Reviews of professor James Pask

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Pask is such a sweet guy. He is the main director of 1511 labs so it is hard for him to always be around since he is in charge of so many things, and TAs are the main bay instructors. However, if you make an effort to get to know him, he is SO knowledgeable with questions and genuinely wants you to succeed. 10/10

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I've never met Dr. Pask despite being in his lab. His laboratory instructions are very confusing and written in huge paragraphs with difficult wording. Pray to whatever deity you believe in that you'll get a good TA that helps you survive. Pray to Diermeier even. Only a higher power can save you once you take this class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The readings before each lab are TOO LONG and BORING but you have to read it. The wording is so hard to understand and you can learn little from it. Many paragraphs and sentences are redundant and can simply be summarized with a sentence. I think the professor needs to take a writing seminar first.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
The type of guy who will use 200 words when you only need two sentences. Makes instructions extremely passive aggressive and overly long when it's really not that deep. Usually feels like he's compensating for things by using big words. example: "Many a neophyte researcher have the tendency to commit the grave error of..."

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Semester 2 of bio lab is much more enjoyable in my opinion, and I personally love the interactions I've had with Pask. He was always quick to respond to me, allowed flexibility when I needed it, and gave assistance during lab periods! Was bio lab the most enjoyable part of my weeks? No, not really, but to no fault of my TA or Dr. Pask. They try!!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Labs are super confusing