Reviews of professor Lydia Walker

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Her class is hell. You're expected to read at least two articles before every class, some being over 20 pages. You can't use technology at all, so she expects that you print out all of the material. She is completely disrespectful to students. She grades unfairly and expects you to already know every detail about world history. Avoid her class!!!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Ridiculous amount of readings, unrealistic expectations of students. Lectures are not coherent because she cannot keep a train of thought. She is extremely picky with her rubrics and grading tactics. She claims to be helpful, but will help you and then contradict herself while she grades. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Walker is not necessarily a bad professor, it's just the class is not the kind of history class that you'd expect. It's not a normal history class where you discuss events leading up to a major event in history but rather the social and cultural effects from said events. Dr. Walker is very helpful, but I do not recommend the class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
For a gen ed it required as much reading as my upper level classes. Her grading scale is difficult and she doesn't communicate well. The tests are very specific and if you missed any reading good luck. Attendance is important and there is group busy work. Would stay away.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Attendance was graded by clicker questions which were 100% based on accuracy. Which was not easy because they were based on the readings which were not discussed until after. Dr. Walker is very passive-aggressive and lectures do not flow together. She does not take late work and will refuse to take it. I highly recommend not taking her class

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class is treated as if it is for history majors only, making it hard for those who are only taking it for a gen-ed. She gives a rubric for things, but when you think you have checked off the boxes, she finds something to count off on. There are so many readings that it is hard to keep up. Definitely do not take unless you like a real challenge

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Her criteria for things is never clear. Insane reading. Final grade did not reflect the grades received in the class. She only met for 50 minutes on zoom each week to discuss 40-50 pages of reading for that week. It is impossible to retain that. She is a totally tough grader, which is funny when the project guidelines aren't clear. Avoid like covid

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Relatively new as a teacher, and it shows. Expects every reading printed, and you definitely better have read it, because there are pop quizzes. An intensely high amount of writing and analysis for a History GenEd, seems more like an *inquiry* into ancient civilizations. Inconsistent with how she grades, and sometimes her feedback was simply '?'.