Amy Bush

School: Drexel University
Department: Philosophy
Location:Philadelphia, PA
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 Pros: love students
lots of office hours
Cons: class is a little boring
book is not clear
Dr Bush really loves her students, she is willing to help you to understand the lecture by setting up 3~6 hours as office hours per week. It is a pretty hard class because there are lots of readings for this class, and the book does not explain the materials clearly sometimes. It is not easy to get an A but it is not impossible. It is important to make sure you understand each concept and attend all classes.
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 Pros: Basically 1 paper due a week. 2 to 3 pages
2 exams in the form of papers.
Cons: 3 hour class
2 hours she talks, 1 hour discussion
I havent taken the other professors obviously, but Dr. Bush is pretty straightforward. Seems to pick favorites and is a difficult grader whom nitpicks.
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 Its an easy A
Like english classes, attend and get the way how the work should be done and do it.
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 he gives you about 4 ungraded hws that you just have to do and she either gives you a check + check or check - ; then 2 graded hws that take some time but she grades easy and you correct them and rehand them in; she gives a midterm thats a take home grades easy and a final thats a take home easy grading; her class is enjoyable because makes it interesting and she's just absolutely amazing. just do the work and your in for an A; i basically got all check - for her ungraded hws and As in her graded hws and As in her midterm and final. great teacher really approachable. LOVED HER!
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 Pros: subject is interesting
Cons: a ton of work
grades papers hard
disorganized
This class could have been a lot more interesting if more student sin the class got to speak, but most of the time it was her discussing her opinion and once in a while she would call on her favorites, let them talk for a minute, and then cut in. Papers weren't graded very well, and are confusing. Everyday in class the blackboard is filled with discussion classes that she jumps around between, sometimes going over them, sometimes not so it is hard to follow and take organized notes. I would not take this class again.
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 Pros: if you go to office hours and work in advance, class is easy
Cons: classes can get boring or one-sided
Go to office hours to go over your papers before you turn them in! Buy the book and do the readings before you write your papers!
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 Cons: heavy work load
attendance is necc.
her voice
Nice woman, hard to understand sometimes but you can tell shes intelligent. her class was interesting and she provided a great environment for debates. her work load was crazy and that's the only reason why i wouldn't want her again...maybe it was just the class?
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 Cons: Time consuming. Arrogant and ignorant professsor. Yells at you if she does not agree with your opinions.
About 4-5 papers based on daily readings plus must complete short answer essays on weekly forum postings online related to weekly readings. Would not take again.
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 She is quite helpful in my opinion. She sometimes strays from the lecture but she does try to make you understand the material. Most of her points are directed towards her papers she assigns and they are based off of the homework which she doesn't count against you. They are only for practice so I recommend doing. Overall, she is a fair grader at Drexel.
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 Disorganized and somewhat crazy but a relatively easy. The 2 assignments and final paper are annoying but the only real work that is required for the class. I got an A and I would recommend.
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 Bush makes going to class completely unbearable. After 5 years here, she is one of the worst professors I have had. She rambles on in class, and cannot remember what she tells you from one day to the next. If a topic come up for discussion, you must agree with her. If you use an example that she does not agree with she will claim she does not know enough about the subject to make your example valid. She constantly shuts down students ideas and even yells at them telling them they are wrong. I have never had someone who put such a stop to creative and free thinking in the classroom.
She lets you have 4 skips, so use them all. The movies she shows are easy to understand and actually does illustrate the points of the lecture way better then her notes ever do. Make sure you do the readings before class, or she will threaten you with a quiz.
Overall, do not take her, im sure the english and philosophy department have better choices out there
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 Bush is one of the worst teachers I have ever had. She is constantly criticizing the class. If someone has a different opinion than her, or interprets readings differently, she tears the entire class apart. If one person does badly on a paper she assigns, she tears the entire class apart. Don't even bother speaking to her one-on-one because there's a huge chance she'll yell at you. Her lectures make no sense. One second she is whispering, the next she is literally screaming in someone's face. I don't understand how she is still employed with all the crap she pulls. She needs to be fired immediately.
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 Bush, in a nutshell, is insane. And that insanity brings the lulz like nobody's business.
Her lectures, or should I say rambles, make absolutely no sense. You can infer the readings just fine on your own or by using Goggle. Trust me.
You can not have your own opinion. You must agree with her point of view or the point of view of the author whose article is being covered. If you don't, she will criticize you for it. Even when you get your assignments back from her, it will be filled with nothing buy negative feedback, criticizing you for what you wrote. Even though her grading is pretty reasonable, the feedback she gives you will make you wonder why you actually got the grade you got.
Overall, I would not recommend taking this woman for any class she teaches. Avoid her at all costs. If you can't, then good luck dealing with her. If you don't want to rip your hair out by Week 5, then I salute you!
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 Ok, so...Prof. Bush is a wonderful lady! She cares about a.) the material and b.) her students. She does expect you to do the work and EARN your grade, she isn't a prof. that will just give you an A for handing something in. She is also a teacher you need to go to office hours for; she will help you with anything you need in office hours. Before I went I hated going to class cause it seemed so boring, but after she explained everything to me in office hours and looked over my paper class accually felt a bit fun. I prob. wouldn't retake a phil. course, but it was good that I learned what I did from this one.
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 Descent teacher,, nothing spectacular. She really cares abou t the subject but is OK with delivering the material effectively.
The grading is okay, just write a lot on her assignments.
Not an easy A, but it is attainable if you put you're 100%
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 this was the only class i got a B in which ruined my straight As.
workload is light, don't sit in the front row..you'll get spit on.
nice person, ok teacher, seemed like she had favorites, i didn't even find out my grade until the 9th week.
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 Participation is a must. If someone doesnt raise their hand the absolute second she asks for partcipation she attacks the class on their character and how she has never had a class like that. But its kind of hard to partcipate when you have no idea what she is rambling about or hen she spits on the front row. She runs over every class and decides to go into depth when the class is over. She takes forever to hand back papers and when you get them back they covered in writing you cant even read. She assigns so many readings that we never even get a chance to talk about. She is a nice woman but I would never take a class with her again.
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 Great teacher!!! Helps you to understand the material and will help you out at if difficulty appears. The only thing I suggest is to participate.
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 Classes are interesting. She likes to do a mix of socratic and lecture types of teaching. Attendance is mandatory, and she doesn't really like it if you walk in late. The readings aren't bad. Just participate and do your homework.
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 Very boring as a whole. However, the workload isn't too bad. Keep up with the readings that she assigns, make sure you attend every class (attendance is part of your participation grade, which is a large part of your overall grade) and speak up a few times in class.
Grading doesn't seem too bad, but haven't gotten any major grades back. Going to class, writing down some notes, paying attention from time to time, speaking up, and writing good papers equals an A grade.

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