Reviews of professor Rachel McKinney

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor herself was nice. But this was not a 400 level philosophy class, as there was nothing philosophical about it. With a title like Truth Lies and Public Discourse, I had very high expectations as I felt this class could really tie in with morals and ethics. However, it felt more like an English class as it never went deep enough. Bummer.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She's a great person (she's very nice and understanding), but not a great professor. Her class as well as the material discussed lacks focus. Tons of reading (500 pages+), yet in class we hardly discuss anything worthwhile. Grades in class mostly hinge on weekly responses, participation, and the two 7-10 pg. papers. There are better options.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Most of the work in this class was assigned readings/discussions/perusals. Her personality will either charm or annoy you  and she can be a little all over the place. I have nothing against her personally but her class made sure I wasn't interested in any more philosophy courses.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She's a nice person but takes forever to grade and her lectures are some of the most unorganized I've ever seen. If you take her, get ready for tons of Perusall annotations. By the end of class the board looks like a toddler scribbled all over it and you take absolutely nothing away from what's written on it. Class is a waste of time and money IMO.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Although she is a wonderful person & cares a lot about the subject at hand, every class I went to felt like a waste of time. Lectures were extremely inconsistent, with most of it just being talking one on one with a student. TONS of reading with required annotations.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Honestly if you're not a philosophy major, don't take this class. She goes very fast so you end up teaching yourself and is a very tough grader on the smallest of assignments such as perusall readings.