Reviews of professor Elizabeth Fredericks

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you are looking to get a lot out of an English class, I would take a different professor. Dr. Fredericks seemed to lack the ability to inspire students which so many wonderful Hillsdale professors have. Maybe she will learn as she gains more experience, but I wouldn't waste a semester on a class that doesn't teach you much and isn't an easy A.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took for 1 and 2. There is a mandatory response essay (250 words) and discussion questions due each week, but this class is worth the work. Dr. Fredricks cares about her work and her students, her passion for the subject is no secret. I read 1 book and sparknoted the rest, my homework grade averaged out to be an A. She also weights participation!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I never fully read an assignment and still did well in the class. Daily discussion posts which are kind of annoying. If you're a good writer and go to office hours a few times, you'll do well. Get ready to write about all the unimportant and practically nonexistent women in ancient literature.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I hated this class. We had to write a journal assignment before every single Great Books class. I am an A/B student (had actually never gotten less than a solid B) and I took a C- for literally three times the amount of work (most of which was just busy work).

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I would highly discourage anyone from taking Dr. Fredericks. She is a first-time professor which shows in her teaching. We truly learned nothing (in terms of writing skills or literary analysis) throughout the semester despite a heavy amount of mandatory, time-consuming homework. She was a very harsh and arbitrary grader. Find someone else