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ABBY BENEKE

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 2 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.

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EDPOL 200
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
I love Abby! She cares about her students and the topics she is teaching about. There is a lot of reading in the course but you just need to have a basic understanding of the readings before coming to class to be able to participate. Very few assignments and easy grading. Highly recommend
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EDPOL 305
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
The class was simple and Prof Abby was insightful. Though, every class there are small group discussions and as someone who is an education major and took the class because I want to learn about education it was frustrating when no one in the group would do any of the work. Easy class and great professor but don't take if you won't participate.
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Classes with ABBY BENEKE

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Spring 2025EDPOL 145Introduction to Education Policy
Spring 2025EDPOL 305Democracy and Education
Fall 2024EDPOL 300School and Society
Fall 2024EDPOL 305Democracy and Education
Spring 2024EDPOL 200Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in American Education
Spring 2024EDPOL 305Democracy and Education
Fall 2023EDPOL 200Race, Ethnicity, and Inequality in American Education
Fall 2023EDPOL 260Introduction to International Education Development
Spring 2023EDPOL 305Democracy and Education
Fall 2022EDPOL 300School and Society
Spring 2016EDPOL/PHILOS 545Philosophical Conceptions of Teaching and Learning
Fall 2015CURRIC 363Practicum in Early Childhood Education in Kindergarten

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