John Constantine Tobin


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John Constantine Tobin
ENGL398R

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
11/04/2024
I have never written a review for a professor before, but Dr. Tobin is a relatively new, yet great professor. I had him for ENGL398R (Creative non-fiction writing) which I took as my professional writing gen-ed requirement. I cannot recommend him enough. He cares about each individual student, and his class was small and discussion-based, allowing you the opportunity to work very closely with him. He puts in effort to get to know each of his students, something which I feel is severely lacking in other courses. The course is structured around students submitting creative non-fiction works on a bi-weekly basis. You will spend class time presenting what you wrote and then discussing it with Dr. Tobin and the other students. The environment that Dr. Tobin creates allowed students in my section to share very personal stories which he handled with respect and honesty. If you're worried about "writing too much", don't be. There was a 4000 word requirement... for the semester. The final was very manageable and amounted to revising the work I had already done throughout the semester and submitting it in a final portfolio. His expectations are clear, and he is very understanding with deadlines. I genuinely felt like Dr. Tobin wanted to see all of us improve as writers, even if we weren't that interested in writing. In fact, he urges his students to pursue publication and spent multiple classes going through a step-by-step process on how to do so. Overall, he is a kind, understanding person and a professor that wants the best for you, no matter where you are in life. I wish more people knew about Dr. Tobin and ENGL398R. It's a hidden gem among professional writing courses. Summary: Dr. Tobin is a great professor and even kinder person. His ENGL398R class is stress-free and highly preferable to the more popular technical writing course most students take. If you get the chance, take his course.
John Constantine Tobin

Anonymous
01/09/2024
One of the most friendly and welcoming professor I have ever meet. Her is super understanding and flexable of deadlines. He actually cares about his students and is a great teacher. His assignments and super clear and straight forward.
John Constantine Tobin
ENGL101

Expecting an A
Anonymous
12/06/2023
sweetest professor ever. cares about his students and will take time to help with assignments. The course workload is pretty much the same as all the other English 101s workload so the workload doesn't really differ, but I would recommend taking him he is so nice and caring.