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Watch out for her. Get on her good side and everything is fine. All you have to do is sit there and listen to her berrate OTHER students. Watch out for number one when you have her. Do good on your first paper. That is what you will get in any class you have her for.

the most horrid prof i have ever had. she is a ****, plays favorites and if you dont kiss her a**, she will screw you and screw you hard. she should NOT be head of the portfolios. i know of a NUMEROUS amount of people whom she didnt pass because she just didnt like them. she is a hag.

If you haven't experienced her wrath then you are lucky. Even those students who have positive comments know that she singles students out if she doesn't like them, but they are just glad that it isn't them. She is an ELITIST! She loves to wear black because it matches the color of her soul.

She has a lot to offer to students, if she likes you. Be sure to majorly suck up and even if she says something is informal, make it formal. How you do in the first week reflects the entire semester, and every semester after you have her (including portfolios). She's utterly evil and plays favorites. Be sure to be her favorite and you will do well.

Oh good God. This woman is the WORST professor ever. She needs to just go home. She is the reason that I decided to drop the education part of my Degree. I thought that if she could be a teacher, then there have to be even worse ones out there. AVOID HER LIKE THE PLAGUE.

I had this professor four years ago. I have never HATED a teacher more than her. She did not like me from the first day of class. She told me to my face that she was going to fail me and there was nothing I could do about it. I had to go to the dean because of her incompetence, and he helped me.

Totally sucks....never know what she wants...a real....you know..

On the chopping block, no worries now. Props to all who have struggled to maintain their composure and level of professionalism.

Currently teaching at UAA. gave very vague instructions and got crabby when asked for clarification. She taught the class like it was a 300 lvl class rather than as Eng 111.

I enjoy writing and have always done well in prior english or writing based classes. This class was so terrible I had to take a W on my transcript. An A is un-attainable for even the best of writers. I wasn't willing to take a C in a class that for me, should be an easy A. She makes a 111 level class into a large burden. She's not in your corner.

DANGER<DANGER<DANGER - Doesn' teach basic principles of APA formating, instructions unclear, class will take up majority of your studies, plays favorites, Do not ask for assistance, very mean, The worst English I have had in years. Avoid her, do not take her, very crude, unprofessional, nasty demeanor and will hurt your GPA.

Avoid - Doesn' teach basic principles of APA formating, instructions unclear, class will take up majority of your studies, plays favorites, Do not ask for assistance, very mean, The worst English I have had in years. Avoid her, do not take her, very crude, unprofessional, nasty demeanor and will hurt your GPA.

TERRIBLE!! Not helpful at all and treats all students like idiots. Make sure you read the material a few times over or will kick you out if you don't have anything "intelligent" to say about it. Make sure to kiss her butt and agree with anything she has to say. Very unclear with assignments, yet while grading will just put "be more focused" across the page. Hard to do that when you're not sure what she's looking for.

Let me clarify by saying she would be likable if she weren't my teacher. As a professor of higher learning she should be a better communicator. In a nutshell, you either agree with her or you're wrong. Avoid, avoid, avoid!

Aisha is not a bad person - her teaching is a bit confusing. While most student are encouraged to think outside of the box, Aisha believes her students she think as she does and if they do not she becomes very irritible. Her interest is not catered to any one individual in the class, more or less she only cares about herself.

Midterm had unrealistic expectations. Short section for matching literary terms, a few paragraph responses and then an awful 4 page essay section. Yep that's right, all in 75 minutes. Everything is based on non-important details in not-feel-good stories read for class. Not entry level criteria.

Midterms are over and I'm disgusted with this "professor." FYI she's going to tell you what to think about all readings. When it comes time for a quiz or exam be prepared to tell her exactly what she thinks. she doesn't care about anyone else's ideas or opinions and she will grade you down if you even try to give them. Major superiority complex!

Professionally, Aisha is just dreadful. She is impossible to try and communicate with and isn't professor material. She acts very arrogant, uninterested, and snobby. On top of being disorganized, unprepared, stubborn, and rude. "She wears black because it's the color of her soul" from below is 100% accurate. AVOID if possible!

THE WORST PROF. I EVER HAD. Her opinion or interpretation of the readings is the ONLY one that matters. In her essays when she asks your opinion try to skate around it because she will FAIL you if the answer isn't the one she has in her mind. The whole class was disgusted by her rudeness and unprofessionalism

Perhaps I am overstepping my privilege by making a review on Ms. Barnes who was my HS Eng. Lit teacher back in the 1980's. I will concur with most of the reviewers in that she was always unclear about her expectations and counsel, yet she had the vindictive demeanor to do hatchet jobs on your essays. She made topics of literature boring as well.

AVOID. I received a poor grade on a paper so I went to her office hours for help. She basically told me my opinions were wrong and that she couldn't help me with that. I realized half way through the semester not to write about my interpretations to succeed, ONLY write about hers. Seriously, that's the only way to get a good grade with her.

Horrible Horrible teacher. Instructions and topics unclear. Graded too harshly as if it were a 300 or 400 level class and not a 111. Shes out to make people fail. The reviewers who said if you read and show up to class you will do fine, that is wrong. You must do everything exactly her way, and her way is unclear. Had to take a W.

This professor is a bullying who takes her anger on students the class material is unclear and she has serious communication issues she has no problem disrespecting her students and using her power to belittle her students do yourself a favor do not take her class.

Terrible. Unclear about assignments, and doesn't help when approached for assistance. Aggressive towards students. Write what she wants to see not your opinions on the readings.

Aisha Barnes is a passive-aggressive, condescending bully. Her essay prompts are unclear, and if you write against what she thinks is correct, you will fail. Positive reviews state that to do well, you should do the readings: This is incorrect as you must also writes to what she teaches. I would highly recommend not taking any class she teaches.

Awful professor! She would likely be fired if it weren't for tenure. It is also rumored that the positive reports on here were written by her hand. Avoid Aisha at all costs. I am a straight A student and received an 'A' from her, however, I found her knowledge base and professionalism to be lacking. She's like a high school teacher from Hell!

I have found the one true devil in this professor. She refuses to clarify her vague instructions, she is extremely rude to her students, and expects 400 level quality from a 100 level class. Her midterm was a 3 page paper, midterm exam and a four page essay portion. She only like English majors that have a concentration in literature. AVOID!

This is the WORST teacher I have ever had in my entire life. I recommend to you all not to take her class.... Ever. Taking Any of her classes would be a mistake.

Barnes was the most opinionated teacher I've ever had at UAA, so much so, that she would grade students down for disagreeing with her opinion. Avoid if you can. P.S She doesn't give the most extra credit, she gave a total of five points. If you compare that to her grading rubric, its barely enough to move your grade by one percent.

Her use of UAAs blackboard is not organized She does not keep an updated syllabus on blackboard She does not accept medical absences even with doctors notes Can't read her own handwriting on papers given back On the first day of class told us the $100 book we bought wont be used, and instead to get the 2 year old version

When writing essays, a thesis is a good idea. However, she destroys your essay if you have one. If you disagree with her, she makes you to be wrong and be ashamed for it. I swear if you saw this dragon-lady smile, you would see fangs. She wouldn't know how to write a good essay if it kicked her dentures out from her face. For your own sake, AVOID!!

Paper due atleast every week? Get out, Prof. Barnes! Seriously undersold work load. Would not take again x-x

A lot of work out of class. A lot of papers.

Get ready to save up money on ink for your printer. She will make you print like there is no tomorrow and most of the time. You're not gonna use the papers once and nothing else. One more thing, get ready for pop quizzes and a whole lot of reading.

I have never had a more immature teacher in my life. She constantly berated students from other classes using names not fit for fifth grade students on the playground. Lack of self esteem and hatred of her job makes this teacher the worst I have ever had, and I have had some bad ones.

Aisha Barnes is disrespectful and rude to people, she says mean comments about other students and teachers.

For a literature class, Professor Barnes placed far too heavy a focus on in-class essays. All classes had an in-class writing assignment, which were irrationally graded. She gave no helpful pointers on what she wanted to see in these assignments, and was not helpful when asked for clarification on the grade given on these essays. Disrespectful.

This professor teaches an entry level writing class and assigns so many assignments, and gives bad grades often with no feedback. Also very rude when you email her. Will never take her class again.

My experience with Barnes was HORRIBLE. I took her online summer course (writing across context 111) Aisha is very unorganized when it comes to grading, and putting directions/links on Blackboard. She is an extremely rude professor. She doesn't care to help/see students succeed. Avoid this professor if you can! Always check/use Rate My Professor!

Was rude and not understanding at all.

I ended up dropping the class. I was overwhelmed by the workload and her instructions weren't clear. I was very confused. She has her way and she'll stick to it. Seems like a genuinely kind lady, just not the best professor. It was mandatory to bring the textbook to class yet we didn't even talk about it. It just weighed down my bag.

I've always considered myself to be a decent writer, but this class has absolutely dashed all of my confidence in writing. No intro material, too vague, doesn't capture attention--it's Barnes' way or the highway when it comes to your papers. She leaves extremely harsh criticism without telling you how to fix it. Assigns at LEAST 1 paper every week

Teaching style is just not my cup of tea. Too many tangants abt her life

She is a very hard professor. I should have dropped the class when I had the chance. She said that a textbook was mandatory yet we never once used it. She gave me a D on the paper because she didn't agree with my opinion, those were her exact words. Essays due every week and she never gives feedback just a grade so you don't know what to fix.

Get ready to feel like your writing is awful and everything you do is wrong: too wordy, not concise enough, too specific, too argumentative... etc. Drop this class the minute you get a chance or you will be up at 3am on a monday trying to decipher what the hell it is that this professor is even expecting out of you. Truly awful.

She is a good person but not a good professor. The blackboard, syllabus, and scheduling are all over the place making it hard to know what you're suppose to work on in that class. Her style of teaching is the worst I've ever had in my life to the point that I starts to hate writing in general. Please avoid her class if possible, for your own good.

Prof. Barnes doesn't teach you anything. She says to contact the writing center if you need help with something. She gives you feedback via a rubric, so she doesn't say where in your paper needs improvement. You can check every box in the rubric and still get an 80% on a major paper. Horrible teacher. Hated this class, do not take Barnes, EVER.

I went into this class as a confident writer and came out knowing less than I ever have. Expectations for papers were unclear and she grades harshly. She was hard to communicate with and lectures were unpredictable and usually unhelpful. If you have any other options, go with a different professor or take a different course altogether. 0/10 stars

Prof Barnes's class was the nail in the coffin for me and UAA and I ended up transferring after I had her. She's extremely rude when students ask for support and her assignment guidelines are vague and unintelligible. She also created a space that fostered homophobia and transphobia in her classroom, if you're LGBT identifying avoid at all costs.

She was so bad. The rubrics weren't available, little to no feedback was given. Incredibly rude and transphobic. Is not willing to work with you. Harsh grader. 0/10 stars. Would not take any other class from her again. Heavy workload, mostly self taught. I actually managed to unlearn how to write essays in this class. GET OUT IF YOU CAN!!

Dropped the class after 2 weeks

Horrible is an understatement. Avoid taking her classes!!!

Her teaching style is vague yet still manages to have an aggressive tone to it. She also will rarely add insight to how to fix your problem and instead direct you to the writing center. I personally don't have the pocket change for extra lessons and don't understand why the teacher can't teach us how to write more clearly or what she expects of us

Her class is a waste of time. The fact that i need to spend so much time to try and be up to her standard of what she calls writing. The worst professor ever existed in writing/english.

Professor Barnes is an extremely tough grader. It feels as though she often expects perfect papers from day one of a first year course. Small mistakes often result in a full letter grade reduction. If your interpretation of a work is different from how she interprets it, you will receive a bad grade.