Comments:1305 - Bennett is awful. The first red flag was that she has taught at several schools before Baylor.... RUN. She "Bennittizes" her lessons and tells you not bother reading the textbook. She also encourages you to not do the homework questions (you only need 10 assignments out of 14 to get a 100 in hw) but she uses those questions from the homework on the exams. She gets many questions wrong (the correct answer is usually what she said in class and not on the ppt or the txtbk even though she does not upload recordings of the lecture) She does not add a curve to any exams but does do extra credit that is so easy. I wouldn't recommend her, even if you're a genius at bio.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:BIO 1306 - TAKE HER. She is a real person, prof, and understands life and isn't a bad person at all. She is one of very few profs that understand you have a heavy workload and that class is a breeze. If you actively take notes in lecture and review them before the exam you are guaranteed an A or B+ on each exam. If you like to skip class or be on your phone don't take her cause everything she says IN LECT is on the exam. If you are a visual person, she is the the one for you. She draws things out, super helpful. She likes to say what is on each exam so you are prepared. All of the questions are so fair and she always gives open ended with so much bonus. Now if I had her for bio 1305... idk how it would be but for 1306 it was great. Genuinely she is so great and I can see why people don't like her teaching style cause its different but it is a nice break from normal profs in STEM. She advises you not to read the textbook cause its confusing and addictive info not needed. Course is consisted of 4 lect exams and lowest is dropped, person assigemnts, group activities, and final. If you are an overachiever and want to boost your GPA and focus on other classes more please take her.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:1305 - TURN BACK NOW!!!!! her class destroyed my GPA. I think a middle schooler could have taught this class better. she is a very nice lady but a horrible teacher. do not take her class, save your self, I studied for three weeks for the second exam and it absolutely ate me up, she told me I must have not studied hard enough. so for the next exam I studied exactly how she told me to and used every resource and the same thing happened. I got demolished by the exam. her exams have nothing to do with what we cover in class. save your GPA and take someone else. (also the only grades that go in the grade book are the exams, so you fail one and you're done for.)(no drop exams)(no extra credit).  - Grade In Class:F

Comments:1306 - Professor Bennet is brand new, so she is still getting used to a lot of things. I personally like her because she is smart and passionate about her subject. I think her tests are very straightforward and easy if you do the Pearson and take notes on the slide shows. She makes it pretty difficult to get access to a lot of her work however, because even though she takes out the slides she does not find important, and I believe those are not on the tests, there is information she'll go over in class and hopefully you were taking notes on it. I don't think she answers emails pretty much at all, and if you ask her questions at the end of class she almost always tells you she can't answer the questions now. She also has random, essentially art projects in class that she usually has us do the day before a test. She also tells us the information is important but will often collect the worksheets and not review them. Her tests are easy multiple choice and theres no homework.  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:1306 - I'm floored at all of these reviews dragging Dr. Bennett. She was one of the sweetest professors that I've had at Baylor, and she teaches content in a way that is easy to understand for non-bio majors. Her lectures are a little all over the place, but she emphasizes important things that will be on the test. There is one major group assignment, but all of the other worksheets and everything extra she gives out in class is not graded and is primarily for you to use to study, which I would highly recommend doing. If you pay attention in lectures, take organized notes, and at least look at the worksheets, you will do fine. The one complaint I have is that she doesn't give study guides, but she gives around 10 extra credit points on every test that are basically "what did you think" questions which more than make up for the lack of a study guide. In my experience, the people that complain about this class the most are the people who put in almost no effort and don't pay attention. If that's you, I question why you chose an academically rigorous institution to study at. If you're fine putting in bare minimum effort, you will pass this class. I highly recommend this professor  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:1306 - I have seen several opinions on how people don't like Dr. Bennett as a professor, however, I believe differently. She is a very nice person and she makes the class fun and significantly easier from other professors such as Dr. Dean. She does tend to jump around quite often in her slideshows, but she gives you a "keep and omit list" to help you study. I also would HIGHLY recommend that you read the textbook. She says it's "TMI", but I found it very helpful to re-learn the subject material. She is very generous with bonus points on exams and extra credit opportunities after some lectures. You do still need to put effort into this class if you want to succeed, but I'm so happy I took her while also taking CHE 1302 at the same time!  - Grade In Class:A

Comments:1306 - DO NOT TAKE HEATHER. SAVE YOURSELF. She CANNOT teach so instead gives useless, unhelpful, high school worksheets. She "Bennatizes" her lectures to make them easier, but doesn't post her information. The textbook does not help. Her tests are terrible. She is so unorganized and all over the place. She comes across as a sweet old lady but in reality she does not care about her students. I have not learned anything, and have had to teach myself everything. AVOID DR. BENNETT AT ALL COSTS.  - Grade In Class:C

Comments:1306 - ABSOLUTELY DO NOT TAKE HER! Dr. Bennett is one of the worst professors I have ever had. She does not teach whatsoever, she makes you do pointless worksheets, and she rambles on about her personal life instead of actually teaching biology.The test are hard, the FRQs are crazy, and I've never been more frustrated with a professor. If you want to get an A in the class, good luck.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:1305 - WORST PROF EVER!!! If you like to teach yourself everything then you should def take her. She relies heavily on the tools on canvas and on pearson which is fine, but she has no idea how to use them. The homework was word for word questions from the text book, which we never used half of the time. The exams are hard and not at all what is on the powerpoints.  - Grade In Class:C

Comments:1306 - Dr. Bennett comes off as a very sweet lady who wants nothing but the best for her students. However, in reality, she doesn't seem to actually care about her students and their ability to pass the class. She claims to "bennettise" lesson plans to make them easier, but then she does not post her bennettised notes nor the slideshows from person as she should. It is almost impossible to study for her class because of the lack of material she gives us. Her tests are nothing like her bennetised lessons, and we basically teach ourselves everything in small groups. If you can avoid taking her, I would really recommend it.  - Grade In Class:B

Comments:Bio 1305 - Professor Bennett was one of the worst professors i have ever had. she hardly ever lectures claiming to "Bennettise" the subject, which simply means give her own take on it and not actually teach it. She is a incredibly sweet lady but she is not a professor. She does not give any extra credit or test reviews nor does she say what the test will actually be over. If you don't mind teaching yourself everything about a chapter and hoping it is on a test then she is the professor for you.  - Grade In Class:C

Comments:1305 - Dr. Bennett is a sweet lady but I didn't benefit from the way she teaches. I felt that I had to teach myself on most topics and it did affect one of my exam grades quite poorly. She doesn't give any homework besides the chapter ones due but they are right before the exam. The only issue was that I had a failing grade for most of the semester because her person grades didn't align with canvas, so that was annoying.  - Grade In Class:A