Reviews of professor Michelle Simms

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Easy class, easy assignments, fun movies. Dr. Simms wants you to learn more about film in an accessible way. She understands this is most people's "blow-off" class and makes this course stress free and genuinely fun. Take this for your fine arts credit, you won't regret it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
it was fun watching the films, but it's usually at night and kinda inconvenient. work was easy and could be done fast. She won't let you be in class if you aren't actively looking at her. (no computers) discussions are easy. most of the movies sucked, but bring a friend to make it fun. also points for talking in class are mandatory

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
If you like discussions you'll enjoy this class. She is very enthusiastic about film. Personally, the textbook/InQuizitives were more insightful than the lectures. The class could improve with a better balance of discussion, lecture, and film clips. I was disappointed by Crash Course videos shown as lectures or long discussions that got redundant.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Simms is clearly very passionate. Socratic Seminar lectures are the main type, she encourages participation but never forces it. The textbook is required for assignments and can be very long. Lectures can drag on, but attendance isn't mandatory. For her sake, go to lecture as no one does. Required weekly screenings and discussion posts.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This class is very manageable and I am convinced the prof is the kindest person to ever exist. She constantly made it very clear that she is there to help and support you as a student and also a person. I love prof Simms! You'll have some late nights on campus but the class is a really nice break from the stress of life!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Super easy but fun and educational class. It is very interactive and your participation matters. There are no tests. The inquizitives are fun and there aren't too many. Most of the films we watched were good so it was super fun!! Dr. Simms is very passionate about film and makes the lectures fun. This class is a MUST take. I learned so much.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Very easy A. Put in minimal effort and you should be fine. Dr. Simms cares a lot about what she teaches, and it is sad to see students not give her the same effort she puts out. I would highly recommend taking her class, showing up, and participating.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Extremely easy and basically effortless A. Simms' lectures however can be very boring and the discussion based classes she tries to have just don't work and most students stop showing up after the first two weeks. Great class to take for an easy A but don't expect to get much out of it.