Reviews of professor Nicole Penak

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
An absolute gem of a teacher, the best of the best! Settler-students: be reflexive of your privilege. Unlearn. Be SERIOUS. Behold how we are implicated in the ongoing genocide of Indigenous Peoples. Join the movements. Nicole changed my life, research focuses, activisms, to be a settler-learner ally. Decolonizing for Indigenous Sovereignty, NOW!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She spent a lot of time criticizing social work but never suggested alternatives. She was passionate about her class but I wish she had clearer views on how to address the litany of problems she cited.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
MOST accommodating prof i've ever had! So caring and insightful & makes the class so much fun. Nicole is super chill & easy going, she listens to her students and treats them as equals. If you're struggling with the course or in life, she will absolutely help you in ANY way possible. Plus, she's guaranteed to make you laugh. BEST PROF. PERIOD.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is an amazing prof and helps you engage in critical thinking. Social work is seen from a completely different lense. A great learning opportunity.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Nicole is an Indigenous Goddess and literally the person I want to be when I grow up. She is passionate, incredibly intelligent, and really cares about her students and their learning. She makes it easier to actually sit back and take in the information because she puts no unnecessary pressure on you. TAKE HER CLASS!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
These bad reviews you read on here are by no means who Nicole Penek is at all. Yes she tells you to think critically and all assignments are really open to being creative with. She is passionate about Social Work and is one of the most open-minded and easy going, awesomest professors at ever...

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Nicole is an educator that promotes real learning and growth from her students. Her courses are less about going through the "process of education" and more about meaningfully engaging with challenging ideas and topics. She is an extremely fair grader but you can't just go through the motions. Expect to participate, be challenged and actually learn

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
If you have to take 2070 for Social work, Nicole is the best choice! she is very knowledgeable, helpful, empathetic and is a very fair marker! her lectures are always interesting and she very flexible when it comes to extensions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nicole is a professor who really cares about her students and wants to see them succeed. She was always willing to help me with assignments outside of class hours and I found the feedback she would give extremely helpful. She also made me think critically about social work and what I will do as a social worker to help make changes in the field.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Truly amazing prof, best of the best! No nonsense, she knows her stuff. Incredible analysis. Life changer. Haven't met anyone like her at York school of social work. Highly recommended!!!