Reviews of professor Petina Powers

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I don't understand the bad reviews. Everyone is complaining about her all or nothing approach, but it is truly not that bad. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS and you will pass. That simple. Very interesting topics and very responsive professor. Would take her again in a heartbeat!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Ms. Powers is such a sweet & caring professors. Her lectures are inspirational and really get the students engaged in sociology. always makes sure her students know what is going on. Grades are based on DB, chapter quizzes, mid-term paper, and final paper. She is always there to help on papers, so just ask for help to get an A in her class!

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
If you are procrastinator or a skimmer, don't take her class. Requires a lot of focus and patience. You have to work for your grade. She makes everything twice as difficult than needed. Expectations were unclear yet are placed grad school level in a freshmen level course. Informative class, but not worth the headache.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Ms. Powers really cares about sociology and about the students. The class itself is a lot of writing little assignments, but it really changes how you think about the world. Know someone with the textbook because you really need it. Know the material before you take quizzes. Talk to her, she is really respectful and loves to get to know students.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I dont have enough good things to say. Ms. Powers will help you a lot as long as you put in effort and show you care about the class. Shes really understanding. Tough grader but gives you clear grading criteria and as long as you follow it youll do fine. Responds to emails super fast and will even talk on the phone if needed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I took as an online class. Lots of DB's and a quiz for each chapter. There was one major paper that is worked on throughout the course and is worth a heavy grade at the end of semester. She is very accessible and answers questions and emails quickly. She provides extra credit and kept in touch with students throughout the semester.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Literally the absolute WORST Professor at TWU. Beware of her! She grades so harshly on discussion boards and doesnt give any feedback at all. She states in her announcements that her goal is to make students successful but that is VERY far from the truth. She gave about 90% of the class a 0 for the first DB all because of improper citing

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Ms. Powers is good about sending announcements, though they oftentimes are long or unhelpful. She does not accept late work whatsoever and grades VERY strictly especially when it comes to proper ASA formatting. I personally would not take a class taught by her again but if you like a challenge then I wouldn't worry about it