Reviews of professor Merie Kirby

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Kirby is very kind. Even in a discussion based class, she rarely made you speak if you didn't want to. Grades are based on whether you do the assignment or not, not how well you do it. There's no quizzes for the readings or anything like that so you can just enjoy the books and not stress about remembering every single detail.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Kirby is a very understanding teacher and sees her students as people, not as homework-crunching robots. A lot of the material she assigned was interesting, thought-provoking, and fun to read, so it didn't feel too much like homework sometimes. She covered a wide range of topics, and classes were more like discussions/book clubs than lectures. :)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I absolutely loved her class! The class was based on reading/discussing different novels, so if you arent in to reading I would recommend staying away with HON101. There are so many grades throughout the semester that if you miss an assignment or two its not a big deal. There is a lot of homework but her assignments can be fun. Overall, 10/10.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Kirby is my favorite professor. She is kind, caring, and funny. This gender studies class focuses on gender in our society in general and is super educational. There is a lot of reading for this class, and it is a purely discussion based with some projects and group work. You must contribute to the conversation for credit but its not hard.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This Professor destroyed my confidence in my ability to be successful in college. I ended up dropping out of this school because of that. It has taken me years to get past that and to figure out how to be successful in school and start asking for help again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
My absolute favorite professor I have taken so far! I loved showing up to class everyday & she made each lecture fun. Be prepared to speak your mind & for lots of group assignments!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
this is a discussion class and you read a lot of short stories and books and talk about them. Most of the time you do not need to read very in depth, but at least get the idea of it to discuss. There are lots of blog posts and weekly assignments, but she grades based on completion, so everything is one point. Kirby is very understanding and kind.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Super great. I was really quiet in class but it's so discussion based that it helped me break out of my shell, especially during my first semester at UND. I loved the books she chose, but if you don't like to read either don't take this class or slide by on summaries. Kirby was fun and relaxed and very involved.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This course takes up a lot of your time. There is no textbook, but I had to purchase 6 novels for the course. There is lots of reading and writing, short and long responses. It was not at all what I expected this course to be. Professor Kirby seems like a nice person, but I think there were some unrealistic expectations of the class.