Reviews of professor Payton Birlew

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She offers plenty of extra credit and is overall an amazing professor. She will work with you as long as you work with her and she is very respectful. Her lecturers are very through and she knows what she is teaching. I highly recommend her! She was so great I'm taking another elective that she teaches. Work load is very reasonable.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you plan to take this class at 8 am expect to be waiting for the professor for 5-30 minutes every class, including on exam days. This professor is consistently late and does not offer any modifications to material or accommodations for the tardiness. Major assignments are often piled up or accompanied by a major exam such as a midterm or final.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
It's one big workshop you are working on all semester and she is super helpful along the way. She gives great feedback and makes the class really fun. She takes time to get to know each of her students and is super supportive during the whole process of the workshop. Attendance is super important for this class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is very picky and will deduct points. It was not made clear from the beginning that all books had to be used. The core curriculum paper is quite tedious, especially considering that this was a Maymester class. Expect to have homework every week,and be sure to meticulously adhere to ALL requirements as she is a stringent grader.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Her lectures make the course content easy to understand and are very thorough. The number of assignments was manageable. Her test reviews were also very helpful for studying for the tests.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Homework load wasn't bad and very reasonable! The entire class relied on the textbook, but it's still very interesting and the professor responds to messages quickly.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Such an amazing professor. I always love her classes and she works hard to make them fun and engaging. She's not always the best at answering emails but she is always super helpful at her office hours. She cares about getting to know all of her students and will work with you to make sure you are successful as long as you communicate with her.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Prof. Birlew is awesome! Easy grader with a ton of extra credit, I managed a 105 & didnt use the textbook. Tests are in class, but the reviews are literally the test. Easy A and you learn so much about marriage, family, and cultures. Very relatable and has the funniest stories. I would absolutely love to take her again. 10/10 recommend

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I love the way professor Birlew lectures and I do not think that the workload is too much. I have had I think three classes with her and definitely would recommend her! You do need to read but the book isn't terribly boring.