Karen Norman - Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI

Professor: Karen Norman

Department: Education

College: Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: EDUC451
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Wow,she is AWFUL! I would do a lesson and she would give me advice, then I would do what she had told me to do, and she would say that once again I did not do well. I did what she told me to do, ugh! She is not a very helpful professor, and I feel bad for you if she is university supervisor.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: EDUC449
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Norman IS GREAT!!! She teaches to prepare students for the real world. This class is very in depth and time consuming, you just kinda gotta get through it. She is a GREAT Prof. Don't take her if you're a lazy SOB!! Recommend her highly.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: EDUC430
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr Norman is the kind of teacher you initially tend to shy from because of her sequences. She is a very meticulous adviser who is open ears at all times. I have grown to appreciate everything she does.

Rating # 4

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

A lot of busy work!! She is rude to students, in fact I think she hates them. She needs to get into a classroom b/c she is clueless

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: EDUC502504
• 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:

Completely worthless. Hates men. Why did I pay graduate tuition to watch Donald Duck cartoons and crochet? She said, and I quote, "Sometimes I get tired" when correcting papers and just quits in the middle.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: EDUC339
• 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:

If you want to take someone that will turn you off teaching then she is the person. She should not be teaching future educators. I am wondering if she got her degree out of a cracker jack box. She demands way to much for a one credit class outside of the observation hours!

Rating # 7

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Can anyone say...****

Rating # 8

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Dr. Norman is odd and is not willing to help. She is rather clueless in requirements and expects you to know hot to teach before you teach. Thinks she's funny and loves herself, making you feel awkward. Answers questions like you're a dumbie

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: EDUC430439
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

This is one of those classes you just have to get through. Lesson Plans are rediculously long, way more than you would ever do in a classroom, but it prepares you. Do work early so you can revise for a better grade. Dr. Norman is not a bad prof. Grades fairly. Never say "you guys" in a lesson!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: EDUC339439
• 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:

Nice lady, a lot of work but not over difficult. She gives you eveything you need to know. Do not buy any book for her class, you never use them.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: EDU400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She is a helpful teacher who wants all of her students to pass. Does not give any surprises on test material and homework is not too difficult. I highly recommend her, she is an awesome professor!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: EDUC339
• 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:

I LOVE DR. NORMAN!!! She didn't like me though because I think she always thought I was making jokes in class when I said that I thought teachers should evaluate students through standardized testing!

Rating # 13

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Very moody and rude, not helpful at all

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: EDUC502
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Norman doesn't have much of a clue about what goes on in a classroom these days. She gets her info from her friend who teaches in a private school. She needs to be more clear about her assignments too!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: EDUC339
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Not a bad course. Field experience is a lot of fun. Can't say anything bad about Dr. Norman.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: EDUC50450
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Teaching style - do as I say, not as I do. Grades by ruberic - not! Always extra things not stated. Do work early and plan on revising. Expectations of requirements are NOT clear. When she does lecture she has overheads and talking at same time...

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: EDU502
• 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:

No Comments

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: EDUC301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Very fun and has lots of energy! Alot of group work, but nothing too hard.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: EDUC430
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I think Dr. Norman is a good instructor. She makes her students teach their lesssons how teachers should teach. Granted it's not always that way, but learning how and having guidelines is extremely important. I feel fortunate to have had her.