Raw average: 2.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.
RMP profile ↗ · All captured review dates; profile matched by name.
Lisa Hennessey is described as micromanaging and passive-aggressive, with one reviewer noting she treats students like children and imposes strict penalties for minor infractions like lateness or capitalization errors. The reviewer found the course unnecessarily difficult and reported that the only positive aspect was the bonding among students over their shared dislike of her teaching style.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.94 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=36 letter grades).
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=19 letter grades); Spring 2022: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
ERIN EDGINGTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
HALA GHOUSSEINI is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LISA HENNESSEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future
schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026
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Section
Mode
Enrolled / capacity
Waitlist
LEC 001
Classroom Instruction
36 / 35
0
LEC 002
Classroom Instruction
35 / 35
3
LEC 003
Classroom Instruction
19 / 35
0
LEC 004
Classroom Instruction
24 / 30
0
Times are Central. Select a meeting for details; export includes recorded dates for the selected sections. Enrollment reflects scan time.
Lisa Hennessey's course is described as overly strict and passive-aggressive, with students feeling micromanaged and unfairly penalized for minor infractions.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.93 GPA, 99.0% A/AB (n=96 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.89 GPA, 97.1% A/AB (n=105 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.85 GPA, 90.3% A/AB (n=113 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Assignments are perceived as low-value yet time-consuming, with strict attendance policies and harsh penalties for minor errors like capitalization.
The primary student experience is frustration with the instructor's demeanor, though some note that the shared dislike bonds the program together.
Topics
Elementary school curriculum mathematics
Mathematics concept learning
Mathematics instruction
Skills
Investigating elementary mathematics curriculum and learning processes.
Grades
Historical instructor
Fall 2026 · Projected
Before grades are released
3.823.82–3.953.95average GPA
Approximate 80% prediction interval
0.04.0
About this estimate
The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 3 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.
The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.
7 earlier forecasts · 0.03 GPA average error.
Grades over time
Through Fall 2026
More grade details Grade mix, volume & source data
Where this course fits relative to
Latest available grades · Fall 2025 · all course levels
3.853.85GPA
Higher than 7171% of other courses
in this group.
Course GPAs · red marks this course’s range
113113letter grades
More recorded grades than 7070% of other courses in this group.
Typical course in this group: 70.070.0 letter grades.
About this comparison
1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30
recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure
of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded
grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
Sources & history
UW–Madison
Catalog & offerings
Descriptions, prerequisites, and recorded course offerings.
Catalog observation history
Observations at scan time; dates do not imply when a catalog change took effect.