Jan Gross - Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA

Professor: Jan Gross

Department: French

College: Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: FRN221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She's lost her passion for teaching and is therefore very, very boring. In her defense... her tests are easy! PIck another prof if possible, she's not worth an easy A.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: FRN221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Wow, really tough prof. She looks at the level you come in with and grades based on how much you improve. She pushes you to work really hard, but you can learn a ton about your writing skills and from the reading

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: FRN221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This class was quite simple...and Gross just made it interesting. She was always very lenient when it came to turning in assignments (i.e. when you may have been absent). If you needed help with anything, she was always ready and willing to give you help- especially with the literature assignments which will make your head spin-theyre just annoying

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: FRENC221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Gross is usually interesting, and is very nice, flexible, and understanding. This class was essentially a review of AP French, which made it easy, but more in-depth study of literature and movies kept the class interesting (seriously!). Tests were not too difficult, and homework was infrequent or even (for the workbook) basically optional

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: FRN222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She seems to have lost her passion for teaching and does not seem to care one way or another about students. Hard but not constructive in class. Just pick a different class if you can help it.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: FRE222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

An incredibly helpful, compassionate professor. Always available outside of class, and always willing to let you rewrite compositions. I was very happy that she conducted the entire class in French. Class was mainly discussion, which lagged at times. Exams and grading is not at all unpredictable, and expectations are clear. Highly recommended!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: FRE305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

she is a very sweet lady but her class was pretty boring. the texts we read were fascinating but she wasn't very good at leading discussions about them. she helped me improve my reading, speaking and writing skills, but after spring break there was a huge jump in what she expected from papers- and little reason for the transition that i could tell.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SEMINAR
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

very nice professor, but seemed very distracted. interesting reading material, but not very engaging in class. she's sweet, but her class was not very good and her grading was, at times, unreasonably arbitrary and tough.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SEMS34
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Creates a nice, hommy feel. Nods too many times to (stupid) responses. Materials' difficulty can be deceiving when tests hit you. Essays graded VERY tough. Exams are very time-stressing. Not an easy A, but certainly hard to go below a C.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: FRN205
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She's a very nice lady, just not terribly engaging in the classroom. She's very helpful if you seek her outside of class. Classes are interesting with good material.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: FRN221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She creates a comfortable class environment and is always willing to answer questions. A good professor.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: FRN222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Not the greatest, but not really that bad either. She'll actually help you a lot if you seek her out during office hours.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: FRN221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Makes class artificially hard. Nitpicky paper-grading is unnecessarily discouraging. 3rd semester French should be about learning the language and grammar, not about analyzing the literature yet.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Bad. Bad bad bad. Take a class from her husband instead.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: FRN305
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Kind of boring. Not very critical. Interesting texts, though.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: FRN222
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easiest classes I've had in the dept, but not terribly good ones. Go for Moisan instead.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: FRN221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: FRN221
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

One of the worst teachers I'd ever had; take courses from her husband Mr. Gross!