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Exams are tough/long and only semi-related to lectures, recommend reading the course website. Tough to communicate with. Seems to know his stuff well but struggles with communicating the depth of it to students.Rate My Professors ↗
You can tell he loves this stuff, but lots of work for 3credits. Difficult to follow if you're not an AS/DS major/ don't have an agricultural background. Exams: tricky; they're multiple-multiple choice but he does give partial credit. Labs, etc: mostly graded on partic. but there are tons of them! Many projects @ same time. Not easy to keep up w/.Rate My Professors ↗
I took Animal Sciences 434 with him last semester. Dr. Parrish is really not the best with communication (setting up a meeting with him was virtually impossible), but really I loved his class and teaching. He is absolutely in love with what he does, and it shows when you work with the animals in lab. I was so inspired by this class!Rate My Professors ↗
I took repro phys with him and the class was extremely interesting, engaging, and actually fun. He basically teaches straight out of the textbook for most topics. The only complaint I have about the class is it's a lot of work for a 3-credit. Lab reports every week, frequent group projects, and two simultaneous semester-long projects.Rate My Professors ↗
I took John's class as part of a FIG. There was no textbook, class was run very casually, and there were no exams. Over the course of the semester, I wrote two very informal papers as well as had many hands-on experiences. John is very kind and knowledgeable. I highly recommend his classes!Rate My Professors ↗
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ANSCI 799 is a practicum providing instructional orientation and direct teaching experience in agricultural and life sciences education.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sampleA practicum providing instructional orientation and direct teaching experience in dairy science and agricultural education.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
historical GPA · grades
Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleTeaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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