Linda Reardan

School: Cal Poly Pomona
Department: Philosophy
Location:Pomona, CA
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 Pros: Very easy class
Cons: a lot of information
Professor Reardan is a very nice approachable professor, she tries her best to get a bunch of people from the waitlist into her class, as long as you pay attention in class and take good notes, it shouldn't be hard to pass. Just look over your notes a bit before going to class on the day of the quiz and you should be good to go. It isn't necessary to go to every class, but I would because she tells you what is going to be on the quizzes.
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 She is a very kind, sweet, and open-minded lady, I loved that about her. I took her PHL 202 class in Fall 2014. She only took attendance on the very first day of class; the class was a little boring so I didn't always show up. She will assign homework from the book, but for this quarter she never collected homework; she only assigned the exercises to help you further understand what she was teaching you that day and to help study for the quizzes. However, when she mentioned that to us, she sort of implied that she may collect homework for other quarters. You will go over the homework in class the next meeting. There were 8 quizzes total throughout the quarter, and your lowest one will be dropped. She emails you what will be on the quizzes so you'll know what to study, and she does send emails fairly regularly letting us know homework, exams, papers due, etc. So I never felt entirely lost even if I missed class. There are 3 short papers due throughout the quarter; we had to submit them to turnitin.com and submit a hard copy in class as well. She says that she grades a little easier on these papers, and I personally thought they were fun to write because they pretty much could be about anything, just as long as you follow the guidelines. She occasionally offers extra credit, especially if most of the class didn't do so well on a quiz or something. There's a midterm and final, however she gave us an alternative option in place of the final; you either take the final or do the other option, but the final was cumulative. She lets you know what would benefit your grade and overall grades fairly.
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 Pros: She gives you a study guide for the midterm and final and allows you to ask any questions you have based on it. Also, the study guide IS the test just with more questions. On the test she'll pick certain questions at random from the study guide. So it makes it really easy to pass her tests if you know the entire study guide.
The group projects are either class presentations or a bibliography that has to be due on the last day of class, so you have plenty of time to get that done.
Cons: You have a quiz just about every class But they're really easy to a pass on because it's based half on your understanding of the readings you're assigned and the other half on your readings. Also the tests (midterm and final) are done completely in a blue book, no multiple choice.
She's a really nice professor who knows her philosophy. She genuinely cares and listens to our thoughts and is interested in what we have to say. This class was (in my view) a more interesting way to learn philosophy because it was based on children's literature and it tied in with books we read as children.
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 Pros: Very nice, approachable, open minded.
Cons: Boring at times, slow to grade work.
Dr. Reardan is very nice. She assigns reading almost every class, and there is a quiz on the reading the following class day. The quizzes are graded pass/fail, and she drops two that you have failed. There are two midterms, and a final. She gives the questions that she asks for the exams a week or so before, and picks only a handful of them that you can write on.
Occasionally, I find myself falling asleep because the class is very unengaging. She's also very slow to grade work. You're going to hear a lot of weird replies to the questions she asks from people who have never read philosophy before, and she seems very tolerant of that. She is very open minded, and does not at all impose her viewpoint on anyone. She makes an effort to get to know your name, and some general stuff about you on the first day of class.
The only other homework assigned besides the reading or a few essays. Two of them are regular essays about topics in class, and the other two are polls that you ask friends and family. The length requirement for these essays is usually 300 words, so very short.
Would definitely recommend.
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 nice teacher really wants to make sure that you learn the material. weekly quizzes that are a rewiew of stuff learned that week. quizzes are helpful because they keep you up to date with the material she is teaching. every class period she reviews material from the day before. interesting class.
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 I really enjoyed professor Reardan's class, I had taken PHL 201 with a different professor and I hated philosophy after that class but my perspective changed after taking PHL 202 with professor Reardan. I highly recommend her! There are quizes every week, sometimes every two weeks but they will help you out when it comes to the midterm & your grade (if you do well). The final is based on everything you've learned during the quarter. If you don't get something she is willing and wants to help you understand the material. It's an easy A or B is you go to class everyday (she doesn't take roll), take good notes and understand the material. Grade Received: A-
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 This class was fairly easy overall. Dr. Reardan gives weekly quizzes that covers all the materials in the notes for the past week, and she also tells you what it will be about so you dont have to worry. There is a midterm and a final and there is no other work that your grade is based on. Also, she is really good at explaining what she teaches and you can tell she thinks very carefully before she explains her point. She is also open to people challenging her opinion, however, she will most definitely find a way to prove you wrong anyways. The only thing about her that bothered me was her excessive use of the word "ok", but maybe thats just me. She is a great instructor and I recommend her to anyone thinking of taking the PHL 202 course. Grade Received: B+
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 Pretty good class. Could be a little boring at times. I recommend showing up to class, taking good notes and studying the notes before the exams. There are weekly quizzes but if you attended class and took notes you should be fine.
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 I had her for fall '05 and this was the deal: half the class didn't show up, and of the half that did show up, a third fell asleep. She's boring and doesn't draw your attention at all. I wouldn't reacommend her, but if your taking only a few classes and don't mind challenging yourself to some religious stuff about God and all that good stuff, then maybe you'd wanna check it out, but like I said, it's boring as hell, at least in my opinion. Grade Received: B
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 This is a very good class to take. All the notes given in class are exactly what is on the weekly quizes. There are no surprises on any of the quizes or final. She gives all the information that is needed and even emails the questions that will be on the tests before you take them. Any person who does not get an "A" in this class is not trying. Plus, she is a very sweet lady and will listen to any concerns you may have. Take this teacher. Grade Received: A
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 Reardan is a really good Philosophy teacher. She makes you think outside of the box. Although lectures can become boring, it something that you shouldn't worry about. Basically, all you do for the class is take a quiz every day almost, but there are some days where you don't take quizzes. There are two types of quizzes, reading quizzes, which are questions from the readings and it is OPEN BOOK, and lecture quizzes, which is questions from the previous lecture, however CLOSED BOOK. Besides the quizzes, you have to read of course, do a 1000+ word paper, and take the final. Overall, the class is really easy. The quizzes do really helps your grade, although it seems that you take alot (about 20+) quizzes, but that's nothing to worry about. I highly recommend this teacher 100%. You can learn something if your open to the experience. Grade Received: A-
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 She's a great teacher...but i think you have to be very open minded to actually enjoy the class...if ur hard headed and don't like new ideas and need definite answers to everything then u will hate her...her class is all quizzes...reading quiz and lecture quiz...1 paper and a final...her lecture quizzes are easy...just take notes and she'll email the questions to u prior...the reading quiz are easy cuz it's open book...and the final is just all the lecture quizzes put together so if u take good notes you'll get an A. Grade Received: A
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 She is a really good teacher, her lectures are interesting and the notes are easy to understand. She even gives you study questions for the lecture quizes before the quiz to help with studying. Reading quizes are daily but is open book/notes. As long as you keep up with the reading (which is the homework) you will do fine. I recommend her. Grade Received: A
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 Dr. Reardan is a very sweet lady. She is easy to approach and truly cares for her students. She lectures on the board a lot and you do have to take a lot of notes in order to pass the class but if you show up to class and take decent notes, you would find the class to be pretty easy. Dr. Reardan also e-mails all of her students with study guides and upcoming events so that even if you miss class, you will not be left behind. Overall, I recommend this teacher.
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 All you have to do is take notes and you'll do pretty well. The final is extremely easy because she lets you have a cheat sheet. Only 2 papers, 1 midterm, and the final. She also doesn't care if you skip class. I got an 82 on the first paper, 77 on the midterm, and 73 on the second paper, and I never read the book.
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 Proffesor reardan is very approachable and the class is not hard at all. You dont need to read the book if you go to class everyday and take notes becuase she goes over the reading in class. She give a list of questions she may ask on the test and allows a note card so you basically have the answers in front of you. There are 3 papers which are moslty based on your oppinion and you can add in some info you went over in class. If you have questions she is more than willing to help you and get you what you need. Recommended
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 This is a foward course, but nothing about philosophy is this foward and cookie cutter. If you are a philosophy major you will hate this course, me and the others agree clearly on this. If you are not a PHL major, this will be boring and the test are a little hard but studying will fix that with no hassle. The class is geared towards non-majors of PHL. She dose a terrible job of showing what philosophy is all about and that is discussions in class.
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 I went in the class not really sure of anything b/c no one really left comments here. All I have to say is come to class and read the essays in the book because the weekly quizzes are off the reading. And then as the class, discuss what was read in the essay. She really likes the class to be involved with talking about their thoughts and so forth. There's one paper written of your choice, who you think the most happiest person or....something else but I can't remember. There's a group project and a final. So overall this class requires some effort. I got a B+. I thought I would have gotten a higher grade since I got an A on the group project and did well on the quizes and paper. So I'm not sure exactly how she does her grading. I took her Tues. and Thurs. class in Spring 2004.
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 Professor Reardan is such a sweetheart. She is absolutely passionate about her subject and as the quarter goes on, you will be too. You can't help but be pulled into her class discussions. A lot of teachers teaching her subject often make you doubt your beliefs. She doesn't and she says so in the beginning. She isn't there to make you doubt, but to further question. She gives you study guides for her tests and they are basically the same questions, so if you actually do the study guide, you will be fine. She does assign some reading which kind of sucks, but its college, get used to it. overall, I would definately take this class. It really gets you thinking.
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 Professor Reardan is an awesome professor! Especially for this subject...because at first I thought it would be boring, dry, and full of bs. But she made it very interesting and all the discussions were pretty deep. She made me think in a way I had never done before. She grades pretty fair and her exams are very similar to the study guides. As long as you show up to class for her notes you should easily obtain an A.

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