Teresa Castelao-Lawless - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Teresa Castelao-Lawless
Department: Philosophy
College: Grand Valley State University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: PHI341
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
She was a great professor and genuinely was interested in the experiences of her students. Her lectures were long but always interesting and inspiring. She would remember things her students said the first week of class and go back to them later in the semester. She really cares, and if you show up and show interest in the class, it's an easy A
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: PHI314
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Shes really caring and understanding. But there were only 4 grades for the class each worth 25%, attendance and 3 essays. But she wasnt a tough grader. There was a reading for each class period, but she also provided a handout for each to help. Other than that it was a short lecture about the reading and then a class discussion.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: HSC201
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
One of the nicest professors I've had. She is understanding, caring, and respectful. Her lectures are just her talking so if you're a visual learning i wouldn't reccommend. But I enjoyed her lectures cause it felt more like a conversation and you could become really engaged and inspired. Overall very easy to get a good grade, only 3 open note tests
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: HSC201
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professors knows A LOT about her subject, so dont go searching google for answers because they will be wrong. Her lectures are very boring with no visuals or powerpoints whatsoever, strictly just her talking. There are only 3 tests the entire year so you must do good on them. If you take good notes on lectures and pay attention youll be fine
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: HSC201
  • Grade Received: B+
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
shes difficult to understand at times, and i just didnt like her teaching methods at all.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: HSC20102
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I started out the semester not really liking this class because it required mainly just watching lectures and then having to take your own notes for the test. No homework, no quizzes, just 3 tests. The first test I did terrible, but then when I started trying a bit harder and taking good notes it got a lot easier. Just pay attention you'll be good.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: PHI102
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Never taken ethics before, and she made it seem easy. Lectures were always interesting and I learned a lot of valuable things.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: PHI250
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
ugh. not happy with this lady. she is such a stickler (even during a pandemic) and has no empathy for her students. be prepared to follow her rules precisely, or lose points. it doesn't really matter if you're good at writing or philosophy, she cares more about enforcing her meaningless rules without any leniency. avoid if possible (esp. online)
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: PHI495
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
This woman is awful, i can handle tough teachers, but when you are disrespected,treated poorly told your thoughts do no matter; specifically when they are not in agreement with hers. She claimed my work was that of a high schooler, I transfred back to Univeristy of Colorado where I finished my academic career with high marks. avoid her if possible!
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: HSC201
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I enjoyed having prof Castelao-Lawless. I told her at the beginning of the semester that I hated reading and she made a solid effort to make sure I enjoyed the reading. She is very passionate about history and is extremely knowledgeable on the subject. Just read what you are supposed to and take good notes and it will be hard to get a bad grade.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: PHI102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Castelao-Lawless was a very nice lady and certainly tried to make class bearable, but wasn't a very good teacher. She's hard to follow in her lectures. Her handwriting is also atrocious and thats how all notes are taken. Only two tests and the final go into the grade book, so if you're not a good test taker then don't take her course.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: PHI102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I'm not even done with the semester and I hate Lawless. Refuses to be "ethical" about the exam grading when answers are VERY specific and correct. 99/10 would not take again.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: PHI101
  • Grade Received: A+
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Lawless was a fantastic prof! She is a very passionate teacher and gives her students thorough notes. She has an awesome sense of humor, but will NOT hesitate to call a student out if they're being disrespectful. She says she doesn't give A's out, but her intro PHI course is impossible to fail if you take notes & do the assigned reading.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: PHI101
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I absolutely dreaded going to her class the first few weeks. But after the moral theories were done, I thoroughly enjoyed her class. She is actually pretty funny and definitely knows what she is talking about. Note taking is key and it has to be by hand so if you don't like handwritten notes don't take her!
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: PHI102
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Giving her an average because I expect a college course to be challenging. She probably made it more difficult than it should have been. If you dont repeat everything word from word from her lectures on the exam, you get marked down. I was able to pass this class because she ended up leaving at the end of the semester.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: PHI250
  • Grade Received: B-
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Got C- or lower on every paper, but with grades such as participation and attendance, still ended with a decent grade in her class. Try your best to be her friend, and dont use phones in class or she'll call you out.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: PHI102
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
A really passionate, kind, and knowledgeable prof. She makes an effort to learn names. Her classes are all lecture with no slides so notetaking is key. This is sometimes difficult because she is very rambly. If Ethics is of interest to you and you understand/enjoy it, you will do great. If you couldn't care less and don't listen you'll fail.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: PHI102
  • Grade Received: B
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Homework is just reading a couple of pages, which is great. When you need clarification on notes or have a question, she will explain it in the most confusing way, and will go off topic or ramble to the point where you forget what the question even was. Her handwriting is atrocious, but she will clarify. Rarely gives As, which is disappointing.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: PHI102
  • Grade Received: A-
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Prof. Lawless is very passionate about ethics. People complain about not doing well on tests, but it is just a matter of paying attention in class. She is known to ramble, but if you just stick through it, she gives you everything you need to do well. I would take her again because she is funny and nice. Attendance is mandatory for a grade.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ETHICS102
  • Grade Received: Not sure yet
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
It's hard to know what she's looking for. You really have to work hard to get an A, since she reminds us how often she doesn't just give those out. Notes may be difficult to take since her handwriting is horrific, but if you meet with her outside of class you can clear things up. She's not horrible, but she's definitely not the best prof I've had.
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