Ricky Manoff - Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

Professor: Ricky Manoff

Department: History

College: Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: WOM10
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Knows her stuff and is extreamly knowledgeable in her feild of study. Unfortunately she is often late for class (verying from 5 as late and 20 min), will submit grades later then usual (a month to submit a gade on a 1 paragraph assignment), and will often

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: WOMENSTUDIES10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Manoff is a great women's studies teacher. Her class is very easy if you do the reading and show up to class. The books and articles she assigns are very interesting and easy to get through. Her class depends on 3 tests and a few writing assignments so you must do well on the tests to get an A

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: WOM10
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Smart lady who really cares about what she's teaching. Doesn't pressure you to feel any kind of way, merely suggests alternate viewpoints.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST12
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Honestly, the only way to NOT get a good grade in this class is to not show up to lecture. She gives pretty great study guides before tests and is clearly very passionate about history. I didn't bother buying the (inexpensive) textbooks and studied maybe twice a week for the class. Bottom line: she's a great choice.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: WOMENSTUDIES10
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

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Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIS2
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Professor Manoff is hands down the best professor. I could have gotten an A but I slacked off on some of the reading. However the reading is pretty straight forward, and she explains the historical events like if she were telling a story. You are more than welcome to ask her questions during break or before class. Oh, she offers extra credit too.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIS2
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Manoff is very knowledgeable and passionate about her work. When I had trouble with an assignment, I could rely on her to help me. She is a very caring professor. Although some assignments were somewhat difficult, they helped me grow, I became a much better writer because of professor Manoff! Take her class, you will not regret it!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIS2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She seems like a nice person, however she's an awkwardly inarticulate teacher, where instead of clarifying critical concepts, she merely confuses students further, for she lacks brevity when it comes to teaching. In addition, the text she uses is the most dreary and colorless history book I've EVER read - and I love reading more than anything.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIS2
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This class is an easy A but you would have to do your own reading. She provides study guides on canvas. Our first test was bad so she changed it from MC to essay format, where she gives a topic from each chapter. You must do the source analysis. There are 3 exams & 3 source analysis papers. Just a warning: the class is a bit boring. So be prepared.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST12
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She lectured the entire class every class. She said all you needed to study was the powerpoint slides but I studied those and the textbook and still did not do well. Test questions were worded to trick the student. I did not have an enjoyable class time. One positive is she does help in office hours so go and ask a ton of questions, that might help

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST12
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's a great person. Very funny and delightful to talk to. Her teaching on the other hand is mediocre. She switches up the syllabus multiple times throughout the semester, making it confusing for the whole class. She takes a very long time to grade tests and doesn't post scores online, leaving you in the dark regarding your grade.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: WOMENSTUDIES10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this professor. please! she keeps changing her mind about everything in the course of the class, she is not on top of it, she is not clear. i really don't understand how she has so many great reviews. her class is so boring, she is so not organized that it drives me crazy, and she treats the class as if it's ochem. it's only women st!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: WOMENSTUDIES10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Never responds to emails, disorganized, talks down to students, EXTREMELY UNENTHUSIASTIC. She will sit down and stare at her hands during the entire lecture and gets angry at us when we don't share her (lack of) enthusasiam. She changes the format of the test when she gets mad at us and tries to trick us intentionally on the quizzes. AVOID AVOID

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIST2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She could be on the boring side as far as lectures go. All her lectures are just her reading out of the book so if you just read the book and don't go to class or vice versa you'll know the material, but she does grade on attendance so i wouldn't miss too many classes.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: WS10
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I also took Professor Manoff during the Summer (Scholars). I really enjoyed taking her Women's Studies class. She's a hilarious and an understanding professor. We had an amazing guest speaker too. The class has lots of reading but they are interesting. Also, the class is only 100 points. The midterm is 30 points and the final is 40 points.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: WOM10
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took Professor Manoff for her Summer Scholars course. She is incredibly funny, and really loves class participation. Do the reading! Her tests and quizzes are based straight from them. I was scared before I took the class because I thought it would be boring, but it turned out to be one of the best classes I ever have taken.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: WS10
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class was very interesting but, her grading is weird.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: GWS100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She absolutely does not care for students or their goals. Harsh grader. Talks highly about feminism in her class but constantly uses students weaknesses against them. Spot quizzes! Teaches well but talks down to students. Never makes time outside of class to go over your concerns. I'm a straight A student & she's by far the worst prof. I've had!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIST12
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Good professor but lectures are repetitive sometimes.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST12
• 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:

I wouldn't recommend her for HIST12. She reads a lot from her notes and often can not answer questions. Tests are confusing but she gives extra credit and she is also helpful. Not a diffcult class but confusing and boring. Geat ready to read a lot.