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“Wonderful and fascinating lady, but terribly unorganized and scatter-brained professor”
ENG1000 - 2.0 rating“Tracy is very, very unpredictable”
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70%
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Reviews (91)
says, we are all learners together .well actually you're supposed to teach us.
she actually loves her topic, and most students are too green to appreciate it.
Such a wonderful professor AND person ... she is intelligent, inspiring, and obviously feels passionately about her material. She even went so far as to plan movies and invite us to poetry readings outside of class. She changed my life.
AMAZING! That is all I have to say. taken 2 classes with her (20th Cent and Can Lit) love them both, love collett too, she is such an amazing person to listen to! Very powerful and mind expanding!
Collett Tracy was the worst prof ever! She was really sweet and earnest, but instead of teaching us about the texts, she continuously brought up the tired old arguments about questioning society that we have all heard.It was boring as hell!
Professor Tracy is a very kind woman and obviously dedicated to promoting literature. I wish she would give our classes a little more structure though, instead just random discussions - she seems disorganized.
Oh my. I learned NOTHING in this class. Despite one good lecture on Virginia Woolf all the points she made I already concluded from reading the text. A very nice woman but horrible professor.
this lady is the most amazing professor Ive had at Carleton. Those who say she can't teach obvious have no passion for literature. Instead of lecturing to me for 4 hours a week..she gives me something else that no other english professor does. PASSION.
Soo much passion-- so little time. Shes got to many thoughts going thru her head to get through an entire lecture. Super nice!! shes just needs to tame the fire a little! MUch respect-- she remebers all names!
Great teacher. Makes you WANT to read books you may have never heard about. Gets you involved. Hates Margaret Atwood!
ok. . . so unless you were one of the suck ups that sat at the front of a class and worshipped the ground she walked on, she was not very helpful or a good professor. she was sweet and obviously knew a lot about the subject but she definitly picked favs
Best proff ever at carleton! so much fun, nice, respectful to all students, helpful and although you don't "learn" required info you look at things totally different then other classes. screw whoever said that she was horrible, she is the best!
Amazing, passionate prof. Best ever at carleton, encourage all to take a class with her. Has a whole new spin on teaching, makes learning fun!
HATED HATED HATED this class. AWFUL prof...this just in..ANYONE can read a book and write what they thought about it, its called an opinion, I've been forming those since I was 3. Teach me something constructive. She loves her favs. I learned nothing and wasted like $150 on her crap books.
Admittedly, this prof seems to talk a lot about society and how we need to change it, something that we've been hearing forever. However, if you enjoy classes that aren't too structured and you want a lot of options when it comes to assignments, this is the prof you want. Get ready for discussions.
Great teacher. Very helpful.
She's so interesting! And there is no exam! :)
(20th Century Lit) Good teacher. No exams, but a lot of discussions(marked on 2 essays, class participation & attendance)Not very clear about guidlines for essays, didn't give indication of how she's getting a mark for students (never really marked anything).Small class.Good class for book analysis
Professor Collett is by far one of my favorite teachers at Carleton, she is very understanding, and extemely easy to talk to.
An open-minded and well-rounded prof. She enjoys sharing her own experiences and ideas, while remaining open (yet critical) to new ones. She is friendly, approachable and funny at times. Excellent selections for readings, and maintains a superb classroom dynamic. Take one of her classes... do it.
WORST CLASS EVER!!!! read a book and do a random class presentation that resembles one of my grade three skits...no thanks...waste of money and time...we didnt even read some of the books she told us to buy! Didnt learn a THING!
Great prof. easy to understand. NO EXAMS! essays are easy because there are no guidelines so all you have to to is make a point. very helpful if you ask. she will make time to help every student and will give extentions if she didn't have the time to help
Collett is an incredible prof! She's very understanding and accommodating and has a different teaching style from any other prof. She doesn't believe in exams and allows you to choose your own essay topics so that you can write about what you're interested in. The group seminars can be a bit tedious since there's so many. Great learning experience!
ridiculous professor. She "doesn't beleive in exams", but she thinks that group presentations are a fair way of evaluating your academic abilities. Only unintelligent students and lazy preofessors think that way. Horrible.
Well...I don't really think that not having exams and wasting 20 mins taking attendance in a huge class constitutes a great new way of teaching, as some of these entries suggest. She just wastes time with group presentations and pointless discussions. I suspect that only very poor students would benefit from her style of teaching.
If you want to learn anything, don't bother. If you want to waste your time in a class whose professor won't really do anything for you, will talk on the cell in class, and having no option of really skipping every class due to an attendance record, then go for it. On the other hand, it's a ridiculously easy class. Boredom to the max.
Not a cool class to take. She's lazy and her class is a waste of time. No structure. No exams is not a good thing. She screwed up my final mark and didn't include 50% of my grade on Carleton Central. Had to prove to her that she was wrong. Big hassle. DOnt recommend her
One of my fav profs. Waited an entire year simply to take have her as my prof! She has such passion and is so sweet. Love her classes and if you want to actually enjoy class I say take hers.
Certainly will not get you prepared for graduate school. If all you want is a basic degree go ahead and waste your time and 1000$.
she is amazing.... if you work for an A you'll get an A. She believes in personal expression. class is extremely interesting.. by far one of the best professors
She's an idiot. Your mark will be completely based on group presentations that she doesn't bother to show up for, the TA does everything, including the essay marking. She assigns books that Chapters or the bookstore can't order, and spends the entire class boring you with her favourite poems, and ranting about the unjust publishing system.
She doesn't require you to do a lot of work and she doesn't do much work herself. Some people like that and some people hate that...but if you do end up in her class for whatever reason don't buy the anthology she puts on her reading list...you will barley ever use it and never be tested on it (she doesn't believe in tests). Save your money!!
Collett is one of those profs that if she likes you you'll do well and if she doesn't you won't. Most of your make is based on group presentations, taht don't even need to make much sense. She makes an effort to do as little work as possible and when she does lecture you can expect the same rant about montreal writers she gives every year. Grade: C
Great Prof, really enojoyed the class. Has a great passion for what she teaches. Laid back, and easy if you do the work.
We taught the class (presentations) and the TA did everything else. She just sat in a corner and collected a paycheck. Appointments made to see her outside of class are rarely kept. Her "I had a horrible christmas!" speeches suggest that she is too busy with her personal life to take her professional duties seriously.
One Word AMAZING!!!!!! Collett is totally the best English prof around. She has a lot of knowledge on Can. Lit and make class extremely interesting.
Nice teacher, good class. Utilizes the "highschool" format, where you do group projects and its a smaller group. Two essays, no exam. Good class!
The very BEST prof I have ever had at Carleton. The best thing the English department has to offer!
The VERY best prof I have ever had at Carleton. The shining star of the English department!
I think she is just an incredible prof. She made me love poetry again after all my highschool teachers ruined it for me. I love all the class discussions and how she respects everyone's opinions. I highly reccomend her class.
I had her first year at Carleton and thought she was great. I found myself looking forward to the novels and poetry we were reading. Although I wasn't a big fan of the amount of discussion and group work, it turned out to really make a difference in my understanding of the texts. I recommend taking at least one of her classes while at Carleton.
Collette is the best English prof around. She is ver passioante about what she teaches and will pass that passion on to you. I highly recommend taking upper year seminars with her. If she sees you put in the work and that you love what you are presenting/writing it is an easy A. My only problem is that she can be 'clicky' with certain students.
If you like structure and exams, don't take this course. She's a great professor, but only if you don't want to take an exam but do want the marks to be scattered throughout little assignments and presentations. Comes off as a bit lazy, but does want to get to know students. Take at least one of her classes to experience the dynamic.
I've never seen an entire class so into what they were learning. She got students to talk! Granted, if you're the quiet type your mark may not be as high, as 40% of our final mark was class participation (due to no midterms or final exam). For transferring passion to her students and provoking thought, there is none better than Collett.
She's a good facilitator and commands an army of devoted undergrad followers but she lacks credibility as a scholar. Her marking is extremely easy - you will feel no sense of accomplishment earning an A+. If you're looking to be challenged, don't look here.
Sure, she's great if you like a professor who very obviously plays favorites, and is ridiculously lazy. I did not appreciate receiving a B- when all the work I submitted (except for one presentation) received an A, while my friend (who didn't submit either of the essays worth 35% each) received an A. COMPLETELY UNFAIR, and such a flaky professor.
Very good teacher! Not only is she pretty flexible with due dates, she also makes class very interesting. Expect to do a lot of groupe works, and read a good amount of books, but shes extremely understanding and helpful.
A very captivating professor, her class requires little to no monotonous work.
Group presentations are a large part of this course, and personally I find them frustrating as there are always lazy people in these group things. Other than that, she's fantastic. She's passionate and really gets you engaged. Great Prof.
awesomes
I've deffinaty had better. She is very vague, and as mentioned makes us think about society and questioning. Suck ups can deffinaly take this class, she loves them. Her books were sensless and we hardly touched upon to much of them ave for the pre sentation. I did not like her markig sceem either. The lack of exam was a bonus but over all C-
(Canadian Lit) Nice enough..but totally unstructured and disorganized. I'm only half done the class but i think unless i become a kiss ass and one of her chums I don't see me getting much out of this class. Yea I want an interesting and nice prof but I want to know what I'm getting marked on and to actually hear her talk rather than her fan-club.
She seems like she cares for her students but only cares for about 4 or 5 of them. The ones who suck up to her she likes. You will get a high mark if you make your voice heard but other than that she's a pretty useless professor. I was excited to take this course because I heard she's a great prof but I was dissappointed.
If you take Collett's class, you have to take it with a grain of salt. Sure, she's unstructured and can be unpredictable, but if you participate in class and actually try a bit you'll be be rewarded with an A. I probably put in a B- worth of work and am at an A average. Show interest, be creative on the term paper & show up to class once in a while
Good class. Requires participation to do well. No final exam!
Participation is key. No final exams, but you need to do well on essays to pass this class.
Class participation and group projects. Essays. No final exam.
Unstructured class makes you think and analyze the novels on your own, which can be very interesting. So laid back, though, that classes were often cancelled with no prior notice, office hours and appointments not kept, and instructions/expectations for assignments very vague, making them very hard to meet. Nice lady, but an unreliable prof.
Did not like this class or the professor, but it appears I am in the minority. She makes teaching look like an easy job because she hardly does any! If you're a student who prefers a learning environment more akin to a high school classroom, I would recommend this course. If you want to get your money's worth, avoid this prof.
You will never discover more about yourself and literature with any other professor!
Great prof, knows her stuff but is genuinely interested in your opinion on it anyway. She has a relaxed atmosphere in her class, lots of discussion on the reading material, hates giving exams =o). She is sometimes late and cancels classes,which is always disappointing because her class is the highlight of the day. Marks fairly.
I thought I'd learn about Cdn Lit but didn't. The books read were horrible and weren't even discussed in class. No guidance for papers, advice given was forgotten when it came to marking. Missed classes, rarely filled class time. Not organized in her "lectures". Hardly used the expensive anthology. If you like structure, avoid Tracy.
Pretty easy prof and simple to get an A, if you're a brownnoser. If talking to her about her personal life is NOT of interst to you, than prepare for a year of frustration in terms of your grades. She's pretty flaky and is often late, if not absent. She often dismisses class 20-30 mins in, presumably because she doesn't want to be there. Useless.
Collett is a teacher either you love or hate. She is not tradition the sense she does not believe in formal classes and loves dicussion. Firm believer in group presentation and personal writing over formal essays and exams. Great Prof to get to know personally.
A prof you'll love or hate, and I hated. Good person, but she literally walked out of class for about an hour during someone's presentation. Friend of mine didn't turn in the final essay and got a better mark on it than I did, seemingly because my friend talked during every class and I was mostly silent. I did the paper, however. Easy but timewaste
Wonderful and fascinating lady, but terribly unorganized and scatter-brained professor. Classes were entertaining (she loves discussion) but the lack of structure was frustrating. I got an A, but I attended all classes, actually read the books and had a good TA. No rubrics/course outlines/set guidelines because she's anthing but conventional.
Collett is the type of professor that will change your life if you put the effort it. She's not conventional, and her method requires more works than it seems sometimes, but she rewards her students, is incredibly understanding, and can often become a lifetime mentor for students and writers.
Her teaching style really clashed with my learning style and the class was too unstructured for me and I found her hard to talk to. Nevertheless, I can see the great value in her teaching style. She focuses on giving her students experiences rather than more specific information. I wouldn't take another class with her, but I'm glad I took this one.
Collett is the reason I am still enrolled in University. She is a passionate, resourceful instructor, and one of the few in my post-secondary experience who actually cared for her students. She will challenge you, she will force you outside your comfort zone. People who are looking for the "accepted" style of pedagogy need not apply.
Tracy is very, very unpredictable. Class lengths vary wildly, ranging from 3 hours to 20 minutes. Her marking is easy, but her classes can be frustrating for her teaching style. Though she assigns readings, its a gamble if she takes them up, and she has a peculiar habit of showing irrelevant you tube videos to kill time. Bit of an oddball.
Collett Tracy was by far my favourite first year professor. She treated the people in our class with respect and concern for the fact that first year is a very stressful time. Her discussions were extremely thought provoking. She gave me insight into not only my education but life in general. I would highly recommend taking a class with her.
Go to Collett's class and don't take advantage of her niceness! Easily the best professor I've had.
This is one of the first time this class it taught, it was amazing, everything from the book selection to the lectures.
Tracey is a very nice lady but brings in personal issues not appropriate for class. Rarely did we ever do anything related to the course or even have to go because of how many times the class was cancelled. I was really looking forward to this class to study literature and was extremely disappointed with the outcome.
She actually cares about wheither you pass or not
Wonderful prof! Very caring and sensitive, friendly and approachable, inspired such interesting ideas and made me feel a lot let nervous about being at university. Although she's very laid-back and negotiates due dates, you DO need to work reasonably hard on papers and presentations to do well. Lots of reading too (four novels!)
Collett is a fun and unconventional professor. She picks great books and encourages class discussion. Evaluation consisted of group seminars and one essay and she encouraged you to be creative and open up to class about your emotions and experiences. This class was a breath of fresh air and I'm excited to have her again this fall for Canadian lit!
Everything was group work. She's very unclear and cancelled class half the time (not that I'm complaining). Gave no instruction or taught us anything, there was no information for the only essay we had to write.
Through the course there was one thing that was lacking: Organization. She was often very scatter brained and while she is interesting and passionate about what she does, I didn't learn a thing. Most classes are group work discussing poetry, which was interesting however not all that applicable to the course.
she would leave class every once in a while, but it was overall an easy course. she brought in some good guest speakers. wasnt very clear with feedback though.
Collet is a nice lady. My class often engaged in what my friends and I called feeling circles where we would spend a large portion of the class hearing about student woes and offering advice. This is nice, however when we were behind on the syllabus it was frustrating and wasteful. Too many classes were cancelled on short notice. But an easy B+
Although Collett is a very nice lady she seems unfit for teaching. I have not learned a thing is this class despite it being year round because she does not teach. You will do group projects that have little to no instructions and then spend the rest of the year talking about everyone's feelings and problems. You will get a B no matter what you do.
Prof Tracy is absolutely fantastic - her lectures and involved and thought-provoking, even though it's such a boring subject, and she's also extremely caring and an easy marker to boot. Take one of her sections if you can! Though her classes are very unstructured, so she might not be for you if you prefer a rigorous schedule.
Collett provides amazing feedback. Take her courses if you want to improve your writing. Her lectures are usually pretty good, but what you learn about writing and analysis is so helpful. You are only graded on a few assignments, though, so be aware of that. As with any class, you will have to put in effort to do well.
Professor never answered emails and showed up to less than 50% of the classes (without notice). She also did not teach anything other than hating on Margaret Atwood lol. Grading criteria was not clear as there was no syllabus... Could have been interesting course if there was someone actually teaching and setting criteria.
Worst professor I've ever had, would have requested a refund if I could have. She missed more than half the classes with no notice. We never got a syllabus or clear grading criteria. Laughably disorganized course and professor...
While Collett cares about her students and the course content, she seems to care more about using classes as her personal therapy sessions. Yesterday, she cried for a solid chunk of the class, repeatedly saying poetry isn't intellectual to her; it's personal. I didn't learn any tools for analyzing poems. Just learned about her trauma.
Collett's class is an interesting one, not in an academic sense though. She hates academia and uses lectures inefficiently while her approach to subject matter was limited at best. I do enjoy her as a person but as a professor there is more you can learn elsewhere. If you're looking for a casual class take this.
Collett is amazing, she took the time to sit down with me outside class hours to help me with my essay. She is always the kind of prof to give everyone an equal chance to speak and participate to discuss various matters to do with literature and writing and it's effect on people and how to improve. She's very kind and caring.
ENGL 3007: Cdn Poetry. Collett has a deep personal connection to Cdn poetry and knows/knew a lot of the poets personally. I didn't learn anything about poetry though. This class is easy and a nice time, but I don't recommend taking classes with Collett if you actually want to learn about poetry. She makes you teach each other w/ projects tbh.
While Prof Tracy cares deeply for poetry and Canadian Lit studies, she does not conduct a professional class environment, and would frequently show up late for classes or just be hanging out at the campus bar during class time... If you want to learn anything, this is not the class for you.
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
70%
Textbook Required
50%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
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1602
5.0
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2800
3.0
ENG1004
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ENG2801
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ENGLIT
3.0
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