No such things as ‘scary’ professors?: Troy students and staff weigh in

Jixuan Tang photo Student Zhifei Zheng took a speech course from Dr. Maryjo Cochran (above). He found her to be a good teacher — “strict, but she only is strict to the students who do not want to pay any effort into their study.”   Jixuan Tang Some professors seem scary at first but actually are good teachers. “Professors are often viewed differently by different groups of people,” said Zhifei Zheng, a broadcast journalism major from Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China, who was a sophomore in the spring. “It depends on how…

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Professors review ‘Rate my Professors’

Pradyot Sharma Variety Editor Sparsh Shakya Contributor Websites like Ratemyprofessor.com have made it possible for students to learn about professors and their teaching styles before the first day of class. Professors on Troy’s campus have varying views on the use of “Rate my Professors” to pick classes. “Rate My Professors” allows students to rate the level of difficulty of their teachers and provide feedback on their classroom experience. “The site provides a student with some basic understanding of what they are getting into as far as classroom (environment) before they…

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