Professor: Kelly Salsbery
Department: Philosophy
College: Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: PHI223
- Grade Received: C
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: No
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Dr. Salsbery takes forever to grade assignments if he ever does give them back. He's very confusing does not go over the warm ups in class. For his exams he does not give enough time to write a grammatically correct essay and grades it extremely hard. Also watch out because he changed the weight of our assignments and didn't say anything.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: PHI223
- Grade Received: B
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
There's a lot of reading and its mostly unnecessary, as there is a daily focus assignment that he requires but never grades. Takes forever to grade. Makes a boring subject excruciatingly painful to listen to. Wouldnt recommend. Exams are essays and multiple choice. Huge group project at the end. Possible to pass but hard. Notecards allowed for exam
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: PHI153
- Grade Received: C+
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I care about you all as fellow college students so let me be honest: don't take this class! You'd think since it's philosophy, you'd be able to think for yourself. Wrong! If your work doesn't reflect his thoughts, he'll fail you. The worse part is he was still assigning homework days after the class was over! I didn't even know that was possible.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: PHI223
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This class is very boring. focus exercise every class about HW. midterm and final essay tests HARD. study for them! group paper 10-12 pages your choice topic. attendance is necessary focus exercise are participation. no cells phones/laptops allowed.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: PHI153
- Grade Received: B-
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Extremely boring class!!!
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: PHI153
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He took forever to grade assignments! I had assignments from the first week of school that he was juts putting grades for during finals week. He also allowed us to correct some of our papers that we didn't do so well on, but they were due on Friday at 11;30p.m. and he still hadn't graded them and handed them back yet. He takes his sweet time!
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: PHI223
- Grade Received: INC
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
If I could describe him in one word it would be BORING. His lectures are hell to sit through. It's an easy B, if you review his study questions and write the info you don't know on the 4x6 index card he lets you bring. I would never take him again though. His group project is a pain. Just no no no, don't take him if you don't have to.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: PHI163
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Took role every day. Incredibly boring lectures, I had to force myself to stay awake. His tests were weird-you needed 100 points for an A, but there were a potential 140 points. It made them really easy because you could miss a lot and still do well.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: PHI390
- Grade Received: A+
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Salsbery is a brilliant philosopher which is why it is difficult for him to connect with the class. Many who take any course with him and provide the negative feedback you are reading on this profile take a philosophy course expecting an easy 'A'. Do not take any philosophy course expecting and easy 'A'. He is clear on what he expects.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: 223
- Grade Received: Not sure yet
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This was by far the WORST professor I have ever had. I would never recommend this class to anyone but hey if you take it don't say you weren't warned because I promise you this was bad. (Sophomore)
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: PHI153
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Dr. Salsbery is a very interesting guy. If you go to class, do the focus exercises, and read the given text, you'll do fine. The class itself is really boring, and you don't really learn much about Philosophy, but its really easy to pass. I took it over the summer and studied maybe two hours for each essay test, and made a B in the class.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: PHILO003
- 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:
This man is not helpful. The class is very mundane. There is no student - teacher interaction. He doesn't ask any questions. One would think that philosophy is suppose to ask you the provoking questions in life, not in this class. He does not follow up with his emails or progress reports (if in an org). Bad teacher. Don't do it if you want an A.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: PHI223
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Salsbery get's a lot of flack because the class (especially Ethics) can be boring to the person who isn't interested in it, but he is very reasonable and helpful, and it isn't a hard class if you answer what HE wants answered on the tests. Took in Summer II and made an A, also flexible in his scheduling.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: PHI153
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
This Intro. class is so boring. I have to believe that it is extremely hard to get an A in this course. The only good thing about this class is there are only 3 exams and that's it. It's not extremely hard and his reviews are basically the exams. Just make sure you can write about what you've learned. And again, this class is extremely BORING!
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: PHI223
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
The class was mundane, predictable, and miserable. Dr. Salsbery has no confidence in speaking and said "right" or "as it goes" after everything he murmured. He was always so unorganized and took so long to grade. I never felt prepared because Ethical theories are difficult, he was unclear on his expectations, and I had a hard time teaching myself.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: PHI223
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
What can I say about Dr. Salsberry? Well first off, he's not hard. He's just boring. Very boring. The class is extremely repetitive, with the same old routine. However, if you go to class everyday, do the focus excercises,read the book and be able to explain the material, you'll do good. Good luck.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: PHI223
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prior to class everyone I asked heard he was hard. The class was not that bad. It would get really boring but that was because of the material. Read the chapters he assign and listen to what he says in class and be able to write about it. You only have a midterm, a big group presentation and a final so be prepared.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: PHIL110
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Intro philosophy. Be respectful, listen and read the books. Participate well within groups. Will do well
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: PHI153
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you're taking philosophy because you want to gain knowledge in that area and you enjoy studying it, you will absolutely hate this class. Salberry makes no effort to make the class intellectually stimulating. Also making an A in his class is difficult because you never really know what he's looking at and you get very little feedback about work.
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: PHI223
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He says "right" and "as it goes" A LOT. He will put you to sleep! But the class is not hard to pass as long as you do your work. He only has two test (midterm & final) that consist of two, 4 page essays each. He also assigns a group project (12 page essay + class presentation)
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