Marilyn Howell - Clark College, Vancouver, WA

Professor: Marilyn Howell

Department: Sociology

College: Clark College, Vancouver, WA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mrs Howell is entirely to focused on her feminism with the last assignment just setting up the life of a single mother even though that had no bearing on the final result versus a single dad and the whole assignment was just "look how hard it is to be a woman". None of her assignments or tests had any critical thinking and were just memorize book.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Yes, this instructor will; expect you to attend class, speak at length about the subject she teaches, set expectations, push you to think outside the box, steer you back to focus when your off in left field, and assume you are in school to learn. I had to work hard in her class and came out the other side a better student. Isn't that the point?

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Howell is a smart lady and retiring soon:) She knows her stuff and wants her students to learn it also. However, I feel she expects too much of her students. There were four 50 pt scantrons, and two papers. Total of 300 points. The questions on the scantrons are hard to understand what she is even asking, and the papers are very complex! Run!!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had her for SOC 101. Requires her students to be Sociology masters within 2 weeks. Her expectations are far to high. Her writing assignments, although they are few, are long winded and complicated. Her tests are 50 point multiple choice but are riddled with trick questions and confusing questions. If you have her, transfer while you can!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Howell is a wealth of information. The lectures are key to passing this class however the lectures if you actually are listening and taking notes are packed full of great information and interesting comparisons. I absolutely loved my SOC& 101 class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: SOC240
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

only instructor teaching criminology at Clark, impossible to get an A basically, luckily, if you get 68% of the final grade, you still have a C-, you have to look at the textbook very carefully to drop down everything she might ask you in the test, you can have a 3 by 5 note card in test, that is helpful, For Soc 101, Carlos Castro way betterchoice

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: 101
• Grade Received: D+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst teacher ive had at clark. I got a D. And i am an A student. I never missed a class and still had a very hard time. I will avoid her in the future for sure.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• 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:

This lady has way too high of expectations of her students for an intro class. She over talks people, picks favorites, runs on irrelevant tangents and has a horrible class structure. The entire class is 4 multiple choice tests with trick questions, and confusing wording, and 2(4-5 pg) essays that she uses to belittle her students. HORRIBLE RUN AWAY

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

One of the worst teachers I've had at Clark. I have tried pretty hard in this class and am barely scraping by with a C. She's rude, confusing and unapproachable. I'm really disappointed. The tests are way too hard and there's only 4 tests and two (4-5 pages). Sounded easy until I got a bad grade on each one of them. I've never had grades this bad.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

This woman is a monster... She picks on students relentlessly. And is depressed with her life so she tries to suck the happiness out of her students. If you want to remain happy in life then do not take this class. She will insult you, embarrass you, harass you, and make you feel like an idiot. RUN!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This lady is horrible!! She gives you 6 assignments split into 4 exams and 2 essay papers, with a total of 300 points and if you start or end bad you are almost guaranteed to not do well at all. You don't have enough points to redeem yourself so my recommendation to everyone is DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst, I mean WORST teacher E-V-E-R!!! She has the world's most borinnnng and confusing teaching style, she belittles her students and to make matters worse...She will critique you on anything and everything until you feel like the worlds dumbest person. Don't take ANY classes with her!!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Howell is very difficult to comprehend, she expects way to much out of her students for an Intro class. Her tests are extremely DIFFICULT to follow and the study guides definitely DON'T help, so don't waste your time filling them out. Best advice I could EVER give, get a different professor. Honestly, you will be miserable in this class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Worst teacher EVER!!! Best advice get a different professor. You will NEVER be right on any question asked in class. She makes you feel completely stupid. Her study guides dont even help for the tests, so dont waste your time filling it out.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Pick another instructor. The other reviews are completely accurate about this lady. You will spend your entire term attempting to decode her scandalous teaching style. Her class is ridiculous.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

BEWARE!! She expects far too much for an intro class, and is an awful instructor!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Worst professor I have had at any college. Though she is an intelligent lady, her teaching style leaves a lot to be desired. She lectures for hours and her definitions differ greatly from what is written in the required text. Class always become off topic with various "discussions" where the only right opinion is hers. Take a different SOC101 class

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

worse teacher i have had at clark. class is all lecture and nothing hands on. she is boring, uninteresting. don't take this class, she shouldn't be a teacher.FIND ANOTHER TEACHER

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOC230
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She spent an hour and a half reading her syllabus, word for word...for word..as if we weren't capable of reading it on our own. Her teaching style is boring to tears. Her expectations are not realistic. I DO NOT recommend her for any class. Her grading structure and quizzes are bizarre and she is not pleasant to try to talk to. she belittles you.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC101
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Howell is very invested in being the smartest person in the room. She does not like to give out A's. Her final two tests are the worst. I had a A in the class until the final test where she asks a ton of trick questions that have nothing to do with text or lecture. She's very rude and condescending. I would not take another class from her.