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MARK HAIRSTON

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Raw average: 1.00/5 from 2 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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THEATRE 357
Quality 1/5Difficulty 4/5
Mark is the most frustrating professor I have had. In a course based on interpretation every answer is wrong except his. He is dismissive of others ideas and stinks of a superiority complex. Picks and chooses what information is viable when giving a justification. Impossible to get a correct answer. Lots of reading. Also walks barefoot in class.
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THEATRE 357
Quality 1/5Difficulty 2/5
If you only care about an easy A or AB then take this class. The class was mainly class discussions and a couple acting assignments. Mark does not put any grades in until the semester ends, so you will not know how you are doing in the class. Class is MANDATORY if you miss more than (I think) 4 your grade drops a letter. Overall easy A but not fun.
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