Reviews of professor Nini Hayes

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class was titled "Intro to Education for Environment and Sustainability", which is misleading. The only topic for the entire quarter was Colonization. We were given articles to read that were conceptually challenging with no lecture/guidance about what we were supposed to be getting out of the readings, and than had to write papers about them.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Nini is one of the coolest people out there. I have had multiple classes with them, and have been lucky to get to know them well. Nini genuinely cares for their students, and can come across as being serious, BUT also knows how to kick back and have fun. I felt supported and challenged and loved! Take a class with Nini, they are truly a gem!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hayes is intelligent and educated, as a person we might get along. As a teacher, they don't give schedules until several weeks into the quarter, and don't grade anything until the end so it's impossible to know if you're doing it right. Assignments are vague and clarification not given, but graded harshly. Made me come to class when I was very ill.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
No midterms or finals for either class. The assignments for 381 were vague, and I honestly did not enjoy that class. 484 was a different story though! I felt like the readings and assignments made more sense, and overall enjoyed this class SO MUCH more than 381. Give Nini a chance!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Worst experience I've had with professor all of my years at Western. Expectations are vague yet grading is super specific.... It was clear that they aren't here to help students succeed but rather for their own benefit. They are really smart but not a good teacher at all.