Reviews of professor Benito Solis

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He's not judgmental like many professors

It takes me a long time to develop my ideas, but the professor ask us to write our thoughts and think about basic questions about our goals

It seems like just a warm up, when I actually work on my projects or tasks, I feel like I already have much to work with

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The professor goes out of his way to remind you what u can do better, but he generalizes so that you don't feel like it's personal. It's more like he shares the approaches that can work, but he encourages you to adapt to your own preferences to develop your purpose. Some topics are challenging, but it's just an opportunity to think critically.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This professor is helpful. I went to an "optional" class meeting today, and he just worked with me and the few other students one on one. It was more a conversation than a lecture, but talking about our papers in a stress free environment really helped me figure out my paper and how to grow it. He's causal and honest.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He can lecture, but we discuss a lot on our own. He tries to get students to participate in larger conversations. Even when it is a traditional lecture, it gets me thinking about different aspects of the topics or assignments. This was important because we chose our own topics for the research paper. He seems to care about your success.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I don't know if I'm going to pass because I have been missing a lot of classes, but the professor has been supportive and understanding, moreso than any of my other professors. 

He's emailed me to check up and has let me turn in late work. It seems like he understands that we all have lives.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class emphasized students' voices and interests. instead of focusing on correctness or assigning us sources, the professor requires you to think up your own topics and gather your own sources, but if you do it you get credit. The final podcast assignment was very fun. 

Highlight of my week.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The research projects are clear and students choose their own topics.  We had about 8 weeks to locate, read, and write about 8 sources while we developed the major project in shorter steps. I did most of the work in class, so it felt like i didn't have homework. The final is a fun group podcast where we just talk about what we learned.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This is probably the most forgiving and patient professor I have had. This course was a challenge for me, but the professor was always willing to explain the reasons for doing research, something that I did not have the first time i took the course. Even when I was not receptive, the professor did not give up on my chance to pass the course.