Reviews of professor Alexandra Boyd

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Boyd explains things very well and doesn't hesitate to help when you ask her. She is able to determine if realistically the class can give their speeches or not. If you do decide to take her, be prepared to do a lot of work. Even though you will be doing only about 3-4 speeches if you do full term, the workload will still be heavy.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Coach B is one of the best professor i had so far in Sac City! I took the summer course was very hesitant and scared but im glad i did. Shes caring especially towards her student, she creates a safe space make us feel comfortable and encourages us to speek our minds and find our voice. Overall her class is amazing and inspirational. Take her class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Great teacher that makes class easy and fun! Entire class is group driven so if you are afraid of groups then I would stay away, otherwise she does it very well! Will switch or work with people if they do not think they fit within there group though. Very animated and very energetic especially with lectures! Show up and put in work and you'll pass!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Boyd was a good professor. I definitely feel much better at communicating
even in the daily sense. I feel that she fosters a family type classroom where by the end/final speech most everyone feels connected with their peers and there is little to no anxiety surrounding speech days. She also encourages personality in her assignments.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Amazing human, terrible teacher. She showed up to every single class LATE, and she did not grade any work until the last minute. She completely overcommitted herself teaching all these other classes at other colleges, and the lack of attention was definitely felt by all. She takes forever to email back and offers little to no help outside of class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I really enjoyed this class, Professor Boyd was great! she is passionate about what she loves and is not tolerant to disrespect. We had three short 3-5 min speeches on interesting topics to submit, a critique packet and a final speech presentation, that is all! No homework! I really enjoyed watching everyone grow more confident with each speech.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Although I hated public speaking, Coach B made it possible for me to become comfortable with it! She is very caring and does everything she can to make you feel comfortable and welcome. She always comes in the classroom with a positive vibe and bright smile! In terms of grading, she is pretty lenient and understanding. Take her class! :)

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She didn't grade anything until the last week of the semester, and when she did she gave harsh grades. When I would point out to her I received a poor grade based on criteria not listed in the instructions, she would say I was right but make me redo it. I ended up re-doing everything in the last week of the semester and still got a bad grade.