Love this teacher. Take him if you are interested in the enviornment and can handle the liberal view of life. He isnt that nitpicky on papers, more involved in content.

Very good teacher, I learned a lot from his class.

I loved this class. Fisher was great for creative writing because he made us all feel comfortable about expressing ourselves. He was very nice and the way the class was set up was great.

I enjoyed this teacher's class. He was helpful if you asked, and we had good discussions. The assignments are all reasonable and I had no problem keeping up in this class. Reccomended.

He is a cool guy. Talks a lot, but a great teacher.

Really encouraging and helpful. The class I took was advertised as being focused on the environment so I assumed he would be a lefty, which he was though very tolerant of opposing view points.

i found the subject interesting, and the reading was interesting too. doug was always saying "uukaaay?", and talking about his airplane, but he was a good teacher, and i enjoyed the class

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good guy, good teacher, good sense of humor, helpfull...just don't sign up for the "nature-themed" course. it is so****ty.

i really enjoyed taking Doug's class because of its environmental focus. we read some interesting essays and annie dillard so i dug the reading. there was a journal thing which just required us to write for 20min. 4 or 5 days a week. sounds like a lot maybe, but it could just be anything we had on our minds, and it really helped with essay ideas

Fisher is really hard at grading. The class was interesting at points, but the only way you can catch his interest on essays is by taking his veiw on things. I really cant get over how hard he grades even when you do everything he says. He isnt open to stylistic writing.

My favorite teacher! Taking creative writing with him gave me confidence in my abilities as a writer and a thinker, and Intro to the Novel with Fisher was a great experience. Loved it! I always liked his stories, and found that the people who hated him were the ones who couldn't put in the effort. It's not that hard, so no sympathy from me.

If you enjoy being challenged with your writing take this class. Mr Fisher isn't down for people who have no interest and are just trying to B.S. him. I worked really hard and wrote some killer essays that I spent 30 hours writing and still got a B.

He is in agreement with the other teachers grammar and it helps to have them proof read your pages. Lab time is mandatory at 2 hour per week minimum. Journaling (writing short stories - 1 for every day) is also mandatory and at the end of class they must all be in order, numbered, and with your notes to be graded.

Compressive Final exam and 4 specific types of essays about nature is also required. Readings reflect writings which match other staff members styles and grading which brings this teacher to a hard A without being unfair. Homework is sometimes verbalized under his breath to the class.

This class was not as fun as I thought. He grades hard, but at least his comments on papers are helpful. Be afraid to share your opinion because he isn't friendly when you say something he doesn't like. And also, be prepared to write many essays and many drafts.

I found mr Fisher really understanding, not that much homework, he likes to asign essay responses but they are not hard. I really liked having him as my english teacher,even though english is not my favorite class he was a good teacher, he likes to tell storys and talk about politics and it delays class so that is always fun. Overall a good teacher

I found that in one on one meetings I had a much better opportunity to improve my writing, but the class setting was a little constrained. He takes the student's interest in literature for granted. But I have no complaints.

A very nice guy who loves to speak his opinion and loves his students. With that said, I was in a creative writing class but we didn't do much writing at all, which is what that class is supposed to be about. If you're looking for a challenging class that will better your writing abilities you may want to find another teacher.

I counted how many times he said the word, "okay" during the last 45 minutes of class and he said it a total of 106 times. Haha, he's a good writer and a brilliant mind and even though he loses track of his thoughts easily, he's not that bad of a teacher overall. If you have a good comprehension of English this class will be a breeze.

He is a nice teacher who does a good job even though he has been teaching forever. He expects you to be on-time and attend class and he is NOT usually late. He brings his own books and expects the same from you. There is a good amount of reading and writing, it is an English class after all! He is fair and will work with you if you don?t understan

Fisher is a great teacher. His focuses more towards nature. Which I love. The texts he uses helps show the infinite range of writing styles and technique. He has oneonone student teacher conferences in which he criticizes your writing in a positive manner. A VERY GOOD professor. He loves writing and helping you to become the best writer you can be.

Fisher is a wonderful teacher, super interesting classes and wonderful choices of books used. The class is easy if you do the assignments, which he gives you plenty of time to do. Im a science major and i still loved this class. He is very helpful and understanding about difficult situations. the bad reveiws on here must be from lazy slackers.

Fisher is interesting-he can be a terrible teacher, play favorites, get off topic, share controversial opinions and talk about himself a bit. However, if you convince him you are a good student and aren't afraid to challenge his sometimes terrible opinions, you will do great and will learn a lot about writing in class.

I took Fishers english 1A class and enjoyed it. He does get a little off track, but it is not a hard class. I would recommend it, I'm sure other teachers are much harder. The people complaining about him just don't understand what he is trying to achieve from his students. Also, the nature focus is interesting.

Fisher isnt as bad as they say. He just assigns a ton of doable work. People start to get lazy and confindent and then get angry when he grades them hard. The class is a very doable A, use office hours, he loves it! Class isnt exciting but I did learn a thing or two. He is actually a really nice guy, just do the wrk, go to office hrs and go 2 class

Mr Fisher was one of the best college teachers I have ever had. He was challenging, but more so challenged how you view yourself in the world. The readings and how he relates it to life creates an English class that is more than just essays and grammar. Fisher will always be in my top five teachers, usually sitting at number one.

Mr. Fisher provided a class that was challenging, but in the end; very rewarding. His class structure is a little looser than most, and some of the assignments required questions to be asked to have complete clarity. But the variety of the course work, Fisher's passion in his field of study, and his drive to help his student made this a great class

Great class, enjoyed the reading and discussion matter; homework was a bit overwhelming but if you get everything done and enjoy english there shouldn't be a problem.

Heavy homework but great teacher and great course outline. Loved the reading and class discussion, one of my favorite professors.

I comprehend many of the concerns of the reviews below. I think the point of telling many tales of her own was to indirectly teach students how to write a chronologically and logical story. While I wouldn't describe him as a exceptional teacher, I'm pretty grateful with his classes. He is retiring soon from what I know.