These harsh judgenents came without warning, and were a huge shock to those who turned on something they worked hard on. There will be times that he will ask the class for a response to the topic, but even then only few respond. I think most of the class is afraid to respond because of his strict judgements and condesending nature. I do not think that the class is failing to respond to him because of his sex, race, or age, but more his personality and teaching style. They are intimidated because he is so strict.
Any teacher can be strict.
The teacher is the one who is stating the questions and the students come up with the statements. This teacher talks to us in a way so we can get all of the information. He will repeat what is said and help us to understand what he is saying. There is no time at all for class discussion he lecture the whole class period. I have confidence that he is giving us the correct information because he has a Phd in biology.