medhopeful64 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 I'm taking ENGL 255 (via distance) at Athabasca and the tutor that's been assigned to me is Marian Allen. I looked her up on ratemyprof and unfortunately she does not have very good ratings. Has anyone had her for ENGL 255 and gotten an A/A+? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojoluvsu2 Posted August 23, 2013 Report Share Posted August 23, 2013 I didn't have her but I did not have a positive experience with ENGL 255. I would recommend to anyone to take it as a challenge for credit class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indent Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 I haven’t taken the course, but I think ratemyprofessor.com should be taken with a little salt. Some professors challenge students, you know, actually have an appreciation for education, and more likely than not, those negative comments flow in. People complain a lot, it’s that simple. The only time I’m hesitant about a course is when there are an overwhelming amount of comments suggesting the professor is boring, a monotone kind of guy. Have you ever sat through an economics lecture… taught by the most boring Chinese man on the planet? The textbook explained things better, and had more personality than the instructor. You could sit there for fifteen minutes, and honestly, there would be the urge to put a bullet into your head. The class quadrupled in size when midterms were to be handed back, and when he mentioned they would not, I counted 50 students (stopped counting eventually) walk out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medhopeful64 Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I didn't have her but I did not have a positive experience with ENGL 255. I would recommend to anyone to take it as a challenge for credit class. Wow, really? I enrolled in ENGL 255 based on the positive comments (mostly) that I read here about it. How was your experience negative? I haven’t taken the course, but I think ratemyprofessor.com should be taken with a little salt. Some professors challenge students, you know, actually have an appreciation for education, and more likely than not, those negative comments flow in. People complain a lot, it’s that simple. The only time I’m hesitant about a course is when there are an overwhelming amount of comments suggesting the professor is boring, a monotone kind of guy. Have you ever sat through an economics lecture… taught by the most boring Chinese man on the planet? The textbook explained things better, and had more personality than the instructor. You could sit there for fifteen minutes, and honestly, there would be the urge to put a bullet into your head. The class quadrupled in size when midterms were to be handed back, and when he mentioned they would not, I counted 50 students (stopped counting eventually) walk out. I totally understand what you're saying...most of the ratings were negative, but that was for a different course. The instructor is probably similar in other courses, but I could be wrong. Anyone else actually have Marian Allen as their tutor for ENGL 255? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medhopeful64 Posted September 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 shameless bump...nobody had this person as their tutor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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