer your question and tells you to read the prompt. She is the absolute worst. good luck if you take her and RIP to your grade and your dignity.
She won't answer your questions. The whole class is basically about her sharing her opinion. She gets incredibly defensive even though she asks for feedback. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. You've been warned. Professor McEntee is an unfit instructor. She will embarrass you in front of the class of you ask a question.
DO NOT TAKE HER, the classes are pointless, she doesnt teach anything and makes the class give opinions on topics instead of giving us facts or any notes whatsoever. Most of the work is out of class and little to no learning is done during class time.
You truly have to work for the grade you want. Don't get discouraged when you get bad grades (which you will). You can pretty much resubmit all of the assignments if you don't like your grade. However, class time is completely pointless. I skipped 50% of the time and still got an A. She will most likely NOT help you if you ask for it.
STAY AWAY!! DO NOT EVEN ENTERTAIN THE IDEA OF TAKING HER CLASS! She will not help at all and will flip out if you have a question or don't understand her. Over half the class withdrew before midsemester and even more after that. Every assignment will need to be resubmitted because she will fail everything. You will not get the grade you work for.
She is very vague in giving directions and causes more confusing and frustration when asking her to clarify what she's trying to say
This is the worst class I've ever taken. It was extremely difficult and I learned nothing. I had a genuine interest in this subject but because of her I want nothing to do with it now. I could go into so much detail as to why it's awful but I don't have enough characters. just know that if you take this class you will probably regret it.
She is such a terrible professor. If you ask for help she will tell you to ask another student in the class, or to post your question to the board and she'll answer it later on, but with another question, making you more confused. She is a very tough grader on things she does not even teach. There is no textbook, which makes the weekly work hard.
She assigns quizzes without teaching the topic and expects you to spend at least an hour on each one. There are usually three due before each quiz. She doesn't give much detail or instruction on her assignments or the requirements for them.
This teacher is the worst in terms of clarity. A lot of the work that we did was online and when we had questions she had a hard time answering them directly. I couldn't really tell you what we learned other than how to BS my way through out pointless assignments.
NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER TAKE HER! DON'T DO IT TO YOURSELF! She asks more of you than God! Avoid at all costs! If no one else is teaching sociology 101, WAIT and take it next semester! She's horrible. Half of the class dropped and she considers a D passing when most need a C for the credit to count. Worst Sociology teacher at SU!
I was really frustrated by her teaching style (discussion based, very little lecture) at first; however, if you do the work she assigns and actually engage with the material in discussion you will learn an incredible amount. I ended up taking a few more classes with her.
If you want to take a sociology class that is going to feel so much more difficult than a real sociology class should then I guess this is the class for you. The work you're given is almost so much that sociology might be the only one you should be taking. She's a nice lady and all, but her teaching mechanisms and the assigned projects felt disorganized, rushed, and confusing.
she makes you work for the A, on a point system. it's difficult doing her work because she does not teach in class, just lectures about her horses and her life. easy A if you work for it, but there's a lot of work to be done.
Prof. McEntee was a bit weird for me. By weird I mean her assignments were tough but i somehow manage to always do good on them. She is tough but not too tough that you wont pass the class. She definitely wants to help out her students but this isnt your basic, common sense sociology class. She will make you think but youll learn a lot!
Gives about 20 quizzes over the semester (which you can retake however many times, so that's somewhat of a plus!) and expects you to post three times in a discussion she posts weekly. Doesn't lecture but expects participation from the class, which no one ever seems to initiate. Another plus, no final.
You honestly could not pay me enough to take a class with her again. She doesn't lecture. She's an extremely hard grader but doesn't clarify what exactly she wants you to do & she wants to "make things easier" on herself so she tries to force you into group work so she would have less to grade. Friends told me to drop her class but I didn't listen.
She does not guide you when doing projects. She tells you to do one thing then takes off points for something totally different. All you do is read articles in class and her online quizzes do nothing for you and is almost impossible to get 100% percent on.
This class was one of the hardest classes I've ever taken. It involves a lot of work that is often complex and confusing, and the professor is far from helpful when it comes to explaining the work. She does grade on a point system, however, so if you show up to classes, take her quizzes, and turn in work you should get a decent grade.
While I agree that Dr. McEntee isn't the best professor ever, she's also not the worst. Some pros are that there is no textbook required, all work is online, and there isn't a final. Some cons, though, is that she's a really tough grader and the work load is on the heavier side. She really makes you work for your grade, so be prepared for that.
The information is hard to understand sometimes, there's no textbook. A lot of online reading and you write weekly blogs. She isn't clear a lot of times in her instructions and in her feedback. Sometimes her clarification makes things even more confusing.
Lotsof work involved, much of what seemed like busy work. It was a point based class so once you reached a certain number of points you could stop doing the work which was nice for the last two weeks or so but it was difficult to get those points. All of the coursework is done through Canvas andhalf of the time you dont know what youre supposedtodo
She's very specific on directions given and will take points off if you don't do something exactly but the directions given are very unclear. If you ask too many questions about the directions she gets frustrated. Lots of busy work but based on a point system so your grade can only go up. Lecture is very boring but you get points to go and prepared
Gets smart with you in front of class, not clear on instructions, super confusing and will not help you if you ask for it.
She no help when you asked a question, only makes it more confusing. She make simple tasked all most impossible to due. For the points you get some of her stuff is not worth doing
I really do not like this professor. She expects her class to be top priority, when she does not even matter for your major. You are basically learning material on your own for quizzes, "I do not lecture" were her own words. She is the reason I do not like sociology.
Dr. McEntee is extremely unclear but still expects you to 100% know what is going on. If i hadn't taken sociology in high school I would be completely lost. Excessive amounts of online quizzes on material that she never even taught. DO not take her class if you don't have to.
350 characters is not enough to describe the unnecessary pain this class put me through over the last 16 weeks. She is very unclear in what she wants you to do but expects all your work to be done in the way she wants it without telling you. Just don't do this to yourself. 0/10 experience would not EVER do again.
Dr. McEntee treated her gen ed class like an upper level course. You had to have a specific amount of points to pass the class, but she barley gives you the amount of assiments you need in order to attain the points. I only got an A after my entire class confronted her, which made her give extra credit and more writting assiments to get points.
I took this class several years ago. It saddens me she still "teaches" the exact same way. No directions on how to meet any requirements, no expectations besides teach each other as students. Hardest professor/ instructor I've had including attending different schools years later. Only reason I passed from using a lot of terms in exams.
Professor McEntee is a decent and caring person, but a horrible teacher. There are projects every 2 weeks, and her instructions are extremely unclear. There are no in class quizzes, but about 30 online quizzes that you can retake, but she doesn't teach the info, you have to teach yourself. She doesn't use a textbook, reading come from a blog.
All self-taught. Encourages you to ask questions and then gets mad about the questions and won't answer them. Expects you to devote ALL time to HER class. She is very strict with material and expects you to write like a sociologist within the first 2 weeks. Spare yourself the time. Not wort it
350 Words is not enough to describe the suffering that I endured this past semester in Shawn McEntee's sociology 101 class. I had to teach myself all of the material on my own. The instructions to all of her assignments are extremely unclear, she assigns a colossal amount of work, and provides little to no assistance when you ask her for help.
If this is your professor for any class, drop it now. You will be glad you did. Honestly. I read a review similar to mine and I thought Ive never had an issue with a teacher before so why not try? Boy was I wrong. I struggled as well as the whole class and through that her only assurance was that it only gets harder as the semester goes.
If I could give negative stars I would. She is by far the worst prof I had this semester. Her syllabus is like a witch riddle and the same goes for her assignments. shes incredibly unclear about instructions and when you ask her to clarify she takes it very personally and diverts the lecture typically scolding her class for being irresponsible
Dr. McEntee is probably one of the most challenging teachers that I have dealt with thus far in college. She is a tough grader and it is VERY important that you read the directions thoroughly in class. She usually doesn't answer a question because the answer is 100% always on the syllabus. She is a very good teacher who turned out to be my favorite
Pretty tough Professor. You heavily have to rely on how you do on the tests since they really end up being the bulk of your grade, but also arent even really worth as much as they should be. Oh and beware of a lot of unnecessary reading material that can easily get overwhelming at first.
Please dont take her. Expects you to be a sociologist in week 1 of class. Very tough grader and does not teach. In class if you dont know the answer she gets mad and if you ask a question about instructions shell just answer with another question or tell you to read them again. Not worth it if you dont need this class.
Mrs Shawns class changed me for the better. I know seeing other ratings might bring some of you down but I genuinely feel if you approach the class with the right mindset and dont expect to just get handed an A youll be fine. This class made me a better person, Mrs Shawn is also a very open minded person and respects everyone in class. Love it
A tough grader but if you put everything that is required in all assignments you should do fine.
I am not sure if I it's the material itself I did not enjoy or if it was the way she taught it. I felt like at times she was not as helpful as she could be. Overall she was nice but her style of teaching makes things harder than it had to be. I am passing with either a high B or low A. I watched many people struggle in her class though.
Wants to see her student's fail, expects you to be a sociologists from the first day on, rubrics for every assignment make absolutely no sense, when asked a question she gives no clear explanation, class is self-taught. Can be extremely rude to students through email or even in person. What ever you do, do not take this class with her.
This was the worst class I have ever taken. Even if you read all the instructions and do everything correctly, somehow she will still say you're wrong. She's not clear at. all. Expect you to know every term by week two. The unit tests are papers and the average was 25/40. The discussions are difficult because she never gives 100%.
This class is just terrible. All the assignments are not in the assignments tab and not available on the calendar. The only thing seen on MyClasses calendar is the 6-8 quizzes due every Sunday. It is was too much and I have taught everything to myself. do not take this class. very unhelpful and not worth the stress.
While very well educated on the topics, Dr. McEntee simply requests too much for a 100-level class. They insist on backing this up by claiming they're "preparing us for the real world" but in actuality, that's just nitpicking our submissions for the smallest possible errors. Unless you're a soc major like myself, youll want to avoid.
Stay away from this professor is possible she will make your semester awful, her grading is very inconsistent and doesn't even explain her criteria in the rubrics. It's simply a 101 class for pre reqs and she expects everyone to be a professional sociologist like her. You will never be 100%, something will be wrong in some way shape or form.
She does not give clear directions EVER. Good luck if you're put into her 210 class without ever taking a soc class in your life. She is not helpful and you'll go through the entire course without learning anything and being confused the entire way. Somehow I squeaked out a B but most of the class had a low C or D.
Her instructions make no sense and her grading is awful and inconsistent. She shames the class for not being interested in her super boring subject and gets mad at you for asking questions or not participating. She consistently called my class brain dead because no one would talk to her. She treats class like it's our major when it's a 101 class.
Most inconsistent and nit-picky professor I have ever had. Her expectations are changing constantly and, despite encouraging us to ask questions, she never answers them and tells us we should know them. Don't expect to ever do anything right, because she will always find something wrong with everything you do. Avoid this professor at all costs!
Dr. McEntee has unreal expectations for a level 100 class. She sets up this course so the majority of your time will be dedicated to her class, I fell far behind in my other 200-300 level courses because of the workload given in a 100-level course. If you ask a question she'll make you feel stupid, it was embarrassing asking her a question.
For an 100-level class, she grades as if it is a 300-level course. I do not recommend ANYONE to take this class and I am not exaggerating. She expects you to already be a sociologist so if you aren't, you will not do very well in this course. Maybe the struggle is tolerable if sociology is your major but even then, you will not get a 'yes' from me.
Professor was not very clear all the time and when questions were asked, their responses never really made much sense. They were a bit of a harsh grader considering it was a 101 class. There is a lot of course material and class was heavy on online discussions. Sometimes class did not line up with material. Would probably steer clear if you can.
She simply expects too much from 101 students. Most prompts are overly complicated and she just makes all of the assignments miserable. Shawn also likes to not listen to her own instructions and change what she wants from you randomly.
Professor McEntee's SOCI 101 class is atrocious. Every 2 days of the week was the longest time ever. No clear instructions at all. She expects 14-15 hrs a week on homework, for a 101 CLASS?!!!! PLEASE SAVE UR TIME AND ENERGY DON'T TAKE HER CLASS OR YOU WILL BE MENTALLY STRESSED. IVE LEARNED NOTHING. 70 POINT ASSIGNMENTS EVERY WEEKEND. PLZ DON'T
Everything everyone is saying about professor McEntee is spot on. DO NOT take classes with her. Especially, if the class does not pertain to your major.
VERY heavy work load for a 101 course. Assignment expectations were never clear and points were deducted from assignments if unclear expectations were not met. If this course does not pertain to your major do not take it.
Truly the worst professor I ever had. There would be so many times when our entire class wouldn't understand the material or the work she was giving us. Whenever we would ask questions about it, she'd get upset and blame our generation for our "lack of understanding." Seriously, avoid her at all costs! Her class is a waste of time and energy!
Does not lecture in class, she relies on you to read the textbook and take notes & learn from it. Grades very difficult for a 101 class. For assignments, almost every class she decides to change the requirements of the assignment/what she's asking from you/your group. Class is passable but very frustrating.
Just turn everything in on time and follow the rubric and you'll get a good grade. The discussions are worth a good portion of your grade, just write a paragraph or two and use as many sociology terms as possible that fits and you'll be fine. No tests in the class, can redo homework, final was a project, wasn't hard but was annoying.
She will, without fail, grade you based off of a rubric that exists only in her head that is much larger than the one she will provide. Her handwriting is illegible and there are 3-6 quizzes weekly on things she doesn't discuss. We spent two months in groups that were meaningless in the end. You have to redo every assignment 3 times to receive a B.
Run in the opposite direction of this "Professor" Shes unprofessional and speaks to her students horribly. If you're into a snarky, rude professor this one is for you. She's about as clear as mud on her assignments. I can't believe they keep her around. Sociology Professors must be hard to come by. Switch out of this class STAT, you'll thank me.
BEWARE !!!! of this professor, she only focused on readings that she assignment that were a million pages long. She is very critically of grading, be expected not to gain all your points on assignment. She complains more about students not putting in high quality work when she does not explain anything everything is vague.
I don't know how she is the head of the Sociology department at Salisbury. She's hands down the worst professor Ive ever had. If you ask her a question she's either gonna work her way around it or tell you to figure it out on your own. Her directions for assignments don't make any sense. She contradicts herself often. Don't take a class with her.
To anyone reading this, don't take this class. I warned you. This professor is pretty rude to her students, unclear instructions when it comes to coursework, and assignments are just all over the place. Spare yourself the headache and don't take this class.
Instructions are always SUPER unclear. A lot of your grade is determined by discussion posts, but it is nearly impossible to get a 100% on them no matter how good you think you do. The end of the year project is a mess. Lot of busy work outside of class.
The entire class is on the online textbook. There are no lectures, just discussions in class that don't help you because she reviews previous chapters instead of upcoming ones that would prepare you for the quizzes. Her class is useless to go to, and she knows, that's why she makes attendance mandatory and you lose points for leaving the class.
Professor Shawn has some high expectations for a 101 class. Lots of discussion posts and a tricky final project. If you stay on top of the work and use resources like unstuck AI for study prep, you can do well. Wouldn't take again, but manageable.
Extremely unclear in all directions. Always tells you to "read the homepage, it has everything you need to know" when all it has is nuanced requirements, and she will make you feel stupid for not understanding them. Very tough grader for unit exam papers, considering how bad of a teacher she is and how little she does to actually help you.
She is impossible to please, she will give you an entire paper with unclear instructions and will not grade you based off of those same instructions and rubric provided, instead she'll grade you based on whatever she made up in her head. Lots and lots of homework, not understanding or caring for her students. Rude and harsh.
She is terrible!! She is so mean and not helpful. Her work is not necessarily hard, but she expects you to follow the directions that are never clear. When she talks about directions she has like 3 essays of directions that are always so confusing. Never take her or try and avoid at all costs.
Ive had bad teachers along the way but she is something different. Her directions were so unclear. It was impossible to get a good grade on anything. She CAN KINDA be caring with family stuff BUT even if you miss with an excuse ( even a real docs note) your grade comes down each time. Do not take this class. Trust.
Do not take this class
Shes terrible and I hope she sees these reviews.
Very hard greater, participation matters, can't leave class during lectures, lots of reading, not at all flexible
Lives to make people miserable. Do not take this class I regret it daily.
This teacher is the worst thing to happen to education, doesn't help her students and tells us stuff at the last minute. don't take this class if you value your sanity in no way would I recommend this misery to someone else. not even my worst enemy.
The worst.
Never gives clear instructions and always asks “what's so hard to understand?” When whats she's asking is nowhere in the rubrics or instructions. Marks you late if you go to the bathroom or go fill up your water bottle. Too hard for a 101, avoid her!
She won't teach you anything, it's all in the textbook. She is also one of the worst speakers I've ever heard in my life, she probably says Uhhhhhh twice a sentence.
I'm disappointed that she still teaches here and hasn't bothered to change her methods. She is very unclear in her instructions, her clarifications make everything more confusing. It's mainly online work and you have random vocab word tests but she doesn't teach you the words. Avoid her at all costs.
She is incapable of giving clear instructions. MyClasses is set up so it's impossible to find anything. Then she acts surprised when none of us understand what we are doing. When we ask questions she answers by giving another question. This class burnt me tf out and it impacted my ability to perform in other classes. Avoid like the plague
Professor Mcentee is awful a professor and she is very rude and unprofessional. She grades heavily and will dock points off for everything that you type that she doesn't agree with. If she thinks your assignment isn't what she would write, it's wrong. If you do a research project and it isn't as specific as she wants it, it's wrong.
I took her class last semester and I physically would warn student I'm friends with this semester to not take her. I watched her get into a fight with a student verbally and in her space, touching her stuff. The worst teacher. Why is this teacher still teaching? She needs to be fired.
Thought this class would be a chill elective that i didn't have to worry about. Shes argued with kids in my class over the dumbest things and makes course material difficult to understand. Her grading policy is extremely strict and has given me 0s on multiple assignments that i completed without explaining why. DO NOT take this professors classes.
Easily the worst professor I have ever encountered. Extremely condescending and would often get in arguments with students just to be nasty. Claims that everything is super easy as long as you follow the instructions for the assignment- except the instructions are PAGES long and make zero sense with grammatical errors everywhere. Truly terrible.
Do not think that anything that you ever say in this class is right because you will be wrong in one way or another. Constantly complains about students reading directions when they are pages long of complete word salad. Grades like you personally attacked her when you're wrong and is INCREDIBLY rude. Avoid this class like the plague.
do NOT take her if you care about your sanity. she verbally attacks students who don't agree with her and is weirdly obsessed with her horse. for some reason when no one asks her for help, she stands at the front of the class saying she feels useless. her instructions for assignments are just essays of word salad (her specialty).
Listen, im not a rude person but this professor brings out the WORST in people. She will DRAIN you trying to make your work up to her standard (which by the way are impossible to meet - nothing is EVER good enough for her). I knew we were going to have an issue when she said we weren't allowed to use the bathroom. Good luck taking this course.
Just horrible. I would not prefer no one to take this class unless you have to. I only had her for a week and the energy I received was very negative. All she does is talk about her horse and get very passive aggressive with you if you don't do work up to her standards.
Don't take her. Worst professor I've had. EVERY assignment completed doesn't meet her standards. Her wording on assignments is so confusing for no reason, will make you redo even if you completed how she wanted. Takes me 10 tries to do 1 little annotation. Talks tons of nonsense. Makes you volunteer 30 hours when it is not required for the class.
Just terrible. If you have to take this class, I recommend doing a prayer every morning.
HORRIBLE. not one assignment was clear, expectations and criteria changed by the day, literally. will tell you what to write and then say its wrong later. Expects you to dedicate so much time and in some situations your own money for this class. Genuinely just arrogant and inconsiderate.
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