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Reviews (171)
She is easy to understand for the most part. But prepare to work your butt off! The papers aren't hard.She just assigns a ton of papers!! She follows the syllabus, but she's not always on schedule, so we had to play catch-up toward end of the semester.
Just a lousy teacher. I learned nothing since she taught nothing. She assigns a lot of papers, and grades tough, even though she doesn't teach you how to write better or anything. I really have learned nothing from her. She's always off schedule and wastes time. I hope she gets fired someday.
She will not help or give any feedback. The worst teacher I have ever experienced.
Ms.Reed is perhaps the greatest English teacher I've ever taken it was an honor to be in class. I had fun and she practicaly gives you the test the way she walks you through it, it was an easy A and I wish I could take it again.
I will give her this: She's a nice person. BUT It's not about correct, it's about style. If she doesn't like your style, you can't make an A. I revised several papers by exact direction, only to recieve them with marks OVER the changes in which SHE asked me to make. It was very frustrating. She is not an english teacher- she's a critic.
I wonder how Mrs Reed ends up with a 3 in overall quality. She does no justice to th Queen's language. She should be an ebonics instructor.
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EASY A! Ebonics? Because she's black? Very nice Lady. She doesn't care about "style", just write it correctly! It's NOT Creative Writing, it's COMPOSITION! Hint: It's better to keep your sentences simple than trying to elaborate. The less you write, the less it'll hurt your grade. Keep it simple & to the point! Think 4th grade level sentences!
Excellent Teacher...extremely tough, but you WILL learn. I never worked so hard in my life, but what I learned was amazing. I ended up with A, so it IS possible. We knew exactly what to expect. Workload was not unreasonable. Highly recommeded.
Reed is a critic with an attitude. I would not recommend her to teach my dog. She has a very arrogant attitude. She thinks she is all that and a bag of chips too.
Very demanding, but one of the best teachers I ever had. I worked my *** off, but ended up with an A. She let us know exactly what she wanted, and was fair. But you needed to know how to follow directions, use MLA format and think "outside the box". Wonderful teacher,...for those who really want to learn! I would take her again.
Excellent teacher. She knows her stuff! There is much work in this class, but you are spaced out enough to get it done and not be overwhelmed. The only thing I didn't like was the chosen topics. I prefer to write on things I know, but this was enlightening. Her practices and methods are right on key. Many think she is tough,just do your work!
She is so kool,The class is definelty not easy!!! she makes you work for your grades in her class.. work hard and go to her office for ep and youll do fine..i love her
I made grades all across the board in that class, As, Bs, and Cs.. ended with a B. There was a lot of work, but Mrs. Reed was great to help with everything. You definitely use both books a LOT! She's a great instructor, and quite humorous too. My only struggles in that class were faults of my own.
Please I beg you do not take this professor, she is all about her self, and not about her students, she grades hard, will talk about you. She is unclear about assignments comes in and says ok class your 1st essay is due without any notice
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she is worst, pls don't take her class.
Ms. Reed is extremely helpful, I don't understand why everyone is giving her such a bad rating. Her papers are easy and she lets you revise them. The comments made on the papers are helpful. I would definitely recommend taking her.
she is just baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
she is a good teacher. she expects a lot from her students though but does not give them the necessary information. she also grades hard and sincerely she might be a problem for students that want to excel. good luck but if i was y'all, i'll try mrs. clough or someone else
Professor Reed was a great teacher. I hated English, I couldnt even write a paper to save my life. I still passed with a B. She was great take her.
All i can say is GREAT Professor.
Oh my God,Reed is the worst teacher I ever had.She missed class more than 5 times during the semester.And she does not explain assignments very well.She gave me a "C", the only "C" on my transcript.My sincere advice,if she is the only teacher available for comp 1,go take the course at another campus.She is soooooo full of herself.
She's ok but the way she grade the paper is so terrible. She grades very hard. A lot assiagments and reading you have to do. In addition, she's not fair. If you're her fav student, it's easy for you. If you're not, dont take her class.
she is a great teacher and very helpful..if you need anything all you have to do is ask.I took her my first year returning to college and she made me realize that I can do this college thing. I would so recommend her!!! Best teacher yet!
Two WORDS: RUN AWAY. Had to drop her class b/c she gave me a C on a paper i had worked on for 3 weeks (after having turned it in twice and made corrections that she wrote out to make). I was not taking a C on my transcript. HATED HER!!!!
Because you have a degree does not autmatically qualify you to teach. Not patient, DOES NOT RESPECT students. Not systamatic. Angers students constantly. Not professional. If one student makes her angry she will punish all. One day happy the next day not happy.
She gives students every opportunity to complete work and make it better. She is up front about how she grades and what she is looking for. There are no surprises. She does ask that homework be done and takes it up at quiz time; however, she may not grade it as normal. She may only give extra credit points for it instead. Great Teacher!!!
Only grade I saw was a 85 and some how made a C. Lousy teacher!
Cool teacher, easy work if you pay attention and not too demanding.
I would just like to say RUN! i recieved an 88 in this compI class when i honestly deserved an A!i am mad!Mrs. Reed failed to show up for class multiple times(without sign in sheet or sub) and she did not grade over half the work.she got mad because i called the dean as a result of her lack of dedication. good luck if she's your teach!!!
She treats her students like adults & doesn't baby them like many prof. Very high expectations. Participation is a must. You can't be a "background student"...you must participate because it's the only way to pass. Assigns HW every day. If you actually want to learn take this teacher. IF you just need your credit so you can go...plz dont!
I have taken both 1301 and 1302 with her. She is great. She is like any other adult, she does have to be gone sometimes, but it's never been an issue.She requires much less work than other professors. I will take her for my lit class as well. Take her if you can! :)
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Can be really tough sometimes and often gets confused on what assignment are due
Worst teacher ever! DOON'T TAKE HER!
Comes to class at least five minutes late every morning. Does not stick to any schedule posted for the class, if it changes she tells you at the last minute and then doesn't make it clear until the day before via email. Her grading is very slow and her over all helpfulness is very low.
Mrs. Reed is a very good teacher. you have to read and take notes because it is a very interactive course, if you comment on what is being said she will give you extra points on a quiz, but you need to come to class. she is late sometimes but she is still a good teacher take her its not hard unless your just lazy
her grading is somewhat unfair one day she'll make you do hw and grade it and other times she doesn't she doesn't seem to have her head straight sometimes and is horrible at getting grades posted and just doesn't seem fair at times, she also misses class sometimes she seems to favor whoever wants to be her teachers pet
I suggest to not take her.She does not know what she's teaching,doing, or saying. If you want a high GPA than this is not the teacher for you.Pathetic in many ways!
Worst teacher honestly she makes you teach the class which i thnk is stupid because im not taking this class to teach it im taking it to learn. She is late ALL the time like 15-20 mins late and alot of the time she will not even show up. I would not take her unless you wanna be the ones teaching the class.
She is not a good teacher at all. If you're not a favorite, you're done for. When she grades essays, she's very picky and will return papers back with lots of marks (excluding her favorites). Her quizzes are horrible. Why? Because when she lectures of the material, she doesn't do a very good job teaching. I would not recommend her to anyone.
the worst teacher ever and i do not recommend anyone take this teacher when asking her for help she will look at you like your stupid.the only people to make good grades are the ones that suck up to her.she is never in her office and never responds to emails very unorganized teacher. she even misplaced my assignments omg horrible teacher
I took Mrs.Reed last semester and she was great...If you need help all you have to do is ask her and she pratically does the essays for you..You turn it in and she writes on there the revisions she wants you to make, you correct it then turn it bck in..Easy A! I passed her class with a high A...I wasn't a teacher pet I just simply did all my wrk..!
Very unorganized Teacher.I would never take her class again.She is the worst Teacher to be teaching a college class.If want to learn something do not take her class.
she is always late, very unorganized and she will randomly grade little things and ignore the bigger things. this was my first college class and it was a huge disapointment. she makes u feel like an idiot at all times
She is the worst professor I ever had. she keeps partiality among students. Very nit picky. Never ever take her class. I always get A, but in only this class I got B. I would never ever recommend her in any condition. Don't take her.
She expects a lot from you,and is never satisfied.She calls herself foxy,and pays more attetion to students who keep praising her all the time.High headed.
As mentioned before, this professor has issues with her attendance. She will show up late or not at all without prior notification, horrible communication, and DOES NOT post up grades (partly in due to the fact that she hardly grades anything). This does not make her class "easy", as she will sporadically take up grades and set confusing assignment
BY FAR THE WORST TEACHER I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. LAZY AND INCOMPETENT. Do not write this comment off as spiteful, I have a very good grade. Late to every class, does not explain assignments, does NOT offer any help to the students, and you will not learn ANYTHING in this class. Worst experience of my life. Takes her anger out on her students.
Mrs. Reed does not have a very good attendance record, is super picky about following her exact outlines, and doesn't really give clear instruction a lot of the time. However, if you do need help with an essay, go by her office and she will gladly help you out. Not as bad as a professor as many people say.
Mrs. Reed does not have a very good attendance record, is super picky about following her exact outlines, and doesn't really give clear instruction a lot of the time. However, if you do need help with an essay, go by her office and she will gladly help you out. Not as bad as a professor as many people say.
Simply the best!!!
Good teacher but vie always been very enthusiastic about english classes, her class was so boring to me. she is a very easy teacher though.
Friendly, moderately easy. Attendance on her behalf sucks. But It was a breeze. Grades a bit hard.
Absolutely loved this professor, very caring and knowledgeable, made the class worthwhile. The test are easy if you study, if not you are in trouble. She is a true professional in every sense. Take her if you get the chance, she is simply the best.
Late alot, or not there at all. She went over your papers and marked off alot of things but sometimes they would be contradicatary to what she had already marked off or told you before. Not an interesting teacher. I got a good grade but was very underwhelmed with this class.
I took her online class recently, she was very helpful as long as you kept up with her assignments. Sometimes we would have to correct her on little things. If you do the work you'll pass.
she is a very good teacher.you have to sometime correct her on thing, but overall she will help you if you didnt understand her lessons.
She is a little hard to comprehend, doesn't show up on time or not at all, and there is almost always a substitute.
She is a character to say the least, with joyful banter and witty retorts with her students. This made the class fun with out a doubt, and as teaching goes; she helped me allot with grammar(my academic kryptonite) and all though its something that i am still working on, i have her to thank. I have learned much from her, and recommend taking her.
Assigns lots of work, much of it ungraded but goes over every assignment in class. If you do the work and participate in class she will respond favorably. Does not stick to syllabus schedule or post much grading on Campus Cruiser. If you need those things-not the prof for you. Learned better grammar skills but class was frustrating at times.
Wow! The best English teacher i have had in my life!! She is extremely helpful, she makes the class seem fun and interesting! She identifies herself with her students and makes the class worth going to!
She is funny. It takes an enternity for her to put in grades. She isn't clear on things. If you ask for her help she'll say read the book. But you'll learn alot. Coming to class is mandatory because the syllbus isn't consisent with her. She is decent but going to the writing lab for 5 extra points on an essay is a must she didn't grade most of work
She is simply the best??I struggled with English???.she makes it fun!! Take her if you get the chance!
she is very helpful and when you do not understand she will keep going over the topic til you get it .. i love her
Do not take this online course. Overloads you with work.Rarely returns emails. This was an awful class to take A ton of essays(graded very strictly) plus a lot of grammar assignments thrown in. Doesnt return papers for editing in a timely manner but still expects you to have it edited and returned with a short turn around. THIS WAS AN AWFUL CLASS!!
She wasn't very helpful, would assign homework and never pick it up, she also hardly ever returned emails. She didn't explain her methods in teaching that much and I often felt as if she was scolding us instead of teaching. And she wasn't very nice, if you asked her a question her answers would be rude and vague.
Took her online class - agree with previous comments: constantly changed assignment due dates, rarely responded to e-mails, unknown grading/expectations for written assignments.
I took her for a maymester. She graded very slowly , so that didn't allow me to improve my writing. She would just lecture and she gets over excited and it's hard to follow her.
You just discuss the stories she assigns but you don't need to read them since you go over them in class. You can't be wrong in your essays since it's all opinion. She is VERY confusing when regarding homework. She will change due dates constantly and doesn't explain the homework assignment well. Will have pop quizzes sometimes over homework.
Challenging but worth it. Very helpful and responsive when needed. Tough but fair.
Very good teacher. But she did take a long time to put up grades because of a new gradebook system which TCC purchased but wouldnt purchase the training in how to use it. It was a really hard class for me, but I was an extremely bad writer before hand. I had to spend hours upon hours writing my essays, but I have become a much better writer now! :)
It takes her forever to post any grades or respond to any e-mails. She admittedly made mistakes while grading my work, but would only correct one grade. I will never take her class again.
She takes forever to grade, and respond to e-mails. Seems really nice when talking with her on the phone however, she is a pretty tough grader. I would not re-take her class.
She apparently didn't know how to use the grading system, I went from a B to an F overnight because she added in assignments twice and gave me 0's for stuff that I had already turned in. She grades really tough and seems really nice, but her lack of knowledge on the grading system will screw you, so will her not willing to fix the grades.
I quess its extremely frustrating to take online classes and to add to that , have a professor not be available for your emails or your phone calls when needed. I strongly believe that online professors should be easily accessible to their students taking their courses. She was a little slower than others at grading assignments too.
Very hard doesn't grade work on time isnt reasonable
I made an A, however I really had an 89.54 and I still had to beg her to bump it up to an A. She grades immmeennsly hard. She isnt clear on whats due. She is GODD awful on putting in grades and she yells at her students. She means well, but yea if I were you dont take her for english 1. unless you want pain and agony.
She grades hard. she doesnt grade on time so you think you have an A, but the following day you have a C. She gets agitated really easy so it is really hard to approach her. Honestly, she is frustrating teacher to deal with. I would not take her, If you need english 1301 take someone else.
The class is easy but she doesn't make her expectations clear until you've done an assignment wrong. Understanding whats expected is hard.
Unorganized and very heavy on homework.
I took Eng 1301 and 1302 with Professor Reed and received a B+ in both classes. She is a college professor who expects the most out of her students. Come to class and do the homework. There are no test in her classes! She is a late at grading assignments at times, however she is available to meet with outside of class.
Very unorganized. Tons of work but some aren't even due for a grade. When she gives an assignment it's very vague, she doesn't explain very well what to do.
I took the class on-line. She was very fair in her grading, extremely helpful.
I took her online 1301 course. The good things about the class is: Its a moderate work load, she dosn't test (except finals), and she is a tough but fair grader. The cons of her class are: she is not clear on assignments, constantly late grading, and is horrible about emailing back, often finally getting back to you just a day or 2 before due date.
She was great in 1301, but this time around she didn't show up for class a lot. So I had to drive over 30 min. for nothing. AND she doesn't open the submission for papers until really late. I almost missed turning in a couple of papers that I had, had done for days!! She was really frustrating, but she is a nice person.
1-she needs to post tests on time and grade them before the last minute. 2-I like the fact that she gives feedback for all homework's. 3-She needs to follow syllabus and do the hard stuff first (wk. cited). 4-I don't think she has any expectations from who so ever.
Just keep account for all your work!!!
If you want to learn English take Professor Reed. She facilitates success for those who want to learn. Those who flounder do so in spite of her willingness to help.
she can be very unclear about what she wants from you on any given assignment. you better hope you don't want feedback from one paper to help you write the next. she takes FOREVER to grade anything. i would find a different class to take.
I took this class online and she was the worst professor I ever had. She never responds to emails. She is VERY UNCLEAR as to what she wants. If she gives you feedback it makes no sense.
No tests. No quizzes. Rules for writers book is all you need. She makes sure you gets it. Doesn't mind reiterating information. Does not like to be interrupted (who does) very polite and very accommodating if you just talk with her. Super nice and really wants you to understand her.
I took Benita Reed's class online and it was awful. She's supposed to provide feedback for every paper so that you can make improvements for your next paper. That's all fine and well except she only graded one essay the entire semester and put the rest of the grades in 8 hours before the end of the semester. How am I supposed to improve??
Benita Reed is one of the most confusing and unprofessional professors i've had to date. To give her credit, I haven't had many to compare her too, however, she was very confusing, she seemed confused herself. The assignments we were assigned seemed to be curriculum that she created herself. She seemed to be detached from her work, never again.
Professor Reed is definitely there for the students. She goes the extra mile and will extend due dates to help students pass! I am taking her again this fall for English Comp 2! Love her!
I took B. Reed's online class (Summer 2015). Here's an example of a typical situation. Some of the assigned reading -the pages weren't in any of the books. When I emailed the prof about this, she suggested I look up the reading online. It felt like she hadn't even looked through the material herself. I would not take her class again.
Professor Reed is very helpful, her class was easy, and she interacted a lot with her students. Her personality is what makes her great. All you need is the "rules for writers" book for assignments and its fairly easy. She is very reasonable and extends due dates if needed. I highly recommend her for in-seat classes.
I took an online course. Some of the assignments were not clear, but if you ask for help understanding, you will definitely get answers. She was great at responding to my emails in a timely manner, and even phoned me a couple of times when I requested more help. She seems like a wonderful lady, and I am very appreciative of her.
Awful. Her directions are unclear. She waited until the last minute to grade our papers, and progressively marked them lower for not improving despite not having received any imput from her. She disappeared without notice, and didn't provide any direction or work for the week she was unreachable. Don't take her!
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I am glad that I am done with English!
She was late often. Most assignments and papers were not graded in a timely manner and rarely contained feedback. Grading criteria was unclear. I did learn from the step by step writing process. The sample outlines and other supplemental materials were helpful.
This teacher definitely makes you work for your grade but it is easy. I am by no means a perfect student but as long as you come to class and participate online you will be fine. The class only meets one day a week and on computer the 2nd day of class. Makes life much easier.
No tests. No quizzes. Rules for writers book is all you need. She makes sure you gets it. Doesn't mind reiterating information. Does not like to be interrupted (who does) very polite and very accommodating if you just talk with her. She is always willing to help with everything and will make sure she sits down with you if you need clarification
ONLINE SUMMER CLASS - essay outline due every Wednesday and essay due Sunday every week. Not precise on assignments, but gives a fair chance to fix issues. Get ready to write a lot of Essays!
Great teacher who is very good at teaching and getting the point across. Her lectures are fun and informative and you will come out of the class being a way better writer. She is real nice and has no problem answering questions. She also throws humor into her lectures which makes the class fun and go by fast. Super easy A if you show up and do work
I hated this class. She give you an assignment and want you to know how to do it without explain anything. She was HORRIBLE!!! I WOULD NOT TAKE HER CLASS AGAIN.
She is nice & called to talk (nice touch for online class). However, no clear examples, powerpoint/prezi guides, videos, etc. to help understand what you're learning - just an online book, which reads like any online source - not very detailed. Late w/grades not helpful. I like to write, but felt lost; learned more submitting papers to Tutor24/7.
Great instructor, clear instructions and easy contact. I would take her class again. She does expect you to participate and get your assignments in on time. The course is not hard, reading and quizzes for each assignment, but not hard if you read your assignments.
Reed is a fun professor. I enjoyed going to her class because she always kept it real and is funny, but Taking her class was not so enjoyable. She never really explained/gave clear info on assignments/hw, you just kinda had to know it. Attendance is "eh" with her but if you don't go, you'll miss like 2 classes worth of work and lecture.
Harsh grading, not very clear, short with responses.
She is one of the most brutal graders I've ever seen. There's not a single assignment I ever did in this class that I got a 100% grade on. I thought that outlines were just something to express your major ideas for your paper. Apparently to her, an outline should be your entire final draft without any sentence errors or else you'll lose points.
Being in her class is the hardest thing for me. I had her my freshman year of college and it was my nightmare. She grades so hard and never gives extra credits. She tries to be funny in class but never gets along with students. Her lecture is not so specific and hard to follow her instructions.
I initially took this professor for my English Comp I 1301 Class:You'll learn a lot! I am terrible at English, but I learned so much because of her! She works diligently with you and she makes sure that you reach your full potential. She actually cares about your success and will make sure you strive! Make sure you do your homework and take notes
Such an amazing teacher, she'll work with you with whatever it is you need help with. Many people retake her for English Comp II, however, believe me. I am terrible at English and worked 40 hours a week and am, also a full-time student, she is VERY fair to everyone. And she's,also a major believer in extra credit, she'll recompense you.
Love her! she is so funny in class and understands that you have a life outside of school. She plans essay due dates based on the classes responses and she grades fair. She will make sure you pass with at least a C if you show her that you actually care and want to pass.
I had her for my first semester of college. In the beginning I loved her class. But, the further along we went into the semester the harder her class became. Her instructions were unclear and she did not respond to emails. She is a lovely person but her teaching lacks.
She will help you in any way she can, just do not skip out on the homework she gives you. She posts EVERYTHING you did that day in the announcements for your convenience every class period. I have honestly never been a good writer, but she makes sure you excel. Guys I am not lying, please believe me when I say she is a great person!
Very good teacher, took her for English 1&2, got A in both. gives extra credit but you have to work for it. make sure to use her outline to formulate your essays for a good grade. one you follow her instructions you cant go wrong.
Very good teacher, took her for English 1&2, got A in both. gives extra credit but you have to work for it. make sure to use her outline to formulate your essays for a good grade. one you follow her instructions you cant go wrong
She isn't BAD, but her methods of teaching are not the best. She understands if there are sudden troubles, so she'll push back due dates/re-open assignments. She expects her class to focus on HER essays/homework before other classes. Expect to be called on. Her writing's nice but hardly decipherable. If you want a good grade, follow outlines AS IS.
Show up to class, keep up with the deadlines and you'll be fine. Essay heavy but you write them in class and she has a very clear agenda on how to write them. Great professor 10/10 recommend unless you're lazy and don't do you're work. Last assignments are not accepted but it's an easy class.
Took in a Maymester online,biggest mistake ever. In those 14 days there were 6 long papers including a 5 page research paper, 4 short papers, 4 outlines, 4 grammar assignments. Grammar assignments have little instruction and she does not respond to email questions about it. She graded extremely hard, don't expect a 100 on anything even outlines
I love her! The class requires a lot of reading and participation but she's funny and fun in class. She WILL drop you if you don't go to class! Make sure to show up and have your papers due. She will help you on the first paper and outlines and its very helpful with good feedback. She has pop quizzes too so skipping class isn't a good idea!
Usually takes about 3 weeks to get essay grades bacj. She never sticks to her schedule. Her feedback includes a bunch of numbers and punctuation marks and makes no sense whatsoever. Will never take her again
She gives really good feedback on essays, so that you wont make the same mistakes. She is very passionate about English. If you put in the effort and follow her instructions verbatim you will get an A. This class was an easy A for me.
I was not satisfied with this professor what so ever. She takes a month to grade an essay, but can grade everything else? She hardly responds to emails, and expects everything to be perfect. Do not recommend!
The worst teacher Ive ever had. I am currently taking ENGL 1302 with her and she has absolutely no idea how to teach. She talks a lot but gets sidetracked easily and sometimes spends an entire lecture discussing irrelevant topics. My biggest pet peeve is that she DOES NOT PROVIDE CLEAR INSTRUCTIONS. She is vague and doesnt explain well at all
Professor Reed is very passionate about what she teaches but it was easy to get distracted in her class because she tended to talk until you no longer know what she's talking about. If you enjoy writing take her and for those that don't I suggest exploring other options. She gives 3 major essays and a ton of little assignments. i ended up dropping.
If you do all the assignments, you'll pass easily. Be prepared to take notes in class so it's easier to write the papers. Discussion is heavy so participation matters. She's very nice and personable.
Mrs. Reed is a truly lovely person. She is kind, funny, and loves to talk with her students; however, she is disorganized and doesnt give clear instructions. I have missed assignments in this class because she didnt clarify what was due when. Can also take 2 months to grade papers, so I have no idea what my grade is at this point. tough grader!!
She is a wonderful teacher. She will make sure you know what you are doing before you do the assignments and she will answer any question you have about the assignments.
If you take this class May-mester, beware! She uses the setup and instructions from a regular semester class and doesn't bother changing anything but the dates (not even the days). She doesn't provide any feedback, all you see is a grade in the grade book. Idk about you, but I would like to know why I got points off on an essay when there are more
I don't think "tough grader" is the right word. She is terrible. She doesn't review the computer program, that actually grades the essays, input. It marks all sorts of things incorrectly. I emailed her about every assignment because her instructions were always unclear. Links didn't work and others went to incorrect places. Very disappointing.
Professor Reed is a wonderful woman, but she isn't that great at teaching ENG1301. She takes 3-4 weeks to grade an essay, the lectures are often very dull, and she is a very strict grader. It's almost impossible to make a perfect score on any assignment, there is no mercy for students new to English. If you take her, please use the writing center.
she is the best.
She is a very nice teacher but the work is kind of all over the place
This is my only class I have gotten a grade lower than an A in. Shes not organized at all and a kind of harsh grader and her critiques didnt make sense. I recommend finding someone else.
You will get an easy A in her class if you do the work. She takes her time to look over your essay. She makes sure that you understand the instructions for the essay. She sends an email every time after class with due dates for the week and what was discussed in class. Great class would definitely recommend !
Put forth the effort and participate. Gives good positive feedback to let you know that you are on track and answers emails in a timely manner if you have a question about the syllabus or lesson assignment.
Professor Reed was great. During the 8 weeks I had several random emergencies. She was very sympathetic and allowed me to make up assignments that I missed for full credit. Which saved my GPA that Ive worked hard for. Fairly good communication. Mainly discussion boards and papers with a few side assignments and moderate reading.
Mrs Reed is a very nice teacher but I do not recommend taking her the way she grades is outrageous and I have never done soooo bad in an English class before, also she disappeared for a little while and out of the blue emailed us that a family emergency had came up and she would be back soon , honestly if you want a good grade dont take her
Basically give us a topic to write about and we did have the time to complete it but there was very little feedback given. You basically have to rely on your classmates for critics.
DO NOT TAKE REED, She doesn't teach at all, all she does is read a short story out of the book and tells you to write an essay, she doesn't specify what she wants to be written nor does she help you, She makes you partner up in class and has your partner grade your paper, instead of her giving feedback, she GRADES HEAVY, and doesn't make sense
I have never had such a low score in English. She’s not organized, the lectures are a mess, she doesn’t have things timed well at all. I would not take her again and I recommend you never take her class.
She teaches nothing. She forgot what she had said in class, and then she created different things for her students to do. She made her students confused and misunderstanding. She made everything more complicated
DO NOT TAKE HER!!!! She grades so harsh, I've never taken a harder English class in my life. save yourself.
Dr. Reed is cool, just different. Best way I can describe her class is "restricted creative freedom", few set guidelines, doesn't baby her students. A LOT of reading, just don't let yourself get behind. I hate English, but this class wasn't horrible. She always told me "English loves you" and I would always respond "I bet it does".
Inconsistent grading. Talked about poems half the semester, then rushed through the rest. Goes on long tangents trying to turn a line in a poem into something profound... I didn't take this class to be preached to. She forgot to put a place to submit one essay on canvas the day it was due... we weren't happy. She vaguely apologized the next Monday.
I don't recommend Professor Reed at all! A lot of people were failing her class including me and she had to give us a curve. She wouldn't answer emails and would only give extra time to turn in stuff to certain students (mainly males), she does not give feedback on the essays, and it was very hard to improve.
She was terrible she actually ruined my life I got suspended because of her grade that she gave me. I had to sit a semester off because her incompetent grading skills and incapabilities to help her students. She does not make any sense at all do not take her!
DO NOT TAKE HER!!! there are many other eng professors that are better snd easier than her. takes forever to respond to emails. grading criteria is all over the place.
Cleary prioritizing her campaign over her class, which is understandable but not to her extent. She promotes she understands diverse student learning on her website but it's impossible to make anything over a 85 on all assignments. The first week she told us how disappointed she was in us and how boring our writing is for two periods straight.
Being in Dr Benita Reed's class was horrible, and I'm not the only student in my class that feels this way. There was weird, unclear, and harsh grading. She creates a terrible classroom environment, it felt like she was talking down to us. It's not easy to sum up a semester's worth of poor experiences with her, but I hope you see to NOT take her!!
Do not take this professor under any circumstances. Grading methods extremely inconsistent, lectures unclear, assignments were not graded for what she requests for in the instructions (with no rubric present mind you), impossible to make anything above an 80, just an awful professor. Do not take her if you want to pass.
Benita Reed's class was a mixed bag - lectures were unclear, and the grading seemed inconsistent. However, I found Unstuck ai really helpful for prepping and staying on top of the workload. Overall, a challenging but manageable course if you put in the effort.
Does not grade until the very last minute. Will not clarify why she graded something the way it is graded or explain the deduction of points. She is very easily agitated and takes it out on the class as a whole. She is not good at providing feedback. Not a good professor if you are truly trying to learn.
grades homework late is not clear on feedback once the paper is returned, and wants you to talk and participate in class but if you say the wrong thing she makes you feel low. Also, you must find the readings she gives you instead of providing the work I would not recommend!!!!
Ms. Reed is a nice teacher however I found her teaching style very chaotic. It's impossible to make anything over an 80 and doing assignments felt very disorganized. Most class periods consist of rambling as well. She's clearly passionate about her craft, but I wouldn't recommend her if you want to pass your English class.
HORRIBLE PROFESSOR!!!! She will never grade your assignment on time. Her critiques are unclear; if you ask her to explain, she will not. She will not assist in helping you fix a grade or redo assignments. There are no tests or quizzes besides the final. The assignments aren't weighted, so doing good on one will not boost your grade.
Benita Reed is absolutely incoherent with her critiques and she keeps saying one thing and then another a few classses later. She absolutely does not respond to any Emails whatsoever and she berates even special education students rudely. She might hate all her students and she'll probably ruin her life and discriminate so don't her.
She kept making us read stories about affairs and relational turmoil. It seems she projecting her desire to divorce her husband onto her students by assigning us all these texts about affairs and relational issues with lovers.
The reviews here are dragging it badlyyy. Professor Reed is a great teacher. There are many assignments, but she breaks everything down in manageable portions and walks through each assignment with you, so it's not impossible to do. As for grading, she uses proofreader's marks, but she also has a key to reading them. Stay on top of your work though
Absolutely terrible teacher. She doesn't lecture; she rants. She doesn't teach; she rants. When she writes out examples on the board, her handwriting is so awful because she writes so fast you can't even read what is written. She is never clear in what she wants. The time when assignments are due is never consistent.
she was ok. she starts to lecture then if you tune out (which happened a lot personally) you'll end up on a totally different topic it was hard to believe we were still talking about just one assignment the whole time lol & rlly bad at responding to emails even though she says she responds well in her syllabus (i tried Canvas+email, still nothing)
do not take benita's class. DO NOT. i sacrificed my gpa to tell whoever sees this to CHOOSE SOMEONE ELSE. she's so messy and disorganized with her lectures and is the harshest grader known to man. she'll take off points just bc she can!!! and her instructions and feedback are just a whole bunch of nothing they're SO vague. never answers emails too.
This professor was barely here, and if she would never grade all the assignments, she would grade them but not let us all see it. It would take a while before we could see something.
This class was very focused on real-world situations, and her assignments would be adjusted many times in class. After class, she sends out an email outlining what happened in class and the HW. Her feedback was quite vague, but she was willing to work with you when you need it. Really hard to reach through email or canvas, but in class is good.
She's an extremely harsh grader. She also doesn't accept late work and was very late to grade/update stuff on canvas.
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