Paul Smith
Washington State University - Main Campus
Department:
Music
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His class is disorganize and confusing! And as the last comment mentioned about the Grading is unclear, yes that's true !!! I got a C Average in all assignment but I got a F in the final grade. I don't know what had I did wrong or he "lost" one of my assignment grade, his lecture is lack of notes and he "rely" on you to "listen" to the music samples (Well, the sample is not bad!) and read the textbook , I did all of them but I still don't have a clue about what he teaches!!! Other than that, he likes to jump from subject to subject when he lecture. One time he was talking about the Irish music , then he suddenly switch to talk about West African Music. I am completely lost when I tried to take some notes. Anyway, AVOID this professor as you can. I am sure there are somebody else can teach better than him in GenED / Music course!!!
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Good professor.
Great teaching methods/approach
I would recommend this professor
Is interesting/entertaining/funny
Is creative
Shows a love of teaching
Shows a great knowledge of subject matter
Has enthusiasm in the classroom
Comes to class organized
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Paul is a nice guy, but he is way too disorganized, and definately should not be teaching this class. He jumps around and doesn't give you any kind of an idea what it is he is trying to teach exactly. He is also really sketchy on what exactly he wants in an essay or paper. If you have to take GenEd111, try to take it with another professor!
Positive:
Is creative
Has enthusiasm in the classroom
Negative:
Is a bad professor
Would not recommend this professor
Confusing or hard to understand
Expectations are unclear or lofty
Notes/lecture is confusing
Worst professors I've ever had!
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Lectures are pretty scattered, but they're interesting. It works out fine because tests are designed not so much to test details but general ideas and personal insight into information given.
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Is interesting/entertaining/funny
Brings discussion into the classroom
Shows a great knowledge of subject matter
Has enthusiasm in the classroom
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Notes/lecture is confusing
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Positive:
Has enthusiasm in the classroom
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Would not recommend this professor
Confusing or hard to understand
Expectations are unclear or lofty
Overly difficult tests or assignments
Notes/lecture is confusing
Professor does not relate to students
Worst professors I've ever had!