Reviews of professor Brenda Shaffer

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is completely unhelpful when it comes to answering questions. Even simple questions like how testing/grading works in the class will take a while for a response.
Only take her classes if you are willing to teach yourself everything. Be prepared to GET A TUTOR. If she's your only option you can do it if you prepare yourself adequately.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
The structure of this class is awful. Students take tests after reading an excessively long chapter on given material. No practice problems or homework prior to tests. Tests are the only graded assignments in this class. The teacher doesn't give feedback on anything assignments. When you try and ask questions she is unresponsive and rude.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Easily the worst teacher I've had in 20 years in the American education system. It's bad enough that her lectures aren't scholarly - often, she'll cite misinformation, then ardently defend herself. But she also grades based on how much she likes you, as the other reviewer has mentioned. This class will give you academic PTSD. Avoid at all costs.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The teaching style is rough. Multiple heavy chapters per week causing heavy hours of studying. While this is not bad in of itself, the amount of work needed in a week along with an unresponsive professor have made the course difficult. All is online except actual tests which are in-person which seems to defeat the purpose of an online class.