Sylvia Carr - Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

Professor: Sylvia Carr

Department: Mathematics

College: Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MATH135
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Mrs. Carr is a nice, funny lady who cares about you and will help you if you ask. That being said she is a horrible teacher and I'm not sure how she got hired. Be prepared for a lot of homework that she doesn't teach, and random pop quizzes. She takes forever on grading tests and doesn't know how to work anything on blackboard.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: MTH130
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Miss Carr is a really corky and funny lady, but is easily distracted and makes getting through class tough sometimes. Isn't very good about staying on schedule and isn't always clear on what she's trying to teach. Likes to assign quizzes out of spite. Overall a very fun lady that likes to joke, but the students teach the class more often than not.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MATH135
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mrs. Carr is probably my favorite professor this semester for sure. Every class is hilarious but she always takes the time to lecture. If you put in effort and show it, she will be more than willing to be help out. Super cool.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: MTH130
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ms. Carr doesn't show enough interest or care to teach this class effectively. I along with my classmates constantly find myself confused. She is always going off track during her lectures and will often spend 15 minutes discussing a problem that everyone except her, understands when there are questions the class has that she refuses to answer.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: MTH130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Complete lack of care for student success, poor at getting grades back in a timely manner, constantly belittles students, picks favorites who she doesn't mind joking with, wastes class time either complaining about students or trying to get herself organized, which she never is. 350 characters is not enough space to complain about her.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: MTH130
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would take a summer course if she is your only option. Carr didn't seem to have a genuine interest in seeing her students succeed. She didn't reply to any of the four emails I sent her this semester. You can pass her course if you already learned the material in high school, but if you don't and need to learn it, I can't recommend taking her.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MATH135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Makes mistakes when writing out equations, then proceeds to finish said equations to realize she used x instead of y when she started writing it 15 minutes ago. I learned more using YouTube than going to her for help. What was difficult was that she wrote the equations in the lecture but didn't explain a whole lot about how she got to the answers.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MTH135
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Nearly inaccessible outside of class. Sometimes spent up to half the class time complaining about the people that didn't do an assignment or just trying to pull up the online course page. Sometimes she ended it after she did that without lecturing. If I worked like that at my job, I'd be fired. Test questions are nothing like the homework.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MATH135
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst experience with a professor yet. Doesn't have a schedule for when your homework is due and doesn't use email. Tried going to her office hours multiple times, never there. Gets mad when you correct her mistakes. Calls you out, makes you feel dumb when you ask questions. Only class I've ever dropped. She makes it very difficult to do well.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Taking this class was the worst decision I have ever made. Have to specifically do the work that she writes in the notes, or you will get the question the wrong, even if your answer is correct. There has been pop quizzes almost once a week. Half the material she teaches is taught incorrectly, thus making those pop quizzes impossible.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MTH135
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Explains the lessons well on some days and poorly on others, and uses valuable time to take manual attendance or complain about the students. Doesn't grade clearly at all. A thing she does that is positive is accepting late work if the student has a reasonable excuse, a lot of professors have an arrogant mindset and don't allow that, but she does.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: MATH103
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst I've had/ Not willing to help or work with students. She doesn't even read emails! expect her to be late and just flat out rude to students.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: MTH130
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Worst teacher I've ever had. She gives random pop quizzes on the class day before breaks because she knows people will miss. She yells at her classes and berates people for arguing with her, even when she is wrong. She messes up at least one question every class and students have to correct her. Hard to read her handwriting on the board too.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: MTH130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

AVOID. Worst teacher I've ever had. I'm good at math & enjoy it, but she made me hate it. She says she has office hours, but is hardly ever there. Takes forever to grade. Don't ask when the tests will be graded. She will grade yours in front of the entire class. Does at least one problem COMPLETELY wrong every class & students have to correct her.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MTH130
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If I hadnt taken a higher math before her class, I wouldnt understand anything. You have to show EVERY SINGLE STEP of your work on tests (including showing that 2x24) if you want any credit. Takes off points if the work doesnt flow correctly but never explains what that means. She also gives quizzes randomly and berates you for looking tired.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MTH130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Spiteful. Aggressive. Class can't follow what point is attempting to be made because of her consistent incorrect work. Rigid grading system makes any credit for quizzes/tests impossible. Forget finding any info on blackboard/communicating by email. Wasted test review day scolding us about not completing homework that wasn't due yet. Stay away!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MTH130
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She rarely knows what she talking about, gets things wrong all the time and always relies on the students answers. Shes not afraid to publicly humiliate you so just sit there and dont say a word. And dont you dare take out your phone.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: MATH135
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mrs. Carr will put in at much effort as you do. Shes a great teacher, and she cares about the success of her students. She stayed so late with me SO MANY times and amazingly I got an A in her class, as someone who has failed 3 other times. (lbvs) I recommend her to everyone!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: MATH135
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Ms. Carr is and always will be my all time favorite teacher. She is one sassy lady but she knows how to teach. She taught math the way I needed to be taught: like I was the dumbest person in the world. I suck at math and because of her I was able to pass this class with a B. When I did bad on a test she would meet me outside of class and go over it

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MATH135
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Ms Carr is very caring and overall a good teacher. She expects a lot from her students but if something comes up she is more than willing to work with you. If you show that you are trying then she will cut you some slack.