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By far the most self-indulgent and condescending professor I have ever had. She essentially teaches a class that Elle Woods would have taken, but NONE of it is relevant to real life. She basically strokes her own ego by using lectures to brag about how knowledgeable she is, and gets mad when you don't know everything she does.Rate My Professors ↗
Bev is a know-it-all, so this "discussion" based class is basically her just fishing for the "right" answer. Pointless class, material is not applicable to life at all. Easy with no tests, but her grading can be haphazard/nonsensical.Rate My Professors ↗
Knowledgable about the material, but it is not useful for life at all. Very discussion based, not a lot of reading. No exams, just little projects. She's kind of a know-it-all who only wants to hear her answersRate My Professors ↗
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Beverly Gordon would make a great kindergarten teacher - but as a professor she comes off as condescending and irritating. She is incapable of brevity, turning the simplest things into a production. She is unclear about her expectations, and then becomes upset when they are not fulfilled. She is also fickle; an annoying quality in a professor.Rate My Professors ↗
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