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I took 10+ courses counting the baby 1cr ones too.
Ethics I had a similar type of course before, so it made it easier.
Stats I failed the last milestone but once I took the practice test for it and took extra time to study, I got like a 90% on the retake. On the final just missed one question which wasn't math-related.
All the courses seemed pretty good, all the milestones seemed to line up with the course content.
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Ethics was definitely my least favorite by far, but US History II was a close second. I LOVE history, & US History I was a breeze, so I was surprised by this. The questions just seemed more politically charged than necessary, if that makes sense.
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(11-06-2020, 09:19 AM)Calstar Wrote: Ethics was definitely my least favorite by far, but US History II was a close second. I LOVE history, & US History I was a breeze, so I was surprised by this. The questions just seemed more politically charged than necessary, if that makes sense.
I agree. I was trying to figure out what kind of political point they were trying to make. But it really shouldn't be the place of a supposedly-neutral institution to inject politics into a history course. I get that politics and history are deeply intertwined but that was a bit much.
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Took 25 courses with Sophia since May 21st, taking full advantage of the free offer, thank you Sophia!
Passed them all, had some frustration with both English comps, just couldn't get into them, other than that Greek Philosophers, that I actually had an interest in was my lowest grade at 73%
I didn't do art history 2 as it wasn't helpful for my degree plan at TESU (BSBA Entrep and marketing) or the foundations courses.
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I haven't taken US Hist II yet, because of such a negative experience with US Hist I. Far too many interpretive questions that relied on you agreeing with the test creator in order to get the answer correct. I felt like I learned a lot more about the author of the course than I did about the history of the United States.
If II is even worse than I, it might be best to skip it entirely. Guess I'll have to check out some colleges with low per credit costs and see if I can find a decent US Hist II course.
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(11-06-2020, 02:29 PM)innen_oda Wrote: Far too many interpretive questions that relied on you agreeing with the test creator in order to get the answer correct.
That's been true of pretty much every alternative credit provider I've used. For what its worth, I love history and enjoyed all of Sophia's history courses.
If you're looking for an alternate provider, take a look at Tel Learning. You can audit their History courses for free, or get them on an RA college transcript for $200.
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(11-06-2020, 02:29 PM)innen_oda Wrote: I haven't taken US Hist II yet, because of such a negative experience with US Hist I. Far too many interpretive questions that relied on you agreeing with the test creator in order to get the answer correct. I felt like I learned a lot more about the author of the course than I did about the history of the United States.
If II is even worse than I, it might be best to skip it entirely. Guess I'll have to check out some colleges with low per credit costs and see if I can find a decent US Hist II course.
US History 2 wasn't that bad, and I say that as someone that is Canadian and living in the states, half of the content was 100% new to me.
Frankly, and no offense to anyone, just pick the "politically correct" answers on the quizzes and exam and you are getting an 80, which is a CR anyhow. Don't let perfection or politics get in the way of a degree for YOU.
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(11-06-2020, 02:29 PM)innen_oda Wrote: I haven't taken US Hist II yet, because of such a negative experience with US Hist I. Far too many interpretive questions that relied on you agreeing with the test creator in order to get the answer correct. I felt like I learned a lot more about the author of the course than I did about the history of the United States.
If II is even worse than I, it might be best to skip it entirely. Guess I'll have to check out some colleges with low per credit costs and see if I can find a decent US Hist II course.
I did notice in History I, there was a lot of multiple answers for each question which made it a lot harder to do. I ended up dropping that course and moving onto something quicker and easier though I do like history classes.
I did take at least the first lesson in every course to get a feel for what they were like.
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(11-06-2020, 10:53 AM)rachel83az Wrote: (11-06-2020, 09:19 AM)Calstar Wrote: Ethics was definitely my least favorite by far, but US History II was a close second. I LOVE history, & US History I was a breeze, so I was surprised by this. The questions just seemed more politically charged than necessary, if that makes sense.
I agree. I was trying to figure out what kind of political point they were trying to make. But it really shouldn't be the place of a supposedly-neutral institution to inject politics into a history course. I get that politics and history are deeply intertwined but that was a bit much.
History is FULL of politics. Even on a b&m college you will find professors who skew the political point to be similar to their personal political point frequently. Wars are all about politics. Wars make up the bulk of what we learn in history typically.
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(11-06-2020, 05:31 PM)ctcarl Wrote: That's been true of pretty much every alternative credit provider I've used. For what its worth, I love history and enjoyed all of Sophia's history courses. (11-06-2020, 05:35 PM)cerich67 Wrote: Frankly, and no offense to anyone, just pick the "politically correct" answers on the quizzes and exam and you are getting an 80, which is a CR anyhow. Don't let perfection or politics get in the way of a degree for YOU.
Perhaps this is my mistake in taking these courses with the hope of learning something, rather than simply collecting credits. If I wanted to be lectured to by one guy on high and then get a present for participation, I'd go to church, which is at least a lot cheaper and comes with free wine.
I'm not going to excuse a poorly designed course on the basis of 'well other people do it too'. History IS interpretive, and much like other humanities and social sciences, should provoke conversation. However, if your testing structure is multiple choice, there is no room for conversation and interpretation. This is not intrinsically a problem, but instructional designers should be adapting to available testing channels.
In short, if there is no room for the student to also share their political views, then I'm uncomfortable with an instructor doing so.
It's a bad course. Just like the others here, I too worked around it and am content with my 89%, but unfortunately the course itself is still dreadful and inadequate.
I'm not blaming Sophia, or the Sophia structure - the fella who wrote the History I course, however, needs to go back to teacher's school.
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