Reviews of professor Tamika Sterrs-Howard

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I have never met a teacher that I couldn't learn from until Dr. Howard. I have basically taught myself Music Theory over the past 2 and a half years. It is her way or the highway. If you learn in a different way then she learned when she was in college back in the 90s, then you are wrong according to her.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This is NOT an easy A. For the online class, you will be doing a TON of busywork. The homework and assignments for this class are ridiculous and will take hours to complete. She is not an easy grader either so prepare to put in a lot of effort into your answers and into this class.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Honestly shes okay personally , but she grades very weirdly and does not respond to emails and if she does its a while before you hear back I got B in her class but its a lot of busy work and no real engagement in her lesson plans

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This professor was not helpful. Took this class online and it was ridiculous, I would email asking questions about assignments and she would only tell me to go look at the syllabus. Was not helpful when asking questions. Was expecting to take this class for an easy A but no, she makes you do tons of busy work that takes hours.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I admit that this professor is not perfect. But she works very hard. She loves teaching. She loves music. She wants her students to succeed without compromising her integrity just to get someone to like her.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This website characterizes professors as either "angels" or "demons" but not human. This website tries to offer students and academic institutions a short-cut to actually doing the hard work of being kind, getting to know someone for yourself, and maintaining an open mind while being mindful of your own actions.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This website is such a fallacy, preying on the insecurities of students feeling the pressure to perform by offering an easy pathway to success, avoiding all teachers who challenge you to excel.  Fosters an entitled mindset that expects degrees/success to be handed to them. Not holding oneself accountable blaming all shortfalls on "devil" professors

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr. Howard was a very good prof. I had a little bit of music background before entering her class, so I'm sure that was helpful. She really cares about the subject she is teaching. There are a LOT of discussion posts, but they aren't very time consuming and they can be done days in advance easily. Tests are easy. Don't let bad reviews scare you.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
The majority of assignments are all busy work and most tests are stripped from google. Lenient with grades but very confusing.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ignores emails and gives super vague/confusing directions. Lots of busywork that is completely unnecessary for a core-level music class. She somehow managed to make music appreciation my most stressful class of the semester.