Reviews of professor Oscar Ralda

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I took his PHIL101-Ethics at Lane Community College (where he is now). When the weather went bad and our class was weeks behind on assignments, he was NOT flexible... Expected all of us to catch up and turn all work in by a deadline but was extremely behind on grading. Responds to emails 2-3 days later or just no response at all...

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He was very passionate about the topics that we covered. It was my first philosophy class so at times I struggled with determining the meanings behind the texts. However, he was very thorough and very respectfully disagreed with difficult students, I appreciated that about him.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Oscar appeared to be very unfamiliar with the expectations for some of the assignments. He was extremely hard to get a hold of and was very convoluted whenever replying. His feedback on assignments was also very hard to read and convoluted. The class itself was easy but he made it much more complicated than needed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Oscar is a great GE! He always explained readings and allowed room for discussion. There is a calm presence about him that makes him approachable.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Took Philosophy 101 with him, as I was interested in the subject and expected to learn a lot. Instead, this class is essentially a rant on modern politics. Rather than discussing actual philosophers, we largely talked about political issues where Oscar presented his opinions as facts. If you'd like a class that preaches socialism, take this.