Reviews of professor Flora Shao

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor just never seems organized. Everything is always unclear. The syllabus was often changed with edits to grading criteria. The only grades in this class are through exams and a HUGE weight on participation. Theres way too many readings to be able to stay on track. She expects way too much for a 100 level class. Would NOT recommend.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
okay ya'll here's the sitch: Dr. Shao is one of the worst professors I have ever taken. Her grading criteria is confusing and the weights given to each assignment are totally arbitrary. She grades incredibly hard and thinks we are all grad students when it is a 100-level class. I am a senior and this is the first B I have ever gotten. DO NOT TAKE!!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Shao really encourages students to strive for their best, while also being sympathetic to different skill levels between students. There is a lot of reading required, and some of it can be very dense, but push through and you will learn so much! People should take this class if they really care about literature and the world.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Pretty good. Not hard task.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
No grading rubric.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Don't take this prof i BEG OF YOU! She cannot teach. for readings we have she just EXPECTS us to know the author's bio AND DENSE historical context. no notes provided ever. when she tries to explain these contexts, its not effective. no grading rubrics, and instructions are always unclear, TOUGH GRADER!! expectations too high for a gen ed

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She changes the syllabus multiple times throughout the year, so there's never a clear way that the class will be structured. Everyday you're expected to read the reading, which can be extremely long and boring, and provide "insightful" insights to your classmates in front of the class. 30% of the grade is graded on this, so attendance is necessary.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
not hard

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
For however long she has been teaching this class, she is did a horrible job. She always changes the syllabus, the readings are so long and boring, she tries to explain herself when people ask questions and everyone is still confused after she explains. This is a 100 level class and I do more work than my 200-300 lvls. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor never has clearly grading criteria. It depends on what she thought every week. Her attendance policy changes every week and gets harder to achieve. Her attendance is mandatory. The test is heavy she never gives a high grade. All the test is essay form so be ready to write a lot. Reading assignment each day. Be ready to read.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
She was terrible. I don't think she knew what she was talking about often, and even when she did, you would have found more excitement in Chernobyl than in this class. Super boring... And I don't know why she assumes a British accent... Probably stewing in privilege...