Dr. Charles Best Junior Secondary School

2525 COMO LAKE AVE, Coquitlam, British Columbia V3J 3P8, Canada

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Chris Adams

4.3

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Ayobami Ajagbe, 11 French

1.0

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her grading is very weird and she is not so transparent about it; so be sure to double check your work and such. (ps. some of the lightest work take up 80% of your grade)

Albright

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Nargiza Alimova, 10 English

1.0

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- her grading system is very flawed and is depends on her mood; ex. I got a 5/10 with a good essay but still got that mark due to not having a "arguement"

Anderson

4.2

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There are 4 ways you get marked in this class. Unit tests, quizzes, projects, and a final exam worth 20%. The two projects, are a 10 minute discussion/powerpoint in front of the class. Super easy. There is a quiz every monday as you are expected to read the chapter over the weekend. The quiz is 10 questions True or False. There is a unit test every friday. The unit test is essentially the exact same thing word for word as the review sheet she gives you. So as long as you memorize the 20-30 vocab words and their meanings before the test you will be fine. DO NOT get the review sheet answers from AI or google as the answers from those platforms often differ to what the answer of the textbook is, which is what she tests you on.

Arthur Armstrong

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Charles Baker

5.0

(2 reviews)
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You really have to keep up with homework to do well

Sylvie Barabe-Chin

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Bruce Barnett

4.7

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As long as you actually try, he will be the best teacher ever. I wish I had him for PE But I got an injury.

Maria Bruneau

4.5

(4 reviews)
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The workload is typically really low, except for when you are suddenly slammed with a huge assignment due that same night. Just pray that these sporadic assignments don't clash with the rest of your workload.

Bruxelle

2.1

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The teacher essentially grades you based on essays and 1-2 projects throughout the year. He never specified his expectations so your best bet would be to try writing in different styles and see what sticks (GPT apparently does and he always reuses old assignments). Though he claims that it is possible to submit work late, do not do so as he will try to avoid/ignore you and will make the process as tedious as he can.

Burnham

3.0

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Neil Canuel

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Carmicheal

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Bradley Case

4.5

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Do not be shy, do you assignments

Wooje Choi

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Joe Coops

3.5

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Cowie

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Shelley Deacon, 10 French

3.0

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Speak French, Turn stuff in on time, respect her rules and DO NOT PROCRASTINATE or else she WILL FAIL YOU.

Jocelyn Deck

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Krista Dragan

2.2

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Ms Dragan is the most unnecessarily overhated teacher at Best. From my understanding she wasn't the nicest a few years ago, but has really improved since COVID times. When I had her she was really sweet and a great teacher. I will say that she definitely has a preference for anyone who is nice to her ("teacher's pets" will flourish in this environment for sure) and also those who sit near her. If you're not the strongest at math she may not be the best, but if you learn well with "by the book" explanations, her teaching was really clear and easy to understand.

Dy

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Allie Fewer

5.0

(4 reviews)
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Doing the homework questions and the review questions that she puts around the classroom will get you far in the class. The tests are not easy by any means but they aren't hard either. If you prepare before the test and learn from the mistakes you make on the practice quizzes, it should be easy to attain a high grade in the class.

Foulkes

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Olivia Fournier

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Gant

5.0

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This is a very writing heavy class, so pay attention to the material and lessons!

Brennan Hagen, 12 Anatomy & Phisiology 12

5.0

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STUDY FOR THE TESTS AND HAND IN YOUR ASSIGNMENTS ON TIME!!!!!!!!!!

Hasheem Hakeem

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Julia Hamilton

1.0

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Don't you dare miss a day or you'll have a hell of a time catching up. Also memorize everything even things she hasn't even taught yet.

Cory Hampton

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Michele Harding

3.5

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Shawn House

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Dina Howell

1.6

(5 reviews)
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Get along with everyone if you want to pass

Brent Hughes

4.5

(2 reviews)
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Don't talk too much. Listen to the director. Practice your shit and do the music assignments.

Mark Humphries

4.0

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I took his Chemistry 12 class. It was a very good chemistry class. If you want to do well and you are willing to put in the work, you will receive a good grade. He films each lesson and posts it online so if you miss a class or want to rewatch it, it's there. If you do all the homework (there is a lot) and understand it, you will probably get nearly 100% on the tests/quizzes. The final is optional, although I don't think anybody takes it. So, once you're done with a unit, you're done.

Hee Jin Hyun

2.0

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I was in her class for two consecutive years (Grades 9 and 10). She is VERY picky, so if you are given those "connecting and reflecting" worksheets, make sure to put in the EFFORT and CREATIVITY (do not do an example she demonstrated in class - go outside the box) and write down EVERYTHING she taught in class. Otherwise, she will give you a shallow mark for these worksheets. The same to be said for her quizzes and tests - YOU MUST DEMONSTRATE your understanding of the unit. Math 9 in her class was relatively easy, though, I spent a substantial amount of time thoroughly understanding the concepts. I think the most important part of being in her class is understanding the "why" and not just the "how". When you work through the homework, do not try to memorize how to work through those questions. In her tests, there will be very similar questions but slightly modified to be a bit more complicated. So, memorizing how to complete those questions WILL NOT help you at all. YOU MUST UNDERSTAND IT. Another important note is to COMPLETE ALL YOUR HOMEWORK. She does give a lot of homework compared to other math teachers, so if you are a very BUSY person, I recommend you to avoid taking her class. However, For math 9 & 10, her math classes set up a strong foundation for Pre-cal 11 (a lot of math teachers skip a lot of units/do not do a lot of word problems like Ms. Hyun, so some people struggled a lot in Pre-cal 11). I recommend her class if you have strong math skills or have a lot of spare time to study because you will LEARN a lot in her class. ALSO. She does frequent homework checks. YOU MUST DO THE HW QUESTIONS EXACTLY. If the question asks you to show your work for calculating and checking, you must do both. Do not skip a part of the question (like checking your work) because she could deduct Homework marks (sometimes she does, but always make sure to do it - be safe than sorry).

Ken Ipe

5.0

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For the short story unit, memorize the text as it is sometimes a question to finish a quote found in the book. But if asked to explain, simply go on spark notes and you'll be fine. Also you'll definitely improve in this class, even if you don't find yourself enjoying English. The lessons will bring you to a different level of writing and the techniques will seep into your memory regardless of if you want them to or not.

Phil Jaeggle

5.0

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The class is laid out like a job. Your teacher, Mr Jaeggle, is your boss. Your job is to learn all the ins and outs of Electronics and work and develop a working circuit board. Your Grade is determined directly from effort, the effort you put into something the higher your grade will go. Being timely efficient and undistracted is recommended in this class. He treats your grade like if you're an employee asking you before the marks are handed out, "Do you deserve: A raise, stay the same, get fired" your mark roughly relates to the question and you'll have a discussion telling the teacher why you think you deserve the mark. It's an enjoyable course and success on building a working product is only a bonus, in fact if it doesn't work you learn more and your grade reflects that, increasing. Of course this is a very hands on class and can be annoying when things don't work so some sense of patients and persistence will be of value. The class feels very homely and "chill. " The only way to fail is to do nothing, that or loose a finger because you didn't listen to the safety instructions. It's very very fun class but you need persistence and being ok with many many many mistakes. You could spend hours figuring out why a project doesn't work, you'll find out why and the feeling that you get when it works is outstanding. If you think you might like this class, do it, it will teach you much more about how real jobs work than almost any other class. If you're around, there's no harm in giving it a try.

Christine Jenkins, 11 Chemistry

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Alnoor Jiwa

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Jovanovic

2.0

(4 reviews)
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He’s many of his test questions are based on vocabulary.

Karin Kendall

1.3

(3 reviews)
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a lot of arts and crafts in this course, you need glue, scissors, and pencil crayons.

Nasreen Khokhar

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Mounir Korch

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Matthew Last

5.0

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Jim Lennard

3.7

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If you understand what Mr. Lennard wants, the lad will give you A's all over.

Megan Leslie, 9 + 12 Social Justice + Indigenous Studies

5.0

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Participate and pay attention to lessons and you will thrive!

MacDonald

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Cal MacKay

4.0

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I took Mr. Mackay's Law 12 class. It was a good elective and a very interesting class. The teacher goes on very interesting rambles whilst reading from the textbook and I found it quite amusing. The classwork is not too bad. Basically, you have to go through a unit, do a page of homework after every class, correct it the next day (trust me do your homework its embarrassing if you don't because you're supposed to hand the paper to the person behind you), and then write a test about the unit. A tip for his students, google the name of the chapter you guys are on with the name of the textbook and then "summary" and you should find a pdf of slides summarizing the chapter. This really helped whilst studying, but please keep in mind that these summaries will not have every piece of information you need to know for the test. Tests are just short answers and multiple choice regarding the chapter. In addition to the unit tests, there is one essay you have to write (I think everybody got an A) and one mock trial you do in a group. Also, each person has to do a "current event", which is a presentation that you do in front of a class regarding a current event going on right now and how it relates to Canadian law. I don't know why but this was the most nerve-racking presentation that I had ever given, probably because I was one of few grade 11's in a class of majority grade 12's. The teacher likes to call on students a lot, but he also likes when people put up their hands and volunteer. I always volunteered for the questions I knew so he wouldn't call on me for the ones I didn't know. But, if you don't know the answer, saying "I don't know" is acceptable.

Olivier Major

3.3

(3 reviews)
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Sophie Manolis

4.8

(4 reviews)
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Do the kahoot a million times before tests and you'll be fine. You never really get homework, if you get it you can just fill it in, in class. Easy marker and not very many projects.

Carolyn Marsh

2.8

(4 reviews)
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Ms Marsh is an awesome teacher, she is also very nice

Lindsay Martin, 11th Biology

5.0

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-Very few tests, most marks are collected using small group projects as well as a larger inquiry-based project (done solo) -Class involved two field trips: one to science world, another to the Vancouver aquarium.

Marina Meredith, 9-12 English

5.0

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Very good english teacher and very nice.

Steve Murray

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Alfonso Napoletano

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Nembhard

5.0

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Just try your best. It's one of those classes where if you truly put in all your effort, she'll notice it and grade you accordingly. Nembhard understands that not everybody is gonna be a natural at cooking or textiles, and she recognizes growth at different levels.

Rachel Oh, English

2.0

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Bhashy Pather

4.0

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Mark Penev

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Craig Percevault, 12 Pre-calculus

1.0

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R Phull

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Pierre Poudré

3.0

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I took his Perspective Mondiale 12. I really enjoyed the class. The class was relaxing and chill. There isn't too much work and he gives you lots of in-class time to do almost every single assignment. Although, I never really used the in-class time because the class was too quiet and I just couldn't concentrate. That being said, it is a pretty easy class. The class primarily consists of presentations, but they are all group ones. You get to choose your own group. He likes to experiment with different types of presentations such as your classic PowerPoint in front of the class but he also gets your group to lead a class discussion that should take up almost an entire class. He also gets you to write three essays. The essays aren't too difficult. I think one or two needs to incorporate something a group talked about during a presentation so try to pay attention. I and all my friends couldn't get above a 90% on the essay, but it is possible. He also gets you to do many other mini-assignments which are just questions and you need to search for the answers. Sometimes they are worth grades, other times we would just talk about them in class. A crucial must-do in the class is to participate. It's okay not to participate every single day, but you need to share some genuine ideas. Participation is a big part of your grade. He gives you many many chances to participate. The only way you get a bad grade in this class is by not doing the work and not participating.

Brent Raabe

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Sukh Randhawa, 9 English

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Anna Razzell

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Paul Roberts

4.5

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Russ Roemer

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Grahm Scott

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Algerian Siamer

1.0

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Diane Silzer

4.0

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Sokol

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Kevin Startin

2.5

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Alison Stuart

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Danielle Thomas

1.0

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Nafi Toure

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Vincent

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Sophie Viswanathan

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Madison Watt, 9th, 10th English

5.0

(1 reviews)
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Pay attention, what she teaches is exactly what she marks you on during quizzes and tests. Participate in class, make yourself known, even if it's a little bit. Do the homework. She assigns a decent amount. It is just enough. Not too much, to the point where you are constantly stressed. She gives you class time for pretty much most of it.

Esther Woo, 9-11 Math, Physics

1.5

(4 reviews)
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