Reviews of professor James Pearson

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you can, avoid Pearson at all costs. He may seem nice at first glance, but in reality, he's incredibly condescending and not very willing to help students understand concepts. Test questions were poorly generated and graded in a practically draconian manner. It was also not clear how participation was graded, which lowered many students' grades.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Confusing class, but easy overall. The exams are based on papers, which makes for easier tests. He lets you take the tests home to redo your answers for half credit, which is nice. Not at all organized. We learn about many random topics. Not that it matters, since tests aren't based on the material taught. Prof. Pearson is a nice guy, though.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Pearson is a nice guy, but he is unorganized and does not give grades until the day they are due. Our exams were not based on in class lectures or the textbook, but off of articles picked from PubMed.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
BIOL205 is a difficult class because it's a pre-med weed out, but Pearson provides you with all the resources you need to succeed (the homework is helpful) and he is accessible outside of class + willing to help you if you need it. However, he lectures quickly which can be difficult to follow. Study hard and you will learn a lot from his class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Unorganized and you won't receive your grades back on much until after the final grade is on your transcript. Very unclear about his assignments and will assign massive projects that are due the very next day. I had him for 202 and the other profs in different sections were much easier grading wise for the same course. Wouldn't recommend for lab.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Avoid Pearson at ALL costs. Probably the worst professor that I have ever had. I took BIOL 206 and passed with flying colors, and once I took BIOL 205 with Pearson I contemplated switching majors. Our exam averages are usually 10 points below the other sections; he does not know how to teach and expects you to know all the material during class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Pearson is a bit arrogant and provided minimal help to struggling students. I did well in his class out of hatred. Be prepared to work your butt off and if you can switch out of it, please do. Have avoided classes that seemed interesting since then because they were taught by him.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Pearson is a very new professor, so he doesn't quite know what is most helpful for students as far as teaching style, so his lectures are very unclear, and office hours are crucial to do well on his difficult tests. However he is very caring and enthusiastic about biology/very approachable. He just needs experience to hone teaching skills.