Reviews of professor Joseph Anistranski

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took him for HDE100A last quarter and this quarter I took him for HDE100B. The class format was discussion, annotated bibliography, journal, and quiz. The format may give you anxiety at the beginning but once you get use to it, this class is actually the best. It's like how you learn stuff in high school. Joe is a funny dude and I recommend him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very nice guy but AWFUL teacher. His instructions are confusing and his grading is extremely harsh. The workload in this class is insane. I had more work in this class than in all 3 of my other classes combined. Every week: 5 pages of notes, 2 page journal, 3-4 discussion posts, and 1 quiz. Plus a midterm and final. Avoid at all costs.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Definitely recommend taking any of Joe's classes. There were 4 weekly assignments that are all really easy. Weekly bibliographies consists of writing two page summaries of the text chapter and a research article. The quizzes are crazy easy. The group projects can be annoying, but the grading is lenient. The weekly reflection will take you 10 mins.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Like building ikea furniture or plan to work there. This is the class for you. Mr A loves to assign work that is way off topic of humans or development of any kind. Like page 1 or 10 of the ikea plan, just skip to the last page and get it done. His thought process can only be described as Helen Keller walking thru the external maze that is ikea.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The professor was one of the most fair graders and had a good personality. He made learning fun and interesting in this class. I am sad to see him leave after Spring Quarter 2022. This is my first and last class with him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
HORRIBLE OVERALL- PROFESSOR IS VERY FULL OF HIMSELF AND OBVIOUSLY HAS THIS IDEAL VERSION OF HIMSELF THAT DOES NOT LINE UP W REALITY. Also, he'll do bi-weekly course reflections where questions solely focus on how good of a professor/the curriculum is.