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“The worst professor ever”
EDUC1300 - 1.0 rating“Bennie Richards was one of the worst teachers I've ever had”
EDUC1300 - 1.0 ratingClass Info
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100%
Attendance Mandatory
91%
Textbook Required
57%
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Reviews (98)
this teacher is horrible always late, picks on her students and treats them like they just got out of middle school
This lady is the worst teacher in the world. She actually called me out on my papers in fornt of the class. She says she wants stuff done the right way but she never shows you the right way. As the other person said already she gets to class when she feels like it. DO NOT GET HER!!!!!!!!!!!
don't even think about it!! never makes any sense, picks on everyone, guaranteed to make you feel miserable before and after class so dont bother.
This lady doesn't know what she's talking about most of the time in class. She likes to put people on the spot, and yells at her students in a very rude manner. This class would be easy but the teacher made it very difficult. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT take this teacher for your own good. She will ruin your college experience.
this is lady is horrible don't even think about taking her. and yea she is moody too don take her foe ur own good.
can't ever imagine there is a crazy teacher like her! She makes students confused about what she wants them to do, and never remember what she says. Take her if u wanna know how a crazy person is!
This B**** is the devil in disguise pleese for your safty and others do not get her as your teacher she will eat your soul and destroy your love for learning. Once you have her you will not want to go back to college because you have the false assumption that college is completely crazy. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
have never seen a GHOST like her ....
She gives us an agenda and need to follow it, and when we turned in the assignments we supposed to turn in at that day she doesn't accept it, instead she wants us to turn in the ones that's not on the agenda. And also she'll give a project to do and to present it, but she's always not prepared that most of the class can't even present.
Not a good teacher. Please DO NOT Take Her she is not a Good Teacher Trust me She made my semester worse and She also Fails Students On Purpose she Give IP on Purpose Thanks
Seriously, the most horrible teacher I have ever had my entire life! This is suppose to be an easy class and she makes it 100 times harder!She hands out a syllabus but changes everything around every class meeting so you're always confused about what's due and when it's due. She has the most horrible attitude in the world!..just a very bitter woman
Honestly to tell u,if u are not a good note taker then its over. Shes never clear. she dosnt care for teaching, and she does not clarify her assignments. If you ask her questions you are surely going to be embarrassed. Her format for every assignment is stupid and dont make any dam sense. This lady needs to relax on the assignments. DONT TAKE HER!!
Dr. Richards is a very strict instructor. However, personally I think this makes you work harder and prepares you for other higher level courses. Also, she is helpful, but sometimes hard to understand. If you ask her gently, she will help you out with everything she has! :) I recommend her for those who want to succeed in higher education.
I DON'T recommend her. She has terrible mood swings and treats you like crap. She will not let you ask questions and if you do she will put you down and make you feel horrible. She does not care for the students nor what other obligations they may have. Also he doesnt look at anything she assigns and will give a zero if she doesn't want to grade it
Don't do the mistake of taking her, she made a GUST class which is suppose to help you stay in college hard and miserable. She calls out ppl in the middle of the class and says harsh comments about them. FOR YOUR OWN GOOD DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT HER. she yells, and is very BI-polar. Makes the class extremely hard.
She is a good teacher, but you need follow all the steps to do your assignments. By the way, prepare enough paper and ink box for your printer(U got lot of homework need to type and print out) :)
I do not like her at all. She take fight with students. She is extremely rude. I want to alert students to stay away from her class. She made me hate English.
She is the worst teacher you can ever take. She does not know what she is talking about most of the time, and takes like 30mins to start class.Her syllabus are point less. And I did not learn anything while i was in her class. Do not take this lady, because you will regret it.
she is a very hard teacher dont think that your going to make an A in this class you don't learn anything at the end of the semster she expects for you to know everything, but she has not taught me anything.
don't take her class ,if u dont want ur life hell.she dont know how to teach and how to treat the students ,she doesnt have even a 1% knowledge of anything she is dumb.If u dont have choice except her, then try to skip this class or just take other non useable class
Worst teacher ever. No respect for students
If you want clarity, organization, or even RESPECT, do not take this lady! She will make a fool of you in front of the class for any reason! Her syllabus is contradicting to her own rules & guidelines and 9/10 times she has no idea what she's talking about. Aside from being an eyesore her teaching is poor, I dropped her with about half the class
she is a horrible teacher! She is so unorganized and has no respect for any of her students. She says one thing ans then means something completely different. She says she is always right and nothing is her fault. it is always someone else is fault.
Drop the course and run for your life because she is the worst teacher that I ever had!! She is not helpful, very moody, and she doesn't teach anything at all!! You will be grading other people's paper the whole semester!!
I took her second start class Fall 2010(only 12 weeks). But she was off 2 weeks. In 10 weeks left, she attended a half, and she often came late 15 minutes but let students went home early around 3:45PM in order to 4:45PM. The rest a half left, class went to online to do assignment online at library or at home. Therefore,U MUST NOT TAKE HER CLASS!
You are just not going to learn anything in her class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!if you like online assignments and not to have time for anything else takee herr! otherwise, run away from her! She is just horrible!
uesless, disrespectful, and waste of money to be in her class.
She is unbelievable. Assignments are way too much, she must think students only take her class and nothing else. If you can, avoid her.
Please please please do not take her class if you do not want to be crazy...like me right now!!!!!
SHE IS Extremely terrible, rude, too much assignments, never teaches, never makes her point clear, disorganized, does like questions and never answers them clearly. pls dont take her. she is not the best
She did not allow students to ask question if they did not understand.
yes, it does seem as if the class and the teacher are difficult but its WORTH IT! i thought i would end up with a D but actually made an A. Its difficult but will only toughen you up for what comes. do the work and FOLLOW ITS PROCEDURES;) snd youll be good. make sure you get someones # to share and help with notes
Dr.Richard is the worst teacher I ever had.. she doesnt teach at all and she make the class really hard... so please dont take her class if not you will regret it.
You cant just take this instructor,unless u are ready to be fruatraste.She is not organize,and will not even teach u anything,through out the whole semester.I almost drop the class,but i just later realises that it wouldnt allow me to register my college english the next session if i drop it.Pls. DONT TAKE HER!!!
she is helpless and difficult, do not take her CLASSS!!!
She is not helpful. She is rude and uncaring. Her assignments are incomprehensible and difficult. You have to work reallllllly HARD like you are doing a masters programe or Phd. Though i got an A i wont advise you to take her class.
rude, doesn't clarify, unhelpful, gives unnecessary assignments,and everything under the sun. She treats the students as if they were in first grade. If you are lost, do not ask her anything, she'll just yell at you. To email her, she'll respond in four days. It was my mistake that I didn't read her reviews. I don't wish her on my worst enemy.
I felt that this class was easy for me. I have not been in school for 15 years. Dr. Richards helped me get back into my groove easily. Dr. Richards is not a pacifier type teacher. So if you looking for someone to hold your hand; this is not the class for you. Reading is a must! The syllabus maps out everything you will need. Feedback is provided.
The course I took under her instruction was supposed to be easy, EDUC 1300. However, her incompetence made it difficult to complete this course stress free. She is a very stubborn woman, who will not be wrong. She is not up to date with computer literacy so when questioned about online assignments, the answer was never clear. Ghetto. needs to smoke
If you take her class, Don't miss any days or you will fall behind. Dont be tardy. Listen and follow directions the best you can even though they may be unclear. Stay on her good side Also she may lose your things so be prepared for that. My class started out with 20 something students and by the end of the class it was only 5 Left.
omg please dont take this woman she doesnt explain the work she just hands it to u and expects for you to know what shes talking about. if you ask her a question shell look at you laugh then scream at you
She was incredibly rude and uncaring. She gave us way too much homework and she did not even explain the slightest bit. For the first time I can say that I have learned absolutely nothing in a class. She called people out in class and she treated everyone as if they were in kindergarten. I advise everyone to not even give this class a second look!
Don't ever take this teacher. You will make biggest mistake of your life
Hell no she is one of the most uncaring and rude personality I have ever met. She doesn't care about students she doesn't know how to teach and she not respectful to students. Won't not recommend This teacher.
If you take her class, she expects you be mature and do everything she assigns you do on time. She may be difficult if you do not do what she instructs you do to do. She mostly repeats things only once so you have to pay attention.
Bennie Richards was one of the worst teachers I've ever had. She is sarcastic, rude, and unclear in everything she does. If a student asks a question, she will ridicule them for it. She makes uncomfortable jokes that no one laughs at. Her instructions for assignments, of which there are too many, are always very vague. Don't take her class.
Well if you have no life than take this class otherwise dont take her. Expect alot of homework and she is really rude to students. She will not going to teach you anything and you have to do it everything by yourself.
Well Im not going to lie she a tough teacher that don't like to repeat herself, she might be disrespectful but that is like any other person she will treat you like you treat her. She is very strict & expects you to do her HW but yea I wouldn't recommend her for a teacher.
God Bless America! I paid money to come to this institute and this is what I receive. She goes by too fast. She let me know in the almost end of the semester about the lab work and I didn't even knew since. She is also not a very helpful person. She may be a sweet lady but she's not someone that I would take again for her!
Dr Bennie Richards is a very sweet lady in a way, i loved her class, it was very fun
She is a very nice lady but... She can be rude at times. Please let her talk or she will embarrass you. Will be confused about assignments most of the time. Ask alot of questions. Be on TIME or you will have to LEAVE. Late work accepted only if she likes you. Try to get on her good side so you can pass. ALOT of silly work and cover pages lol
i took her class in 5 weeks of summer. She gave so many online assignments, 2 paragraphs and 4 essays. we had to take thousands of print outs. she gave homework in everyday. She will embarrass you if you talk during the class. She will always make fun of you. I never had a single day without having homework.
Dr. Richards does not play games. She is straight to the point , she only gets rude if someone is doing something like talking or late to her class. if you participate and do your work you will pass. She gives you plenty of time to turn your assignments in. Class participation is a must if you do not plan on being in class do not take her.
SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE STUDENTS SITUATIONS. SHE MAKES FUN OF STUDENTS IF A STUDENT ASK A QUESTION. SHE GIVES LOTS OF HOMEWORK; BASICALLY EVERYDAY. SHE DID NOT EXPLAIN THE INSTRUCTIONS CLEARLY. SHE WONT LET STUDENTS TALK AND SHE WILL NOT GIVE A CHANCE TO STUDENTS TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE STUDENTS WANT. BUT SHE EXTEND THE DUES TO HELP STUDENTS.
Assigns way too much homework for a basic EDUC 1300 class. Does not stay on topic during lectures and is never on time. Do not waste your time with this professor and choose someone else for EDUC 1300.
took her in summer, she is rude to everyone!!! doesn't like asking questions, no talking in class at all. be on time, whenever you get into the class your work should be done oh and homeworks are everyday so here you go. she makes fun of everyone just to embarrass you. I am good in rating professor plz DO NOT TAKE HER . idk how I survived with " B"
One of the worst and disrespectful professor's that I've had so far. So unorganized, terrible at teaching. I had no life AT ALL for the entire 5 weeks, expect a tons of assignments and homework every single time you go to class. I decided to take this class for 5 week course, but did I regret it, one of the worst decision I could've ever made.
This instructor is very rude, she does not like questions if you do not understand something. She is not approachable, she does not like it if you interrupt her. If you need to take EDUC 1300 do not take it with this instructor you will regret it. If you are an ADA student you should not take this instructor and her syllablus is not clear at all..
The worst professor ever. She's a very rude person very unprofessional,unorganized,she gives a lot of work for a class that is just a basic she doesn't explain her self well she makes everything confusing if you need to take educ dont take it with her she's the worst professor.
WORST PROFESSOR! she gives an essay out, wants it correctly done, and you are not allowed to take it to a tutor without her permission. expect homework everyday and weekends. you will have no social life. she's very disrespectful with her students. we are not allowed to talk at any time. if you have a question, it means you are not listening.
SHE IS LITERALLY THE WORST PROFESSOR EVER! Do not take her class. She is very rude, disrespectful, unorganized and plain RUDE! Gives so many assignments and not enough time to turn them in. You will fall behind..
N E V E R !!! DO NOT TAKE HER!
She is an awesome professor who cares a lot about you if you care about you. she does give a lot of hw like she's your only teacher but in the end it really helps. she can be forgettable but who isn't.
I assumed this would be a easy class. The work is not hard but she is extremely particular on very small things. The spaces between sentences, the font, the size and the format. The work can be 100% right and you will fail for these reasons. There was never a clear outline of what was needed and when, I passed my A&P class but failed this one.
She is VERY unorganized! She expects for you to only focus on her class. I took her during the summer while taking English and A&P. She would release things that would be do one at a time within the next two days. It was A LOT of work. The assignment's don't even make since most of the time. It's easy work but time consuming.
OMG I only set in this class one day and i knew i had to drop it. this lady has no respect for her student. we couldn't not even get though the class without her stopping every 5 seconds to tell someone about their phones. she does not like to repeat herself so please dont ask her too. unsure about HW didn't even get that far couldn't even take it.
Dr. Richards is very difficult to understand. Also, she seems to be always confused about assignments and tests. Doesnt explain things properly I was very confused 80% of the time.
She is a 100% No-no. Very difficult and penalizes for every little mistake. Ask her a simple question and you are not listening or a serious student. I totally regret. Please save yourself the stress and tears and not choose her as your professor.
If you are a student that needs help in English, this is the worst teacher to have!! She is not clear on what she wants and she takes off a lot of points for very minimal mistakes! Worst English teacher i EVER had!!! DO NOT take her class!!
Doesn't tell us everything that is done and when your grade is 0 dont expect to get help just expect that its your fault.
Was polite to an extent. Wouldn't take her again though. Made a simple class difficult. Grades everything super late and takes off points for ridiculous reasons. No phones. You mind as well take this course online though, no need for a professor, everything is online.
DrRichards is rude sometimes, you are not aloud to bring in drinks or food and DEFINITELY dont think about having your cell phone out. But I will say, she is all over the place she forgets things but be prepared do the work, I passed with a B and I never acted out in her class. I was always on top of things I dont recommend her.
This was the worst class EVER!
To be honest. I have never seen such prof in my entire life as a student. I have faced more difficulties but this is another level please guys Dont take her class The worst of all.
professor richards isn't as bad as some people say. stay on her good side by doing your work on time and paying attention. she will move the assignment dates up if she feels like we need more time. she does forgets a lot of things. dont miss a day of class because you will miss a lot. she does get rude sometimes but thats if u dont pay attentention
Only one thing . don't take her class
Do not take her class. She should retire she's too old and forgetful. She's very mean and her attitude sucks. Shes should just retire, to be honest, no cell phones in class or she will send you home. I put the hardest thing to do because of her attitude.
I wont take her class ever she is rude
She was honestly the worst experience for me after coming back after an 8 year hiatus to school. She gives a lot of work thinking like we dont have a life outside school. Shes also forgetful and makes petty comments when you try to correct her. STAY AWAY! Youre better off taking someone elses EDUC/ENGL class or testing out of the INRW. Save $!
She really is rude. Talks a lot but you cant understand her sometimes. She forgets things she says easily. She WILL target you if you negatively stand out in class. Her tests are matching definitions, they're easy but she uses small snips of the definitions which makes it slightly hard. She forgets to put in definitions sometimes and mixes them up.
worst teacher i have ever had wouldn't recommend
Coming back to school after 14 years this has by far been the worst experience. Dr. Richards was rude and very sarcastic with emails. Treating students has if everyone is 17 and freshly out of high school. All instructions were very confusing. No feedback on assignments submitted. My class was online so maybe this was difficult for her.
She doesnt use a recorded web brower, she talks to you very rude . Treat u as if your in hs. Open assignment the day that they are due , expects you to get the done by the end of class . MISS SPELLING IN ALL HER WORD. All her test are made up by her. Study guide dnt match the quiz she gives you. Rating would be 0
Mrs. Richards is very caring. She doesn't repeat things twice so you have to pay attention. She does give a lot of assignments on top of homework. Her exams weren't based on the lectures so watch out! Other than paying attention and taking notes, you should receive a good grade!
Worst professor I have ever had. PLEASE stay away from this lady. I think old age has gotten to her and Is not fit to teach anymore. You have been WARNED.
be aware her instructions are unclear, and yet deducts points for "not following instructions" , her work seems easy but yet you still end up getting a low grade ! , I don't think she grades properly or does not know how to.
Dr. Richards refers to herself in third person, which is odd. She is rude and disrespectful. She is unclear in her instructions and deducts points for anything that she does not like. You cannot message her to ask questions. This is especially discouraging because this is a developmental course, I would've done better without. Avoid this professor.
This is my 3rd day and this is by far the worst professor i ever had . She gives a lot of work like you do not have a life . Unclear instructions. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS LISTEN TO ME PLEASE I AM GOING THROUGH IT RIGHT NOW . You cannot ask her a question without her catching an attitude. You have to be in class or you will fail . Please beware !
This class is very hard your gonna have homework everyday. If you are working this would not be a good class for you . This class will take a lot of your time away . Plenty of essay and long homework. She is a very harsh grader . If you get a A in her class you are different. I do not recommend this class it was very stressful and time consuming
Taking her was my worst decision ever! I have never ever struggled in any class as much as I struggled in this particular course. Her instructions are really unclear and unnecessary. I wouldn't really recommend her.
plz don't take her class it's so bad instruction and so not helpful can never get help from her PLZZZ DONTTTTTT TAKKKKEEEEEE HERRRRRR
I am currently in the midst of finally getting over with this class (thankfully), but she has got to have the worst grading system I've ever seen. I have only missed, guess... ONE assignment all year from her and I only have a 75 in her class. Getting 20% removed from your paper because of the mla format is somewhat questionable. Don't take her .
I think Professor/ Dr. Richards means well but her deliverance is a bit confusion.
I will 100% with no doubt recommend this professor to anybody she rarely in class, her work is not clear, she doesn't teach the stuff she grades, she's not respectful. ( I rather drop out of collage then take her class again ).
Ms. Bennie Richards is an exceptional teacher who made my first-year English class more manageable. Her clear, engaging style and willingness to help students have been invaluable. Though it may take time to hear back on Canvas, she is attentive and responsive. I'm grateful for her positive impact on my college experience.
Professor Richards has a unique teaching style, but if you stay engaged and use helpful resources like Unstuck AI, you can succeed in this class. Just be prepared for her occasional abruptness and changing assignment deadlines.
She was difficult, deducting points for minor issues. She spoke to us like children, getting upset when we nodded in agreement, saying, "Don't nod, I can hear." Points were taken off for writing Prof. Richards instead of Dr. She also claimed my paper wasn't double-spaced, even though it was. It felt unfair and condescending throughout the course.
I did not like this class at all!! She is not clear with the instructions for assignments and then will take off 20 points for something small like a wrong date. She has her moments where she's sweet but she does have an attitude.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
91%
Textbook Required
57%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
-0.05 avg changeRatings by Course
GUST1201
4.0
(1)0410
4.0
(1)ENGL0341
3.0
(1)GUST0341
2.3
(3)INRW0300
1.9
(8)Difficulty by Course
GUST0341ANDGU
5.0
ENGL1301
5.0
ENGL0342
5.0
0420
5.0
GUST0342
4.8