Reviews of professor Don Martinez

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The professor was impossible to reach outside of class. I emailed him a handful of times and never heard back. He is a tough grader. For the first assignment, I received a low grade with no input. He also only looks at our papers (skimming over them) in what he calls "workshops" leaving the students feeling like he is just there for a paycheck.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He is the worst professor anyone can have. Does not care about students. Lectures are boring. He puts no effort to make the class fun. Super lazy professor who wont accept late papers because he just wants to turn in the grade. Worst.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He gives a lot of work(like a lot lot) but the course is self paced which is amazing(except for four assignments/essays). he honestly seems pretty sweet from his YouTube videos. kind of a tough grader on essays but work hard and you'll get an A! honestly was scared to take this bc of the reviews but it wasn't bad at all

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
got an 89.7 and he wont answer to raise it to a 90 and gave me a B. :

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Reads the powerpoint as a script. Unreachable via email. Goes off topic in niches. Lesson plan was not his fault but only added to the miserable environment of his course. He came off as exhausted every class which added to a poor attitude. These opinions were held by the majority of the class, the remainder were indifferent.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Terrible. Only reads off the powerpoint and plays vague youtube videos. Gets off topic with anime and other irrelevant topics too much. No clear instruction. Will not respond to emails. Will not talk after class. Says its non mandatory but deducts points for not being there. No ability to teach. Do not waste your time with this professor.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This professor was not the best with clarity. All he did was read off power point slides, or make you watch youtube videos (which you can do at home). He also did not provide handouts for the essay material but was quick to grade you on a rubric that you were unaware of. Do not take him. He never responded to emails either!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He was very helpful with proof-reading and editing your papers. Clear and concise instructions. Hes very nerdy, used a lot of video game references to explain things. My only complaint was that his writing prompts were very controversial, not in an inspiring way. I feel it could be triggering to students with traumatic experiences.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I honestly didn't even sign up with him but the school just assigned me to his class. His class was difficult to understand, most of the times I was lost. I started understanding what I needed to do towards the end of the course. He is a tough grader. His youtube videos are a bit boring makes it hard to focus. I won't be taking his class again.