Barbara Gurr

School: University of Connecticut
Department: Women's Studies
Location:Storrs, CT
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 Barb's class is like a really smart comedian on a game show. She's organized and on point, seems like she's able to talk about almost anything in the world or she makes jokes about herself if she doesn't know something, which makes students feel really comfortabl.e then she finds out by the next class, so you know she's really paying attention to her students. I learned a lot in this class. Inspirational.
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 Pros: brilliant, funny, cares a lot about students.
Cons: lots of reading.
Barb is awesome, one of the best profs I've ever had. This was a really hard class to take because of the subject but Barb was respectful and very, very thoughtful with the way she taught it. I learned so much more than I thought I would.
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 Barb is one of the best professors I have ever had. If you have the chance to take a class with her do it!
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 AMAZING TEACHER. You will get an A as long as you do the required readings. She has in class discussions which makes the class not boring at all and also shows lots of videos that are very interesting. Great teacher, very funny and hip
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 Pros: very interesting class, learned a lot
Cons: reading takes a lot of time
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 Pros: This class is very fun and there are lots of opportunities for discussion. She also let us pick our own grades at the end of the semester.
Cons: She is very liberally biased, so you have to be careful about what you say in class. But as long as you disagree with her respectfully and explain your reasoning she is willing to listen to arguments from any perspective.
At first I thought that this class wasn't for me and almost dropped it, but by the end of the semester I loved it and looked forward to going to class. Do the reading, be respectful of other peoples' opinions, and actively participate and you will do well in this class.
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 Pros: Showed interest in the material and students.
Cons: When the class is broken up to twice a week the reading load is a little excessive to manage with other classes.
Awesome class and would recommend it to anybody wanting an interesting course at UCONN!
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 awesome...learned so much in her class...probably the most i will ever learn at uconn
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Best professors I've ever had!
Barb is awesome! She brings great discussion to the classroom and really opens up your eyes. She is very into the topics that she teaches and is a great resource. She loves each and every one of her students and cares so much about their general well being. I would recommend her 100%... I'm taking her again next semester :)
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 Pros: Good professor.
Great teaching methods/approach
I would recommend this professor
Is interesting/entertaining/funny
Is creative
Brings discussion into the classroom
Motivates students to do well
Is willing to help students anytime
Shows a love of teaching
Shows a great knowledge of subject matter
Best professors I've ever had!
Barb is a wonderful professor, and is so enthusiastic about the subject matter. She is very relateable, knowledgeable, and accessable. Although there is A LOT of reading and writing, she designs the course so that you can apply it to your own life and really take something away from the material. There is a lot of work, but it is not at all difficult to do well. She challenges you to think about the information within the context of your own life, and most students leave the course having a very different perspective than when they started. I had her for WS 295 Representations of Motherhood, and it was definitely one of the best classes I've taken in my 4 years at Uconn.
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 Pros: Good professor.
Great teaching methods/approach
I would recommend this professor
Is interesting/entertaining/funny
Brings discussion into the classroom
Motivates students to do well
Is willing to help students anytime
Shows a love of teaching
Involves students in every lecture
Has enthusiasm in the classroom
Best professors I've ever had!
She is a great professor. Does not base class on her own ideology but promotes diversity of view. Truly one of the greatest profs I have ever had even with all the reading (should be a W course), it was well worth it.
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 Pros: Good professor.
I would recommend this professor
Is interesting/entertaining/funny
Brings discussion into the classroom
Motivates students to do well
Shows a love of teaching
Shows a great knowledge of subject matter
Involves students in every lecture
Has enthusiasm in the classroom
Best professors I've ever had!
She's a wonderful teacher who is very enthusiastic and is very knowledgable on the subject matter plus there are no exams which is great. Only thing that you need to be prepared is the amount of writing and reading for this class. I almost think it should be a W course, but i'm not saying i had a difficult time. I usually suck at writing but she grades fairly. She basically wants you to write alot of synopsises on the HUNDREDS of articles/readings you have to read. The readings are most of the time interesting, so it's usually not boring at all times. Overall the class was very interesting and wasn't the stereotype where it's male bashing-Guys if you want to take a WS course i would take Gurr, she isn't bias at all.
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 Pros: Good professor.
Great teaching methods/approach
I would recommend this professor
Is interesting/entertaining/funny
Brings discussion into the classroom
Shows a love of teaching
Shows a great knowledge of subject matter
Involves students in every lecture
Has enthusiasm in the classroom
Comes to class organized
Best professors I've ever had!
Barb is great. Our classes consist of discussion groups where we talk about women throughout the world. Our discussions tend to fall off topic at times, relating our class to our every day lives, but she allows us to discuss those topics. Her assignments are not difficult. As long as you do all the readings and participate you'll be fine. Plus, there are no exams!

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