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this teacher is very rude and the only thing he talks about in class is about his boat. he is very unorganized and does not give respect to students. avoid him like the plague!!!!

This instructor is very vocal when he begins to discuss his trouble marriage, his divorce, his exwife, money and childsupport. When I have asked him questions concerning classwork, he became irritated & disrespectful, but another student can ask the same question and he is cooperative & respectful. Please avoid the topic of marriage don't discuss

I did very well in his class, but he is not a good teacher. He ventures off topic and tends to be overly negative. Many of my classmates felt as though he was hyper critical and that he was not grading people on merit, rather he would grade based on preconceived notions. I would stay away if you are sensitive/worried about English (especially ESL)

He loves the sound of his own voice. He tried to sound positive, but when it came right down to teaching, he paid no attention. You'll either love him or hate him...hate doesn't apply to me but it is pretty close. Avoid him, you'll learn nothing.

Teacher had no interest on students. It seems as if he never read papers and graded them low for nothing. I re-wrote several times and had other teachers review it (they thought my paper was good) and still he would give me a C. Maybe he grades on a "like student/don't like student" basis

Horrible!

He is horrible! He doesn't care about teaching and gives bad grades for fun

He won't grade your paper if you turn it in late. If you take his online class you have to turn everything in ON TIME even though his syllabus says something different. He'll swamp you with essays/reading the first two months of class. He's a nice enough guy, just a bad online teacher. Stay away!

very bad!!!!

should i pass this godforsaken class, i will take it again regardless, as i have not gained a single shred of enlightenment or hope for posterity from taking this gentleman's course. it took him almost a week to respond to my emails, the assignments are vague and half-assembled and he doesn't explain why he gave you the grade he did. just don't.

Don't take his online class! Avoid at all costs! This course started off nice, we read Outliers and wrote a paper on it but then the midterm papers were on topics so vague that it left me confused. When i asked for clarification he simply not helpful at all! dont do it!

The online class he teaches is not helpful. If you are looking for an easy A and don't mind reading the articles "he" wrote, yes, take this class. If you are looking to learn something about English Literature, do not take this class! He gives no online feedback on essays and does not engage with students apart from requiring them to text him.

Assignments are vague and his feedback is usually "did you answer the question?" Says you can text him for help but only tells you to keep referring to the original directions. I've never had a teacher refuse to help me when I didn't understand an assignment.

Good GOD! Taking his classes were a nightmare. He assigns the most obscure, confusing assignments. When you ask for clarity he is STILL vague. I went through these classes hoping I was doing was ok as there is little to NO feedback from him even when asked. No respect for timelines, assigned one final DAYS before the end of the class ARGH! Beware!

Mr. Heimler is the worst teacher I've ever had. He only gives a grade but no feedback and he wants revisions which is impossible with no feedback to refer to. An extremely tough grader. He takes days to respond to an email. After a few students asked him for some missing grades for assignments he responded with that only the final will count.

I have been a straight A student for a year in college. I decided to take professor Heimler's class online and it was the worst experience ever. He is incredibly vague with his assignments and even more vague with his feedback on those assignments. After doing my first essay the response he gave was "I don't think you understood the assignment."

It starts off good but then the class and assignments take a turn for the worst. He gives random grades & when you ask for feedback either he doesn't respond or his response is vague with replies such you didn't follow task. Even when given the opportunity to write a research paper on your choosen career. He says that it is off topic and fails you

STAY AWAY from this teacher. He is the worst teacher I've ever had in my life. He does not teach you one single thing. He is incredibly vague with his instructions and feedback on assignments. Even when you ask for clarification he will reply: read the instruction carefully. I've never seen a teacher refuse to explain things.

DO NOT TAKE HIM. No matter what choices you have, no matter if classes are filled and he's the last one left, do not take him. Worst professors on this planet. I'm quite usually hard on myself and side with teacher's prospectives when it comes to tougher grading, but I don't know how this person became a professor. Arrogant, cocky and unorganized.

This professor was the worst professor I have ever had. He literally gave me an F for one mistake, rather than helping me. I failed his course, after getting As and Bs, and a couple Cs. He is not a fair grader at all. He added content to the class last minute. He never really responded with much information that could help you, just a critic.

I'm currently a high school student taking this class over the summer so I didn't have to deal with it during my senior year but little did I know I was going to deal with a teacher who gave poor directions and gave little to no feedback on every assignment. Emailing and texting him led to no avail on my questions being answered. Not recommended.

This class was absolutely horrible. The amount of assignments were manageable, however it did not make up for the lack of help from the professor. When he graded assignments, I got no feedback whatsoever and then when I asked for help, his replies were vague and not helpful in the slightest. Do not take this class even if it is your last option.

Absolutely the worst professor. Forces students to text him for participation, doesn't have a clear rubric and grades very unfairly. Avoid at all costs.

I only took his online class and it was the worst experience. He assumes you know his expectations on how he wants you to write your papers. He grades very hard. When I asked why I got a certain grade on my paper, he did not reply for days and when he did, he never told me why.

Worst academic experience I have ever had. Professor grades unfairly and feedback given is not helpful. He doesn't respond to most questions.

I signed up for his online English 1A course without reading this page, and I regret it. His directions are not clear, he is a tough grader and he responds to questions with "If you followed directions, you're fine."... if he responds at all!

Instructor needs to be reevaluated as I believe he is very self-involved and not interested in helping a student succeed. When I reached out for help with an assignment his answer came days later and no information but a question, "did you understand the assisnment?" Hmm... if I did would I have asked you for help? He is condescending & rude

Me. Heimler does not give clear instructions on what he is looking for on papers. He assigns something new every class session, he is very arrogant and talks about himself during class. Constantly says English 1A is offered every semester instead of encouraging students to do better or ask for help they need. He does not keep grades up to date

The only positive thing I can say about his class is that he doesnt require you to have a textbook. However, he will assign a bunch of things every class and will post articles a few hours before class and expect you to read everything before you arrive. You cant miss a single assignment because his whole class is based on revisiting past essays.

Why does he grade so harshly on a first draft? He gives me a D then doesn't explain what I could do better so I'm left clueless for the final draft. His instructions are so unclear, I'm left emailing him 2000 questions about an assignment (all on one email) and he responds to one very vaguely. I can go on a whole rant but I don't have enough charac

I did well in this class, but no thanks to the professor. He was very rude in one-on-one conferences and provided minimal feedback on writing assignments. His Canvas classroom is disorganized with conflicting information. He seemed unable and unwilling to provide constructive commentary. Any questions about technique are met with "Google it."

He's rude and really not at all helpful. Would not recommend it at all.

He is the worst English teacher that you can ever have at SJCC. I do not recommend him to anyone. His assignments are vague, two essays every week, and he would rarely give an A or B for your hard work. Tough grader, and rude in his feedback. I dropped the class, because he is rude in his feedback and do not care about students hard work.

He is horrible. He gives you smart ass answers when asking for help or clarification." Read it and you tell me what it says", or "Google it". He changes assignments as you go and expects you to adjust with one day notice. I took him for intersession and had to drop 1 week before the end. If you need an English 1A class, don't take his. He is cocky.

You WILL NOT get an A in this class if you take him. There is NO feedback on any of your work. He gives out strict Bs and Cs. He only asks questions like, "How did [event] or [trait] affect [author]?" after he grades your work. NOTHING about what you did right or wrong. Feels unapproachable where you'll be scared to ask for direct feedback too.

I got an A because I worked very hard. Don't expect him to teach or even explain anything to you when you ask for help. You'll be told to "google it" or met with some other smart remark like "what do you think it means." He doesn't even teach you about the English language but expects you to do a final research paper on another language.

What an awful teacher that puts no effort into his job. He hates teaching because he tells us to google everything while giving us vague answers to questions while he kicks back and ignores your email for a whole week after he tells you to send him a message when he could have told you in that exact message. I wish I could say more. TEACH US

This professor is not clear at all you could ask him for questions and he will not respond back to you with your answer he will answer you with another question! His unclear makes things very dificult to understand.

Be careful in enrolling with this professor, he provides vague instructions left for you to interpret, grades very harshly on first drafts, provides very vague comments on paper and expects you to "correct them". Does not have office hours to support students, expects you to text him instead, and still responds late to messages. Avoid for summer!!!

He discriminates against POC; also heard this from other professors on campus. He should get fired but has tenure.

On top of a lot of homework his directions are extremely complicated.

Do yourself a favor and do not take classes with him. Assigns so many papers and do not give any feedback. No extra credit and communication is through WhatsApp where he replays very poorly.