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Sydney Sharpstene ENGL101A Expecting an A Anonymous 12/09/2024	While there is a decent amount of work for this course, Professor Sharpstene is a very fair and lenient professor. She allows you to get extensions for pretty much everything, without having to come up with an excuse. She is also a very easy grader, and even if you screw something up, she allows retakes up to 100% for every major assignment except the last two. There is a decent amount of work in this class but other than that, she is a very good professor and I highly recommend taking this class with her.
Greg Deinert ENGL101A Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/04/2024	I expected this class to be a breeze because I took IB and AP classes in high school. Even though he is an overall easygoing teacher, I found his tone while teaching to be condescending and passive-aggressive. He teaches mainly through a textbook, which is extremely boring. The course is based on a few major papers, which pretty much determine your grade. I expected this going in. However, I still have not received a grade for things I submitted a month ago. In comparison to my peers who are taking this course, I feel I have had to work much harder and put in more effort to get barely a B on papers. His grading can be fairly harsh, and it is difficult to understand why you received that grade. Our attendance was graded in the sense that he would have us do in-class writings with our names on them. If you miss these, they do severely impact your grade, so be careful! Overall, he is an okay professor, but if I could, I would recommend someone else.
Sydney Sharpstene ENGL101A Expecting an A Anonymous 12/04/2024	One of the best professors I've had. As a computer engineering major, I didn't really prioritize this class too much. She is super lenient with late work, especially the final papers. Great person to work with.
Sydney Sharpstene ENGL101A Expecting an A Anonymous 12/02/2024	Hands down she is the best english professor i have ever seen. Gives extensions on everything. So helpful if you are confused. So passionate about english. makes it impossible to fail her class. If you get her, you are seriously lucky. Only reccomendation for a profesor
Sydney Sharpstene ENGL101A Expecting an A+ blueterp310 11/28/2024	I took this class Spring semester and I loved Sharpstene. She was always helpful when it came to due dates and extensions, and was so helpful with all position paper and everything that we did throughout the semester that led to the final position paper. She was constantly on the ball for staying on schedule to the point where I heard that other ENGL101 classes were so far behind us that I'm glad I switched out of a different class to hers. Responds to emails fairly quick, always willing to help out if you ask for it or show that you need it. Would definitely take her again if I could!
Sydney Sharpstene ENGL101A Expecting an A Anonymous 11/13/2024	One of the best english profs out there. She is so incredibly nice and so lenient with due dates and extensions. It is so easy to earn points and increase your grade. As someone who isn't great at English I would totally recommend her.
Sydney Sharpstene ENGL101A Expecting an A Anonymous 05/19/2024	She's incredibly easy to work with and very fair, as a stem major who made english my lowest priority she worked with me constantly for due dates, feedback, and drafts so i could still succeed in her class while also having a very difficult course load. She also didn't have any mandatory participation points in order to boost attendance, just short and straightforward reading quizzes at the beginning of class that were usually about whatever reading was assigned the night before, if you ave to miss class for whatever reason, the 3 lowest reading quizzes get dropped so you can miss 3 times, overall she's the best!!!
Andrew Howard ENGL101A Expecting a B+ Anonymous 01/01/2024	Professor Howard is sincerely one of the best professors I have had this Fall 2023 semester and made my transition into college 10x easier. He made sure to never to bore you in his class and is really funny. I love how he creates a welcoming space for his students and gives great feedback on his grading. He is the type of professor who cares about your success & understands YOU ARE HUMAN!!
Sydney Sharpstene ENGL101A Expecting an A+ Teachmeplz 12/22/2023	Professor Sharpstene is an absolute G. She is super flexible and always try’s to help her students out. I would take her over any other professor no cap. 10/10!
Nasim DarouieHaghighi ENGL101A Expecting an A Anonymous 12/15/2023	She was a super easy grader and always gave A's for my assignments and papers. She only posted major assignment due dates on Canvas so you would have to look on the syllabus for when discussion boards were due which was annoying. Her classes were so boring and attendance wasn't taken so it wasn't necessary to go at all. She seemed like she never knew what she was doing and never really explained assignments. If you get her it wont be awful, but definitely don't choose to take her.
Sydney Sharpstene ENGL101A Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/07/2023	Professor Sharpstene is one of the best English professors I've had as this is my first year in the fall semester. She always shows up with a bright and open attitude and actually shows that she cares about students' performance in class. Her assignments are straightforward, so nothing should be shocking or confusing to you, and she is organized with the instructions she gives out which are really useful by the way. She makes sure that she provides enough resources to her students and it is a lot, and she is always available to answer questions. Her grading isn't harsh, so it is really easy to get an A in her class (I have a A+ right now). She also posts lectures on the canvas page to refer back to which is nice and she gives constructive feedback on assignments. This course won't be difficult for you if you show up, do the assignments, pay attention, and ask for help from this professor, so I highly suggest choosing her when considering in registering for this course! I forgot to add that she usually assigns what readings to read for homework and she gives out reading quizzes based on them before the start of class. Other than that, she is a really sweet and carefree teacher!!
Nasim DarouieHaghighi ENGL101A Expecting a B+ Anonymous 12/01/2023	easy grader, but strange teaching approach and often makes the class feel awkward by her lack of confidence and strange comments. i hope i never have to take a class taught by her again, and strongly advise against signing up for any class she teaches.
Jesse Brooks ENGL101A Expecting an A- Anonymous 12/14/2017	He did not like students using laptops in class, even though our syllabus mentioned us being allowed to use them in the first place. It’s a good idea to come to class and participate, if you don’t show up having read whatever he’s assigned then you may have a difficult time in class. He’s not a bad person, in fact he’s a good guy deep down, although there are times where he may come off as arrogant. The class itself was structured around discussions of what was assigned prior, if you come prepared then you’ll have an easy time. Brooks is a super liberal person and teaches that way, which helps bring the content of the class to relevant news of our current issues.

Sydney Sharpstene
ENGL101A

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/09/2024

While there is a decent amount of work for this course, Professor Sharpstene is a very fair and lenient professor. She allows you to get extensions for pretty much everything, without having to come up with an excuse. She is also a very easy grader, and even if you screw something up, she allows retakes up to 100% for every major assignment except the last two. There is a decent amount of work in this class but other than that, she is a very good professor and I highly recommend taking this class with her.

Greg Deinert
ENGL101A

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/04/2024

I expected this class to be a breeze because I took IB and AP classes in high school. Even though he is an overall easygoing teacher, I found his tone while teaching to be condescending and passive-aggressive. He teaches mainly through a textbook, which is extremely boring. The course is based on a few major papers, which pretty much determine your grade. I expected this going in. However, I still have not received a grade for things I submitted a month ago. In comparison to my peers who are taking this course, I feel I have had to work much harder and put in more effort to get barely a B on papers. His grading can be fairly harsh, and it is difficult to understand why you received that grade. Our attendance was graded in the sense that he would have us do in-class writings with our names on them. If you miss these, they do severely impact your grade, so be careful! Overall, he is an okay professor, but if I could, I would recommend someone else.

Sydney Sharpstene
ENGL101A

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/04/2024

One of the best professors I've had. As a computer engineering major, I didn't really prioritize this class too much. She is super lenient with late work, especially the final papers. Great person to work with.

Sydney Sharpstene
ENGL101A

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/02/2024

Hands down she is the best english professor i have ever seen. Gives extensions on everything. So helpful if you are confused. So passionate about english. makes it impossible to fail her class. If you get her, you are seriously lucky. Only reccomendation for a profesor

Sydney Sharpstene
ENGL101A

Expecting an A+
blueterp310
11/28/2024

I took this class Spring semester and I loved Sharpstene. She was always helpful when it came to due dates and extensions, and was so helpful with all position paper and everything that we did throughout the semester that led to the final position paper. She was constantly on the ball for staying on schedule to the point where I heard that other ENGL101 classes were so far behind us that I'm glad I switched out of a different class to hers. Responds to emails fairly quick, always willing to help out if you ask for it or show that you need it. Would definitely take her again if I could!

Sydney Sharpstene
ENGL101A

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/13/2024

One of the best english profs out there. She is so incredibly nice and so lenient with due dates and extensions. It is so easy to earn points and increase your grade. As someone who isn't great at English I would totally recommend her.

Sydney Sharpstene
ENGL101A

Expecting an A
Anonymous
05/19/2024

She's incredibly easy to work with and very fair, as a stem major who made english my lowest priority she worked with me constantly for due dates, feedback, and drafts so i could still succeed in her class while also having a very difficult course load. She also didn't have any mandatory participation points in order to boost attendance, just short and straightforward reading quizzes at the beginning of class that were usually about whatever reading was assigned the night before, if you ave to miss class for whatever reason, the 3 lowest reading quizzes get dropped so you can miss 3 times, overall she's the best!!!

Andrew Howard
ENGL101A

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
01/01/2024

Professor Howard is sincerely one of the best professors I have had this Fall 2023 semester and made my transition into college 10x easier. He made sure to never to bore you in his class and is really funny. I love how he creates a welcoming space for his students and gives great feedback on his grading. He is the type of professor who cares about your success & understands YOU ARE HUMAN!!

Sydney Sharpstene
ENGL101A

Expecting an A+
Teachmeplz
12/22/2023

Professor Sharpstene is an absolute G. She is super flexible and always try’s to help her students out. I would take her over any other professor no cap. 10/10!

Nasim DarouieHaghighi
ENGL101A

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/15/2023

She was a super easy grader and always gave A's for my assignments and papers. She only posted major assignment due dates on Canvas so you would have to look on the syllabus for when discussion boards were due which was annoying. Her classes were so boring and attendance wasn't taken so it wasn't necessary to go at all. She seemed like she never knew what she was doing and never really explained assignments. If you get her it wont be awful, but definitely don't choose to take her.

Sydney Sharpstene
ENGL101A

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/07/2023

Professor Sharpstene is one of the best English professors I've had as this is my first year in the fall semester. She always shows up with a bright and open attitude and actually shows that she cares about students' performance in class. Her assignments are straightforward, so nothing should be shocking or confusing to you, and she is organized with the instructions she gives out which are really useful by the way. She makes sure that she provides enough resources to her students and it is a lot, and she is always available to answer questions. Her grading isn't harsh, so it is really easy to get an A in her class (I have a A+ right now). She also posts lectures on the canvas page to refer back to which is nice and she gives constructive feedback on assignments. This course won't be difficult for you if you show up, do the assignments, pay attention, and ask for help from this professor, so I highly suggest choosing her when considering in registering for this course! I forgot to add that she usually assigns what readings to read for homework and she gives out reading quizzes based on them before the start of class. Other than that, she is a really sweet and carefree teacher!!

Nasim DarouieHaghighi
ENGL101A

Expecting a B+
Anonymous
12/01/2023

easy grader, but strange teaching approach and often makes the class feel awkward by her lack of confidence and strange comments. i hope i never have to take a class taught by her again, and strongly advise against signing up for any class she teaches.

Jesse Brooks
ENGL101A

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
12/14/2017

He did not like students using laptops in class, even though our syllabus mentioned us being allowed to use them in the first place. It’s a good idea to come to class and participate, if you don’t show up having read whatever he’s assigned then you may have a difficult time in class. He’s not a bad person, in fact he’s a good guy deep down, although there are times where he may come off as arrogant. The class itself was structured around discussions of what was assigned prior, if you come prepared then you’ll have an easy time. Brooks is a super liberal person and teaches that way, which helps bring the content of the class to relevant news of our current issues.

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