# JOHN ZINDA — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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JOHN ZINDA

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| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id      | title                                                 |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| 1134 | course\_70665cbfd3b884bdcd009e18 | C\&ESOC/SOC 140 | INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY |

## timeline

| term | courses |
| ---- | ------- |
| 1134 | 1       |

## term

1272

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## reviews

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    "comment": "Worst professor I've had at Cornell. Always behind and does not teach you anything. Grading scale is bizarre; only 97-99 is an A. Does not post grading scale on syllabus (only tells you halway through the semester). Asks for your opinion only to tell you how wrong you are. Exams are impossible and most of the class failed big % assignments.",
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    "comment": "He's a nice guy, but you can tell he's really inexperienced. He's new to Cornell and has just tried a bunch of weird stuff when it comes to grading and assignments and evaluating. The grading seems totally subjective and he loves quizzing the class on tiny tidbits of information that you probably won't remember from last night's 80-page reading",
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    "comment": "Horrible class.  So much reading, so little accountability for the reading.  Zinda was super unorganized and complained about how little he got paid and how much time he spent preparing.  Don't take this class unless you absolutely have to.  I could have learned more by doing a good google search than taking this class.",
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