Janet Hale - Texas State University

Professor: Janet Hale

Department: Law

College: Texas State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2261
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Prof Hale is such a sweet and knowledgable woman but a terrible teacher. The material is already hard enough to understand, but don't expect to learn anything in class. Students who did the best used the textbook religiously. Additionally, she managed to loose my final exam scantron. If you can, take with another prof and save your GPA

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Hale is Kind, caring, funny and really nice! However, teaching is not for her! I went to class and never had a clue on what was going on. She takes notes using a legal pad and using like a circle graphs. It was so confusing and she also hops off subject a lot. The entire class failed literally but she gave us a curve so we all went from a F to a C

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Don't take this class with her, if you have the option to take it with a different professor please do. She does not post grades quickly, doesn't update the extra credit assignments. Talks about her personal life all the time!!! Everyone was lost and worried all the time. Spare yourself the anxiety and stress!!!!!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361H
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Hale is probably the most unorganized professor I have met in my college career. From misdirected rants that she considered beneficial lectures to constantly changing the syllabus. She gives assignments that have no clear guidelines and then scrutinizes them somewhat harshly. No idea what my grade is either. Take from this what you want.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: F
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I will more than likely have to retake this class. Her notes were just scribbles on a piece of notebook paper. She would always, ALWAYS get off subject. She's an active lawyer and the feeling I got from her was that this was just a hobby to her and didn't take it seriously enough. She was a sweet lady but a terrible professor.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Echoing on the previous comments, she's clearly knowledgable about law. However, her lectures are all over the place and fail to even cover the bare minimum of what you need to know on the exams. She writes her own tests and none of the questions are in anyway similar to what is posted on Cengage or the practice questions she posts prior. Avoid!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor hale is as most say, a good knowledgeable person when it comes to law however her lectures are extremely unorganized and the material taught in class does not correlate with what is on the test. Out of a class of 120 people only 20 people at most pass her exams with a B, save yourself the bullet and do not take her class

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: INC
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Terrible teacher, doubles as a lawyer so shes never focused or prepared for class. Very few tests that are over situational questions that she only practices the day before. Everyone fails test so class is based on extra credit and rounding. Constantly changes syllabus, she had 3 different due dates for one assignment. Only here for the title

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Do not take her. I have all As and this is the only class that Im struggling with. No way youre gonna pass a test

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2261
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She writes her notes on a notepad and abbreviates every word the notes end up looking like a big mess and are no help for exams. She gets off topic every 5 minutes and is all over the place the whole class and our grades reflected this. 4 people passed our last exam do not take this proffesor

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This was an awful class, you get 3 grades all semester and they are all 3 exams, DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I love Professor Hale. She is a sweet lady with a good heart. With that being said, only take her class if you can afford for your GPA to drop, because that is exactly what is going to happen. Consider yourself warned.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

just dont.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

On god take her if you wanna fail the class straight up.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Hale is as everyone says, a genuinely good person. You get 3 tests, which includes the final, and you have the option to retake Test 1 and Test 2 during the final. However, her way of taking notes is using markers on a notepad and abbreviating everything. So, read the book and try rewrite your notes because it will get confusing.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2261
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Like everyone else has said about this professor is true. Do not take this class, it is poorly organized and structured. There are only 3 grades and they are all exams. Do yourself a favor and do not waste your time with her. While she is knowledgeable about law, her teaching practices are very poor.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BLAW3363
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Do not take this professor whatever you do. She is absolutely terrible and the worst professor I have had at Texas State University. She is a good person but her class and structure is outrageous. On tests she says "study what you think is important". Shes vague and basically attempting to fail our whole class. You have been warned.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BLAW3363
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Horrible lecturer, goes off topic, ask a question and she does not directly answer. There are only three tests which according to the class groupme EVERYONE is failing. Major individual assignment with zero guidelines. Very stressful lady. Would love to have coffee with her, but would never want to "learn" under her ever again.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She was super fun and kept class exciting. She is passionate about what shes teaching, and that alone engages interest. I had a D, but during the final I was able to retake all of the past exams and i ended with a B. (It was hard though, lots of reading my textbook). I took her 2 years ago and shes still my favorite professor at txst.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: BLAW2361
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is the most unorganized class Ive ever taken. During lecture, she spends half the time talking about her personal life rather than actually teaching. When she does teach, shes confusing and only gives us the bare minimum. Reading the book is the only way I could come close to passing. Theres extra credit, but the only grades are 3 tests.