# Jess WAGGONER — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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## instructor

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### name

Jess WAGGONER

### email

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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#### difficulty

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## term

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## reviews

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    "comment": "DW is really great. They are very understanding about pretty much everything. No attendance, no expectation to give more than you can in a given day. Weekly readings with discussion forums/questions. No quizzes, no tests. One mid-term paper and one final project. Lots of small group discussions. Favorite GWS class I've taken here!",
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    "comment": "Dr Waggoner allowed me to feel seen and safe for the first time in my academic career. I would take any class DW offered and would happily recommend anyone take their courses. I learned so much more than I expected to learn ",
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    "comment": "Dr. Waggoner is so awesome!! They are genuinely the most accommodating professor I have come across at UW, period. Their care for the topics at hand and students is clear and they create such a safe environment for important conversations! I can't recommend them enough and I wish I could have them again and again as a professor :) ",
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    "comment": "Dr. Waggoner creates a very open and accommodating environment for all students. Class is interesting with good discussions in person and online. They are quite funny and entertaining. I am so excited to take another class with them!",
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    "comment": "At first, they seemed accommodating and aware of student needs, but as the semester progresses I've felt a condescending vibe from them. Rubrics for projects/papers are VAGUE- I got an 80 on the midterm and idek why. I met with them for my final and they avoided my questions about meeting the requirements. Individual encounters suck, not a fan.",
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