This guy is never satisfied with the level of work performed by students. One almost feels as though he intentionally grades hard not for the bennefit of the class but to feel better about himself.

wouldnt take this class if he was teaching

The absolute worst teacher i have ever had. I worked my ass off and still failed. He doesnt answer questions and thinks all his students are dumb. Would drop this class immediately!

He is definately a teacher I wouldn't take. I worked my ass off and even had a writer and another teacher look over my essays and he still was harsh. He is not clear with what he wants and if you don't like reading off the wall books don't take him.

This is English 101 class, the guy acted like it was advanced and we were going to be English majors! He was horrible at helping with questions and never gave feedback for why grades were given. He even tells you he has a 40% passing rate in his class! Unless this is your only class and your going to be an English major, AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

I don't know how this man has a half smile overall. He's a complete ****. If you want to be completely miserable for three months take him and even though I got a decent grade. He' s dark, preachy, and talks down to you. If I had to describe Sealy in one word it would be SATAN!!!

a little over the top

Do NOT take this class. It is the worst class with the worst teacher. His grading doesn't make any sense at all and on essays he doesn't tell you what you did wrong at all so there is no way to improve them.

I took this class online. Make sure you read the books! If you don't you will not pass because every essay he does has to do with the books. This was a very hard class for me.

First of all, he expects everyone to be perfect writers; if you're not doing well he does nothing to help and is nothing short of condescending. Secondly, he explains assignments very thoroughly, but then grades you off of things not explained in the assignment, which affects your grade horribly. He is rude and is not worth the money or time.

Feedback for essays had to be requested, no constructive criticism

This professor is a complete joke, he is to harsh on grading and he expected us to be English majors right off the bat. When we were obviously there to learn how to write a proper essay. His grading is very harsh and you will get no help. He will answer simple questions over email, but if you are lost or confused you will not pass.

You pretty much read the novels, take a quiz, participate in online group discussions then you are asked to write an essay. Not too much help is available to help you learn to write the essay (essentially the reason to be taking the class) or he doesn't make you very aware of where those resources are. would prefer to not take this class again

This guy was extremely full of him self right off the bat. I have no problem in english, I actually excel at it, but he has no room for error. He wants you to react to a book in the same exact way that he did with no freedom of speech. It seems as if he forgets it's a freshman course (English 101) and expects you to write perfect papers.

Expects you to be University level, which is understandable, but is a very tough grader and is not very helpful when essays are involved.

I must say that Brad Sealy is probably the worst teacher I have come across so far in my two years of community college. He expects you to think exactly like he does, he is conceited, and while a lot of his assignments are about freedom of speech he definitely criticizes and lowers your grade if he does not like your work.

Sealy is by far the worst professor I have ever had in my entire education. His grading is harsh and he assigns way too much work. I did not learn anything from this class because he has an assignment due every day and you have to rush through everything to get everything done. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS YOU WILL REGRET IT!!!

Definitely would not take this class again. Grades EXTREMELY hard on the essays with little to no help or guidance. I would expect to be graded this harshly if I was in a more advanced English class.... 10/10 would NEVER recommend unless you want to rip your hair out in frustration...

This is English 101, and he treats it like you're going to be published in the NY Times. Allows hardly any mistakes. Grades very strictly! Too strict for a 101 class. Will NOT answer many questions, which leaves you guessing on different issues, then hammers you hard. Absolutely horrible. DO NOT take his class.

His grading is very hard and you basically need to write perfect essays and discussions or you will not get a good grade. I would not recommend him.

Very blunt and straight to the point. Grades harshly.

Sealy is THE worst professor I have EVER taken. I've been told by many people that my writing & English skills aren't bad, but according to him, nothing is ever good enough. Sealy is disrespectful & does nothing to try to help you succeed. His grading might as well be pass or fail. When asking for help, don't bother his responses are one worded.

I highly suggest you don't take this class if you have a job or actually enjoy writing. This class will keep you busy with something due every other day and his very strict guidelines. I have always been fond of writing and had great teachers that encouraged me to have a style and voice. Brad Sealy definitely does not fall in that category.

He by far has been the hardest class to pass, seems like no matter how hard I work I can't pass.

I took this class because it was mandatory, not because Im majoring in English. Even though its English 101, he acts as though you should know everything there is to know on the subject. His grading is ridiculous. Is quick to tell you what you did wrong but does an awful job at telling you how to fix it. I wont ever take one of his classes again

He is THE WORST teacher I have ever had!! Nothing makes sense and you could think youre doing good, but nothing is good enough for him. He is very rude and disrespectful

This teacher makes me second guess everything I submit. When I feel really good about an essay, I'm completely shocked when I get low grades. It's demotivating because he highlights what you did wrong but gives no advice on how to correct it for future essays. I thought I was a good writer. Don't take if you love or hate English!

If you turn thing in on time he will grade you very low. If you ask for help about how to do better like he wants you to ask him, he will be very disrespectful towards you and speak to you as if he is above you. He will not help right away but rather wait days after you seek him for help. Do not take him! You will regret it.

Wish they had a tag called "Going to class? Still won't pass." He is by far one of the worst professors at this college. He brags about the low GPA and passing rate, and he is a horrible grader. Study for hours? You'll still do horribly on the essay. He doesn't correct more than 25% of your paper because that's "not his job." PS - too political.

Ridiculous amount of work, especially if you're in other classes, or heaven forbid work as well. Crazy tough grader and has 0 leniency on anything.

He claims he grades by his syllabus but doesnt give any actual feedback, he throws in random articles about politics that hold a strong conservative stand-point, and he expects you to have the same views as him. It very much seems like he is power-hungry. Ive worked hard, done every assignment in a timely matter. Yet still terrified I wont pass.

He makes it clear day 1 even if all work is completed you will at best barely pass. This is not a good motivation. Beyond his inflated expectations he is incredibly rude in all communication. Ask for assistance and you will be put down. Avoid his classes.

Toughest class in my year at CBC. He was abrupt and obviously wanted nothing to do with me. I never asked for extra credit, just some advice on how I could improve my writing so I could get a better grade on my next essay. I tried tutoring and he still gave me 50% every time I tried. He didn't give good feedback. No help whatsoever. Don't get him!

This professor is ridiculous with grading, he does not give clear feedback but he insists that he does, and he expects you to read his mind. I have always done very well in past English classes, with A's and B's, and even tested into ENGL&101, but I will most likely end up receiving a C- or D+ by the end of the quarter. DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!!

It literally said in the mans syllabus that his passing rate was something like 62% and his average passing grade was like 69%. Dont take this class if you want to do well at cbc, yes you may learn in his class but thats at the cost of your gpa and money. Dont let this teacher waste your money for you.

One of the most arrogant and disrespectful teachers I have ever met. He told me I should understand basic things and was VERY rude when I asked for in-person help. When we were in person, he cut me off and it was hard to talk to him. My friend passed away and I asked for an extra day for an assignment, he seemed mad I asked for more time...

by far the worst professor I've ever taken, you basically have to get perfect scores on essays otherwise might as well not even try. he does not give good feedback and what he is teaching doesn't make since. don't take him

He claims he gives good feedback, and I followed all of it, and still the only thing that saved me from a C was extra credit. I have always done well in writing classes, but this guy expects you to be an English major to write papers he likes. I liked the subject matter, but he straight up told me an opinion I had was wrong on my paper.

I have never missed a single assignment and have put my absolute best effort into writing the essays he assigns but of course, Im graded poorly. He also sits there and talks to you like your dumb and hes better than you, I would not take him again.

I am embarrassed to say that I did better in both chemistry in statistics classes than a stupid english class. I worked my butt of in this class, and still received a B. Our first assignment, autobiography discussion post, said the post should be near 200 words. My post was 230 and I got a B soley for being "too verbose." He ruined my GPA.

He was not willing to help me during this hard time. Given my personal situation he did not care. He responded to me by just restating the syllabus and saying "So, at this point you have forfeited the opportunity to pass the class. Of course, you can withdraw from the class to avoid a failing grade." So I did. I Withdrew.

I'm a great writer and a very hard worker, and this class was an absolute nightmare. Sealy is extremely unreasonable when it comes to grading. I spent hours upon HOURS trying to follow all of his criticism and better my work to his standards, and it was never good enough. I finally gave up near the end, and got the same grades as when I tried hard.

Too political

His teaching and grading is questionable.

He's horrible! I thought I'd give him a shot for summer classes thinking he'd be a lot better than what people had said but I was wrong. Lots of reading and is a really hard grader and doesn't care at all. I wasn't sure where t turn a revised essay so I ended up turning it in 4 minutes late and he just said ain't reading this.

As someone who usually excells in English, after taking this course, my confidence was shattered. I had gone in hoping to get ahead by taking a summer course but ended up wasting my time and eventually dropped. The proffessor grades far too harsh. We're college students in a gen ed English, not 400 level English majors.

Almost impossible to pass his class. I literally follow every rubric exactly to what it says and he still gives me horrible grades and does not give good feedback. I would not recommend this professor to anyone.

I decided to give him a chance regardless of the reviews I read on here and it was the worst mistake ever! My experience with this professor was horrible!

I took his class thinking he wouldn't be that bad, but I was clearly wrong he literally told me to leave his class because he thought I wasn't gonna pass. Do not recommend it.

Before taking his class I looked at his reviews and decided to give him a chance. Absolutely, would never do again. Every time I would email him for help he would either not respond or send me the syllabus. Once he responded and told me to withdraw because I wont pass his class.

I am a running start student and it is my first year. You would think that the professor would be kind an answer your questions especially because we are in a pandemic. Everytime I asked a question he told me to read the syllabus. I didnt turn in one essay so he locked all the homework and everything for the rest of the semester. Wouldnt recommend

Professor Sealy is the worst teacher I have ever had in my life. He presents his teaching style in an okay manner, however at times it seems like too much all together. I wrote my first ever essay for college, read and analyzed thoroughly. Got my paper back and failed. He excepts way too much from first year students and grades way too harsh!

I've always succeeded in English classes. However, Professor Sealy was a real run for my money. I followed his suggestions and read his rubrics thoroughly. Despite this, I received my lowest essay grades ever. His feedback did not help my writing skills whatsoever. He failed my first essay, then had the nerve to say I was a good writer.

Extremely hard grader. Would not take his class again. My work was never good enough for him.

Wish I wouldve read these reviews before taking this professor. His teaching style is his way or no way. Quite honestly I dont even think HE knows what he wants, you can follow everything step by step but its still not good enough. I learned ZERO in his class. If youre looking for a quality education do not take him. I would rate 0/5

Is very strict when it comes to grading, does not help you with anything, is extremely rude (even through online), and expects you to know everything in the world when it comes to English

Avoid this class he says 40% of the people withdraw and the 60% remaining would average 2.5GPA. He was extremely rude, not helpful at all, treats everyone like there idiots.

This teachers is absolute cheeks literally so boring. Every time I try to ask a question always tells me to look at the syllabus . It seems as if he doesn't even look at the reviews and wants to continue being a bad teacher.

His grading makes NO sense. He manages to come up with weird, specific numbers like 3.8/5. He is not helpful, and much too abrasive in his feedback for anyone to want to take his advice. He is rude, and stuck up. The only positive thing about this class are the books. Articles are trash, but the books are good reads.

He is very rude. I turned In a summary in regards to a book and he gave me a bad score just because I forgot to capitalize one of the characters name. Dont recommend him at all. His grading doesnt make sense at all and his answer to all questions is look at the syllabus.

Avoid if possible.

Avoid at all costs. Waste of money. Doesnt grade on quality of work.

Professor makes you feel stupid if you ask questions.

I did not like this professor at all she was very rude and hard on you and had no mercy!!!

I did not like this professor.

Rude, strict, not helpful. Hard class

Didn't even make it through the first week. Withdrew because his syllabus set off huge alarm bells. He points out that historically 60% pass his class and the grade average was C. Also, if you don't get a score of 60% or above on the timed essay, you fail the class. All information found in his syllabus. I didn't want to take the risk.

He radiates self-importance. As if teaching an online basic English class makes him the smartest man in the world. He grades hard and has no time for people who don't make this class their number one priority. If you get Sealy, try to switch to another professor.

Worst teacher in the whole world. Going to switch professors soon. He's so full of himself and has no human emotions. Run as fast as you can if you get this professor.

He will not read you essays if you make more then a couple errors. Even if he allows you to revise the essay as he request he will write back that he did not take time to reread anything and no feed back.

Very tough grader and shows no remorse to students.

I would like to start my rating by specifying that I did not enjoy the teacher. Now with my experience with the class, beginning with his course syllabus it was a very depressing read with many red flags, those being that the averages for the class were barely passing with a C secondly any grade below a %60 percent on either timed essays is a fail

Mr. Sealy is one of the hardest graders and one of the most biased and unprofessional professors I've had. Never responds to messages, while he explains WHY he docks your grade for most issues, he repeatedly docks grades that counter the main argument of the class. Abhorrently biased and overall a bad teacher. Never take his class.

I had a horrible experience in this class. One mistake he saw and it was an automatic 0. I dropped off this class due to poor communication, no help, and no explanation, how else will I learn from my mistakes? And was lied to. I could not stand this anymore how strict he was and worse being lied to by this teacher.

Barley gives out a good grade. Very strict. If you're online the discussions take a lot of effort which is annoying. ONLY TAKE HIS CLASS IF YOU WANT TO BECOME A JOURNALISTS. Because his class is very hard

Even though I passed with an A- I would never take a professor like him again, syllabus is unwelcoming and just silly. I don't feel as if I learn what the course catalog stated I would. I experienced loss of creativity in my writing more than anything since he grades based off how well you follow HIS very over detailed, boring essay rubrics. NOPE!

DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR! Accused me of academic dishonesty when I was completely honest (with proof) and he gave me an F for the class. Was rude to me. In my essay I described a society as "Orwellian" (which it was) and he commented to say it was the opposite. Doesn't even know what Orwellian means. I had to drop the class and file a report.

Known for using fallible AI checkers to accuse students of cheating. No proof, just his gut, "I've been doing this long enough to know when someone is using AI." The Dean sites several complaints of false accusations.

Professor Sealy is the most frustrating professor I have had the misfortune of taking a class with. He provides no helpful feedback while grading anything and every question I had asked him through email was met with a message telling me to reread the instructions or the notes he left for me which were just negative comments that told me nothing.

This teacher falsely accuses students of using AI. He will not discuss and only accuses, gives an "F", and then threatens to have you removed from the class. He causes students to disengage from learning, totally opposite of what you would expect from a teacher. If he has falsely accused you, seek support from the Deans.

Yeah is teacher really taught me that I should use RateMyProfessor before picking a teacher. Grading system is wack, giving out some weird number that he probably made up on the spot. Not to mention is guy gives like zero feedback on why he graded you a certain way. I'd be very wary of taking this professor.

Nice professor. This class was okay, but will not take again.

This class was okay, but I would not take it again.

He would make fun of students in discussion boards publicly. 2-3 books required for this class weren't sold anywhere but amazon, which made it difficult for me to get them. The class is very dependent on essay grades!! He grades very hard on stuff not even talked about. He is not very good at giving proper feedback on your work to fix.

I should've use Rate my professor. He gave no feedback on any paper I ever wrote. All of the papers that I ever wrote went through two revisions, and I read my papers. The other people constantly I would get that. My papers were considered AI, even though he tested them for AI, and they would pop up as 0%. 10 complaints from multiple students.

The required books are difficult to find and the quizzes based off the books questions are so specific it's kind of ridiculous. He didn't give me a chance to talk to him when he flagged me using AI (which I didn't use) on a quiz and instantly kicked me out his class no hesitation. He also didn't give much feedback.

Clearly a professor who has lost his passion for teaching long ago. I can't really say I learned anything, nor did he teach me anything in this course. All he did was act like he is the world's greatest professor, doing CBC a favor as he takes a break from teaching at Yale, all while doing very little teaching at all. Class is laughable. A farce.

This professor is awful. Doesn't actually teach anything nor do you learn anything. He directs you to his syllabus info if you ask any questions, or he will simply repeat "read the instructions again." Do not take this professor if you value learning, college credit, English, or joy. Genuinely feels at times he's trying to be a bad professor.

awful. wish I would have looked at RMP before taking. I hoped I got into a car accident when I had his class so I didn't have to go. he takes a while to grade and will flag your papers for AI even when you didn't use any AI. I cried because of his class.

Would not recommend. I wish I realized how low his rating was before taking the class. Just because he might have a Masters in English, doesn't mean students in English 101 should be graded to that level.

DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. Talking this class has made me lose ALL of my sanity. Whenever I would commute to class I would run red lights in hopes that I would be T-boned by a semi-truck so I wouldn't have to go back to his class. He always claims that the essays are written in AI even with proof that it wasn't. Overall -10/10.