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“Very hard grader -- but fair”
ENGL1100 - 5.0 rating“I hate to admit but I notice random things more after we talk about it in class”
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Reviews (87)
Very hard grader -- but fair. She met with me outside of class whenever I needed help which was all the time.
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Really Really Hard. Unclear assignments. No relevance to life.
Hard Grader! Cute, sometimes silly, fun class though. I hate to admit but I notice random things more after we talk about it in class.
She's hard but she give second chances. If you don't understand, she'll explain until you do but you have to ask. She doesn't like general answers--be specific and you'll do fine.
Take the class if you have a knack for "dissecting" lyrics, artwork, and essays. It's an interesting class if you enjoy reading further into ideas and stereotypes, but I don't reccomend taking the class if you don't enjoy in-depth analysis of me
I really enjoyed her class, though at times I wondered what in the world her class discussions had to do with English. She is very helpful, but sometimes very unorganized. If you participate in class discussions a lot you will get good grades.
She's a great teacher. She'll help you whenever you need her. All you have to do is meet her requirements to your best ability and you'll do fine. You may not learn a lot, but you will improve if it's necessary and the topics can be very interesting.
she is a very nice lady, but she is quite unclear as to what she wants. she is willing to set up meetings anytime to discuss papers or class. i didn't really enjoy the class or learn much at all, but she is pleasant to work with
SHE IS AWESOME! she makes you do really well in the class- she is always there to help after class- meet with her before you turn in your paper! it always helps.
She is a very nice lady, but I didn't really enjoy her class all that much. I spent most of the time confused. Her class is portfolio style, so at the end of the semester you can revise all your papers. She is willing to talk anytime about class.
My favorite teacher at AU. While not always sticking to the syllabus, she picks what is most interesting. She has fascinating theories on feminism...ask her..youll talk abou it for the rest of class instead of doing work!
shes a really good teacher, the material you study in here isnt your typical english class. which is why i enjoyed it so much! if you want to take a english class thats very different with a feminist/gender specific twist, this is it. Overall shes a good teacher for this class. I recommend her.
Mrs.Farmer's class is great and there is no reason to be scared of this class. She is a deep feminist and helps you view the world in a different way. It's really easy to enjoy the class the days that you're actually in here b/c she cancels it all the time! Go to English Center for help with pape
she is awesome! I love this professor! This is one of the most interesting english classes I have ever taken, but don't count on class being cancelled all the time after fall 04, she's done testing then(which is why she constantly cancels
She is a very interesting teacher, but she grades harshly. She gives low grades without really explaining what was wrong with the paper. Her grading is based on her opinions. I even go help from the english center and it didnt help my grade.
Mrs.Farmer is great.Her essay topics a fun and there are only three and they dont have to be long. You have plenty of chances to do well in the class with the one page reveiws you write. The course content is interesting and fun. She also has some great stories! Mid-Term-a breeze Final-Not too bad!
If you do not share her views and opinions on things, your grade will majorly suffer. If you write what she wants to hear than you will do fine. I would recommend taking someone different.
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i had her for world lit 2 and loved her. i came out of WL1 and was not looking forward to the next one but she made it very enjoyable. she is a very interesting person and i really recommend taking her!!
Angela is the****! She was probably the coolest professor I have ever had. She will work you to the bone, but her class is very rewarding. If youre looking for an awesome english class with lively debate and interesting assignments, take her class. Rock on AF!
Ms. Farmer is a decent teacher. SHe grade very tough, and she is willing to help you on your papers. If you want to work for an A take her class. If you arn't willing to work...don't even try. However, in the end, she does want you to do well in the class...
Grades fairly and accurately. Her goal is to improve your writing and thinking skills and she does exactly that. Her class is no breeze, but she is very helpful in and outdside of class. If you want to learn something definately get her.
mrs. farmer is extremely funny and very helpful! go to class and do the assignments and it is very likely that you'll get an A! she also allows students to re-do their papers to improve their grades ;)
Ms. Farmer is a huge feminist. She likes big words in her papers... invest in a thesaurus. If you have any problems, go to her office! she likes to have a personal relationship with each student. She has a funny sense of humor and makes her class interesting. She loves to show pictures of naked people. If you disagree w/ her, share your opinion.
Without a doubt the best english teacher I have had at any level.
Best teacher ever! Mrs. Farmer really has a talent for teaching. She makes the class fun and interesting. Just go to class, speak out,and do the assignments and you'll end up with a good grade (at least a B). She likes to cancel class also. I would take any class with her in a heartbeat!!
Some of these ratings say "tell her what she wants to hear." Well, what she wants to hear is that you are thinking for yourself. Some people can't handle it and would rather be spoonfed. Grow up.
I had her this summer for mini-semester. She's awesome. Just go to class, participate, and think before you write your CR's and you'll get an A (but then again...if you do the work in any class you should get and A). She's fair when grading and a hoot in class! Take her!!
I love Ms. Farmer! She is an amazing teacher and so much fun to be around!! I recommend taking her!!
She is an awesome teacher and a lot of fun but isn't the most clear. She explains what she wants for a paper after you have turned it in. She will help you if you talk to her and she wants you to learn but she grades like you have been writing forever. Still, I recommend taking her. She is my favorite english teacher I have ever had.
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when the semester started i thought this class was going to kill me. now i think ive figured it out and its not so bad i can get a b and will walk away having learned something useful
Class discussion is good and she tries to get everyone involved. Make sure you speak up in class. However, she expects way to much of her students especially on CR's and she isn't very helpful or clear of what she expects. Very liberal and positions on topics hinted towards a feminist approach.
Ms. Farmer is hard but she's fair. She sets aside whole days to review and clarify all assignments. If you think she hasn't explained things enough it's probably because you werent listening.
if i had posted this before finals i would have made a negative post the class was hard i thought she was TOO hard now Im in 1120 and im more prepared than others in the end i got a B in her class (when i admit i should have gotten a C) tho i thought i hated it at the time in the long run this class taught me what i needed
Do not take this lady. She is unfair and does not care about her students. She is in it for herself because she is working on her PhD. Do not take her. You will highly regret it.
Unclear and unhelpful. Text unhelpful to understanding time periods. Very oppinioated , her thoughts or you're wrong. Class way to time consuming for a core class, this isn't organic chemistry. Wouldn't recomend taking her!!!
Mrs. Farmer Rocks! She makes you think and holds you to doing your best, but that is what college is all about. If that isn't okay with you then you shouldn't be attending a facility of higher learning. In her Lit class you get to read alot of fun and interesting stuff and the "lectures" are always fun informative, interactive and interesting.
Everything is her way. Try arguing with her and she'll give you a bad grade. She is not fun. She makes the class way too hard. An English Comp. class was not intended to be as hard as a senior anatomy class. Don't take her. If you do, get out of the class.
At first I felt there was too much work for her class but after all is said and done she made this class somewhat enjoyable and I attended much more than I thought I would. Since everyone must take this class I would recommend Mrs. Farmer.
if you are lazy don't take the class. you WILL work. but its fun assignments and shes funny in class so you wont hate it. since the course is required, you might as well have fun in it. and i did learn some stuff too.
Really fun class. She gives extra credit randomly. If you go to class and attempt at the assignments you will do well. She is really liberal but if you come up with your own ideas and defend them she accepts that. No big paper but lots of assignments. You must read all the assignments or read a summary.
very fun, open minded teacher. likes to try new things. make some effort to communicate with her, and you definitely need to read the texts on your own (most were actually pretty good reads). high recommendation.
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she is terrible! do NOT recommend her at all. she thinks that an incoming freshman is supposed to know everything about english a be completely consumed in it like she is. she takes this class wayyy too serious. she is out of her mind.
K so thanks to comments before this one, I walked into this class TERRIFIED. Participation is a HUGE thing to her, which also TERRIFIED me. But I've ended up enjoying the class...and participating.. Gives lots of detailed quizzes, no big papers, several short ones that are very important though!
You need to wait the entire semester before passing judgment. She seems to be too demanding in the beginning, but ends up teaching alot more about the texts then my friends teachers. I got more out of this class than anyone I know.
Very unclear assignments and very unorganized. Portfolio style assignments. Way too critical of core level writing. I would avoid taking her class because if you don't see things from her perspective you might not get the best grade.
Avoid taking her class, her grading is way too hard. She doesn't make her assignments clear, and you have to agree with her on topics to get a decent grade.
i do not recommend this teacher. she gave me a zero on my first paper because i didn't revise between my rough draft and my final draft. grading is based on a portfolio so you don't know your grade in the class till the end of the semester. stay away from this teacher at all costs!
She is extremely unclear about student requirements and doesn't grade fair at all. You don't know your grade until the end of the class, and her "comments" on returned papers are horribly vague and useless. She seems great in conferences but her grading system is totally unreasonable and makes it VERY difficult for someone to make an
I had to drop this class! She is too demanding and does not care about students or about helping them. She is the worst teacher that I have had so far, even though she just received her doctorate, she should consider retiring or horseback riding for a career instead.
This teacher is not worth your time. She gave me and a friend a failing grade for working together on a study guide. The entire course revolves around her life and how to relate a movie to the books. If you can't read her mind to tell her what she wants to hear you can forget a good grade. The final project makes or breaks your grade. STAY AWAY!
The readings are good I must admit. As far as a good teacher, DONT TAKE HER. She acts like she is so brilliant and everyone's brains are the size of peas compared to her brilliance. There's a reason they don't have her teaching upper level classes, but she tries to make World Lit that hard. Avoid her at ALL costs!
She is one of my favorite teachers! You really have to get to know her, but she's absolutely hilarious and really down-to-earth. As an English major, it was so nice to have some fun reads in World Lit instead of having to stick to things like The Iliad - not that those aren't good, but her reads are just fun. Take her. You'll have a blast!
WORST TEACHER EVER!!! She is so unorganized and random! DO NOT TAKE HER or you will suffer the worst semester of your life! I am a senior and have never had such a terrible teacher!
Very unclear in assignments. Grading is unfair because she doesn't explain why you get the grades you get. Levels of work assigned is extremely high and unable to complete. Mandatory to attend class. Quizzes in class daily. End of the semester project is hard and a lot of work. Took a ton of work to barely get a good grade.
She is ridiculously hard, I recommend dropping her if you get her, other World Lit teachers are much easier, she is also much nicer to girls than guys, no reason at all just how she is.
Worst teacher I've had at Auburn. She's so unclear on assignments and you'll find you're not on pace with the syllabus even though she makes it seem like its what the class is all about. So frustrating since its a pointless class and I find myself doing far more work in it than I do in my sciences and maths. DO NOT TAKE HER!
i dropped her immediately. simply because she was sincerely mean for the first 4 days of class. not to mention it was in the summer when every other professor on campus is laid back. abort mission if you just signed up for her
She plays the favorite game. She loves the people who actually talk in class (even if you're wrong, SPEAK UP! She appreciates it!) I learned that if you talk and participate she actually learns who you are, and she actually cares. If you aren't the type to participate, don't take her or you'll be screwed. I got on her good side and enjoyed class.
I loved Dr. Farmer! When I first got in her class I was worried about not doing good because I thought that I was prepared for her, but she was very helpful if you actually WANTED or NEEDED the help. She was what a college teacher should be like...."the help is there if you are ready to work for it!"
Do not take this woman. She spends all her time talking about horses and plays the favorites game. If you dont like to talk, DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. You have to talk about 3 times a class period to even pass the class. She failed me and never gave me any feedback on any of my papers. GET OUT OF HER CLASS NOW!!!!!
Great teacher! You will for sure put some hard work into this class, but well worth it and you will come away glad you took her!
She is a very nice person...a little odd but very nice. You must go to her class, because she takes ten percent off of your final grade for one unexcused absence. She can also get a little confusing on her instructions, but if you do the work, you will get the grade :)
Great teacher!! We did get a little side-tracked in class, but she loves to hear everyone's opinions on subjects. She is a tough grader when it comes to papers, but if you do the daily work you can easily make up for it! I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND DR. FARMER, but be ready to work!
Ignore the negative comments about Dr. Farmer. She is a fair grader and likes for everyone to participate in the class. You'll get more out of it from the participation. Just follow the rubric for her assignments and she will give you the good grade you deserve. You'll have to work in this class, but its college, that's the point. Solid teacher
A great teacher! She requires participation in the class which is very easy to get those points if you talk once a week. Read all of the assignments, you can even get an A by reading sparknotes. Just be just to understand the jist of the material and you will get an A. I would take her again if I needed another world lit class. TAKE HER!
Great teacher! You have to read the books and talk in class to receive points everyday, but she keeps you interested in the books! The books we had to read were not that bad either, great choices! I would recommend you take her class! But like it was said before, just be ready to work! Also a very fair grader and you can go to her if you need help!
Dr. Farmer may not be the easiest english professor, but she's not as bad as a lot of people make her out to be. I got a C on 3/4 of my papers and still made an A. If you do all your work, show up EVERY class, and participate in class you'll be able to make the grade you want. She always offers help, but in the end it's up to you if you take it.
Farmer is TERRIBLE. She thinks that whatever she says is right, regardless of what facts are presented against her. She asks for class discussion, but when someone wants to say something she disagrees with, she shoots their point down and tries to embarrass them. She also picks very awkward material to read.
Dr. Farmer is a wonderful professor. She keeps class SO INTERESTING. She made me love English and I really am not an english buff at all. She is ridiculously helpful in office hours for papers and projects, and she basically lets you choose what you write about. She is not an easy grader, but if you put effort into it, she'll love you. Loved her.
Do not take Dr. Farmer. She is not a good teacher. She is highly unprofessional. She tells the class to look at everything as only a piece of literature but as soon as we talk about something in the Bible she goes on to share all of her opinions about it. You have to participate but she never stops talking so its pretty much impossible.
She is okay, but I would not recommend her. I am good at english and enjoyed english comp but hate her class. She is fair but lectures are kind of all over the place and it is hard to take notes. She gives pop quizes often, and they are very hard. She is also unclear in what she wants from you on assignments and papers. Also very opinionated.
She's very animated and funny, just don't make her angry and be an idiot. Do your hw (reading, mostly) because she gives a lot of quizzes and if you can, visit her during office hours and just chit chat about your work, and whatever else.
Did not like this class at all. I actually did all the readings and homework and I definitely failed all her pop quizzes, they are so hard and specific. Attendance not "mandatory," but she notices if you skip a lot. Participation is huge to her but its hard to participate when she is always talking and the same 3 kids respond. Do not recommend
Dr. Farmer is great! She's a little strange in some aspects but her class discussion is always fun. She can be very opinionated about writing but that is easily avoidable if you talk to her about what you're trying to say. Very flexible and class is not difficult. One of my favorites! Only grades were 5 essays and a few smaller papers
Do yourselves a favor and don't take this class. Farmer is super opinionated and her class discussions are all about the things she's interested in. She's really different and she thinks she's ALWAYS right no matter what anyone else says, which makes class discussions frustrating.
dO THE READINGS, TALK IN CLASSYOU'LL HAVE NO PROBLEMS
If you can take someone else
She is a horrible teacher who grades hard and offers no help. In my opinion she is rude and unprofessional. She doesn't answer any questions and has an arrogant attitude. Avoid at all cost.
Class time is almost entirely spent discussing assigned readings. If you're not willing to do the readings, you might as well take another class. Farmer is helpful if asked but she is very opinionated. Class was interesting and more than the typical boring readings were offered.
Absolutely do not take. She is not helpful and we learned little. She also grades toughly.
She was very helpful. Cats.
Dr Farmer is a little strange. She gets angry if people don't participate in class as much as she'd like. Attendance isn't mandatory though, and the papers topics were kind of difficult.
Dr. Farmer was a pretty cool professor. The class was American Literature II and it was focused on the horror genre. The two paper topics were pretty easy and she left room for creativity. The final was kind of difficult but as long as you read everything, you should be fine. Lots of reading but it's all pretty short. Good class, overall.
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