Really nice prof. A little unclear about what she wants out of assignments. Way too much required for the class. Between class, papers, and tutoring you seem to never have time for the readings.

Somewhat unclear expectations. Biggest issue: she thinks her way of thinking is the ONLY way of thinking which can interfere with a preservice teacher's ability to form their own opinions. Pushes back assignments for more time as necessary.

She is a very nice and helpful professor, but also unclear about what she expects from you in assignments. There is quite a bit of work, but she gives you great ideas that you can use later. I would recommend

I think she's great. She's enthusiastic, nice, funny, and knows a lot about what she does. Is kind of biased w/ her approaches sometimes and can be unclear about grading but i'd definitely sign up for her again, i think she has alot of good stufftoteach

new teacher at GV, very opinionated, if you do the work you will be fine, offers opportunities for revision on papers, unclear about assignments, kind of spaced out at times

She is a nice lady, but somewhat lazy. She is always moving due dates and grading large papers while in class. Very opinated, and unclear. On the other hand she prepairs you for life as a teacher. Filled with great ideas and teaching tips. Spaces out!

Super nice and willing to push back due dates if the class is having trouble. good teacher although as everyone else has said, it unclear what exactly she wants for a lot of assignments

she's a very nice lady. terribly easy grader. not much work, hardly any homework. BUT she plays favorites alot! I really got ticked off alot with her blatant fav. picking. She'd give a better grade to people she liked...no joke! take her for the A.

boring boring boring. not an easy grader. but she is very helpful and nice.

nice lady. easy grader...but she is very picky. make sure you show her work a few days before it is due..to make sure it is what she is looking for. i don't agree with her having "favorites", she liked everyone in our class just the same!!

One of the best profs I've had! Lots of work - but you learn a lot! Excellent ideas for the classroom. Also teaches you to write better yourself. Very helpful on papers/assignments. Hint: participate in class discussions.

Amy is a great prof! She knows exactly what she's teaching-and really prepares her students to be good teachers. If you keep up on the assignments she gives, you will be fine. If you try, you'll get an A while also getting alot from the class.

Amy is a good prof who really has a ton of knowledge to share! Research paper was scary but actually went very well. I enjoyed it onmce I had to do it. Start early if possible! Do your musings and field notes often! It's too easy to fall behind.

thinks hers is the only class your taking all semester.

Expects a lot, but has a lot of good information to pass along. Gives you a lot of ideas to use in teaching writing. You don't have to read for the class, but you do have to write a lot. Very nice and helpful.

For all you future teachers out there, this class is pretty helpful. The book is kind of pointless and didn't really relate to what we did in class. She has some good teaching ideas though. The assignments and stuff aren't too hard; my paper was total BS and I got an A on it.

Class not that hard. Really nice lady who doesn't give you lots of assignments. She seems to have some favorites, which was fine by me, but may bother some of you.

I really liked this prof. She is knowledgeable about the field and very helpful. The one complaint I had was how hard she graded. I often felt like her grading was overly harsh. Oh, and attendance is mandatory. Not a bad prof if you have to take this class.

The only people who don't like Prof. Masko are people who don't get into the subject. 392 is "language and power" and we had a great time. I think she did like people who had visited her and talked in class, but those are not overly high expectations and the grading was reasonable. Take her- she is super sweet.

Amy was pretty helpful and wanted to teach the students in her class. Her assignments were kind of vague sometimes. It was a lot to pack into 6 weeks!! We did not get to a lot of things because we just ran out of time... She was pretty quick at getting papers back. Overall, pretty good way to start my Master's Program.

LOVE loved loved Amy as a prof. She made you do the work and do the reading, but I learned so much in her class. I took her for several classes because I really enjoy the way she teaches. I'd recommend YOU to take her as well!

Lots of work but you get a lot of great ideas. Helpful and kind.

Masko was very friendly and funny, learned a lot of useful information from her class. She is quite a hard grader though, there is always something wrong with what you turn in. If you are okay with that, you'll do fine. I would probably take her again.

Very nice lady, but hard grader. Would recommend, bc I learned a lot of useful info.

I thought Masko was a great prof. Very knowledgeable & gives you a lot of good ideas for when you're a teacher. If you follow her grading rubrics you will have no problem getting A's. Not as hard of a grader as everyone says. Doesnt choose favorites if you volunteer a thought or idea once in a while. Take her for 308.

Awesome professor! This class was a blast! You are allowed 2 absences (excused or unexcused), but you won't need them because you'll want to be in class every day. There is a lot of reading but it never felt overwhelming. You will need all of the books. Easy grader. Midterm is a paper and final is half open-note/open-book. Take this class!

She expects you to be there no excuse is accepable however she canceled class 2 hours before because her daughter was sick and for inauguration. If you expect your students to show up you need to show up as well. She has good ideas but her idea is alway the right one no room for anyone else to have a good idea.

Amy is the best professor I have had at Grand Valley. She is very friendly and has some great ideas for students going into teaching. Make sure you pick a good group for your group projects because she does tend to grade pretty hard on those. Take her if you can!!!

nice person but I'm still not sure how I feel about her teaching style. She is very knowledgeable about her field. Could go either way on recommendation...

THE WORSE PROFESSOR I EVER HAD-She had no idea what or how to teach. She was never prepared and taught about whatever she wanted-didn?t follow syllabus. I learned nothing-WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY! Never take her-unless you want to hear about multi-cultural issues(not what class was about either). BAD

I liked Amy, even though I got an F in her class because I missed 7 class periods. She isn't very understanding in that aspect but I guess who could blame her. The books we used are dumb but I feel like that's a given with any ENG307 teacher. She tells funny personal stories. Fairly tough grader. Interesting lady though.

Fantastic professor, but hard grader. I learned so much in this class! We read great books and had great discussions. Knows her field!

The class is not that hard, but it is a lot of work! She expects you to write a ton. This should be a SWS class. Funny professor. Very helpful, and interesting. I really liked this class. And I'm a better writer than when I started. And she expects you to use theory.

Loved, loved, loved this class! I learned so much and read so many great books. Prof. is nice.

Super easy class - no tests! A few group projects and individual assignments, but they are spaced out throughout the semester so they are easy. There are a ton of reading assignments, but you can get an A in the class without reading a single one of them. Prof is disorganized, never comes to class prepared and repeats the same big ideas each class.

Amy Masko isn't the most organized teacher but she does show emotion to her students. Every day before the class begin she will ask how is everyone transitioning into college. Going off her syllabus will have you confuse because she constantly extending due dates. However if your not proficient in reading or analyzing texts take Amy's class!

I had Amy for my freshmen year and i was glad i did. Showed that she cared about you and your future, not only your academic, which made the class's environment very friendly and open. However, not an organized professor. Be sure to check the syllabus often and remind her

This professor is great at her job! She is very understanding and will help you with anything if you reach out. For example, when I slept through my final she let me retake it after class. You can really tell she cares about her students. She also makes sure to connect her class teachings with real-life situations. Organization could be better thou

Maybe it was because we were online, but I really liked her. She had things mostly organized, but some things could have been more clear with expectations. It was a lot of work, but it was a 6 wk class. The group projects were a nightmare in an online setting, and she always picked grades apart. But she was nice and responsive and knew her info!

Dr. Masko is such an amazing professor and will help anyone if they ask. In all of her emails, she stated that she wants to help so we get this material. Since this class was online, it was different than in person. But if you have her for online, she is very organized with weekly checklists. I would definitely take her again, I enjoyed her class

Taking your capstone during a pandemic completely online is no joke. We barely got to meet but every time we did she was so helpful and emphasized how proud she was of us all the time. You can tell how passionate she is about English and education and equality and literacy. She instilled confidence in me that I needed for this class.

Dr. Masko was a great prof. The content was clear and understood. Homework was more than manageable. Textbooks were a waste as they were not needed. She also has not entered even 1/2 our grades and it's finals week- so I don't have a true understanding of what my grade is. Given her personal life it's understanding, but frustrating.

I was honestly scared to take this class based on reviews but she was not bad at all. Yes she does make you buy a lot of books and you use them for a short time but I did get a lot out of this class. She is a little unorganized here and there but if you are transparent with her it works out in your favor. It was easy and informative.

Dr. Masko was an excellent professor and carries much knowledge in the area of English. If you are a good student who is on top of your work, you'll do great as well as she will work with you. Her lectures are beneficial and I feel like I have learned a lot. Many of the negative reviews surprise me, but then again, you need to be willing to learn.