Pat Gately - Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

Professor: Pat Gately

Department: Literature

College: Truman State University, Kirksville, MO

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG190
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I liked Gately. She is a great teacher and is very good at communicating with students and is excited about the material. The grading was a little unclear though and it was hard to know what to do to get an A. I had a great time in class though. She's a great person. I recommend her.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Gately is so sweet and understanding. The subject is dry but the class is an easy A.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG349
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Took Contemp. Brit. & Irish Lit with Gately. Woman is an absolute sweetheart- she's very understanding. I once completely forgot to turn a paper in, realized it weeks after it was due, and she let me turn it in, no points taken off. Her class is one of those where not much work is required, but you still feel like you learn a lot.Great book choices

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG347
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Gately is a sweet woman but her class is obscenely boring to me. Victorian Lit is already a dry subject, but the readings she picks are even deemed boring by Gately herself. Definitely an easy class, though, but it's hard to find the motivation to attend.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG266
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Irish American Literature: The first book wasn't bad, but it seemed like every book after it had to do with the same exact thing. Discussions were really boring and not necessary. I hardly ever went to class and got high B's on all the tests. Mandatory peer teaching one day a week. Boring class, but easy.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG245
• 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:

I loved this class. It was definitely worth waking up for the 8:30. She chooses interesting books, and not only do you read them for general and cultural comprehension, she always finds something else that is interesting in the works. Lectures are always interesting, although not necessarily mandatory. Tests were pretty easy, if you like essays.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I love Gately. She was really helpful to me both while I was in her class and now that I'm not. I'm taking her again next semester. I got a C on the midterm and still got a 99 in the class. I would definately recommend her.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG245
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Gately is a very good professor, and I thoroughly enjoyed her class. For those of you who prefer serious class interaction during the lecture, you might be disappointed. She talks most of the time, but she asks a lot of questions if you answer them. Her tests are fair, and you'll be fine if you read the material. Highly recommended.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: JINS316
• 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:

She is very nice, but I feel like I taught myself most of what I got out of the class by reading the book.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG245
• 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:

Dr. Gately is the best professor I've had since coming to Truman. Her lectures and analyses were insightful and relevant, and the tests were more than reasonable. Unreservedly recommended.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG348
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I found Dr. Gately's class to interesting and worthwhile. The books and poems we read were good, and class discussions were interesting. A couple papers and a few tests. She's a good professor.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG265
• 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:

Good teacher. HORRIBLE LECTURER! Not very confident. Mumbles over her words, rambles. Becomes very boring. Also, she likes to administer surprise quizzes that are a part of the FINAL. However, they only apply to those that were present on the day of the quiz and not to those that weren't there. Liked her until this final quiz came about.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG349
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Gately is a great teacher! The class is mostly discussion-based: we usually sit in a circle and discuss the reading. I thought she did a great job of letting us discuss certain aspects of the reading and then inserting her insights wherever necessary/helpful, and I definitely want to take more classes with her!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 2BRITLITS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Why does Patricia Gately NOT have a chili pepper next to her name!!!?? She is such a babe (and recently single too)! Sure, she's physically beautiful at first, but once you listen to her talk about literature in her quiet, sexy voice you can't help but fall in love! She's a good prof too...very nice!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BRITLIT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

EASY, NICE, i WOULD TAKE HER AGAIN

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: LITERATURE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She's SUPER sweet. She will talk with you whenever you need her to further explain something. I really enjoyed her classes. I took her twice after all. She REALLY knows her stuff when it comes to British literature especially.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG266
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's quiet and sometimes class discussions are almost painful, but that depends more on the students in the class than her. When the class wanted to have great discussions, we did. I enjoyed this class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: JINS
• 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:

I don't know why everyone is giving Dr. Gately such poor scores. Her JINS class was one of my favorite at Truman.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CONTEMPBRITLIT
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She was the worst english teacher I've had at Truman. She never went in depth over any of the readings. Moreover, she wanted everyone in class to rewrite their papers. Her example of a good paper started off "I went to the library, and I didn't know what to write. Then, I found this article...." Need I say more? I seriously wonder how this woman recieved a PHD.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG266
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

So boring...I skipped this class many times. It's really easy. Alot of people got by without reading the material.