Reviews of professor Robin Shay

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I cannot express how much I loved having Robin as an ASL teacher. I had ASL 101, 201, and 202 with her and I also TA'd a few sections of 202 for her. Robin 100% cares about her students and WANTS to see you do well. Its more than just having students pass her class, she wants to help you genuinely succeed in learning sign language.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Robin gets a lot of unnecessary hate in my opinion, and this course wasn't too bad. Sure, I've had other ASL profs that I enjoyed more, but this class was perfectly fine. You need to show up, or you won't pass. I will note, though, that she is definitely more suited for upper level ASL courses.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I have taken ASL with three different professors, and Robin is by far my favorite. She is caring, understanding, and respected. She wants her students to succeed, and she shows it. You are expected to step out of your comfort zone and put a good amount of effort into in-class activities and assignments, but you are guaranteed to learn. Love her!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
She's a very sweet lady, but it's almost like she has the directions for each assignment planned out in her head and you're supposed to read her mind in order to know what you need to do. Her assignment instructions aren't direct at all. In fact, sometimes they don't even match the rubric, so doing the assignment as instructed loses you points.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Robin is a great ASL teacher. She covers everything you need to know during class, so the homework and exams arent bad as long as you pay attention. She also is a really nice person, and the class is very enjoyable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Robin is an amazing person and prof! Easy hw every week, some discussion boards throughout semester, 2 exams, 1final presentation. Some comments here say she's a bit unorganized with dates/assignments but she's usually pretty clear & always gets us the info eventually. You won't learn much at all if you don't go to class. One of my fav. professors!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor is the worst Ive had through taking 4 different ASL classes. She does not care about your time at all and the course is very unorganized. Due dates were randomly moved around on a regular basis and the amount of work assigned was ridiculous. The classes themselves were hardly tolerable. She would often get upset at seemingly nothing

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
If you show up to class, it is not hard. ASL is one of those classes that you either sink or swim. The professor gives enough feedback for it to be an easy class. Just do your homework, pay attention, and have fun

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Robin is an awesome ASL professor and really made me fall in love with the language! Shes so patient and kind but is also funny and lectures are a blast. Do show up to EVERY class though if you can. You will be lost if you dont.