Reviews of professor Joel Izlar

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Joel's class is discussion-based with a different topic/theme every day. Joel is passionate about these and leads really interesting and powerful conversations. There are readings for each class that you need to do in order to contribute to class discussion. There are no tests, but there are several papers that are mainly opinion/reflection-based.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I was so disappointed when I realized that Dr. Izlar is not teaching graduate courses next semester. I would take any course he teaches. He encourages critical thinking, and participation while respecting different opinions and perspectives. He is caring of his students. Best professor I've had in social work. His feedback is life changing.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Joel is a saint, we do not deserve him. I was gone weeks in a row because of family issues, and the only reason he cared was to make sure everything was okay. He gave me a 100 in the class despite me being absent because I did good work and he told me I had so much potential, and he was excited to see what I accomplished going forward. Love him.