Martha Smith

School: University of Maryland
Department: English
Location: College Park, MD
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Pros: Knowledgeable, experienced professor who has a great degree of expertise in women's literature.
Cons: Very opinion based teaching style, confrontational with class at times, fairly pretentious.
Do not take this course as an English course. It is primarily a Women's Studies course, and does not have a very broad range of topics. Probably not a great class for men to take, because 80-90% of the material is regarding how evil and controlling men are...
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Cons: Was ten times harder than I thought it would be
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Pros: None
Cons: Boring, expects too much
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Pros: Only one Exam which is the Final
Cons: Pop Quizzes
A lot of reading
Class is not bad. Need t attend lecture in order to do well though. The quizzes are in lecture and are based on your readings. Keep up with the readings. There are 2 or 3 papers. They are not difficult once you are able to understand what she is asking. She loves what she teaches and like interactive learning
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She is easily one of the worst teachers that i have ever had. Her lectures are boring and worthless. This class was a waste of my life. Smith thinks that she is always right. She doesn't reply to emails so don't bother asking her questions. If you're stuck taking this class then go to discussion every week (participation is 20% of your grade), tell her what she wants to hear in the papers, and read the books (there's a ton, but you'll have to identify quotes on the exam). DON'T TAKE THIS CLASS! Seriously, it sucks.
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Do not disagree with her in lecture. If you do, do so in private. Also, pick your teacher's assistant wisely. They do not grade equally.
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The reading can get sort of overwhelming, but you can definitely get away with not keeping up with it as long as you go to lecture and discussion
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Cons: lesbian views will be forced upon you... at least 500 pages of reading assigned each night... less than three readings the entire semester that don't deal with homosexuality
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Pros: Knows her information. Really enthusiastic!
Cons: The workload is EXCESSIVE. So much reading. And it's boring and hard to understand.
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Biggest Bitch you will ever have as a teacher. Do not expect any help if you are a male. She already doesn't like you. And if you dont bealive me because she very nice in class the first week then go to her office hours. She's a Royal Cunt
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Really didn't like her at all.

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