Shirley Pereira - Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA

Professor: Shirley Pereira

Department: Mathematics

College: Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Shirley is a great person, but she probably has one of the hardest classes Ive ever taken. I missed two days of class due to illness, and it was like I had missed an entire month. I cannot stress enough how important going to class is, and how important taking notes are. Shes a super tough grader on things such as the weekly quizzes and exams.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MATH125
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Could not be happier what I have learned in her class! She is so sweet and kinda dorky, perfect for education majors. Very helpful and answers all your questions. WE learned a lot about common core and how to approach problems and I feel so much more confident in math.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH298
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This was a new class being piloted for students with non math-based majors, like liberal arts. Professor Pereira was great! I hadn't been to a math class in years. She taught material in a way that was easy to understand. Most importantly, she was available to us and really wanted to help us all succeed. You could tell that MATH is her jam!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MATH160
• 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:

Took her stats class and I understood her way more than my high school teacher! She knows her stuff and she will clarify anything! She only has 3 tests and homework is due the day of the exam. No midterm, and final is cumulative. Take her class for an awesome math teacher!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: 160
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Pretty chill teacher, usually in a good mood. Pretty straight forward tests, nothing ever too tricky.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MATH280
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She's a great teacher and made the terrifying Calc II easy. I highly recommend her and would take her again. I also recommend buying the WebAssign access instead of the textbook.

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

great teacher if you are someone who are conversant during class,or are habitually late, or the class clown, however if you are someone who is an overachiever, or someone who just loves to learn for the sheer joy of it, beware, you may be subject to unwarranted criticism, impatience towards difficult or repeated problems and late test returns.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MATH090
• 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:

Great teacher. If you participate, and do the work on time you will do fine. She is fun and helpful, but it's on you to get her help, because it's college people, time to be responsible.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH90
• 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:

Awesome teacher overall. Very helpful. She will teach you everything you need to know to move onto high level math. Take her class if you can for sure!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH90
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Shirley was such a great am teacher - wish I could have had her again for algebra. Lectures were clear and interesting. She was always available to help explain. She sincerely cares if you get it. And she is really funny. Highly recommend her for all math subjects.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MATH175
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She's really nice and has a sense of humor. She's kind of unorganized however. She doesn't always have a review for us before the test and she never knows what's going to be on the tests sometimes because she hasn't written it yet, so we never knew what to really expect. She adds other material from former sections on the test too.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH90
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Shirley was the BEST introduction back to Algebra I could have asked for. She is funny, interesting, makes subject matter clear, checks in with you to be sure you understand. She is the BEST math professor I have ever met and she knows her stuff. If you get her class, you are lucky and you will enjoy.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MATH90
• 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:

Shirley is one of the best math teachers at Grossmont. She alway takes her time to help her students learn the concepts. She can be a little confusing at times, but it probably goes with the territory of a math class. If you struggle w math take shirley. She made math class fun

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MATH178
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Class was extremely difficult!!! She was however extremely helpful. She is very well organized and clear in her teaching techniques!!!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MATH90
• 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:

she is a very good teacher the structure she uses is wonderful and she cares about her students. I would suggest taking her for any math... She explains the material really well and answers any questions that you may have!!!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MATH281
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

TO ME she had next to no structure in her teaching methods.Solutions to exams not provided (which led me to believe she didn't stand behind her work).Approach to the subject matter almost made me despise Calc3.Most of the classes seemed like a waste of time due to the lack of organization.A systematic approach would benefit future 281 students.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MATH281
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This teacher is nice and grades easy but made grading errors on 3/4 of my tests,makes me wonder about my final.The topics in 281 aren't too difficult,the way she presented the material seemed to jumble things,lectures almost useless,had 2 spend xtra time teaching myself because of this.Got an A anyway.Not recommended if you're taking a full load.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH90
• 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:

she was an ok teacher some things were made harder than what the should have been. You will need the book for homework..sometimes she goes off subject but she is really helpful just go to her office. test are pretty easy she explains everything that will be on test.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH281
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'm shocked with all these negativity in the recent ratings, I thought Pereira was a great teacher for Calc III. I think it has to do more with the subject matter than her teaching as any of the higher level math courses are challenging. I do believe this is a self-teaching class and the grade you'll get will reflect that perseverance in her class

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH281
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

It's important to study outside of class and stay on top of your homework assignments. She means well, and although she's been teaching higher division math for over ten years, her teaching methods are not organized. She never finishes examples that she starts, and during lectures, she doesn't do a variety of problems.Attendance isn't important.