not too much teaching; does not care

I have been at TCC for 4 years and have never had a professor be rude about assignments like he did. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HIM. He grades papers like you need to be writing like you have a masters degree in Literature! Nothing is ever good enough and doesn't give good feedback. He doesn't grade assignments in a timely manner at all.

This guy was a condescending rude know-it-all. He was not helpful what so ever. He doesn't even tell you the grade you have until the last day. He is lazy and forces his bicycling ways down his students throat. One of the worst teachers I have ever had. TCC needs to remove this guy ASAP. Do not take this man for anything.

This man is a worthless teacher to be quite honest. He gives you way too much work for the time allotted, and expects them all to be "up to his level". He holds you until the end of class, often rambling about topics not associated with the class at all. Do not take

He gives really unclear instructions, does not give good feedback, grades way too hard, is not helpful at all, made me buy a textbook that I never had to use, rarely answers emails, and overall the worst online class experience I've ever had. This is coming from an English major who excels at reading and writing. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS.

Professor Potter was impersonal, was weeks/ months late in grading assignments, and was extremely disorganized. If not for what I knew from high school, I would not have passed this class. Over half of the students dropped out. I learned how to guess my way through unclear assignments and how to use his last-minute feedback in my prepared essays.

If I had known how difficult Potter was beforehand, I wouldn't have taken his class. He took forever to reply to emails, and when he did, he was rude and short with me. He took forever to grade papers, so you basically don't know where you stand in the class all semester. He graded very harshly on papers, and makes you feel stupid.

He constantly goes off on tangents that don't connect with the lesson. If you miss one class might as well not show up for the rest of the semester.

Mr. Potter is a ridiculously hard grader. He grades based on HIS interpretations of the works of literature. He is terrible at responding. There were several occasions where I asked a question pertaining to an assignment due in a few days and got no response. I ended up having to submit the assignments.

Very bad professor in TCC. Never take his classes..

Very bad professor

He is a tough grader and rude.

Bad Professor

DO NOT TAKE!!! A horrible professor!

Honestly this was the hardest class I have ever taken. He did not respond to emails, he did not grade papers in time which made us as students late for papers. He blamed anything he did wrong on the student. I would NEVER choose this professor ever again.

He posts feedback, but AFTER due dates. Then he is rude about not following his directions in feedback. I had completed multiple other parts before he would get back with feedback. I would have to change everything and then have my paper be late. He is very condescending and I have learned nothing in my class, except how much I dislike him.

I cannot express how much I would not recommend taking Comp 1 with this man. He does not make the lesson plan available, he will post assignments without informing any students, he will make said assignments due the next day or sometimes the day of, and if he does not agree with a topic you have chosen he will be very criticizing.

Professor Potter is too hard. He should not be teaching this class. He grades things pending on his interpretations, and he rarely answers back to emails. He also gives a HEAVY workload and tends to change due dates of things at random and does not give any heads up or warning.

Honestly, this was by far the worst class I have ever taken. We have been done with this class for two weeks and over half of my assignments have not been graded. If you take this class, make sure you're perfect and its the only class you are taking if you are a straight A student. Professor is very, very picky about everything.

Does not give you assignment due dates in advance. Uploads new assignments that are due within a day or two, with no notification. Must check class online at least twice a day to see if there are new assignments Would not take again.

First things first, the man is just disrespectful, I could literally sense the disdain in his emails. He never graded papers on time, some most assignments were graded after class ended, turns in rough drafts back to you a day before the final draft. If he forgets to grade one of your assignments, forget it, would not recommend to my worst enemy.

This guy is a complete jerk! Do NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. He was unprofessional, rude, and frankly, not what a student requires of a "teacher". He is a dictator that blasts demands with little to no explanation on assignments. I had to call his supervisor and file a complaint on his lack of ability to "teach".

I had way to many problems with this professor, I had to go to the Head of English to get him to respond to one of my 8 emails I had sent. He was extremely rude and unprofessional. He will not grade you papers if you made any kind of mistake in the doc name. His instructions are never fully clear and he try to help you if you are struggling.

Lazy, would not recommend. Dont expect feedback or help when you need it

Class is pretty confusing. There are assignments posted from previous classes, instructions for class are unclear. It seems like assignments are posted whenever he feels like it and there isn't much that tells you there is a new assignment. Wouldn't recommend.

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!!! Board of directors has been contacted multiple times about him and he still is terrible. HE IS RUDE RUDE RUDE!!! You will not make an A, he will say literally SOMETHING BAD about every single thing you do even if you were to use his own work. Grades don't get put in at all and emails rarely get responded to. SAVE YOURSELF!!

Professor Potter is an awful professor. He assigns about 3 essays a week. Some are one to two page papers which isnt bad but if you take other classes it makes it difficult. He is a tough grader and doesnt give feedback on what you are doing wrong. He grades your work and then give no explanation. He never answers his emails. DONT TAKE WITH HIM!

very hard and the teacher is rude in his feedback

This dude leaves the most arbitrary grades ever. The directions to assignments are all over the place. He wants us to read a ton, which you don't really need to do, but no one would have that amount of time. He says to do one thing in this pdf but another in that pdf. Minor issues get you a 50% or worse. He'll give you a 2/10 and leave no comment.

This is my last year. I've never had an issue with any other professor or staff member. HE IS VERY RUDE! I took his rudeness with his jokes, until he belittled my major. Kept us 10 mins late talking about nothing relevant. Asked for the textbook title twice & he didn't go over it. He also curses a lot. We're adults, but still weird. Withdrawable.

He grades us based on his opinions on the material. Why ask us what we believe, if what we believe is wrong because it does not match his interpretation of the material. Grades are based on structure and formatting as much as having an original idea. When you ask questions you may get an answer, such as go ask the tutors. Why do we pay his salary?

I have never had a more unprofessional and unpleasant instructor. He randomly uploads assignments with no clear schedule and loves to give a 0 for the tiniest things such as not doing the writing block like he wants or not double spacing. You will not receive any constructive criticism from this Mr Potter only insults which the whole class can see

The absolute worst professor at TCC. Rude and disrespectful. I don't know why they allow him to teach classes at a college that is supposed to welcome everyone. He does not care about you and wants you to fail. Terrible! Find someone else!

I wouldn't recommend taking this course... This had a HEAVY/DIFFICULT class load as an incoming freshman Comp 1 class. Personally, I didn't learn anything while taking this course. I struggled a ton to get through the class, and finished with the highest grade in my class: an 80.

Worst class I have EVER taken. He is so rude and disrespectful in his feedback. He ridicules you and makes you feel stupid. If you are not writing a professional and perfect essay. Dont expect anything above a C. He takes forever to grade, he gives you so much busy work. I have spent my semester stressing out over his class. Worst. Teacher. Ever.

Potter was rude, and his instructions were so hard to read. He grades like you have a PDHD, don't take this class in the summer unless you want a 40hr+ commitment. I had no social life this summer because of this class.

If given the opportunity to choose another professor I would recommend doing that. He rarely had clear requirements and directions for assignments. He grades more on format than content. He causes great amounts of unnecessary stress by having random due dates and times. He puts in grades before the due dates and oftentimes does not leave comments.

Gets off track, doesn't grade with his own grading scale, and does not work with students despite the fact that some students have scheduling issues. He's a great guy don't get me wrong, however, there are students paying for this class out of pocket or using loans and he doesn't use his class time wisely to teach or help those who have questions.

Literally the worst professor I have EVER had. Do not take him as a teacher.

DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. The worst class ever! He never responds to emails, ALWAYS late to class every morning. Please take another teacher if you actually want to learn.

The current semester isn't over yet but I have to say that so far this is a terrible class. He expects you to write your essays based on formatting from Harvard and his instructions aren't entirely understandable. If you wish to contact him, make sure you're ready to wait a few days because he never answers when you need it.

I regretted taking his class. Unless you are a scholar in the making, it will really be difficult. He is not a terrible person, but the way he teaches is expectant of a master writer. There are a ton of papers, no schedule and some assignments are made from thin air, be super careful of due dates. Grades rough and extremely slow, anxiety filled.

he doesn't respond to emails, grades last minute or not on time, rude and condescending. I asked him for help and he said "google it" and sent me a google link of my question to him.... He doesn't take the time to help anyone. How he is still teaching is beyond me. do not have him as your teacher, skip the class if you have to. DO NOT TAKE HIM

Do not take this class unless you are ready to give up all of your free time. He assigns absurd amounts of homework that he can't even keep up with. He does not respond to emails so asking for help is no good either. If the format isn't exact it's an automatic 0. My class had about 20 students and ended with around 5 or 6. Save yourself the stress!

His lectures are very long and most of the time don't relate to the essays at all. His due dates are set at very inconvenient times, so watch out for those. His grading is BRUTAL, he cares more about format than content.

The worst teacher I have ever had, is EXTREMELY rude whenever he responds to any of my emails asking questions, and cares way more about format than the actual essay. Toughest grader I have ever had too, I'm currently struggling to pass this class with a 61% and we have a week left of school. DO not everrrrrr take this teacher.

As of writing this it is Oct 11, and there are a couple assignments from August that have yet to be graded. His layout of blackboard and how he does journal entries for writing projects is confusing and annoying. His lectures rarely have to do with the topic at hand. Can't wait for this semester to end.

First of all, uses lecture time inefficiently. Second, Blackboard is confusing as heck! Lastly, too focused on the format. He's a cool dude but I wouldn't recommend him.

ATTENTION FRESHMEN!!!!! DO NOT TAKE ANY OF BRIAN POTTER'S CLASSES. Save yourself the trouble. Potters class is the worst educational experience I have EVER had. DO NOT TAKE. The class average is a FAILING GRADE. It is the last week of the semester and I have multiple large ungraded assignments. I have busted my @SS for this class and may not pass

I had to withdraw this class after the first quiz because I had absolutely no instruction on what i was supposed to be writing and neither did anyone sitting next to me. There are so many better comp 1 and 2 professors at TCC take ANYONE ELSE!!

He is very picky If he likes your paper you'll do good if he doesn't you'll get an F. It's up to his personal preference. He's test heavy and isn't a very good teacher at all. he's unorganized and really not a good teacher. I cant express that part enough.I started out with 20 some students in the class by the time I withdraw there was 5-7. (RUN).