Reviews of professor Jennifer Falbe

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor is really sweet! Class is based off weekly quizzes, 3 discussions, two writing assignments, and a midterm and final. I found the midterm horrifying, but the quizzes and final are alright. She can phrase things weirdly and knock you off points on the exams/quizzes, but you do learn about the topics you sign up for :)

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
You will have pop quizzes, so do the readings before lecture. Just be able to look up stuff fast since it is "open note" but it's timed. I found the midterms to be easier than the pop quizzes. One is in person and one is online. There is a research paper, but that's what you work on throughout the quarter. Overall, grading is quite lenient.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lectures can be interesting depending on the topic but could be a drag too. Exams are long and confusing as she's using 'mark all that apply' and 'which are NOT' tricks to make it harder. There are quite a few assignments in the class so expect to put in the work. Writing assignments are very strict not allowing any deviation from the structure.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There are pop-quizzes so that you attend class. Lectures are clear and informative. Online tests and quizzes that are in class. 2 easy essays where you interview an elder and use literature to support your findings, and interview your parent. Quizzes can bring down your grades if you don't read.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I would avoid taking her class. Lots of work that include papers, quizzes, and exams. She is purposely making quizzes and exams confusing. Lectures are boring and overly political. Skip if you don't absolutely have to take it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This class was interesting but the grading for the writing assignments were so harsh. It brought my grade down a lot and the TAs were such harsh graders.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Falbe made class interesting and I enjoyed her teaching style. Class consisted of 1 paper (graded fairly easy by TAs), making of a brochure (related to paper), 6 pop quizzes on that day's readings and material of last lecture- could have 1 tricky question, 2 midterms (1 online & open notes), a cumalitive final (made optional because of COVID-19).