Reviews of professor Kathleen Whitaker

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She has her own citing system outside of APA or MLA, which happens to be the most convoluted system known to man. She is very vague about what she wants from assignments and verbally berates students for not understanding precisely what she wants.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
One word: Arrogant. She refers you to the syllabus even if you are asking for clarification on the syllabus. She doesn't respond to emails quickly and has a tone when she does as if she is inconvenienced by being emailed. She doesn't understand we are in a pandemic and material should be provided asynchronously. Awful teacher, don't take her class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I loved her! You have to participate actively and you get the best out of her class! She is extremely intelligent and inspirational.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Insanely intelligent and has so much to offer for this course. She was extremely helpful and adaptable and supported independent research.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is very easy to contact, and is always willing to sort out issues whether it be tech or personal life issues. She sounds excited to teach each lecture, and always tries to keep them interesting

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Whitaker is the smartest person I have ever met. She commands respect but deserves it. She poses a challenge, but pushes you to be better. Coaches learning with participation. You need to be independent and read syllabus, but she will help you when needed. Empathetic to struggles and exceptions when genuine. She is the best prof LU has to offer

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amazing, prof. Well read, very smart, good teacher all around. The only people with issues are the lazy kids who can't read a syllabus, don't show up to class, or spend their time scrolling the internet instead of paying attention. You show up, you try, and boom you do good. If you fail, it's on you. Yes, this is aimed at u Thunder Bay kids

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is extremely smart and the content is interesting unfortunately she is not a good professor. She is extremely rude and will deduct marks for small mistakes. Instead of giving helpful feedback she berates you and tells you to refer to the syllabus. She has an extremely complicated citation style and if it's not followed exactly she chastises you

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She refused to record lectures if you had to miss them for exams in other classes or appointments even when notified weeks in advance. She is a tough marker and expects participation (ie. oral presentations or discussions during class). The content was interesting enough, she just wasn't the most welcoming or accommodating prof I've ever had.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She can be helpful/accommodating but her expectations for assignments can be ridiculous. Even if the content is not that challenging, you will lose so many marks for the tiniest mistakes or things that are not done in the exact style that she wants them in. She argues that following her strict guidelines saves you time but in reality causes stress