Michael Reed - Tufts University

Professor: Michael Reed
Department: Science
College: Tufts University
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: BIO144
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Prof. Reed seems nice enough but his teaching style is very boring and you will likely learn nothing of value in this class that you can't google in 2 minutes. If you're a bio major looking for a class to fill your B requirement I'd strongly urge you against taking this class. The grading feedback and timeline is awful, and you can't stay awake...
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: BIO007
  • Grade Received: A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: No
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Although attendance isn't mandatory, you have to do "breakout sessions," 10 -12 times throughout the semester, so going to class is still important to do those. The exams are unnecessarily tricky and inarticulate so you have to interpret the questions as if you're Michael himself. The story project is very irritatingly overcomplicated. But, easy A.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: BIO144
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
tough class and tricky topics... interesting person but the lectures are long and seem irrelevant at points. you have to take good notes because going back and looking at powerpoints is useless.
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: BIO7
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: Yes
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
entertaining, tests are tricky but manageable, interesting class and professor
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: BIO7
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Not Mandatory
Comment:
Reed is entertaining and will keep your attention at 9:30 in the morning. But if you are actually interested in environmental science do not take this class. It is an easy A but you don't learn much. Looking for challenge, stimulation, new ideas? Look somewhere else.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: BIO7
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: Yes
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good lecturer (or storyteller). Terrible class. Annoyingly devious tests, more work than it is worth, mandatory attendance at 9:30 in the morning? Yeah. Don't take this expecting an easy science credit. Don't take it expecting to learn anything you can't learn by reading environmental activist articles online.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: BIO7
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I find Reed to be charmingly sarcastic about the issues he presents, and is a decent lecturer. The tests aren't too bad assuming you study your notes, which is nice. He acts a fair amount of questions during class in an attempt to keep his students engaged, but that doesn't work so well at 9:30 AM...
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: BIO144
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Engaging lecturer, humorous, interesting, and supportive of individual ideas. Tests are hard but thoughtful. I'd take this class again if I could!
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: BIO007
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good lecturer and enthusiasm, average all else. Pretty good class overall.
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: BIO007
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great lecturer! Very engaging and clear, and passionate about the material. He moves quickly and covers a lot of material, but partial lectures are available online. Tests were misleading and stupidly tricky, but overall not difficult.
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: BIO7
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I really don't see why everyone is complaining. Professor Reed was a very organized lecturer and in fact funny at times. The only real downside to the course was that I had to wake up at 9 AM. The tests were easy and if you approached Prof. Reed for help he explained the subject matter clearly. He is hit or miss with some people I guess.
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: BIO7
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Professor Reed is an awful teacher who makes interesting information boring and unclear. His course is poorly organized and exams do not test you on what you learned. DO NOT try to approach Reed for help... He is rude and will only think you are complaining to him. Want an easy A? Avoid BIO7 because Reed makes a good course difficult and boring.
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: BIO7
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.5
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Env. Bio was supposed to be an "easy A" but it DEFINITELY was not. Reed's tests were obscure and terribly constructed. While the class touched upon interesting topics, Reed managed to provide vague definitions and random anecdotes that didn't really teach the class anything. The class has potential, but don't expect it to be so easy or intriguing.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: BIO7
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
the class isn't very hard per se. all of the outlines for his lectures are available online via blackboard, so you don't have to take notes. he's really enthousiastic about the subject, but the subject material is pretty repetitive.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ENVIRONMENTAL
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
I didn't care for his class or his teaching. He's a nice guy, but not very focused in his style.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: BIO007
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
I have a lot of respect for this guy. He is damn perky for a 9:30 class, especially considering he faces 150+ people all using the class for a science credit and unenthusiastic. I didn't want to take it, but he has made it totally worthwhile and way more interesting than I could have hoped.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: BIO7
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He loves what he teaches and it shows. A really good way to get a science credit if you're not into math or science.
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: BIO007
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's a very clear lecturer and a good teacher.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: BIO144
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: BIO7
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's extremely helpful, and a great teacher
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