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Reviews (244)
She's really cool and easy.
interesting class, good teacher, not too hard
Following outlines makes speaches simple. Fun personality easy to talk to.
She was such a BLAST!! The best Com teacher Ive ever had .She is SO halarious!!
Great teacher! She is so funny and the class is easy.
The BEST teacher I ever had
hard class dont listen to what any of these remedial ppl
Simple, follow instructions. She is on your side! Just try a little
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I like her alot and she is really nice to international studnets
Lively and engaging teacher, but assignments are simply dumb and useless
Smart, Funny, and understands students
Very good! I highly recommend her. She gives extra credit, all the q's that will be on the quiz, and her lectures are fun and upbeat!
Tina rocks!!! She is very enthusiastic and very helpful. I would recommend her over any other professor. The best professor of my college career.
funny/positively wacky, must be able to take notes at the speed of light, but quiz comes with reviews and assignments are only as hard as you make them (answer the questions she clearly outlines and you are golden).
Awesome teacher! Take her and you won't regret!!
Funny teacher. Easy class. You have to write a lot of papers, but its easy
very energetic! great teacher who loves her job. assigns busy work but it's easy. would recommend!
TINA I A GREAT TEACHER! IF YOU TKE HER CLASS YOU WILL LEARN A LOT. SHE IS A VERY INTERESTING TEACHER AND YOU WILL ENJOY COMMING TO CLASS!!!!
she da bomb diggity
She's bouncy and fun, her assignments are fun, and she's the best teacher for interpersonal comm.
I have Tina Perez as my Public speaking proffessor this semester and she is the FUNNIEST professor EVER! She makes COMM. class FUN! I think i even peed my pants once! HeHe He
Her assignments are fun and if you pay attention you can pass the class no prob. Reviews are handed out for every test and if you study you will definately pass. Energetic and keeps you on your toes. FUN!
she made me want to come to class everyday. i wish she was teaching some of the advanced communication classes also so i could have her again. She's also a crack-up.
Tina is very humorous and energetic professor. she makes you laugh everyday! her class however, is kinda hard, but if you study and take notes, u can pass it. but beware, u have to take notes really fast and i mean it! i would recommmend her! have fun.
Very funny, nice and energetic! She is a lot of fun and her class is easy. I definatly recomend her for communications class, write fast and use her study guide for the exams and turn stuff in early, it'll help! Great Teacher! Springstein Fan!!!
easy A if you turn in your assignments. Did average on the tests, but the simple papers brought my grade up. Likes to give out A's on the papers and she's pretty hyper so you won't get bored. Take her if you don't mind doing easy papers.
She is a **** on speech days. Dont need the book test dont count enough toward your grade. Dont bother with extra credit. Grades Hard.
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Very funny, energetic, and explanitory
She's so cool! She's funnier than most people i know.....do you work and come to class-- She uses those type of things to your advantage!
she is the best ...I loved being in her class very nice sweet and kind and vry understanding..
I think she is very clear in her explanations and is willing to help you whenever you need it. She is very funny and I had a great time coming to class.
I liked the class a lot, it was interesting and fun. A lot of busy work, though. Tests are very difficult, must use the book in order to get a good grade on the test! Sometimes she'll let you use notes for the tests,even then it's hard to get a good grade
MUST USE BOOK! I got A's on all the side papers and projects but D's on tests. I finally just took notes from book to use on test instead of hers and got a B. Ok class. Very boring. She is a good one to take though
Tina seems really nice at first but she turns into a brat if you make her mad. DOnt use cell phones in class. Her class was really easy but it is time consuming. The tests are easy cause you can use your notes just make sure you take good ones.
She won't bore you. Extra credit is easy, just turn in certain assignments 1 week before the due date. Tests are based on lectures and very little from the book. Attendance is required, after 3 absences she'll deduct 50pts. No Final!All tests R multchoice
funny teacher, VERY energetic. and hyper. keeps the class interesting and makes it fun to learn. very good teacher. strict when needs to be enforces rules. i would recommend her to anyone thinking about taking a communication class.
Very good instr. If you come to class and do the projects, you will get an A. Also, follow all her instructions and you will have no problem. Highly reccommend
shes a real good teach but dont like her smart attitude. she doesn't practice a lot of her lectures. pretty funny though. can be very unfair!
One of the best at G-Mont. Very clear on what she wanted done. She handed out an assignment sheet the 2nd day with everything that is due for the whole semester in order to give us plenty of time to complete it. Very fair, just do all the work to your bes
very nice lady. Cares for her students. I reccomend highly
LOTS OF HW
She is a very entertaining teacher and you will never be bored in her class. There is quite a bit of studying and papers to write, but she lets you know everything at the beginning of the semester. The assignments that you do have are pretty fun. She makes the class enjoyable.
awsome teacher, is very funny i enjoyed always going to class, must read the book, she offers extra cerdit, easy class if you attend
She is a very good teacher but she gives a lot of hw. We had to right at least 6 4 pages papers. Lectures are interesting and funny. HW is very envolved though.
Do not take her!!! she is way to strict. trust me! i am a great student and i got a F in the class.
A lot of busy work. Don't miss her class or you will lose points. Funny teacher though.
Too much work.
She is a wonderful teacher. I improved my skills for public speaking. I learned a lot. However, she gives lots of HOMEWORK and too many reasearches. The quiz is HARD. But you can do extra credit. I highly recommend you to take her. She is so funny that you just want to listen to her.
Very good teacher. Alot of homework but it is very easy. you will feel like you are watching a stand-up comedian everyday in her class-she is hilarious. The only negative thing I can say is that her tests are really hard..so study!
GREAT teacher. Brings humor to an otherwise dull subject. She lives and breathes communication. Lots of work, but she grades on the effort you put in and if you follow directions. Movie portion I could without, but otherwise a great class.
very strict and a lot of work
Not enough interaction with fellow students and all the class is based on is taking notes and test and watching movies. she doesn't allow us to apply the lesson with one another so we get a better understanding of the lesson.
Do not take this class in an election year, she will push her political opinions on you any chance she gets. She is also one of those annoying Lance Armstrong bandwagoners. Her lectures are dull and she gives loads of petty, yet easy, assignments.
what we were told to study for a test wasnt even on the actual test
This class is interesting i dont mind coming, Tina is quite intertaining. However she is a hard grader, and the test was very difficult. Shes one of those that give two right answers and you have to pick the more right answer.
You have to write so many papers!! she has a different paper for everything!..but she is very fun, and makes class intresting!.
she can be mean. and she makes you write so many papers and has a different way of grading them. DONT BE LATE TO HER CLASS!!! what she makes you study really isnt even on the test. dont turn in paper late.
Tina overall is a great teacher. Visual learners beware. Lectures are only spoken. No overhead or slide show. Cite EVERYTHING in your papers. You will be marked down otherwise. For an "A" in this class you must be much better than "okay". You won't skate by in this course. Do the Xtra credit (if she offers) because tests are difficult and confusing
She is SO funny which totally helps make the class interesting.
She can be really funny but sometimes gets carried away with the jokes. The in class notes are worthless. Just study the stuff on the test outline and you'll be good to go.
She was cool. She ranted a bit, and went off on tangeants but was a really fun, good teacher. I thought she was gay at first but she had a boyfriend!
I loved Tina! I recently saw her on campus and she remembered my name!
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Shes cool, but a little crazy...very, uh, lets say dramatic? Haha
She is the best teacher i ever had at this school! she kept me laughing the whole semester! She would relly take the tension off before the exam. SHE'S GREAT! TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!
Tina is really funny and is sort of a comedian. she can speak very fast, but will repeat info if asked. i recommend this class. take good notes and read the text for the tests.
talks super fast
She is really funny & makes it interesting. Also very helpful - I had to switch class times in the middle of the semester for a job and she was flexible with me. Just do the work and you'll do fine!
Tina is a great teacher she really cares about her students and she is always cracking jokes wich makes the class fun
She has alot of energy and a nice person. She is not very patient, I hated asking questions in the class because she made me feel stupid.
It is hard enough to speak in front of people without worrying about Tina, in the back, waiving her arms. She is not helpful at all, nothing that could be construed as "possitive re-enforcement". This class should have been called "how to write 5-page outlines". I do NOT reccomend her for anyone. She does not respect her students. can be cruel.
This is my favorite teacher at Grossmont, I have never found a teacher so enjoyable. I took her for summer class, she kept me interested the entire time, and I was not looking forward to this class.
she is the worst teacher I have ever had; she is very unfair to the select students she singles out throughout the semester, often interrupting, or making rude comments to students. unprofessional at best.
Likes to have things done correctly, gives chances, sometimes asks students over & over for info. Does have favorites, but doesn't exclude any 1. Gives support, if asked, limited or vague, but she will help, when asked. Follow guidelines, you'll pass.
Tina is great, but strict. DO NOT be late, or miss more than two classes! Be prepared for lots of fast notetaking, because she talks quite fast. The tests are bit difficult, & there's a lot of papers to write. If you're fresh out of high school, & not ready for college work, don't take Tina. But if you're a serious student, take Tina's class!
She is strict on attendance. Very funny and loud.. If you can write a paper ANY paper, you should do fine. Very simple--- You wath 3 movies and write a paper about each one. Her tests are a bit har, but if you write good papers, then you should be fine. I failed all the tests, got good grades on the papers , and I pased with an A
SHe is great. I enjoyed the topic. It is a topic that is helpful to anyone and I now understand myself and others more. As long as you can write a paper and do it how she wants it you'll be fine. Just skim through the chapter read read your well written notes and you got yourself and A
Tina is a ball of fire! She is fabulous. She lets you know exactly what she wants and if you follow her outlines, you will be fine. She made the class very enjoyable and she is a doll. I look forward to seeing her at Costco. She's cool...
The most awesome teacher ever! She is so funny and makes communication totally interesting. Projects are super easy and cool. She is such a comedian I loved this class. Her tests are not tests but quizzes that follow her lectures precisely. Take her, she is really fun!
she is the absolute best teacher in all of grossmont ever! she is hip and fun and makes every lecture interesting with her life stories! this class will help you to communicate more effectively with the significant people in your life. take this class with her! she is great!
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made this class extremely boreing and the teacher needs to update her jokes
Tina is the best teacher. Before taking this class I was really nervous but she made very comfortable and easy for all of us. Her class is not hard she is very clear on what she wants us to do with a realistic time frame and the people who say the class is hard are the people who put there assignments off until the last minute. Please take her
quite possibly one of the worst professors i've ever had. I was super interested in the course before hand but about 3 weeks into the semester it was difficult to be in her class she was not helpful and unaccessable. And i found it extremely difficult to figure out what she wanted I strongly recommend taking this course with a different professor.
She made speeches very difficult and had very specific instructions on how to do research. She was not fun at all.
tina is the best teacher! she is awsome and she avctaully teaches you something that you will remeber for the rest of your life. She is never boring or monitone and is always making class interesting with her funny jokes and humourous personality. This is def a great professor recommended! She doesnt pick favorites and she is fair on every asign
Take Tina if you want a teacher that is fun and keeps the class awake, and she helps you to understand the subject by incorporating comm. into her life with great examples. Tina made her summer class fun even though it was a quick four weeks, she still made the tests fair with appropiate study guides. She is also very fair with grading.
Lots of energy, wont take crap, easy B if you try and go to class. home work is not hard but you have to do like 5 speeches
she is very strict on an tardy.. She gives all this information and expect us to write everything she say.. Made us do alot of writing and I didnt understand crap she goes way too fast. Her test had nothing to do with the study guide. her jokes are sorry..
Very entertaining. Keeps the classes interest with her humor. She is a great instructor.
Tina Perez is a great instructor. She's a wonderful speaker, and she keeps your attention during lecture. Her assignments are not very difficult. Her tests are based mostly on the text and a little on her lectures. It's not difficult to get a good grade in her class.
She was just great!! I had a lot of fun, and the work was not too hard. She was available in her office all the time. She helped me, and entertained me. I would take her again. Made me think about going farther in public speaking.
shes very helpful! very helpful and explains everything well... shes the best teacher ive had at grossmont so far!
Tina is the best teacher. She is really funny. She gives you a packet with all the assignments for the semester and also gives you a study guides for tests. The class isnt an easy A, you do have to do some work but if you read most of the material and read the assignment youll be fine. shes awesome. (funny teacher) and no speaches-just group talks.
Tina is pretty cool, but after a while she becomes quite a NAG!
Tina is the best! She made getting up for my class worth it! I really learned a lot from her and her funny stories. The tests aren't too bad but there are a lot of projects to get points on. She gives you a list of them at the beginning of the semester. Very helpful! Wish more teachers were like her!
Annoying, but pretty easy. Lots of small papers. Attendance is mandatory, I left early once and she made me stay after next class to talk to me about it.
Follow the class outline,points earned for turning in work early. Lectures are funny, this helps with the quizes.As for being tardy, read the outline, of course you can't be late all the time, slacker!
She's a great teacher and pretty funny. I took a 4 week class with her. It was intense, required a lot of notes, and reading the textbook. But she made the topics interesting, the assignments were great. I learned a lot about myself in this class also. And I had an A :) It helps if you speak up, but make sure it's intelligent :)
She's awesome. Take a class with her!
Tina is so awesome. She's funny and the class is an easy 'A' if you do your work and go to class. The assignments are easy so there shouldn't be any reason why you can't get an A. take her! you won't regret it.
I had her for a 4 week summer class. She makes class fun. A lot of group interaction, a lot of movie watching. Gives you a study guide for tests, and lets you use your text book during the test. She is way cool and would take her class again, hands down.
This was an awesoe class and Tina is an amazing teacher. Shes really funny and really easy to talk to if you have a problem. You MUST have your text book, you MUST do your homework and you MUST attend...but its a really fun class though so its not hard to attend. I took the summer course, and it was my first college course but it was an easy A.
Great teacher. Expects a lot from her students. Can tell when someone is a slacker. Has lots of homework, a little bit of a perfectionist. Overall good, strict, organized teacher.
One of the worst teachers I have ever had. She doesn't teach you anything. You teach yourself out of the book and the assignments given are just busy work anyway. You are primarily graded on the ridiculous amount of writing in this "public speaking" class. People only like her because she thinks she is funny, which gets old really fast.
Perez is a great teacher and she makes class fun and interesting.. she's hilarious. She also makes public speaking more comfterable! I recommened this class to anyone especialy someone nervous about speaking in public!!!
WARNING!!! DONT take her.. She's a hard grader on writing... Her test had nothing to do with the study guide...She makes you write notes when she's talking so fast and she thinks everybody could catch what she is saying. If you want to take Comm 120 take Joel Castellaw..
Although Tina is an awesome teacher and her class is easy, she defiantely requires a lot of work and effort. She assigns ridiculous time consuming quizs that are only worth 10 points a piece... Shes amazing, but get ready for busy work and sarcasm..
This was one of my funnest classes this semester. She makes the class exciting and definitely keeps your attention. Yes, there is a bit of book work and writing essays isn't always fun, but she's pretty understanding on the grading and she gives you tips for improvement. I highly recommend taking her public speaking class.
VERY mixed emotions about her...shes the FUNNIEST and COOLEST teacher i've ever had! The thing that got to me was the attendance. You HAVE to go or you're screwed...another thing, you have to be present for the ENTIRE in-class movies, which is insane. Oh, and she usually lets you out early so that's a plus. Overall good teacher though.
She's an alright teacher, but it was more like a comedy club. I swear she thinks she is the funniest woman alive. She cusses a lot too, which gets old because it seems like she's doing it to seem cool or something??
This lady loves to play favorites and does not grade fairly. Be sure not to anger her in any way if you want an A. I had a 93% going into the final and still got a B.
funniest teacher i've EVER had. hands down. she made the class super fun.. never a dull moment with this woman. really easy to get involved and participate. a lot of work for sure, esp for the 8 week classes but it flies by if you get involved. definitelyyy!!! reccommend her for anyone!
This teacher prides herself on being fair, although you can do all that is required of you and only get a C. This teacher attempts to be a comedian, yet the class is left in silence. I would not recommend her to anyone, even my worst enemy.
hard class, dropped almost immediately due to her "woman power" comedy. Verry crude.
It's ok..not easy grading...Picky
Loved her! I found her easy to get along with, funny, and eager to help. The class itself is also very interesting; I learned a lot. I took this as a 4 week hybrid class (half online, half in class). It was pretty tough- lots of reading & lots of essays in a short amount of time. But Tina rocks as a teacher, so I aced the class in return!
She's very hard and study guide had nothing to do with test... If you you want a good comm teacher take Joel Castellaw.. People saying shes easy u r crazy... She made us write 7 page essay and it has to be full 7 page if not she''l give you an D or F..
Tina aka Lil Rock and Roller aka Goddess of Love, what a character! Funny, witty and sharp, she teaches this class with humor and real life examples. Not too hard, I was pretty lazy but scored a "B". Essays are not too hard, just make sure there's no extra space between your paragraphs and turn off your cell phone, she hates both! Good Luck!
teaches you nothing but insist on you knowing everything in the book.makes you attend class just to tell you she has to leave due to an "appointment". maybe you can get on her good side by laughing at her lame jokes boosting her ego and you have to like Bruce Springsteen. do yourself a favor dont pick her unless you like licking her...you know!!!!
if she doesn't like you for any reason (which she probably will) she will fail you,for no other reason then that
Took the online version of Comm 120 just so I could have a little more free time during the summer. Big MISTAKE! You have to log on EVERY day. Her tests are absolutely IMPOSSIBLE and the study guide literally lists the names of the parts of the chapter instead of giving you help with the questions (which are obscure at best). DO NOT TAKE!
This was possibly the worst class I have ever taken. Communications online; isn't that a bit of an oxymoron? Tina should maybe take her own class, she is completely unclear in e-mails and is unwilling to take into account extreneous situations. She is pretty much the most worthless person ever. I scored 90's on all of the tests and she failed me be
she still "didn't feel that I understood the material" even though I had never actually interacted with her face to face. Take Eidsmore, aced her class in 4 weeks.
Tina is my favorite teacher EVER! She comes off a bit stern at first, but she is very funny, and makes class super interesting. This was the only class I passed last semester, and it was the only one I looked forward to, and enjoyed being in. Tina is fantastic, and you will absolutely love her. Class discussions were my fav, I was all ears.
Prof Perez is pretty awesome! I learned a lot from this class! You must involve yourself and prepare ahead of time! You will be successful if you do what is expected. Stay in touch with the instructor if you are having difficulties and she will help accomodate you! Be an honest student and she will appreciate that!
Tina is an inspiration to stay sharp and on task! If you are a lazy student, and I imagine that most of these commentators are, then don't take her class. She demands a lot, and in turn you will learn a lot. She is a joy and extremely understanding. If you aren't willing to work hard, don't go to college, PLEASE!
most annoying teacher ever!! never stops trying to be funny...plus she picks favorites like no other
Tina expects you to do the work, be respectful and make an effort. She can be sarcastic, which I can see is lost on many, by the comments I've read here. She is also not willing to tolerate High School behavior, after all, you are in COLLEGE. If you aren't going to put in the effort...please don't register for classes! Overall, she's an A-!
I took this class online.She grades discussion boards harshly, more so than assignments. This is unnerving since an online discussion is supposed to be like an in class discussion, not an essay.I got As on her tests but Cs on the discussions.This isn't even the hardest class I took, and I got As in all my other classes.I took 21 units this Fall.
She is the worst teacher when I needed her help she would never reply so much for a communication teacher She's never satisfied with the work being summited Don't sign up for this class!!!!!!
LOVED HER CLASS, THERE WAS A LOT OF WORK BUT IT WASNT HARD WORK. WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
I absolutely loved Tina! She's really funny and her lectures follow the text exactly, if that's not clear enough for you then you shouldn't take the class. I had her for interpersonal communication and enjoyed her class so much that I took her public speaking class. She made speaking in front of a class easy =]
She make the class interesting. Enjoy being in class. Did look forward coming to class everyday. u should be able to pass her class if u keep up with he and study for test.
I loved being in Professor Tina Perez's class so much!!! She was so funny the first day of class and occassionally through out the semester. I only have good things to say about her. She is an awesome teacher. She is very clear on what she wants on the papers and if you stick to it, you shouldn't have any problems passing the class.
Comm sucks but Tina is a good professor. She is also very strict in grading however, she actually has a standard that a lot of English teachers just ramble about. She is very direct. She also really engages with students because after all it is communication.
awesome professor! she keeps you interested and she is hilarious! definitely take her for communication. quizzes are kinda difficult but she doesnt assign a big paper or anything like that. she is very fair as well
Took this class online and it was pretty easy. If you have questions about an assignment she replies quickly. You have to do discussion boards every week but if your response makes sense and you make textbook references you'll get the full points.Her tests are timed and can be harsh but if you get good scores on her other assignments you'll pass.
This was my first public speaking class so I didn't know what to expect. She is super fun and helpful although she could be strict at times. There were 3 presentations and the outlines are somewhat hard. Bur overall I learned a lot and I am no longer afraid to present. My public speaking skills improved a lot! Take her class!!
Perez assigns a lot of work and I didn't pass a single one of her tests, however, when it came to the discussion boards and journal assignments, she was a very fair grader and she offers extra credit at the end. She wasn't the greatest teacher, but she wasn't bad either. I ended up with a B.
She is pretty funny and class isn't too bad. Most days she lets everyone out pretty early. The main thing to focus on is nailing the outlines. She's SUPER picky about those and they make up the vast majority of your grade. Do that and don't break her super strict rules or make fun of Bruce Springsteen and you'll be ok.
Wow! What an amazing teacher. I took this class online during the summer and I want to meet her in person so bad! Fair teacher, grades fairly. Once she sees that you put effort into your assignments(writing) you get full credit. Not an easy class but just do the work! The only hard part is the quizzes. Timed and little hard but from the textbook.
There is no visual aspect to this class and reading the very lame and outdated text is a must to pass the tests. Lectures go quick, but have nothing to do with incredibly difficult and vague tests. There is a bunch of writing! 3 film reviews, (4) 1200 word journal assignments, about 3-4 class assignments the same, easy but often.
The hardest part is making sure you know when everything is due. Sometimes she changes information and it can get confusing. DO NOT be late or miss class, or you're going to have a really bad time. Her lectures are pretty entertaining, she's very fair if you play by her rules. She is very understanding when it comes to group projects.
Tina is funny, a great professor, and has clear instructions. Most teachers give you a topic and you have to write about it not knowing what to say but Tina gives clear instructions which makes it easier to do assignment by asking her questions in essay format. I took this as a 8 week hybrid class and it had far less work than expected.
She is a wonderful Professor, very enthusiastic everyday. I would definitely take this class again because it is not to difficult and not a lot of tests.
If you are going to take Communication, you need to take Professor Perez. Her lectures are her talking the whole class but she is so funny and keeps you interested the entire time. There are several writing assignments you have to turn in online but they are not hard. There is one group speech and one individual speech and she makes it super easy.
I took her 8-week hybrid course and I strongly recommend it. Perez is a great professor. Even though the lectures are very long, she makes them fun with her humor and very interesting. The discussion board posts we do have a strict criteria that we must follow in order to get a good grade. I actually learned a lot from her class.
Love Tina!!! Recommend her to everyone!!!!!!!
Pretty easy-going, as long a you show up for class and do the assigned homework. Make sure you follow her assignment instructions EXACTLY, otherwise, get ready for a low score. We barely used the textbook, solely for mandatory text examples in the papers; but her final is partially open book, so you'd probably want to get one.
Love Tina Perez! If you have a fear of public speaking, take her. It's super enjoyable and she's so funny, it's ridiculous. Amazing teacher- one of, if not best, I've ever had.
re: INTERPERSONAL COMMs, I enjoy engaging people/public speaking, and she is responsive to those who CARE. (1) will have 2-3 multi choice quizzes; study-guides provided, content is drawn FROM TEXT but IS NOT VERBATIM; (2) participate in class; (3) will write 2 papers on films she chooses, must watch in class; (4) Take her class! And have fun!
Good luck attending her class without laughing! She is very intelligent and clearly loves her job. Tests/quizzes can be tricky but otherwise grading isn't too difficult. I would love to take another class with her.
Prof. Perez is an amazing instructor, she's a bit of a tough grader on the homework consists of biweekly papers that require you to either watch a movie/listen to accounts and relate them to the terms used in class. The homework is difficult only if you lack motivation. You only really need the textbook for homework and the final
She's an amazing professor! Her lectures are really funny, so you're never bored (I had her over the summer, so I had her for 3 hours everyday, M-TH for four weeks). There is a reasonable amount of reading for a college class, DO ALL THE READINGS AND TAKE GOOD LECTURE NOTES. Her grading criteria for assignments are very clear and specific.
She treated the class time like her own personal stand up routine, and if you didn't laugh at her jokes she would get offended and take it out on the class. VERY unclear about her final project. Doesn't post assignments on blackboard calendar and expects you to know when things are due. The class itself is easy, but she is the worst professor ever
She assigned essays and graded them ridiculously harder then a english teacher would. Her lectures put you to sleep and there is a presentation at the end of the semester. Also doesn't allow a lot of ridiculous things to go on in her class.
horrible teacher, iv seen two students while i was taking her class. She thinks she is a comedian, and if you don't laugh she will write you name on a black list when grading papers.
Took her 6-week online class. Pretty easy. Just do the readings, the weekly discussion boards, and the quizzes and you'll do fine. For the quizzes she gives you a study guide which helps. She doesn't take any late work!!!!!!
She thinks she's a comedian and the final group project and papers were unclear and intense. The "tests" were easy , i got 100% on almost all of them. Attendance is mandatory and the classes are pretty small so she learns who you are quickly. Just laugh at her jokes, keep up with the reading, and show up and you'll be good to go.
Professor Perez is one in a million! Effective communication is vital for success in life, and this professor realizes that pivotal process, and prepares her students well! If you study hard, show up, listen, and ask questions if needed.... she WILL go to bat for you, and you will be better for the experience. Great Professor, and funny too!
Prof. Perez treats this class as a continuation of high school. Overbearing structure prohibits any sort of useful learning, but rather a drive to fit her archaic way of measuring 'progress' and earning points for a grade. If you're looking to get this breadth requirement out of the way with this professor, be prepared to 'grin and bear it.'
Tina is awesome!! The people giving her a bad rating are the type of people that want to walk into a class, sit there, and get an A. If you put in the effort and show her you're trying to do well she will give you the means to get the grade you should. She is fair and will by no means give you an A but you have to deserve the A. Put in the effort.
To be honest, this teacher was okay. I took the 8 week long hybrid class. The structure of her assignments got too overbearing sometimes. She made most lectures interesting but the assignments and quizzes would make me not recommend this teacher.
Straightforward in assignments and grading criteria. Respectable teacher who will not accept late work, disrespect, laziness, and excuses. Do the work and you will surely achieve an A.
Best instructor I have ever seen. She guides you to success. She makes everything in class amazing. I had an excellent experience with her. I will take all needed classes for my GE with her of course. She is helpful, lovely, and knowledgeable. She is expert in Interpersonal communication. I Love her. She make me feel with my family.
do not take a very unreasonable teacher
Unclear pretty much states everything in the book doesn't add anything new and hw is very very repetitive.
Overbearing and cringy
Funny how she is a communication teacher but can communicate how to do her assignments clearly
She has her funny moments but in a cringey way. Her quizzes are tricky because there is no one right answer for most questions asked. She is really picky and somewhat confusing with requirements for assignments. Don't talk during class, stay on her good side, study (most answers come from lectures), do all the assignments and you will be good.
A great teacher. I didn't find her cringey at all. I enjoyed her enthusiasm more than a regular dry teacher.
If you are a visual learner then this class is not for you. She will not finish lectures because she is to busy talking about her dogs. She is extremely picky, and if the assignment is not done her way then you fail. This is the worst teacher I have had so far. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!!
Best instructor I have ever seen. She is an inspiring professor. She guides you to succeed. She prepare everything in class to be amazing. I had an excellent experience with her. She is helpful, lovely, and knowledgeable. She is expert in Interpersonal communication. She make me feel with my family. I love her I hope to take all GE classes with he
Miss Perez was definitely my best teacher. She is super funny and nice which makes her lectures very interesting. I wish all my teachers were like her. The book is mandatory and most of your grade in the class is based off of the reading. If you are shy at speaking in front of others, she is really accommodating.
DO readings! She customizes her study guide to every question on the quiz. She offers reading response questions every week its only 5 questions DO IT, itll help ur grade later. U do 2 essays, shes specific about what she wants just do it how she says. Offers extra credit. Nothing is cumulative. U do 1 speech. Lecture helps A LOT & shes funny
Hilarious and caring, she ties her lectures to real-life stories and has us do the same, which allows her lessons to resonate a little deeper, and stick with us longer. She has rules and will stick with them, but that doesnt mean shes ruthless. In fact, shes incredibly understanding and desires our feedback to improve her methods.
one of the worst I have ever had class is so tedious and you learn nothing do not take
horrible teacher does not no how to teach and can not even finish her lectures in class. her quizes have nothing to do with what she teaches worst overall teacher
Professor Perez seems rough on the exterior, but on the interior she is a wonderful teacher who cares about her students and their success in the course. If you participate, complete your assignments and pay attention to her lectures, you will pass the course.
The whole class is her just talking from the book and then comparing it to real life situations. No practice test. Her study guide is literal trash. I can tell she doesnt grade papers seriously because twice I had to see her in office hours because my papers did not have all the materials needed for an A. But it did. And she had to change it.
Professor Perez can be extremely critical. The content of the class is good, but her lecture style is very old school. She is an extremely tough grader and expects you to understand every aspect of an assignment. Follow her policies or she will call you out. She will drop you if you miss more than 3 classes
Shell make u feel like an idiot for not understanding a concept shes been studying for 25 years. Shes one of those professors. Shes very unclear with what she wants in projects because shell say the opposite in class than whats online then change requirements last minute. Cut ur losses, take someone else.
This class was not very enjoyable, she is a tough grader and her requirements for assignments are not covered in class. She expects you to understand things like she does, and if you have opposing views, she will argue with you against them. She does not cover most of the material shown up in tests during class and skips over important material.
She does not properly communicate her lectures or assignments. Her grading criteria is very critical. I would not recommend this instructor.
Worst comm teacher ever. She does not have a powerpoint, and her lectures are seriously long. You need to hear, and write at the same time. You can't even record for later use. She makes you do one presentation at the end of the semester. Quizzes are hard, makes you do online quizzes as well. Did not like her teaching method, doesnt take late work.
I took Tina Perez's online communication class and really enjoyed it. The assignments are straight forward and not very hard. The textbook is very easy to understand which made the tests easy to get good grades on. This was my favorite college class that I have taken! Totally recommend her!
I took this class at my first semester at Grossmont college. I was very unique experence. I learned a lot in this class. the professor is one of the best professors I met in my life. She is very caring of her students. She does her best to help them. If you attend the class, read the textbook and participate in class, defenately will get an A.
She thinks shes a good communicator, in reality shes just really annoying. Every class she lectures and talks about herself, but the entire class can be passed by just reading the book and doing the homework. Ironically, she drops people for attendance yet has nothing important to say during class. Treats her class like high school freshmen.
I would characterize her as a professor who knows that her class is a worthless, when it comes to the big picture. I am not a good public speaker but she made it a terrible experience by showing obvious signs of disapproval because I could not speak as well as she wants me to. She is a professor that should be avoided and frankly, a worthless one.
Perez is quite possibly the worst teacher I have ever had. The whole semester was full of snarky remarks. She made everyone regret asking a question as she publicly clowned anyone who had a clarifying thought. During my final presentation i would see looks of disgust and judgmental looks from her yet I did good. Makes jokes in class yet hates us.
This teacher likes to embarass her students. She's very sarcastic and talks to you like your dumb. I wouldn't recomend taking her, more then half the class ended up dropping because we knew we were gonna fail.
Our homework consisted of online quizzes from the textbook, which werent really too hard as long as you read the right pages. Most of the assignments we did (including papers) also werent really too hard, just tedious. She does have pretty hard tests, and can also act a little too sarcastic at times, but overall, professor Perez was alright.
This prof, is so hard and lecture is quickly, and so hard, it is impossible to take note from her lecture. I won't recommend this class for anyone who are not native American.
I took the entry level class online and somehow this professor managed to make it the most difficult class i have ever taken I am a straight A student so i took the class and was like how bad can an online class get but Tina proved that it could get really difficult She makes it incredibly hard to pass, went to see and she made me look stupid
I get really good grades and Tina made it difficult for me to get a B. I never got a 100% on anything in this class unless it was a quiz. She was very rude to me and her instructions aren't very clear. She is a very difficult grader to say the least. For being a communications you would think she would know how to communicate better.
I was nervous taking this class based on the previous reviews. This was not a bad class at all! All you need to do is read, follow directions, and participate. She gives feedback and is available by email. This class consists of reading, discussion boards, quizzes, exams, and short "essays". Really easy if you do the work. I learned a lot!
Please do not take this class unless you are very prepared and really want to challenge yourself. This by far is the most hardest Professor I ever had. I took the summer class & she never gave any feedback on assignments she does not teach. You have to read the entire textbook. Also, she works to make sure you have a hard time in passing the class.
This professor is unusually when it comes to leniency. She has no empathy for people who have heavy workloads and she grades unfairly. I definitely do not like her teaching abilities. I have had better professors filled with empathy of life duties.
The worst professor ever. Don't take her if you wanna be safe, and pass. She is rude, and the feedback she gives is just the worst.
I would never take a class with this professor again. I would write 300+ words for a discussion and spend days on assignments and she would only give me half points. when you try to talk to her she is extremely rude. the first week you have to already have your book or else you'll fail automatically. DO NOT RECOMMEND!
Shes the worst dont ever take her please. If you care about your grades dont take her she loves to torture her students and enjoys watches them failing
Professor Perez is helpful, but she is super rude in her feedback. A huge stickler in her db assignments. You have to follow every direction by the T to get full credit on Db. She is not available on the weekends, so do not wait until weekend to ask for help, you will not get it on weekends. I literally dreaded doing assignments for that class.
Took her 8 week class during the pandemic and it was pretty challenging. Although it was hard she does a great job by being clear with what must be done. Be ready to type a lot. As long as you do the HW you can get an easy A!
I regret taking this class with this Professor. She does not know how to communicate, yet she is teaching it!!!! Does not know the manner/rules to write an email. I will not suggest this Professor to anyone. She takes points just because. She is not fair with grades.
She can be really rude and condescending towards students. Make sure you have everything on your DBs before posting them. She does not want you to post another post after your original if you forgot something. Oh and she does not let you edit your post if you make a spelling or grammar error. If you follow instructions I am pretty sure you can pass
She is the worst comm professor I ever had. I managed to pass with an A- cuz she gave everyone a 10% increase on our grades due to the pandemic. She may have been nice with my class, but she would have been worse with no pandemic. Stay away from this professor.
The most unprofessional professor I ever had. I had some of family situation that got involved in her course and she didn't accept and of them to help me retaking a quiz or discussion board, she is so rude. All my other class professor were so nice supporting and giving extension due to my critical situation. She is awful.
She expects you to have your textbook before the first day of class, otherwise, you'll fail! Make sure to follow the directions to the discussion boards to the T in order to receive full credit. Her quizzes were a little hard, so make sure to really read your book!
Stay clear from this professor. The first day she was making jokes and seemed nice, but come the second week of class she was a different person. She sets you up to fail, belittles you in front of the whole class, and treats her adult students like kindergartners. The work load wasn't too crazy, but that does not make up for her teaching style.
So very entitled and arrogant. Tells you not to come to class sick then makes you lose so many points if you miss class. She will take your phone out of your hands if she see's it. Doesn't lecture on all the material we are tested on but during her lectures re tells the same story over and over. makes u feel dumb for asking a question. micro-manger
Very rude, multiple times during class I saw her embarrass and exclude people. Treats students like children, takes your things, doesnt reply to emails, or read emails ever.
DO NOT DO IT, SO RUDE!!!! Cares more about if people laugh at her jokes than if you are passing her class
My grade went from an A to a B because I missed one day of class when I had the flu. Even emailed her before class telling her why Im not there (like she told us to do) and she didnt even look at it, took points off of my assignments that week and took points off for my attendance. Horrible.
Very rude teacher and gives attitude to students when students ask her questions about the homework she starts to act confused or acts like she doesn't know what you are asking her based about the homework assignment and when you ask for help she wont help
Not as bad as others make her out to be but can still be a pain in the neck. Does not provide any leniency on assignments for sickness/ personal problems. She takes forever to respond to emails and isn't available on weekends. Provides very little instruction on assignments. Not the worst class in the world but still would not recommend.
Professor is very nice and understanding. Be prepared to read and write a lot.
Do not be fooled by the first day of classes, she is not a good communicator and has a very big ego. Attendance really matters and she will take points if you arrive late as well.She will take points if you use your cellphone.She is aggressive and not polite.Terrible Professor, but at least you will not have a lot of homework.
Dreaded going to class. Most days were fine but she can have a big ego and be very rude.
She is straight forward from the very beginning. She tells you what is expected and what needs to be done. She asks you not to have your phones on your person as they are a distraction. She does not allow make up work and is unavailable on the weekends, but again she tells you that from the beginning. I really enjoyed her class. Great lectures.
Absolute waste of time. I can't stress enough her huge ego & rude attitude. You'd ask a single question and she would degrade your intelligence assuming you didn't read her emails. I won't even talk about the homework, you can't be late by even a minute, she won't consider your emails if you have other responsibilities. Not a caring teacher at all.
A kid in front of me didn't have a mask I had one but had it under my nose and she told me to put my mask on. I pointed at myself and she said yes you when bro in front didnt have one. She has teachers pets and makes jokes at the front and laughs at her own jokes when no one else does. Terrible teacher the worst one so far. That was fall 2022.
she is one of the worst teachers ever. I would not recommend this class with this teacher at all
Took the online course and loved it. She is very organized and very straightforward. Her grading and expectations are extremely clear from the beginning. Just follow her instructions and you will do well. She gives great feedback and is very supportive of seeing students succeed.
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! I am a pretty good student, always respectful, have A's and B's usually. This lady is the most stuck up big ego person I think I've ever met. She truly thinks she's the greatest thing to walk the earth and doesn't care about any of your personal life problems. I dropped it on my own terms please save urself the mess!!
This class is very easy just readings & quizzes but she is just an awful teacher. Class had not even started one day and she came to my desk to take my phone and kicked me out. She is very rude when answering questions and she just has an attitude all the time. I would not recommend taking her class.
Attendance is a MUST as participation is crucial requiring you to print out assignments in order to talk about it in class the next day or else no points. NO LENIANCY ON ASSIGNMENTS, DOESNT ALLOW ANY SORT OF TECHNOLOGY (SHE WILL LOSE HER MIND AT THE SIGHT OF A PHONE) read a chapter every week, textbook could be found online, online quiz. DONT TAKE
Do not be fooled by her first couple of lectures. She is inaccessible outside of class, grades incredibly hard, and is extremely condescending to her students. Just take the other comm class at this point the stress for this class was not worth it. The material itself is not hard to understand from the textbook but she makes it hard.
Worst professor at the school
I took her class and thought it would be fun and helpful but instead she stressed me out even more. I did all my work and used my own words but she marked it as AI and gave me a zero even though I spend my time talking about my week.
Tina has a specific teaching style, but if you engage with it, the class works well. The lectures are worth attending, and resources like unstuckstudy ai can be helpful for study prep. Avoid phones, read the textbook, and you'll succeed.
This professor was one of the worst professor that I have ever taken as I had a 4.0 throughout college and she gave me A- in her class and that hurted my gpa the most. Towards the ending of the class she was deducting points from every assignment for no reason. Do NOT take this class if you want to imporve your communication skills.
She is literally impossible to work with and will not listen to students. I tried multiple times to get an assignment fixed where she purposly lowered my grade so I wouldn't pass with a B. Don't ever take her.
She is great at first has some great stories she tells during lectures , but fair warning you can not miss class. She tends to be very stubborn and when she doesn't understand something a student is telling her she gets aggressive. She also power trips with grades. You could miss a class and she will take off points on random assignments .
Do not take this class. She is living proof of where our education system has gone. You practically will learn nothing in this class and in addition she'll just take random points off of assignments. Or make up excuses as to why she gave you a certain grade.
I took Tina's comm class yeeeears ago, and it was an awesome experience. She is very clear, from the beginning, regarding what she expects from students, and what the class demands for a passing grade. Crystal clear, no surprises. She's funny, a little quirky, but a fair teacher. Just read, study, follow the rules and you'll be golden.
Professor Perez is a very tough grader. She will take off points for unnecessary things, and expects a lot. There are weekly discussion boards based on the textbook, weekly mental health reflections, and a big presentation assignment. She's nice, just strict with grading, and her expectations are a lot. Can pass with hard work and no slacking off!
she is very straightforward & clear about what she wants from you. her assignments are very easy to do, especially if you manage your time well. this class is great for auditory learners. this class is what you make it. the more you participate, the more comfortable the class becomes. ms. perez is one of the most caring professors i have ever had
Professor Perez was a pleasure to have as a professor for my communications requirement. I took her course online, and honestly, you will succeed if you do her assignments thoroughly and on time. She provides very clear instructions on assignments, and you can tell she cares deeply about your success. Hard work does not go unnoticed in her class.
All the work is super easy but everything that is graded is work that is online and are usually due and only opened on the weekends so I tend to forget about doing it but was a super easy class, overall Perez was a good teacher but did get annoyed pretty easily but I don't think she's a bad teacher.
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