Garcia, Mark Lester B.

PhD · Assistant Professor

Mathematics education (large-scale assessments, item writing, psychometric analysis, cognitive psychology)

Education

PhD Mathematics Education, Ateneo de Manila University · 2025
MS Mathematics Education, Ateneo de Manila University · 2017

Career

Keen Llama

Harsh but constructive, not for everyone

mixed

Retake?No

took him this intercession and all i have to say is hes not for everyone, but he might be for you. trying to make this as unbiased as possible as someone who is on the former side. i will say if you want a prof who will give you harsh yet helpful (constructive) criticism then he is your prof. his comments are direct and he doesnt play around, if your presentation is boring he will straight up say “im bored” (based on experience), but he will follow that up with what he thinks you can do to improve, follow that and youll do just fine (to give him the benefit of the doubt his comments have a point) his assessments were also hard, but (im not sure if its different during regular classes) he uploaded notes, slides, readings, worksheets etc which do help and theyre not super hard to understand either! hes also really good with giving examples, its always relatable and dont worry he doesnt really call random … for my class at least he also made everyone in my class do an individual presentation (we spent 3-4 meetings just to finish everyone) and he gives comments right after so i guess u can also learn from your classmates if youre into that ig to sum up everything, u can tell he knows what hes doing and because hes so good at what he does his standards are high (first thing he told us was that hes about to get his PhD) i wouldnt say hes a terror, but i will say hes pretty serious during class and just wants to get his job done (he has bad days though huhu, but also good ones where he makes jokes here and there)more

Witty Llama

Best for Math 21; accommodating, quizzes can be hard

positive

CourseMATH 10
Retake?Yes

sir MLG (garcia) is the absolute best! i didn’t have him for math 10 but for math 21 and i ended up looking forward to the class bc of his teaching 👍🏻 i’m pretty sure students who don’t even like math would be encouraged to try in his class. he explains concepts in detail and in simple terms. his pacing can be a bit fast sometimes, but don’t be afraid to ask him questions because he’s super accommodating. he encourages everyone to actively participate in discussions, and is also warm and friendly to his students. he’s super knowledgeable at what he teaches so you’ll be in good hands! his quizzes can be a bit difficult sometimes but his teaching makes up for it. you just gotta practice and practice a lot. he’s also super punctual in returning test papers and he really tries everything he can to up the grades for the class. he doesn’t curve but he’ll exhaust all possible means to let u get ur grade up. for us it was peer tutoring sessions. i encourage u to be beadle for his class 😆😆 rightmore

Vivid Dove

Goat for learning if you can handle high standards

positive

Retake?Yes
WorkloadMedium

sir mlg is the goat. i’m saying this as someone who is very very weak with math, but i took him during intersession so take this with a grain of salt. he is very very knowledgeable about what he teaches and he teaches concepts very well. if learning is the goal, i’d take him. he has also published a bunch of research papers and studies. his comments are often super helpful and informative on whatever the assessments he gives and will definitely teach you a thing or two. that said, his instructions are sometimes vague, and will require you to really think about how to go about the outputs. he is also sort of intimidating because his standards are somewhat high because he tends to be nitpicky sometimes but i’d say with good reason. his LTs were a little challenging but if you absorbed the concepts well, i think you’d do decently. i got a B with effort! i hope this answers your question! 😊more

Vivid Alpaca

Study materials were way easier than the actual exam

i just failed the long test #1 and im wondering if there’s still any way for me to pull my grades up? the study materials he provided were way easier than the actual exam but i at least know that i need to review for harder things. do you have any tips po on what materials to review? i looked at the suggested readings but im not sure which ones will be the most helpfulmore

Fancy Otter

Study materials were way easier than the actual exam

Calm Otter

First prof who made me excited for math

positive

CourseMATH 21
Retake?Yes

hes the goat he explains concepts so clearly and is rly considerate in hearing his students opinions to make his teaching style more effective to not just one person but for the entire class. and its obvious he cares for his students a lot. he gives so many opportunities for students to practice and improve their grades. tbh he was the first prof that made me feel excited to go to math class. its always so fun but he also doesnt tolerate disrespect. i was his beadle for math 21 n id gladly do it again. ur lucky if u have him as ur prof🙂more

Jolly Egret

Assessments harder than lecture; kind if you grind

positive

LeniencyYes
WorkloadHeavy

his assessments are hard and many items have a leveled up difficulty than all the things we’ve discussed in class. if u’re passionate and good at math, u’d excel in his class. if not, u need to exert extra extra effort. he’s kind and considerate as well. i just had a hard time with the subjectmore

Keen Llama

Harsh but constructive, not for everyone

mixed

Retake?No

Witty Llama

Best for Math 21; accommodating, quizzes can be hard

positive

CourseMATH 10
Retake?Yes

Vivid Dove

Goat for learning if you can handle high standards

positive

Retake?Yes
WorkloadMedium

Vivid Alpaca

Study materials were way easier than the actual exam

Fancy Otter

Study materials were way easier than the actual exam

Calm Otter

First prof who made me excited for math

positive

CourseMATH 21
Retake?Yes

Jolly Egret

Assessments harder than lecture; kind if you grind

positive

LeniencyYes
WorkloadHeavy

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