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BEVERLY GORDON

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Raw average: 2.80/5 from 5 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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DS 430
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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DS512 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
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.
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DS512 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 2/5
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 answers
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ARTH464 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
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.
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Classes with BEVERLY GORDON

DS 430

History of Textiles

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DS 430 explores the designs, meanings, and interrelationships of textiles across selected cultures and historical periods.

No offering record · Spring 2015

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Beverly GordonWendy Way

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2011–Spring 2015

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2015DS 430History of Textiles
Spring 2013DS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012DS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2012DS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2011DS 430History of Textiles
Fall 2011DS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2011DS 999Independent Study
Spring 2011DS 355History of Fashion, 1400-present
Spring 2011DS 699Independent Study
Spring 2011DS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2010DS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2010DS 355History of Fashion, 1400-present
Spring 2010DS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2010DS 999Independent Study
Fall 2009DS 355History of Fashion, 1400-present
Fall 2009DS 430History of Textiles
Fall 2009DS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2009DS 355History of Fashion, 1400-present
Spring 2009DS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2008DS 999Independent Study
Spring 2008DS 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2007DS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2007DS 355History of Fashion, 1400-present
Spring 2007DS 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2007DS 999Independent Study
Fall 2006DS 990Research and Thesis

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