Reviews of professor Gabriel Cruz

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Do not take a class from Dr. Cruz. Just got his doctorate in May 2018 and has no idea how to teach college. Boring and doesn't establish clear grading criteria. Takes forever to grade work so students don't know where they stand. Lectures on one set of materials and tests on other info. Nice guy outside of class. Needs mentoring on how to teach.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr Cruz is a really nice guy but that's all I can positively say about him. He is very disorganized and his tests do not reflect what was taught in class. He takes a long time to grade and return work so students never know what kind of grade they have in his class. I would avoid taking a class from him. He is new to HPU and should not be tenured.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures are always great bc hes got an objectively fantastic voice. If teaching doesnt work out, doing audiobooks/podcasts would be a solid backup plan. Witty, encourages discussion w/ students. Minority prof, good at talking nonBIPOC students thru thought processes so they recognize their own privilege, w/o making them feel guilty. Good dude

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I thought my course with Dr. Cruz was great. Most relatable professor I've had and is actively trying to help students grow in their speaking skills. Everyone in the class improved their speaking skills by the end. The outside of class quizzes were not very helpful though because they were due before we talked about them in class. Great prof tho.