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Marsha Rozenblit JWST141 Expecting an A- Anonymous 10/30/2024	I have mixed feelings. Her teaching style is very old school, lecturing with practically no slides making note taking difficult. In order to be successful, I have to write down everything she says. There are also only 4 assignments (2 exams and 2 papers based on books). The papers seem fairly easy, but her exams are different than any ive taken at umd. They are split into 2 parts, one is identification (8 terms listed, we have to write a short paragraph each for about 4) and part 2 is an essay (2 prompts and you choose 1). There are no rubrics on any of there, making it difficult to see what she wants, but she tells us in class exactly what she wants as long as you listen. She also tends to be a bit condescending, doesn't believe in extra credit (she said when she did offer extra credit, students did better then she thought they should have, but with 4 assignments how often can we prove we know the information), and doesn't post anything on canvas. There is a very large amount of required reading, but I find the information interesting so that helps and I only read the books necessary for the papers (so far that's been good). I wouldn't recommend this class if you aren't interested in the topics and just need a gen ed, but if you are it's very interesting.
Marsha Rozenblit JWST141 Expecting a C Anonymous 07/11/2024	Not worth for a gen ed. Would make the class easier if you're jewish and tell her as it seems she has an affinity for her jewish students.
Marsha Rozenblit JWST141 Expecting a C Anonymous 12/13/2023	Do not take this class if you want an easy A. It only has 4 assignments and they are all somewhat difficult for this being a 100-level class. Take something else.
Marsha Rozenblit JWST141 Anonymous 12/16/2021	JWST 141 is just not it if your looking for an easy elective course. This class pretty much only has four grades that you have to spend a lot of time on so you don’t screw your final grade. I’ve taken other history classes and I’ve done really well in and gotten A’s but taking this class I’ve gotten C+ at best. She nitpicks everything and requires you to be incredibly specific with examples from her lectures which have too much information at times and are incredibly monotonous.
Marsha Rozenblit JWST141 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 09/12/2021	Professor Rozenblit is a traditional lecturer. This may be a bit of an adjustment to first-year students, but if one takes good notes and asks thoughtful questions in class, they will succeed. She is very knowledgeable about her field and presents the information in an organized way, usually giving an overview of every lecture's content before delving in. She assigns readings that more reinforce what she teaches, as the meat of the content is in her lectures. To succeed on exams, a lot of prep and memorization of details is necessary, but it's an easy A if the time is spent.
Marsha Rozenblit JWST141 Anonymous 03/04/2021	I wish I could write a positive review for Professor Rozenblit. Unfortunately, JWST141 is not an introductory level class and nor is it worth the effort. I attended close to every lecture, took thoughtful notes, and submitted assignments on time. In a separate course in the same semester, I earned A's and B's on papers. In Marsha's class, I was lucky to get a C, and with four assignment's throughout the semester, that does not leave much room for improvement. I took the class as an elective, hoping to expand my Jewish learning and to embrace Jewish history in America. Instead, I received my lowest grade in my undergraduate career. And this is coming from someone who has taken intro Biology and Chemistry.

Marsha Rozenblit
JWST141

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
10/30/2024

I have mixed feelings. Her teaching style is very old school, lecturing with practically no slides making note taking difficult. In order to be successful, I have to write down everything she says. There are also only 4 assignments (2 exams and 2 papers based on books). The papers seem fairly easy, but her exams are different than any ive taken at umd. They are split into 2 parts, one is identification (8 terms listed, we have to write a short paragraph each for about 4) and part 2 is an essay (2 prompts and you choose 1). There are no rubrics on any of there, making it difficult to see what she wants, but she tells us in class exactly what she wants as long as you listen. She also tends to be a bit condescending, doesn't believe in extra credit (she said when she did offer extra credit, students did better then she thought they should have, but with 4 assignments how often can we prove we know the information), and doesn't post anything on canvas. There is a very large amount of required reading, but I find the information interesting so that helps and I only read the books necessary for the papers (so far that's been good). I wouldn't recommend this class if you aren't interested in the topics and just need a gen ed, but if you are it's very interesting.

Marsha Rozenblit
JWST141

Expecting a C
Anonymous
07/11/2024

Not worth for a gen ed. Would make the class easier if you're jewish and tell her as it seems she has an affinity for her jewish students.

Marsha Rozenblit
JWST141

Expecting a C
Anonymous
12/13/2023

Do not take this class if you want an easy A. It only has 4 assignments and they are all somewhat difficult for this being a 100-level class. Take something else.

Marsha Rozenblit
JWST141

Anonymous
12/16/2021

JWST 141 is just not it if your looking for an easy elective course. This class pretty much only has four grades that you have to spend a lot of time on so you don’t screw your final grade. I’ve taken other history classes and I’ve done really well in and gotten A’s but taking this class I’ve gotten C+ at best. She nitpicks everything and requires you to be incredibly specific with examples from her lectures which have too much information at times and are incredibly monotonous.

Marsha Rozenblit
JWST141

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
09/12/2021

Professor Rozenblit is a traditional lecturer. This may be a bit of an adjustment to first-year students, but if one takes good notes and asks thoughtful questions in class, they will succeed. She is very knowledgeable about her field and presents the information in an organized way, usually giving an overview of every lecture's content before delving in. She assigns readings that more reinforce what she teaches, as the meat of the content is in her lectures. To succeed on exams, a lot of prep and memorization of details is necessary, but it's an easy A if the time is spent.

Marsha Rozenblit
JWST141

Anonymous
03/04/2021

I wish I could write a positive review for Professor Rozenblit. Unfortunately, JWST141 is not an introductory level class and nor is it worth the effort. I attended close to every lecture, took thoughtful notes, and submitted assignments on time. In a separate course in the same semester, I earned A's and B's on papers. In Marsha's class, I was lucky to get a C, and with four assignment's throughout the semester, that does not leave much room for improvement. I took the class as an elective, hoping to expand my Jewish learning and to embrace Jewish history in America. Instead, I received my lowest grade in my undergraduate career. And this is coming from someone who has taken intro Biology and Chemistry.

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