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JESSICA BROWN

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Raw average: 4.50/5 from 8 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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What students say

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SOC 134
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Easy A (but you must attend lectures). Fairly interesting topics; except take the provided info with a grain of salt. She uses sources on current hot topics that have been proven wrong.
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SOC 134
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
Between the asinine use of south park clips and the randomly dropped look I'm cool swear words,Jessica Brown leaves little useful content behind. I caught her using a Wikipedia quote in a power point sans context, never mind the fact the quote was itself flagged on Wikipedia. She is hands down the worst excuse for an instructor I've had at the UW.
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SOC 134
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
She is really good at this subject. Make sure you do all the reading because its on the exams. The class grading is simple and easy just go to class and read and you can get a pretty easy A. Overall a very good class.
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SOC 134
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Has a refreshingly laid back style of teaching. Is funny, interesting, keeps students entertained and awake. It is easy to succeed in her class. Tests are easy to study for and straight forward. DO THE DEW- she loves Mountain Dew.
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SOC 134
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
interesting subjects, cool videos and lecture materials. easy exams. however, she is completely unprofessional. she swears in class, slurps soda and tells stories about her ex-boyfriend. does not treat students with respect at all, makes me very uncomfortable in the classroom. just really really unprofessional.
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