Her practice materials are not helpful. They are just basic concepts and whatever you see the most on practice WILL NOT be on the test. I enrolled into CLAS, which he (Ed) doesn't help at all. Luckily, I got a good TA (Christine) that explains well or else I couldn't get another chance to petition into the major. Good luck future students.

Professor Bedard is awesome. She is very helpful and patient and funny. No need to buy the textbook. There are enough practice problems for this class but you dont have to do them all. Its the best econ class ive ever taken.

Clear on what she expects and posts extra problems online. DO ALL THE PROBLEMS SHE POSTS. They're a pretty good representative of the tests. And enroll in CLAS! Super helpful

Bedard truly has no idea how to teach a class. Get enrolled in CLAS ASAP. Her tests are unfair and the material useless. She at least tries to help students but in the end, she doesn't understand that she needs to teach what's actually gonna be on the test. Speak up about it!

I got an A+ and A on Econ 1 and 2 and I have a C- currently in this class. Her slides are usually the most basic concepts and leaves the students to figure out the harder concepts. Every single tests there are 2-4 questions I have never seen before.

Her class average score on her first midterm was 61.5%. Maybe someone here can explain how or why any professor would possibly think they are any good at teaching if a class of students, all of whom are very bright, are performing so poorly on her exam. Thank goodness for the curve. Most students will end up with Cs and not learn a thing. Sad

10A isnt incredibly difficult, but the pressure that transfers are under while taking this class (get a B or get kicked out of econ) absolutely sucks. My first quarter was absolutely miserable because of this. Professor Bedard does everything in her power to help students succeed. Would highly recommend for 10A, best of luck getting into the major.

She's a nice lady and explains things well! If you pay enough attention on the lecture and attempt to do every iclicker question, you will get at least a A-. I didn't go to a single office hour or CLAS but i still manage to get a good grade because her slides and practice tests are really helpful.

Very hard class. There should be a textbook to consult rather than having to go to office hours every time something is confusing, lectures move VERY fast, tons of material covered over the quarter. Professor is helpful and friendly, but if you aren't the kind of person that likes to go to office hours regularly, avoid this class.

Very hard class. She is approachable and friendly. Sometimes she explains things well and other times leaves everyone more confused than before. I used the slides and didn't use the book much. Sign up for CLAS and go to section if you want to do well

shes a nice lady but she tends to make assumptions e.g. she'll skip steps on some of her slides and then explain a slide too fast. i suggest clas (ed is a beast) and ta office hours (i had a pretty good ta). do problem sets ahead of time and understand how to do a problem in multiple ways. also lecture slides>book

I thought she explained the material very well for not having taught it in a while. The book is not necessary at all, but CLAS is a must for this class. Make sure you freshen up on calculus because I think the math throws off a lot of people even though it is very basic.

have to go to class because of clicker, slides very confusing and she makes lots of mistakes. read the book and do all the practice problems she gives. you have to actually understand how to do the math, cant just memorize formulas. office hours help alot, shes nice and trying to help just not very effective lecturer.

Really annoying because always makes mistakes on slides and on exams.. had about 10 errors on the Final and it was really hard for me to read what the errors were because I had forgotten my glasses..and this became distracting while taking the tests

Bedard is a great teacher. She recommends the book but it is unnecessary. Her lectures are very clear and she is VERY helpful outside of class. Just go to her office hours and she will answer all of your questions. I definitely recommend her for Econ 10a.

Great teacher, very helpful.

Awsome, excited, clear straightforward

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Grading policy is horrible. its one of those classes where a certain percentage has to get an a, b, c, d, f no matter how much effort you think you put in and how well you did on the assignments, it doesn't matter. don't take this class with her.

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So far, this class is pretty decent. All course resources (including slides) are online, which helps supplement lecture. The midterm was straightforward, as is her teaching style. The material can be interesting or dry, depending on how much thought you put into it. 150a is a great econ elective..