Dorothy Billings - Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Professor: Dorothy Billings

Department: Anthropology

College: Wichita State University, Wichita, KS

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANTH200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I loved Billings. She has an excellent personality that maked me excited to come to her class. The books she picked were very interesting and insightful. I wouldn't say I learned a lot from her classes as much as the books, but in the end I still learned a lot. I would love to take any class other class she teaches. She's excellent!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANTH8XX
• 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:

Wonderful teacher! I learned more from her than any other class. Work load is heavy so don't take many classes in conjunction. She is a second generation Anthropologist and remembers everything! She has many stories to tell. Keep an open mind and you will learn a lot.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: INTROANTH
• 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:

Billings understands and is more than helpful when you approach her. If you let one class or person make you change your major, then you were not entirely passionate about the subj. or are weak minded. She openly states her opinions, just b/c you dont agree doesnt make her a bad person, you have a right to your own opinion or you wouldnt be here!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR102
• 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:

She shows MANY videos and the content of those videos will come back to haunt you on the tests. The tests were hard. I have no idea where the info came from becuase it was not from lecture and not in the book. She talks through the videos and it is just a rough class. She is very sweet and her stories about her travels are amazing!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR303
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The WORST teacher ever!!! She is not helpful and very rude. The class is so boring, and she has made me never want to take an anthropology class again! Don't ever take her class!

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRANTH
• 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:

ABSOLUTE JERK! She treats students like their opinions are worthless. She tells you to get books that are only available from Nigeria and then tests you on it. What an awful teacher. I have never been so disrespected by a teacher! She was so rude. Unless you are over 80yrs. or brown noser (to put kindly) she won't like you either.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRANTH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Having an open mind & heart is important, but tell that to her! She loves communism and defends it vigorously. Going to class is pointless. Every single time we watched movies; normally that is a good thing, but not these movies! She is probably 80 years old, and has been nuts for a long time. Absolute waste of my time! I got an A by reading only.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANTH101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Billings is enjoyable, but completely off kilter some days. If you want an easy class, this is it... just attend for video 90 percent of time. However, watch out! Tests have nothing to do with class time. Most frustrating is that she is off on a tangent half the time that makes no sense.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: 0
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Took an easy semi-interesting class and made it way to difficult as well as boring. Spent to much time explaining modernity to her.

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

i had a really hard time putting up with her complete lack of cohesiveness during lecture...and because of the horrible experiences i had in two of her lower-level classes and the knowledge that she was going to teach several of my upper-levels, i changed majors.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR200
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good class - not "easy", but very interesting. Lots of reading, but good books that read pretty quickly. She expects participation and thinking. Tests aren't "hard", but if you don't read and don't go to class, they will be. Show up, have the materials read and participate and it's pretty good.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANTHRO200
• 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:

Very knowledgable,was a student of Margaret Mead, on speaking terms with other famous living anthropologists, very generous in spirit and in deed, liberal feminist (I'm not too sure about that), and watch out, you might just learn something ABOUT YOURSELF if you keep an open mind and an open heart.

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Dr Billings is an excentric hippy that knows her stuff. If you pay attention you might learn something. She is kind hearted and has off days occasionally and likes to share those with the class. She can be highly amusing at times. She's a character.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR112
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Don't waste your time going to class she doesn't teach anything.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR647
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Billings is unorganized and goes off on tangents all the time. Her tests do not reflect what she talks about in the class. However, she is funny. Watch out! your grade may not reflect your performance.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANTHR101
• 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:

Professor Billings is a tenured professor with a somewhat feminist approach, which isn't bad, but she just can't organize her lecture ideas cohesively, so I don't even bother taking notes. She is knowledgeable and somewhat funny though.