Reviews of professor Lisa Ortiz

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class consisted of discussion posts, papers, quizzes, and a few other assignments. About 8-9 papers and 6 quizzes. I really, really enjoyed this class and all the topics we covered, and also actually loved writing almost every paper. If you're interested in child development, this class is the best!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Ortiz is new to ISU this year and came from U of I (which she mentions a lot). She's a tough grader and makes you really put in the work if you want a good grade. Her grading scale is confusing at times along her reasoning as to why you got the grade you got. LOTS OF READING EVERY WEEK along with weekly summaries.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She is new to ISU and really didn't know what she was doing. Her lectures got confusing at times and there's a lot of reading. There are summaries pretty much every class time and only worth 3 points but she expects a lot.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Ortiz is very knowledgeable in her field, and has lots of interesting things to talk about, but was a bit high brow for an entry level class. I would enjoy her more at a higher course level. Her Reggienet was the most difficult to navigate that I've ever had.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Ortiz had some nice assignments on the topics of the modules; however, readings and videos were on the web or youtube. The final assignment caught me slightly off guard, as there were many things she asked for, like a philosophy statement and parent engagement policy, that we had not covered in the class. Not the hardest teacher though.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Shes all over the place. Her lectures are confusing and shes hard to follow when she speaks. A lot of reading, papers, and presentations. She takes like 2-3 weeks to grade things. I felt like I was learning things I already knew. I would have taken a different class had I known.