Mary Haberman - Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA

Professor: Mary Haberman

Department: History

College: Whatcom Community College, Bellingham, WA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIST147
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mary makes things easy for her students. the work load she gave us was easy and she would joke and have fun in class while still covering the material for the day.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIST147
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I felt confident about most of the topics on tests, and Mary really supported us and gave us leeway when we needed it.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIST147
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Read the assignment description carefully, it is easy to drop point from not doing them completely. She is hard to access outside of class due to late reply on email. Fair grade

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIST148
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

She's very nice to students and makes jokes during lectures sometimes. I have her class in the summer, and she planned a day trip to Mt. Baker to learn more about the CCC in the New Deal, which is awsome. She mentioned about recent problems in the country too. However, she took long time to grade and answering message through Canvas was slow too.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: POL202
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

It is hard to meet her, she has no office hour, so you need to make appointment which is quite inconvenient. There are some extra credits. You need to put effort in this class if you want to get A

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIST147
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Toughest class I have ever taken. Mostly because it was online, but she didn't care about her students at all. She pushed so much homework on us without checking in to see how far we were. Never taking a class with her again.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIST147
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Her tests are impossible to pass, most of her online discussions are worthless, and she's got poor organization even in canvas. Literally you responsible for finding out what you're supposed to read that week. I've had History teachers who make the class fun and interesting, and Mary is not one of them. Have fun with her online group projects too!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIST215
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

As a person, Mary truly is down-to-earth. The class I had with her was a women in US history so the people in that class, truly wanted to be there. There was quite a bit of reading, but she makes an effort to have the classes focus on discussions, rather than lectures. It is easy to fall behind, but she is easy to talk to & get help.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: POLS202
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Grades ruthlessly, especially if you've communicated that you intend on dropping her class. Really seems to go out of her way to give a 0 on assignments, even giving a 0 early if she assumes you're not going to turn it in anyway. Uses an outdated textbook and is misleading as an 'entry-level' class, requires being politically obsessed.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIST147
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I personally don't like history so I could be biased but the class was okay. Not crazy hard but not super easy. I found it sort of boring and that she's sort of a hard grader. But I mean it's not a hard class, I got an A.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIST147
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The work wasn't bad but she would enter assignment the week they were due. Last week of the semester she added a test without any warning. Her tests are impossible to pass, had to look up almost every question, the work she assigned never helped at all. Also the tests were timed, typically about 40- 50 questions in 80 minutes & only one try.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POLS202
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She does not reply to emails. I would not recommend taking an online class with her. Her instructions are not specific enough and she likes to do worthless assignments.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIST118
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She was slightly unorganized and the text she assigns is very dry and hard to read. She does grade attendance, so just show up and do the assignments and you'll get a good grade. She's a really nice person and an easy grader, I'd recommend taking the class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIS214
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mary is super cool. All you have to do is show up to each class and do the readings. She gives lots of opportunities to make work and there are no penalties for late work. Just do the readings and its the easiest A you will earn.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: POLSC202
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Took a night class (American Gov) from her. She was always in a good mood, cracked jokes, and passionate about her subject. Lots of extra cred opportunities. If you do the assignments you should have no problem getting an A. She is also very caring and down to earth, easy to talk to. Cool prof!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: POLSC202
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Great Professor, Great Class

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 118
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Haberman is a very supportive teacher and is very good at putting people at ease. This was my very first college class and it was a great way to start! The assignments are very writing focused. Her tests are easy if you study the material. Haberman offers numerous opportunities to receive extra credit. I would recommend this class very highly.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIST214
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Unorganized in every way possible. Never know when you actually have to do an assignment because she rarely collecttalks about them. Haven't done a single thing on syllabus. The readings are outdated and very boring. This subject should be an easy interesting one, yet she makes it confusing. DO NOT TAKE ANY CLASS SHE TEACHES. Horrible teacher.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: POLS100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Class was relatively easy, though for an online course it was a large workload. Group project was extremely disorganized. Never been in an online class that had a group project, but it is very poorly designed. The formatting on the quizzes are pretty bad too. My grade went down because she forgot to check my short answer questions.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIST158
• 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: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Totally disorganized and she is obviously winging the syllabus. We have classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays and receive the bulk of our reading assignments (2+ chapters) on Tuesdays. Also, she'll randomly assign papers or presentations on a Tuesday and it will be due Thursday. Lectures are scattered and discussion based, no clear direction or plan.