Reviews of professor Dana Laitinen

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Laitinen is a great professor. Her class is mostly reading short stories and easy quizzes/inquizatives. Close reading workshops and responses are annoying but helpful for the midterm literary analysis paper. Super chill class and you'll do well if you read the stories and pay attention in group discussions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Clear about what she expects from everyone and doesn't pile on homework. Most work is done in groups during class and the projects you work on during your own time. The projects make up most of your grade so she has you first submit a draft that she gives feedback on before you submit the final.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Laitinen was very respectful throughout the semester. She provided good feedback, and allowed excusable absences. Overall, a good class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Laitinen kicked me while I was down and failed me when all my other professors went out of their way to show empathy. I was critically ill and she left me with a failing grade. She also is a stickler on grading, a monotone/boring presenter, isn't engaging, and loves to talk about herself. She is rude to other students & is picky.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Laitinen is really nice and the work wasn't hard. The assignments don't take that long but she says there's a 24-hour grace period for everything but will still take off points. I liked the focus on humans, animals, and technology in literature but there were some days that I just didn't want to be there but had to for the attendance grade.