Reviews of professor Emery Stafford

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Stafford is one of the best math teachers at NVC. He gives a fair amount of homework, is generous and flexible with grading and due dates. What he really cares about is whether or not you learned something. I strongly recommend his courses.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Great professor who explains math better than any other professor/teacher I've had. Super helpful and wants his students to do well. Put in the work, show up to class, participate, and you'll get on his good side (which is usually always). Just be prepared to work. Homework isn't usually super hard but there's a lot. Also, mastery quizzes suck. :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Stafford is really caring, if you come to office hours or ask questions in class, he will be more than willing to help. Math221 is a very difficult course, with A LOT of homework. Tests are hard, you have to understand every concept very well. Great teacher overall, tough class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Very approachable, I'm not the most outgoing student but with this professor I felt comfortable asking for help.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Best professor Ive ever had. I took 106 before and then wanted to have him again so I took his 108. Amazing. He deserves the world. Theres sometimes errors on papers he give out but hes very open to feed back and observation. He will sit with you and explain everything until you get it. Made me love math. Might switch my major math. So great.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He's a good teacher who is always available outside class for help.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This professor comes from So. CA so I took the time to let everyone know what they're getting themselves into. I hate math!! He is the one professor who sparked an interest in the subject because he engages with everyone and prompt a respectful leaning environment. If like me you need that one professor who cares and invests time this is it !

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Was very well at explaining. When it came to creating assignments and grading, it went very back and forth. Some answers on answer sheets were wrong so left students confused. At the end of the semester he made hw, tests, and quizzes into their own category out of 100 and it cause my grade to go down as it did with many other students. Unfair.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Kind but not effective teaching. Makes lectures on the fly, pauses to read, writes too fast, not explaining, many mistakes, late for class, etc. Makes it hard to learn. Doesn't update canvas, makes tests hard to plan. Note packets bloated, mostly empty. Using online resources/textbook is necessary. Read RMP reviews at SBCC, he taught there before.