Great teacher...easy class...

Very fun!

Helpful with difficult material. Hard tests

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I loved her class and I got an A+ because I really understand her.

She's great...actually makes Math kinda fun

She is A great teacher, and I recommed her to anyone.

I think Shirley is freaking cool as hell she is very helpful and she really helps her students. I reccomend her to anyone you will work in her class but most importantly you will learn a lot. She reaally tries to help her students a lot. Good teacher!!!!!

She is extremely helpful, and her notes are very clear. Ask questions if you're unsure. She is totally awesome, especially for a newer teacher.

Cool teacher, probably number one calc teacher in grossmont. Very helpful and explains all the material extensively and makes sure everyone understands before going on. Great teacher.

Teacher is really nice - to both guys and girls. Interested in seeing everyone pass her class and understand it. Only downfall was that tests were so much harder than quizzes and some things didn't even look familiar though. I dropped this class.

This is my favorite teacher. She makes sure you understand everything. I got an A+ and I still remember what I learned.

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She's very nice but has a disorganized teaching style. She breezes through hard lessons and dwells on easy ones. She's also quite moody, which affects the level difficulty in her tests. If you want a teacher that's straight forward, she's not it!

One of the best math teachers in San Diego. She is not just very helpful, but she also knows math very much. Mrs. Pereira and Mr. Davis are the two best teachers in Grossmont. I really appreciate them. I really wish she teaches MATH281 or higher.

Miss Pereira knows what she's teaching and seems to really care about her students! It's not easy, but she goes over problems you don't understand. I can't wait to take her next math class. Her class really is fun!!

Miss Pereira is a pleasant teacher to have. She can detect your confusion through your facial expressions, and when she does, she stops and asks if you understand. She also has an excellent sense of humor, and is polite to EVERYONE in the class.TakeClass!

She always has time to answer your questions and trys to make sure that everyone is understanding the topic. Quizzes are very straight forward and the test reviews are too. Her tests are hard, they are conceptual based, not too much number crunching.

She is one of the nicest teachers I have ever met. She is also very funny and makes math fun to learn. That's a very rare skill to have. However, her tests are fairly hard. Take her anyway, because she's cool.

Once again, a wonderful teacher! Fair exams and quizzes and easy if you study hard. Bonuses at the end of all exams (even final) to boost your grade up. Very friendly and helpful...takes time to help all students.

Awsome!! Teaches with her enthuasim. Her teaching is very clear, even for me, international student.

Lectures well, effective teaching, very helpful, and connects great with the class!

She is a good teacher but you cannot miss any homework and class it's fatal. But over all she does help alot and is consistant in making sure everyone is understanding! "You guys doing all right!"

She loves what she does, and it shows. Her enthusiam and willingness to go back to basics to help someone understand are awesome.

She's and awesome teacher, takes the time to explain things if unclear. Always willing to help you out- and she's HOT!.

She wants her students to do well and gives points for everything done well! She is really cool and is willing to do almost anyhting to help you understand what is going on. She will even go one on one to help you!

She is a great teacher. You can tell she loves math and loves to teach. Very easy to understand and loves to take time for examples. She hands out practice tests which are almost identical to the real tests. So unless your an idiot you will Ace it.

Ms. Pereira rocks! She is so awesome. I loved her teaching style. Never a boring minute, and I absolutely abhored math before this. She isn't the easiest teacher.but she is soooo willing to help.

She rocks hardcore. Extremly nice, extremly understanding on the burden we students have in many other classes. Stats was very tough, but she made it easier. Just ask her to printout how she did the homework.

She is a helpful, understanding,enthusiastic teacher. She is is willing to take extra time to help you understand! The concepts taught in this class are abstract and complicated,but she uses visuals and other methods of teaching. She does use homework problems for test questions.

She is serious about her math! If you take math 110 - she will prepare you for the upper level math courses. Her exams are a little hard! However, Math 176 & 180 - she is torture! She makes you think outside the box, even though you don't understand the basics. Take someone else for MAth 176 & 180

Shirly is O.K teacher however I am an A student and I struggled to get a C in this class. She made mistakes on EVERY one of my exams ....check your exams...if you got a bad grade, chances are she messed up on grading your exam. one word- FLAKE

Overall, very helpful and willing to answer any question you have. Sometimes she sped through material, but the reviews were helpful. As long as you try she'll she and give you a passing grade.

excellent professor!!! sometimes it felt as if we moved a little quickly. however, i think that was a result of the in-depth review she would offer daily on the previous day's homework. extremely helpful and encouraged class participation...she didnt make you feel intimidated for not being a math genius. excellente shirley!!

She is pretty cool. She gives a list of homework at the begining of the semester. She doesnt collect the homework, but you should do it. It helps you to practice the stuff you learn in class. And you should always study for the tests. Even if its an hour before-hand. If you have questions, she is pretty good with answering everyone.

She's great! Very down to earth. and very helpful and encouraging.

Math is difficult for me, but I really enjoyed her class. She was encouraging and was willing to review material. Overall, the best math class I attended at Grossmont.

Professor Pereira is one of the best math instructors I have ever meet. Math is a very challenging subjects. She wants u to think, learn visualizing the material, and be able to apply it in real life. That is why (in my opinion) she spends most of the time teaching the content. If math or engineering is your major WAKE UP u have to work hard. Othe

Very friendly and will calmly take you through some of the roughest material in calculus. Sometimes she's a little sneaky but overall if you want to master calculus and have a relaxed teaching environment to do so, then this is the place for you. There are many comments regarding her poor teaching habits and most from students w/o STUDY HABITS!!!!!

A little eccentric and off topic at times, but always interesting and friendly. She really understands and enjoys math, so it makes it seem that much easier to understand. Really helps you get how kids think about math! Easy and fun course; definitely would reccommend her.

The best math professor I had so far at Grossmont College. Math 280 is not easy. You have to study hard. For math major her class will be a very easy (just a piece of cake).

This teacher is faboulous

Very helpful teacher who explains the course work well.

A fantastic Math instructor. I am not a math person at all and for the first time in my life I feel like I am a capable math studt. To those who suggest that Shirley doesn't care about her studts or that she does not make her self available is not accurate. She is always suggesting people take advantage of her office hours which are alot.Take her

I'm shocked with all these negativity in the recent ratings, I thought Pereira was a great teacher for Calc III. I think it has to do more with the subject matter than her teaching as any of the higher level math courses are challenging. I do believe this is a self-teaching class and the grade you'll get will reflect that perseverance in her class

she was an ok teacher some things were made harder than what the should have been. You will need the book for homework..sometimes she goes off subject but she is really helpful just go to her office. test are pretty easy she explains everything that will be on test.

she is a very good teacher the structure she uses is wonderful and she cares about her students. I would suggest taking her for any math... She explains the material really well and answers any questions that you may have!!!

Class was extremely difficult!!! She was however extremely helpful. She is very well organized and clear in her teaching techniques!!!

Shirley is one of the best math teachers at Grossmont. She alway takes her time to help her students learn the concepts. She can be a little confusing at times, but it probably goes with the territory of a math class. If you struggle w math take shirley. She made math class fun

Shirley was the BEST introduction back to Algebra I could have asked for. She is funny, interesting, makes subject matter clear, checks in with you to be sure you understand. She is the BEST math professor I have ever met and she knows her stuff. If you get her class, you are lucky and you will enjoy.

She's really nice and has a sense of humor. She's kind of unorganized however. She doesn't always have a review for us before the test and she never knows what's going to be on the tests sometimes because she hasn't written it yet, so we never knew what to really expect. She adds other material from former sections on the test too.

Shirley was such a great am teacher - wish I could have had her again for algebra. Lectures were clear and interesting. She was always available to help explain. She sincerely cares if you get it. And she is really funny. Highly recommend her for all math subjects.

Awesome teacher overall. Very helpful. She will teach you everything you need to know to move onto high level math. Take her class if you can for sure!

Great teacher. If you participate, and do the work on time you will do fine. She is fun and helpful, but it's on you to get her help, because it's college people, time to be responsible.

She's a great teacher and made the terrifying Calc II easy. I highly recommend her and would take her again. I also recommend buying the WebAssign access instead of the textbook.

Pretty chill teacher, usually in a good mood. Pretty straight forward tests, nothing ever too tricky.

Took her stats class and I understood her way more than my high school teacher! She knows her stuff and she will clarify anything! She only has 3 tests and homework is due the day of the exam. No midterm, and final is cumulative. Take her class for an awesome math teacher!

This was a new class being piloted for students with non math-based majors, like liberal arts. Professor Pereira was great! I hadn't been to a math class in years. She taught material in a way that was easy to understand. Most importantly, she was available to us and really wanted to help us all succeed. You could tell that MATH is her jam!

Could not be happier what I have learned in her class! She is so sweet and kinda dorky, perfect for education majors. Very helpful and answers all your questions. WE learned a lot about common core and how to approach problems and I feel so much more confident in math.

I was nervous about taking a math class, but Professor Pereira's lectures made it easy to understand and apply. However, the grading weights were stressful going from an A student to a D based on a single (accidentally) missed assignment. Thankfully, I did get to make it up, but I just feel that might be a tad overkill. I liked the class though.

Prof. Pereira was one of the best math teachers I have ever had :) I took her for the Spring 2021 semester online and as long as you took some notes during the lectures (which the lectures are not very note heavy at all) and you did the homework, it's an easy A for sure! She is so kind and helpful and very very understanding, take her class!!!!!

Professor Shirley was amazing. I'm not much of a math person, but she was always eager to help and encouraged me to set up meetings with her when I struggled. She is not too harsh of a grader. Her(recorded) lectures can be a little lengthy, but she is very in depth and wants you to understand concepts well. Overall, would definitely recommend her.

I am taking her for the second 8-week course, and I enjoy her class. She has been very helpful, and the lectures are very informational. I started off the class wrong because I missed one day and that one day hurt my grade a lot. If I could take her class again but unfortunately, she is retiring this semester.