😣 weekly submission of vids for quarterly set-up, gonna film yourself literally every week, repeating some same steps and some additional new steps. midterms will be the all modules, then I have to create your own routine in your finals. gives chances to redo ur vids but issokay if u don't want to resubmit. quarter set-up is really tiring 4 this PE, so it's a no for me huhumore
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Unless you like doing 100+ crunches along with your dance routine and recording 20+ minute videos, stay away from aerobics and save yourself from the suffering. Otherwise it's a pretty easy A if you can deal with the pain in your coremore
its the way i had to reshoot a video 8 times because i wasnt getting it right (and most of the time it was vague as to what i was doing wrong) eventually after numerous takes for a lot of videos i just gave up and begged her to grade it as is. sure i got a fairly decent grade but i would never want to go through all that effort again.
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Take quizzes seriously 😭
They can make the difference between an A and B+
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Hiiii! First of all that's just one person huhu Co Yu Kang is the last nameee :>> anyways I got her in CHEM 51.21 (Biochemistry for Biologists) and she' great! She explains concepts really well and makes sure everyone in class understands them. She is also very understanding. She let us choose the schedule for some of our exams (within a time frame ofc) and once when we asked for an exam to be moved the day before the exam itself, she settled with revising the coverage for our sake <333. She is also very generous in bonus points so generally A-able!!!more
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Had her twice (onsite and online) as a professor for our two major subjects (Gen Chem 1 and Quanti Chem). She is very passionate and teaches well🫶 A-ble with effort!more
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Anonymous member 213 did u always get a 90-100 score for ur postlabs?
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as someone who hates physics and math to my very core, i love sir penado (sir keano). he discusses in a way that makes the lessons vv understandable. he gives out 3 long tests throughout the sem but always gives a reviewer beforehand! also gives bonus points which bumped my lt score to a b+ lmao. his demonstrations are also super fun. never felt pressured at all in his class.more
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hello! sir penado is actually very good at discussing! as a non-sci major who had no choice but to take physics, he always tried his best to make the lessons understandable :)) he shows lots of examples and demonstrates in class! he has three long exams which is pretty scary but he gives out a reviewer before the exam! so as long as u listen in class and study the reviewers, it won't be hard to pass the class 😅more
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She’s fun! Medyo intense and nakakalito tho as someone with really bad hand eye coordination. -1 every mistake you make and you typically only have 20 pts. She doesn’t make you feel bad though for messing up. Very approachable. I think she curves naman though. A-able basta di ka malito sa steps. Attend your classes kasi bawat cut impacts your overall grade. I think if you cut twice, you’ll have to get A’s all her assessments in order to still get an A (or basta malaking impact ang pagccut).
I didn’t get an A though 💔 If I were you, I would rather go for a different PE since nalito talaga ako since I kinda dont have any control of my limbs, but if you’re ok with dancing / following movements, kayang-kaya yan basta get groupmates na magaling! Minsan kse group grade lolmore
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since the academic year is done na here’s a detailed pros and cons of taking her class
PROs
- she holds synch classes to teach you basic steps/ she uploads easy-to-follow videos
- if you’re athletic, MAYBE you’ll like the core work out. [cuz her video reqs usually have 4 phases: warm up, core work out, the dance, then cool down routine]
- she gives feedback agad and she will allow u to submit your video twice (or more) as long as hindi pa deadline
- she gives reasonable extension. i was her beadle and she’s pretty considerate naman with deadlines kasi before she told us na it’s gonna be a “weekly” video submission or at least by module but what happened in our class was she still entertained late submission
- she curves the grade and it’s v A-able naman
CONs
- 20min vids is tiring 🙂 especially the core work out. v challenging kasi she’s rlly gonna pinpoint your hand and feet position and wrong steps tapos she’s gonna deduct a point.
- sometimes her instructions are vaguemore
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There's actually a thread here that is pretty comprehensive na if u want more details regarding reqs online! But i have to say her instructions are not clear, clarifications are still confusing, and yes agree super stressful! I put in sm time and effort into the submissions but only got a B+ ata 🤪 A-able i think BUT idk I'm sure she's a nice prof but I think she has difficulties translating the instructions online since on site she would probably just demonstrate it
not worth it for online imo huhu
PS i realized i didnt answer the q: there was no groupwork when she taught in Q2 but u do have to make ur own routine at the endmore
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meep it was stressful instructions were usually unclear and hard to follow hfjdghdjf even if u asked what need to be done it was hard to understand so u just pray and hopeI if u do it again u did it right,, which was usually not the case
she also made us submit a core exercise every frickin week n if ur not athletic or don't train ur core its actually kinda difficult (I was just lucky that I had my own workouts but yea)
in the end i think she bumped the grades up naman but tbh not worth the stress in my opinion :< good luck if u do take her tho more
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A-able but super hassle to obtain it,,, i had to reshoot again and again bc sometimes I make mistakes sa steps so just imagine the frustration of going back to the top :^). then once u submit it, may makikita pa siyang mali (bc, as the others have said, super labo ng instructions) so u do it all over again :---)
i think she's nice naman, she allows resubmission of vids (naka-2 resubmit ata ako sa isang req) except for midterms/finals (i think?) and you can consult her rin after synch classes. its just tiring and it takes a lot of ur energy :((more
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In case you haven't been scared away by the other reviews yet, here's your sign na wag talaga PROMISE wag for your own good!!
I took her online and she grades based on attendance and does not excuse you no matter the reason. Luckily she moved her deadlines later in the sem, pero the workload was still pretty heavy for a PE + suprise core workouts, hindi lang sya aerobics. Her instructions are pretty unclear and her replies come late so it's mostly you and your blockmates figuring things out in the gc. You can probably tell by the kaltas-grade-no-matter-what attendance policy, but she's pretty rigid with grading and nitpicky with the moves and steps :')
bonus anecdote: (don't know if this will matter to u, but i'll share na rin) following the 2020 elections, a class (not mine) was asking her for a sync break/deadline extension (i dont recall exactly) accounting for the post-election grief, pero she replied back saying no, which would've been fine if she hadn't tacked on na we were "too young to take politics seriously" or to "get involved" and that there was "nothing we could do" n/v... so........more
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speaking from onsite classes, i took her class last sem and it was pretty bearable naman. The class is A/B+ with good effort. She is really technical when it comes to steps and routines, so i recommend to practice it beforehand if you have time.
Speaking as a non-dancer but has athletic background, it was not that hard naman but it is challenging at times (lalo na with the ab workout at the end). Ma’am is very direct and straight to the point but is kind naman. When asking for help shes straight and direct. For some reason parang iba ung clock nya sakin, parang 5minutes early sya nagstastart ng class. Di ko sure pero thats just in my experience so come to class a bit earlier.
She appreciates students that help after class (ie. close lights, close fans). This might help so that she remembers you more and might even be lenient at times.
Overall, I somewhat enjoyed, but the class is bearable naman at least for my experiencemore
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I dont think so, but shes one of the kindest.
try to consult her about your grades, and maybe try to negotiate with her? she might give you bonus points because shes quite generous with it. im not entirely sure if shes open to extra work/activities, but you could always try. 😄more
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Sir Penado is a very good prof! Hes my goat 🤟
He made 8 am classes tolerable with his chill discussions and interesting presentations. He brings a lot of gadgets and stuff to explain concepts by showing it in application its very cool!!
For assessments, we really only had 3 long tests, 1 assignment and our oral. Overall, its not that scary sir kinda spoonfeeds the answers lol just lock in!
he also responds very quick and was lenient when it came to attendance (he was also very understanding by cancelling class when it was rainy but we werent suspended)
Overall, hes a super solid prof! With effort his class is easily A-able! Plus, you get to enjoy physics!! :3more
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hi!! had Mahinay for 25.02 but most likely he'll be the same for 10.02
I like him as a lab teacher!! His pre-lab can be a bit boring but most of the time will be spent for the experiment itself anyway. He's also super approachable for any questions about the experiment!
As for reqs there's usually a mini quiz on canvas after 2 experiments and a lab paper that needs to be finished before the next experiment. The paper is very doable with good groupmates.more