Professor
Adam Bakr
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Spring 2020 - I usually never write reviews on Bruinwalk, but I am making an exception for Adam. Sometimes you have to take take reviews with a grain of salt because usually they can be at faily opposite ends of the spectrum. I wholeheartedly mean this when I write that Adam is a PHENOMENAL TA. I have had him for two quarters of the 60s cluster but my time in his class has been both enriching and engaging. He truly cares about the topics he is discussing when it come to important political trends, social dynamics, historical pieces, and situating course themes in a modern analysis. Discussions can often feel like a weird place to talk about your viewpoints but Adam always made the discussions relaxed and meaningful. There are always conversations going in his class (unlike other discussions where it could be just silence). Also during the COVID-19 and recently the George Floyd protests he has been extremely concerned for our student needs and has made changes to accommodate students accordingly while also having relevant discussions about the issues that our society currently faces. I don't know what else to say other than the fact that he is fantastic, cares about students, makes topics engaging, and generally has a passion for teaching students about social issues. He has made my UCLA experience thus far one that is academically engaging and enjoyable. He's the best!!!
Spring 2020 - I usually never write reviews on Bruinwalk, but I am making an exception for Adam. Sometimes you have to take take reviews with a grain of salt because usually they can be at faily opposite ends of the spectrum. I wholeheartedly mean this when I write that Adam is a PHENOMENAL TA. I have had him for two quarters of the 60s cluster but my time in his class has been both enriching and engaging. He truly cares about the topics he is discussing when it come to important political trends, social dynamics, historical pieces, and situating course themes in a modern analysis. Discussions can often feel like a weird place to talk about your viewpoints but Adam always made the discussions relaxed and meaningful. There are always conversations going in his class (unlike other discussions where it could be just silence). Also during the COVID-19 and recently the George Floyd protests he has been extremely concerned for our student needs and has made changes to accommodate students accordingly while also having relevant discussions about the issues that our society currently faces. I don't know what else to say other than the fact that he is fantastic, cares about students, makes topics engaging, and generally has a passion for teaching students about social issues. He has made my UCLA experience thus far one that is academically engaging and enjoyable. He's the best!!!
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Spring 2023 - Overall, Adam was a good TA. His lectures were concise, helpful, and always incredibly engaging. However, as somebody who hadn't been in Adam's class before, I felt that he showed favoritism to those who he TA'd for in the previous two quarters and, as a result, made it more difficult to reach out for help and guidance throughout the quarter. He also places a heavy emphasis on participation, so if you are not actively engaging with him in office hours, during seminar, or otherwise it makes it more challenging to get an A. In terms of the grading, it was manageable and honestly very easy. We had weekly discussion posts, 1 reacting to a given article/section and 1 that responded to somebody else's post; each was 100 words and not difficult at all. We had 1 paper due throughout the quarter but it all had to do with a content analysis project analyzing media sources and their coverage of different protests/protest groups. The paper was 10-12 pages and the project itself was time-consuming but doable. It was a bit tricky to get started because the directions were very open-ended and not explicit in many respects, but it went well at the end and overall it was a very fun quarter.
Spring 2023 - Overall, Adam was a good TA. His lectures were concise, helpful, and always incredibly engaging. However, as somebody who hadn't been in Adam's class before, I felt that he showed favoritism to those who he TA'd for in the previous two quarters and, as a result, made it more difficult to reach out for help and guidance throughout the quarter. He also places a heavy emphasis on participation, so if you are not actively engaging with him in office hours, during seminar, or otherwise it makes it more challenging to get an A. In terms of the grading, it was manageable and honestly very easy. We had weekly discussion posts, 1 reacting to a given article/section and 1 that responded to somebody else's post; each was 100 words and not difficult at all. We had 1 paper due throughout the quarter but it all had to do with a content analysis project analyzing media sources and their coverage of different protests/protest groups. The paper was 10-12 pages and the project itself was time-consuming but doable. It was a bit tricky to get started because the directions were very open-ended and not explicit in many respects, but it went well at the end and overall it was a very fun quarter.
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