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Mothra
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On April 28 2012 11:25 Mothra wrote: Woah she sounds like a scary bitch: http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=44373&page=1 Lol this website! I checked one of my older profs, http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=294502 seems pretty accurate hahah | ||
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metbull
United States404 Posts
I just looked her up on ratemyprofessor.com. UGH! She sounds like a terrible professor if only half of what I read is true. a few reviews: (not all are for the 400 level class several are for 200 or 300)(and I pulled some positive reviews as well, though they were slim pickins) 9/1/05 -"Brilliant woman, inspirational!!" 9/18/05 -"Worst teacher I have ever had. Completely closed-minded and too radical in her philosophy. She imposes her beliefs on students and if you disagree, she tears you apart. Even ridiculizes you in front of the rest of the class at times" 11/9/06 (soci498) -"Class i took with her is called "Sociology of Emotions" She is amazing, she loves talking and we have great discussions. One, maybe, the best teacher ive had in Concordia so far (3 yr student here)" 11/14/06 (soci498) -"Not every academic is meant to teach...this is one of them. Stay away at all costs!" 12/26/03 (soci498) -"She's nice, but not a fair grader..." 9/11/07 (soci498) -"This woman is the pits! Kind of interesting class discussions and great articles. Really stimulating readings, but as a teacher she's terrible! Kind of vague and just plain lousy. Buy her coursepack but avoid her like the plague." 8/11/08 -"She is the worst teacher at ConU. She's very biased and feminist, which doesn't help because she doesn't see where the students are coming from. Never clear on what she wants. She even suggested her students to picket with the part-time profs. She cancelled last class due to that reason. NEVER TAKE HER CLASS!!!" 9/5/08 -"One of the best professors i have had. You don't have to agree with someone's politics in order to appreciate their intelligence. For those complaining about her vagueness, this isn't elementary or high school, ts university and don't expect to be spoon-fed. Fair grader and approachable." 1/7/09 -"Was a hard marker, can be very opinionated. Really nice to talk to when she has the time. Seen her publicly humiliate a student for doing a paper which didn't reflect her opinions of the topic. Personally would stay away." 12/8/09 -"I'm not crazy about her. She can be rude and opinionated and she's not very helpful. She can be interesting at times but the way she organizes her class is odd. We all have to present and half the time, we can't understand anything. Her assignment guidelines are also unstructured. Also, she has favourites which is annoying." 4/5/10 -"Great prof. You can learn so much if you are ready to listen. Some students are unhappy with her because they are used to special treatment, not with her. If you are there to learn you will. If you are there to whine and complain without hard work you will have hard time. She is one of the best professors I have ever had." 4/7/10 (this is the following comment to the previous review) -"as a woman I feel very insulted when i'm in her class even though I share many feministic views, she makes students uncomfortable and scared to ask her something or her temper starts kicking in. She gives Concordia a bad rep I have never had such a terrible experience with a "professor". She must have wrote the last comment, we were all terrified!" 6/6/10 -"Everyone takes her classes expecting easy As but that's just not the case. I've heard so many complain about the grades they've gotten with Glick but these are people who don't work and half-ass everything. She has been one of the BEST professors I've had at Concordia." 6/30/10 -"This Prof. is not fit to teach, she as unresolved personal issues, If she has guts she sould print these comments and give it to her class at each term, or maybe show it to her friends and family!! If she has any!! I wish I knew about this site before, DONT TAKE HER CLASSES you wil regret it. she is clearly not happy being a female. STAY AWAY!" 7/1/10 (my personal favorite) "I passed her class with good grade, still doesn't change the fact that she has an ungly personality, she should live in a cave, and ironically she teaches sociology, she possess no values, even animals have better qualities than her, for those who failed her class you fail a subject she is faliure in life, if you still want to take her class, Well!" Overall Rating: 2.8 76 reviews from 2002 to the present In the past 6 months she has 4 "good quality' reviews for Soci300 & 376, though none of these suggest that she is "easy" Best of luck in talking with the Chair of the department or Dean. p.s. last I checked you are at 32.32 posts/day, | ||
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On April 28 2012 09:29 babylon wrote: Appeal and get the dean involved. Your writing's not the best (work on clarity), but I doubt it's absolutely horrific, and she at least should've given you hard, concrete feedback. You should additionally never be graded on whether your prof agrees with you, but on how well you argue your point, even if she disagrees; obviously this isn't followed in most cases at all, but if you can show that you did argue fairly decently (at least above an F-level paper, which, c'mon, you have to try hard to fail that), I think you stand a good chance. Your previous good history with these classes should help you, and be sure to have records of as much as you can. (Did you send those papers in through email? Make sure you have copies of those emails, so they know you had sent in a completely diff. paper previously and had to rewrite the other on extremely limited time.) Describe your interaction with her and her coldness/unprofessionalism/lack of response. You say you have good relationships with previous profs in your SOSC classes; you might want to requisition them to give an account of your work ethic/quality/character as a person. When you appeal, tell the dean that you can get those character references if necessary, and tell the profs beforehand that they might be asked about you (explain the situation to them too). Even if you have no evidence, I would definitely mention her asking if you have a mental disease, because that is unprofessional to the extreme. Gluck. This is honestly very weird to me, because it's just difficult to fail a humanities/social sciences class short of just not turning in papers/work. This is solid advice and I am actually seeing one of my professors who absolutely adores me. She begs for me to be in her class everytime. I'm going to try and settle for a C because a F is very, very extreme. No, I sent the papers in-hand, only way she would accept it. thanks a lot! | ||
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On April 28 2012 09:35 Slithe wrote: Your account of the events may be biased, but the professor sounds like a douche, especially the part where she asks if you hve a mental illness. You should do everything in your power to destroy her. I could care less about her, not going to waste my time trying to destroy her, just to get what I deserve. | ||
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On April 28 2012 09:36 Ktk wrote: Wow. Hey, the handicap accusation will certainly be a strong point in the appeal, if you have proof of it (Think she'll... Deny it?) Yeah, I think so. But why the fuck would I make that shit up and as a good student in every single class and with the account of a similar student being asked if he had a writing deficit, I might have something to show. | ||
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On April 28 2012 10:04 ninjafetus wrote: Do you have any more info on your grade breakdown? Specifically what you got in each category? You have a right to know what grades you got on the different categories. Ask her. She's bound to the syllabus as much as you are. With rewriting papers multiple times, nagging for clarification, etc. you should (hopefully) have a high grade for participation. If not, ask her what her judging criteria was. Ask if other students were judged on the same criteria. Let's even assume you have a lower grade... it probably shouldn't go below 50% if you did that much. Even if you got 5/10% on participation, 20/30 on the research paper and take home exam, SKIPPED the seminar, and got 10/20 on the film review, you should have a D in the class by her scale. For your appeal, you need to GET ORGANIZED. Records of everything! Do you have email records, any other info where you've recorded that you asked for clarification on things? Has she ever handed back graded work? Has she ever given indication on how she judges the categories? How did other students do in the class? If you have some friends in the class, maybe you can dig up evidence that the teacher is judging inconsistently. Not necessarily because of bias, but because of laziness or just "winging it" for the grade. SHOW that you made an effort. SHOW that you turned in work. I have a feeling that she has a 0 in some category that's unjustified (maybe she lost something, it happens!). Because otherwise I have no idea how you could do so bad to get a 0 unless her grading is extremely harsh. If she is missing records, then dispute that you're punished because of it. If she can, and she just grades that harshly, well... you probably should have been more tenacious getting feedback. But usually harsh grades have to be justified by some concrete reasoning. If she can't justify her grading, and never gave stuff back, and is inconsistent, you can probably show you were a victim. Good luck. No, there is no more about the grade breakdown or how she really corrects them. The syllabus is not as relevant as it was before because some of the things on there were never graded or used, she changed it a little I think due to time. Records of emails: yes No other record of me asking to clarify things, just three copies of work with corrected shit on it. She's never handed back graded work, no indication on how she judges the categories, maybe verbally. I have the grade spread if you want it, I'm the only one that failed, which is 100% surprising. My only thought right now is that I handed in the work for the assignment at 5PM of the day it was due. But she never specified what time it was due and thus that shouldn't be an issue. Plus, I saw a lot of other papers were handed in as well at the same time, so she must have not picked them up. Thanks for the tips. | ||
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On April 28 2012 10:55 fishuu wrote: That is one weird syllabus, and the mental illness remark was just way out of line. Good luck, I really hope you can appeal this and work it out. Thanks <3 On April 28 2012 11:25 Mothra wrote: Woah she sounds like a scary bitch: http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=44373&page=1 A lot of what they say is true. Unfortunately, I didn't believe in the website when I registered, now I'm starting to feel a bit reliant on it ): | ||
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On April 28 2012 12:57 metbull wrote: + Show Spoiler + Wow Torte, I just looked her up on ratemyprofessor.com. UGH! She sounds like a terrible professor if only half of what I read is true. a few reviews: (not all are for the 400 level class several are for 200 or 300)(and I pulled some positive reviews as well, though they were slim pickins) 9/1/05 -"Brilliant woman, inspirational!!" 9/18/05 -"Worst teacher I have ever had. Completely closed-minded and too radical in her philosophy. She imposes her beliefs on students and if you disagree, she tears you apart. Even ridiculizes you in front of the rest of the class at times" 11/9/06 (soci498) -"Class i took with her is called "Sociology of Emotions" She is amazing, she loves talking and we have great discussions. One, maybe, the best teacher ive had in Concordia so far (3 yr student here)" 11/14/06 (soci498) -"Not every academic is meant to teach...this is one of them. Stay away at all costs!" 12/26/03 (soci498) -"She's nice, but not a fair grader..." 9/11/07 (soci498) -"This woman is the pits! Kind of interesting class discussions and great articles. Really stimulating readings, but as a teacher she's terrible! Kind of vague and just plain lousy. Buy her coursepack but avoid her like the plague." 8/11/08 -"She is the worst teacher at ConU. She's very biased and feminist, which doesn't help because she doesn't see where the students are coming from. Never clear on what she wants. She even suggested her students to picket with the part-time profs. She cancelled last class due to that reason. NEVER TAKE HER CLASS!!!" 9/5/08 -"One of the best professors i have had. You don't have to agree with someone's politics in order to appreciate their intelligence. For those complaining about her vagueness, this isn't elementary or high school, ts university and don't expect to be spoon-fed. Fair grader and approachable." 1/7/09 -"Was a hard marker, can be very opinionated. Really nice to talk to when she has the time. Seen her publicly humiliate a student for doing a paper which didn't reflect her opinions of the topic. Personally would stay away." 12/8/09 -"I'm not crazy about her. She can be rude and opinionated and she's not very helpful. She can be interesting at times but the way she organizes her class is odd. We all have to present and half the time, we can't understand anything. Her assignment guidelines are also unstructured. Also, she has favourites which is annoying." 4/5/10 -"Great prof. You can learn so much if you are ready to listen. Some students are unhappy with her because they are used to special treatment, not with her. If you are there to learn you will. If you are there to whine and complain without hard work you will have hard time. She is one of the best professors I have ever had." 4/7/10 (this is the following comment to the previous review) -"as a woman I feel very insulted when i'm in her class even though I share many feministic views, she makes students uncomfortable and scared to ask her something or her temper starts kicking in. She gives Concordia a bad rep I have never had such a terrible experience with a "professor". She must have wrote the last comment, we were all terrified!" 6/6/10 -"Everyone takes her classes expecting easy As but that's just not the case. I've heard so many complain about the grades they've gotten with Glick but these are people who don't work and half-ass everything. She has been one of the BEST professors I've had at Concordia." 6/30/10 -"This Prof. is not fit to teach, she as unresolved personal issues, If she has guts she sould print these comments and give it to her class at each term, or maybe show it to her friends and family!! If she has any!! I wish I knew about this site before, DONT TAKE HER CLASSES you wil regret it. she is clearly not happy being a female. STAY AWAY!" 7/1/10 (my personal favorite) "I passed her class with good grade, still doesn't change the fact that she has an ungly personality, she should live in a cave, and ironically she teaches sociology, she possess no values, even animals have better qualities than her, for those who failed her class you fail a subject she is faliure in life, if you still want to take her class, Well!" Overall Rating: 2.8 76 reviews from 2002 to the present In the past 6 months she has 4 "good quality' reviews for Soci300 & 376, though none of these suggest that she is "easy" Best of luck in talking with the Chair of the department or Dean. p.s. last I checked you are at 32.32 posts/day, I have her in 376 as well, she has a teacher's assistant and he corrected most of my shit. Praise the Lord. | ||
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
Has she taught this specific class before? Is she teaching more classes this semester than usual? Something definitely seems off here. Good luck with your appeal. | ||
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leo23
United States3075 Posts
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StarStruck
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However, she never gave you any proper feedback and as you said. She always appeared to be very hostile to you so I question her bias. I would definitely aim for an appeal. | ||
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Recognizable
Netherlands1552 Posts
On April 28 2012 21:19 StarStruck wrote: Yes, we only have your take of the situation but I would definitely send in an appeal and it sounds like she was passing a lot of judgement on you. When you go against the grain especially with a paper they have every reason to fail you on it because you didn't do what they asked you to do no matter how revolutionary it is. However, she never gave you any proper feedback and as you said. She always appeared to be very hostile to you so I question her bias. I find this so retarded with education nowadays. But whatever, anyway. She seems crazy. | ||
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zer0das
United States8519 Posts
I just sucked it up and dealt with it. I decided to take another class by the professor because the topic interested me, but when the next term started the same way, I dropped the class pretty quickly. I never really felt better talking to this professor, if anything talking to them made me feel worse about what I had to write and made me uneasy. Nothing obvious like "do you have a mental illness," but just the general vibe of the situation. Hope you can appeal successfully, but seems pretty late in the game to be doing it. :/ | ||
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Germany38463 Posts
On April 28 2012 21:19 StarStruck wrote: Yes, we only have your take of the situation but I would definitely send in an appeal and it sounds like she was passing a lot of judgement on you. When you go against the grain especially with a paper they have every reason to fail you on it because you didn't do what they asked you to do no matter how revolutionary it is. However, she never gave you any proper feedback and as you said. She always appeared to be very hostile to you so I question her bias. I would definitely aim for an appeal. Except I redid the paper as she asked and in fact, she accepted the subject and new topic. | ||
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On April 28 2012 15:50 jmbthirteen wrote: Wow, the mental illness thing, that is just incredibly unprofessional and I probably would have dropped the class right then and there. If anyone has failed here, its your professor in how she handles this course. No giving papers back or letting your students know their grades, shes just not doing her job. She isn't do much teaching it seems. Thats a piss poor syllabus. Has she taught this specific class before? Is she teaching more classes this semester than usual? Something definitely seems off here. Good luck with your appeal. Perhaps, 400-level courses come and go because the material always changes. Yes, I am in her other class as well. | ||
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Snuggles
United States1865 Posts
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On April 29 2012 00:50 Snuggles wrote: Goddamn Torte all that talk and blog about this class and you failed it =( yes | ||
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