Reviews of professor Shannon Spears

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Shannon is seriously the best professor I have ever had. She is the sweetest woman who really just wants you to succeed. Class was also super fun, I have no interest in anything related to the class, but the labs were actually cool. Great environment in the class. Shannon has a bright yet chill personality that made everyone comfortable :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof Spears is so kind and full of information. She has a quirky sense of humor and always encourages her students to learn more. She's always growing and wants to help you grow too. Her teaching philosophy is "learn by doing." She gives as many hands-on projects as possible. She is understanding. She gives the classroom a fun, homey atmosphere.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I had Shannon back in high school and was really excited to take her again at Sierra! She's an amazing teacher, accommodates for the students, tries to make things fair and is always wanting to improve. She's really helpful and her class is straight-forward and easy. Don't be afraid to ask her questions and participate!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Spears is a fun-loving professor who owns her authentic self. She is upfront about who she is and what her strengths and weaknesses are and she is easy to talk to when you have questions. I really appreciated this class (January 2023-May 2023) I had with her and am grateful for what I have gained in this class with her as a professor.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof Spears may be new to the online world of teaching but she is incredibly organized in how she lays out her modules, clear due dates, the work is fun and relevant-so its easy to do. She communicates very well and specifically. Take her for Soils, you wont regret it!! Im looking forward to to taking other classes with her in the future !

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Spears is very nice & very understanding. I took her hybrid class and it was great. Only had to come to campus for labs and we could leave once we were finished. Everything else was online but she made it super easy to understand and none of the assignments were too hard. A quiz here and there NO TESTS and our final is just a project about leaves.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I took a hybrid course and the online material was a MESS. Super difficult to follow along with; super disorganized. She also expected us to come prepared for labs but often didn't seem prepared herself in terms of giving instruction or explanation. Weird experience overall, but I will say that she's super nice and seems to genuinely care.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Shannon Spears is a very human teacher, by that I mean she is incredibly understanding and explains things thoroughly and uses perspectives to help prove her points. She has fun stories and mom energy to her students. Would absolutely take her as a professor again.