Western Kentucky University / P / Patsy Powell

Mrs. Powell has taught elementary students for 35 years prior to her being a professor here. With that being said, she will hold your hand and explain really obvious things extensively. On the other hand she gets her quizzes and tests are made by the textbook company and I found them difficult to study for. She is strange, but a nice lady.

Professor Powell is extremely sweet. She has taught elementary school for some 30 years and it shows. Most of the course is common sense and simple tasks to prepare to enter the teaching program. Students in my class walked over her a bit too often - I was surprised at how many people going into education whine and find the smallest tasks so difficult. Her tests are purely multiple choice from the book/inclass notes. Hint: go to the book's website and do the self-assessments before quizdays - you'll pretty much find all you need to know. ;)

Mrs. Powell talks to you like you are in Kindergarten. She only gives "non-examples" of assignments, so if you need to see how it is done correctly, you may want to find someone who has already completed the class. She is very rude, and makes comments about students in front of entire class. She requires that you stay after class if you have a question about anything, rather than taking up the class time to answer it. The last month and a half of her class were spent doing PowerPoint Presentations the entire 2 hour class period--so that she might avoid having to teach. I learned absolutly nothing from her--as she did not know the material herself. I would highly recommend taking another teacher--preferably a professor.

Mrs. Powell is the type of person that is so nice and smiles all the time, BUT it is the nice that is covered up by rude remarks! It takes her 2 hours to go over 7 pages in a 30 pages chapter. I have a night class and she NEVER lets us out for breaks but we sit there for 2 1/2 hours listening to her repeat herself over and over and over and over until you just want to scream. Not to mention she talks to you like you are in elementary school and doesnt give you credit for being a college student!! HELLO PATSY,,, ITS NOT 1960!!! GGRRR!! Really DO NOT TAKE HER FOR THIS COURSE!!

Patsy is very very nice. She's j/ sort of boring. If you want to be challenged don't take this class, but I mean it's not that easy. Because you have field work and other things to do for ex. Critical Performances. She treats you like Elementary School kids and that gets on some peoples nerves. GO GET THE DAMN TB SKIN TEST ETC. or she will keep reminding you every single day. GO GET IT , GO GET IT, Overall she is very very very nice. I might need a recomendation from her someday.

This is one professor that I wish the others would model after. She is very nice in all that she does. She is there to help in anyway that she can. The tests and quizzes are easy and she gives a review sheet letting you know what is going to be covered on the tests. She is just the sweetest person you could ever want to meet. Truly a great professor!!!!

Mrs. Powell is a terrific teacher. She is very kind and I learned a lot in her class. She is overall a super lady!