Jana Walters - James Madison University

Professor: Jana Walters

Department: TBD

College: James Madison University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• 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 women has absolutely zero respect for athletes. If you want to take yoga and she is your only option PASSSSS. Take literally anything else. She doesn't answer emails often and when she does they are one sentence long and DO NOT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. Her grading is so bias whether or she likes you or not and she judges a book by their cover

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Jana is an amazing professor, and she teaches kin 100 in an easy to understand way. Theres 3 tests and 3 assignments which if you put the work in are really easy. Would've gotten an A if I hadn't turned in my assignment 1 super late.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Her tests did not reflect what she talked about in class, and her lectures were incredibly boring. You're graded on 3 tests and 3 assignments which she also grades harshly. If you can get a different teacher do it.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She really works hard to know her students name in her yoga section. She does take attendance so make sure you go. She is very caring and the test aren't cumulative so they aren't very hard.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Jana was an amazing yoga teacher! She really cares about her students and wants everyone to succeed. She is super accepting of all skill levels. Her exams are solely based off her ppt slides. Attendance and participation are for a grade. We had 3 assignments and 3 non-cumulative exams. If you study from your notes, you'll get a good grade.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• 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 found Jana to be very ditsy during lectures. Even though there were times when she skipped all over the place, I felt like she did a good job at clarifying important concepts and identifying which things were important to know for the test. She is very approachable and open to answer any questions you may have.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Jana is very organized, her lectures are planned down to the minute and she is very nice. Attendance is a part of your grade. Tests are easy and straight from lecture and there are 3 big assignments that go along with the tests that are also just as easy

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I thought taking Yoga would be somewhat easy but it is not. Walters is so passionate about yoga & is a great person but is tough. You get 3 assignments & tests. The tests are unnecessarily hard & she barely teaches anything. She'll take points off of assignments for the littlest things. If you take it, always talk to her before you submit anything.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: GKIN100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

AVOID AT ALL COSTS, She will literally do anything to find a way to take points off of your grade, half of my class had to withdraw or ended up failing. dont fall for the yoga lab section, you'll end up with a bad grade which is pathetic because it's Kin100. it literally seems like she doesn't want anyone to succeed. better off doing cardio section

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Jana is a great option for kin 100. Lectures move fast and she can be overly energetic at times, but she really cares about her students and the subject. She also makes it a point to learn the names of everyone in her section for yoga. The attendance policy for kin 100 is the same across the board so just make sure you make it to class on time.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• 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 is just the worst teacher I've ever had. She forgets to breathe when she's lecturing I guess she has a nervous tick or something. She also is the hardest grader. It's not worth it to take the yoga section. DON'T TAKE IT. She also is the strictest teacher I've ever seen. If you have one too many absences, you'll fail the entire class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GKIN100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Take Jana's yoga section!!! I had never really done yoga before and I fell in love with it. She's super enthusiastic about yoga and physical activity, so that made it fun. She's kinda a hard grader on the projects and the lectures are very scattered, so take notes outside of class from the textbook/power points, I wish I knew ahead of time!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

TAKE THIS CLASSSSSSS. Yoga is awesome! She really cares about her students. Tests are moderately hard but way way way easier than any other health gen ed! Wait until you can take this class! its worth it trust me!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This class is definitely an easy A as long as you put effort in when it comes to the projects and tests. I met in the gym 2 days a week and lecture room one day a week. Take good notes and read the book and you'll be fine for the tests. During gym sections the workouts were easy. Participation really matters though (no excused absences).

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

KIN 100 at JMU in general has a tough attendance policy, so you won't find anything better in the department regarding this. However, I will say that on one occasion when I was four minutes late (usually being on time), she humiliated both of us in front of the class and directed us to sit on the floor for the duration.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lectures are once a week so it's hard to remember the information for the tests. Take really good notes and study ahead of time.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: GKIN100
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Definitely recommend kin over health for the gen ed cluster. Jana is a ball on energy and the work out portion is really easy. 3 assignments that are pretty easy to get an A on. Tests are tough for he lecture part of the class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is very distracting when she gives lectures because she will work out while talking. Also whenever people will ask her questions she will giggle and then stutter like she does not know what she is talking about. The tests are completely different from the class and are super hard. I learned more from the textbook than from her.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Walters is super boring and her lectures can get very confusing with her getting sidetracked all the time. The information is just basic knowledge though, so getting a good grade doesn't require that much effort.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: KIN100
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Walters is nice but really annoying. She fidgets and talks too long and laughs at random stuff, so it's hard to follow. The tests are hard because they're different from lectures and the questions are difficult. The assignments are sooo annoyingly dumb because if you leave out like 2 sentences you get a C. Miss 3 classes u get pts off,take health.