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Why I Should Like IB335
Here are actual quotes from previous years' ICES forms! Will we see yours here next year?
Dr. Robertson and Dr. Downie, I hate you both. The two of you have turned me into a monster. Whenever I pass a tree with flowers on it, something inside me forces my arm away from my body towards a flower on a tree. My arm, not presently under my control, rips a flower from the tree and proceeds to rip the flower apart and I'm forced to determine what family this flower belongs to. I think the two of you should be required by law to warn students of the aforementioned phonomenon since other students of past Plant Bio 260 courses have also experienced this, and since it will happen to future students as well. — Jim Leonauskas, Monster and Previous PB260 Student
I thought you guys were kidding when you warned us that by the end of the class we would be grabbing every flowering plant we saw to look at the structures! BUT IT'S TRUE!! Great class!
I must admit I was hesitant and scared at first, but I'm really glad I took this course.
Love your stories! They keep the class interesting!
Don't make the Judd et al. text required.
You should not have lecture quizzes weigh so highly on one's overall score! You should not use them to force attendance and punish non-attendance in lectures.
Loved the labs; dissection flowers is sweet.
This course was very instrumental in tying together my scattered knowledge of plants and forming a concrete foundation.
My most favorite life science class at the U of I.
The instructors are friendly and enthusiastic.
One of the reasons I got up early three days a week!
I enjoy drawing flowers.
The slides were fantastic!
The class notes were invaluably helpful.
The TA's were great!
I have no time for any of this. It was a waste of time, energy and money. Fix the heat. No one really hires a person for their taxonomic knowledge!
Lab practicals hurt my back!
I despised every moment of this class.
Plant Biology has the best profs!
I'm now more aware of the plants around me. I can actually identify plants!
Now, I know all I care to know about plant taxonomy.