Reviews of professor Valerie Sexton

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Val was a delightful teacher and human, she had no real teaching experience before the first section of this class (155) and by the end of the second section she had really grown into a good professor. We had a shaky start but we adapted really quickly.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Sexton was not on top of her game in this class. She used another professor's slides for the lectures instead of her own, so it was as if she was reading them for the first time. She gave almost no instruction for the labs, and was very disorganized, so I dropped. Expect to have to teach yourself the material or rely on fellow students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Sexton had never taught this course before, so there was a bit of a learning curve on her part, but she always put in the work and you could tell she really cared about us all learning and doing well.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Wasn't as serious as I expected, but very knowledgeable and understanding.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Sexton was unprepared most classes, and never got her act together. She didn't explain concepts clearly, and would often contradict herself, or mix up definitions, which was very confusing. The labs were a nightmare, as there was almost no direction on her part, so they were very chaotic. Would not recommend unless you already really know BIO.