2.8

Gail Korn

English - Pace University (all)

2.8
Quality
2.8
Difficulty
37%
Would Retake
83
Reviews
2.8
Quality
2.8
Difficulty
2.8
Helpful
2.8
Clarity

37%

Would Retake

83

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official

5

7

4

26

3

19

2

16

1

15

What Students Say

so boring in fact, i counted the number of times she said "um" or "uh" during her lecture (836 if you were interested)

ENG120 - 2.0 rating

She is very passionate about a lot of books

ENG120 - 4.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

75%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

A+

80% confidence
Based on 10 grades
Most common grades:
A (6)
Not sure yet (5)
A+ (2)
Grade Distribution
A(8)B(0)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(2)
Based on 16 reported grades
A: 6
Not sure yet: 5
A+: 2
A-: 1
Common Tags
Lecture heavy (11)
Skip class? You won't pass. (10)
Get ready to read (9)
Participation matters (6)
Lots of homework (2)
Tough Grader (1)
BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES (1)
LOTS OF HOMEWORK (1)
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Reviews (83)
4.0
2.0
ENG101
Jan 31, 2002

She is easy. Not alot of work. She talks alot tho.

1.0
5.0
ENG102
Mar 28, 2002

Terrible! Always late! Long+Tedious lectures. WORST!

4.0
2.0
ENG102
Apr 23, 2002

she talks a lot but is very easy

4.0
2.0
ENG102
Apr 24, 2002

She can be a bit much in the talking dept. Not a bad prof. though 50/50 rating.

1.0
5.0
ENG102
May 5, 2002

Unorganized. Hard grader. Has favorites. Unclear assignments. No syllabus.

1.0
5.0
ENG102
May 14, 2002

She is a REAL nightmare! Goes on tangents, does not teach. High expectations!

1.0
1.0
ENG101
Jun 13, 2002

it takes her 4 ever to give things back and she never talks about the subjct and

2.0
3.0
ENG102
Sep 4, 2002

She is boring and constantly talks

4.0
1.0
LIT211
Oct 29, 2002

very boring, talks way too much, don't need to do the readings, easy class

3.0
2.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
Nov 5, 2002

very easy but boring boring BORING. Hard grammar quizzes.

4.0
3.0
ENG101
Nov 7, 2002

not that bad. just talks a lot. sometimes its even interesting.

2.0
3.0
ENG101
Nov 11, 2002

talks way too much about nothing..don't really learn anything first 2 months

3.0
2.0
LIT211
Nov 12, 2002

very easy just pay attention in class if you can stay awake no quizzes

5.0
2.0
ENG101
Nov 25, 2002

The whole semester is based on one paper. Lectures are pointless. EASY

1.0
4.0
ENG101
Dec 13, 2002

Can u say BORING. the worst class, and she talks too much about everything else

4.0
2.0
ENG101
Dec 29, 2002

Talks alot but very willing to help and you learn alot about NYC

4.0
1.0
LIT211
Jan 17, 2003

No Comments

4.0
2.0
LIT211
Jan 19, 2003

easy grader.. talks way too much.. overall not bad

4.0
2.0
LIT211
Jan 21, 2003

she is extremely easy, easy A as long as you attend class and listen

3.0
1.0
LIT211
Jan 22, 2003

the class is definetely boring, but she's an easy grader, doesn't ask for much

3.0
2.0
ENG101
Jan 22, 2003

Play her game, go to class and pretend you like her and get and easy A

4.0
1.0
ENG101
Jan 28, 2003

Easy A

5.0
3.0
ENG102
Feb 13, 2003

Not bad if you can stay awake

3.0
3.0
ENG102
Mar 18, 2003

Talks way too much. Doesn't stop talking. Makes the class stay for all 2 hours. Even makes us stay overtime. IT's a challenge to stay awake!

1.0
5.0
ENG102
Mar 24, 2003

she is so boring, you can fall asleep there. She talks so much, it makes the whole class sleep

5.0
1.0
ENG102
Apr 24, 2003

Its like watching Al Gore talk for 2 hours, but if you can stay awake, its a great class

3.0
3.0
LIT212
Jun 2, 2003

If you have insomnia take her class. U will have no trouble falling asleep in there.

1.0
2.0
ENG102
Jul 21, 2003

shes a terrible prof. talks way too much about irrelevant things. someone needs to put a lid on her mouth. and shes ALWAYS late but will go crazy on you if you arrive 5 minutes after she gets in. dont waste your money.

3.0
4.0
LIT
Sep 15, 2003

Loved her class, she knows and loves her work. Inspires. One of the best

3.0
3.0
ENG102
Oct 7, 2003

She’s a terrible professor. Another thing to be aware of is she talks way too much about irrelevant things and puts everyone to sleep. It’s a struggle to stay awake in her class. She is ALWAYS late, comes in right when you have the right to l

1.0
4.0
UNV101
Oct 12, 2003

i think i've only met one worse teacher for university 101...you guys who went on the tour of city hall on 10/10 know what i'm talking about. to next year's freshman, try to get someone else for your unv 101 professor.

3.0
3.0
LIT211
Nov 1, 2003

talks waaaay too much. goes off on tangents all the time! wants class to participate, but hard to b/c she never shuts up. Nice, but very boring. Has her favorites. Always 10 minutes late even on exam days.

4.0
1.0
LIT211W
Nov 17, 2003

Although she is alittle boring. Once you get used yo it is not that bad, she is an extremely easy grader. Although you never get to see your work until the end of the semester she gives you fairly good grade. Class participation is very,very important.

2.0
2.0
UNV101
Dec 1, 2003

She is kinda easy but talks for the longest time about god knows what! If you have a choice do not take her. She will put you to sleep with all the "uuhhh"s in her speech. I placed a new record in the "uhh"s which is around 1000 times

2.0
3.0
ENG120
Dec 11, 2003

so boring... in this class i learned how to sleep with me eyes open!

4.0
1.0
ENG201
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Feb 25, 2004

All we did was discuss the plague and write papers. There weren't any midterm or final exams. The last 10 page paper had to do with the other smaller papers.

4.0
1.0
ENG201
Mar 3, 2004

Her daily ramblings are mostly irrelevant to the course materials, however, you will certainly learn a great deal from the research that she makes you do. She's a pretty easy grader too. No midterms, no finals, only 1 paper.

5.0
1.0
ENG201
Mar 24, 2004

I can't believe she's gotten bad reviews. A very passionate professor, interesting and dedicated. She's late sometimes because she teaches other places. Knows her stuff. No midterm or final. Gret selection of literature. If you like to read, take her.

2.0
1.0
LIT211W
Apr 19, 2004

She was extremely boring but its an easy class. But she never returns your work so you don't know where you stand.

2.0
2.0
ENG201
Apr 22, 2004

She has a mandatory attendance policy, assigns a lot of work that never gets covered, and has a hard time making clear sentences while she is lecturing forever.... the work is easy and she is an easy grader, if you can just handle sitting through class.

3.0
2.0
ENG201
May 16, 2004

oh man, is this lady boring. easy grader if you're willing to sit for 2 hours staring into space. she's nice, but, lord does she ramble. she wants you to participate, but then she never shuts up and kinda yells when you want to talk. but, easy grader.

4.0
2.0
LIT212
May 25, 2004

She's pretty cool. I would recommend her.

2.0
2.0
ENG120
Nov 8, 2004

She is sooooooooooo boring. I fell asleep in her class without knowing it. She seems like an easy grader but i advise you to drink Red Bull or take crack to stay awake.

5.0
3.0
INTCOMMUNITY
May 5, 2005

I had her for a Community course Comic and Tragic Vision. Well, that was tough one to sit through for 2 hours straight. Her lectures are sooooo - o long! And she doesn't stop! And its all monotone. But its bearable. The class is interesting if you're VERY interested in the subject.

3.0
3.0
ENG201
May 23, 2005

I understand why somebody wrote down they fell asleep b/c 1/5 of the class did every class. Lectures are boring and work load is all over the place.

4.0
2.0
ENG201
Sep 7, 2005

English is not my first language and because of that I did not want to take this class at all. I was really worry that I might get a bad grade, but professor Korn was really nice to me. She help me get through the class much better. I thought that I might get a C but I ended up with an A-. Overall, I think she is a very passionate teacher.

2.0
2.0
ENG120
Sep 20, 2005

very boring.. so boring in fact, i counted the number of times she said "um" or "uh" during her lecture (836 if you were interested). do not take her!!

5.0
4.0
CRITWRIT
Sep 30, 2005

She is passionate and extremely knowledgable about what she teaches. Her lectures are LONG, but she does ask the class questions for participation time

4.0
2.0
ENG120
Jan 6, 2006

Very boring lectures...she hardly let us talk and by the time she did, we had forgotten what we were going to say. She is very passionate about a lot of books...my class wasn't on the ball for one book and she flipped! But she is easy as long as you stay on top of it.

3.0
3.0
LIT211D
Apr 26, 2006

All she does is talk, talk and talk some more. Extremely boring Her grading system is awful. Her percentages added up to only 90%, and 20% is for class presentations which we didnt even do. She didn't complete half the work we were supposed to do. If you want a clueless professor take her.

3.0
4.0
LIT211
May 29, 2006

She is clueless. Should not be allowed to teach. Doesn't post up grades until 3 to 4 weeks after the class is finished

4.0
3.0
ENG120
Nov 17, 2006

Her lectures are horrible, really doesn't lead discussions anywhere that would allow you to explore the literary merit of a work or even important themes that should be discussed. Her one positive is that she had some very good comments on my essays which helped me a lot.

2.0
4.0
ENG201
Nov 17, 2006

UmmAhhhhha she is really boaring and ahhhh not nice to the ummmm other professor who works with herrrrrhaaaaa not nice, does not give back papers, and makes one very ahhhhhumm sleepy in class...has a tendency to say ummm ahhhh a lot

4.0
4.0
ENG201
Dec 27, 2006

She's a nice lady but when it comes time to papers she's a tuff grader. I would take her if your willing to work hard for your grde

4.0
3.0
ENG201
Aug 31, 2007

Very Boring, gives students a tendency to fall asleep in class. Lectures are never ending. Difficult grader and critiques everything. If you are willing to work hard for a good grade, then she's ideal.

2.0
2.0
INT297T
Jan 23, 2008

She is one of the sweetest prof at Pace, but cant teach at all. corny korn will probably put you asleep in no time. plus side is that shes not hard and can easily pass the class

3.0
4.0
INT298K
Mar 13, 2008

SAYS "UMMM" EVERY 5 SECONDS INSTEAD OF TAKING A BREATH... TOO MANY BOOKS ASSIGNED 12 TO BE EXACT. TREATS THE CLASS LIKE WE'RE IN HIGH SCHOOL MAKING US ASK FOR PERMISSION TO USE THE RESTROOM OH MAN DONT TAKE HER CLASS

4.0
5.0
INT298
Apr 15, 2008

Never stops talking, ever. She is very passionate about every piece of literature ever written , impossible to take notes or keep up with whats going on in the lecture. Tough grader but a sweet lady. Bring coffee to class.

2.0
5.0
HIST202
Dec 19, 2010

she never ever stops talking. i had her for history (even though shes an english prof) and she assigned insane amounts of work for an undergrad class. she also takes class participation personally and gets upset if you dont speak up, even though she doesnt give you an opportunity to do so. avoid at all costs

3.0
3.0
INT298M
Dec 28, 2011

In order to pass her class actively particpate in discussions. Act like you care what she is talking about. Assigns alot of books to read be prepared. She doesn't assign many papers so grade relies upon a journal and participation. She cares alot about attendance so if you like to miss classes dont take her.

3.0
3.0
LAT101
Jun 27, 2012

Very passionate about Latin, but makes constant mistakes in notes on board, so feel free to ask questions/correct her. Do the homework and you'll learn, but she offers no help to students with trouble, and the textbook is more helpful in learning the language.

4.0
3.0
LAT101
Dec 10, 2012

Very nice professor. Never makes you feel dumb if you don't know something, she always encourages using the dictionary and looking things up to improve. It's a chapter a week with one quiz weekly. Not the easiest material but she does her best to make it better to understand. She's very passionate about Latin and etymology.

2.0
3.0
ENG319
Jun 11, 2014

This class was torture. It was Women Journalists and Essayists and only had 6 people in it. You read essays and sections from about 20 novels, almost all of which are impossible to find cheap or online. Excessive busy assignments. However, if you go to every class and complete the assignments minimally you'll pass.

3.0
3.0
GNHU281
Grade: A
Feb 7, 2016

I took professor Korn for greek civilization and it was three hours of her lecturing.I never knew someone could be so knowledgable and talk without skipping a breath for that long. She givesquizzes at the beginning of every class so make sure you do the readings and also participate in class or else she makes the quizzes harder. Just try I got an A

4.0
4.0
LAT101
Grade: A
Jan 17, 2017
Would take again

Tough grader, if you do the work there is plenty of opportunities for extra credit making it easy for you to get an A in the class. It's up to you. Latin is tough and if you don't do the busy work to practice (yes it can be boring) you won't pass. She is kind but tough teacher. Work hard and she'll love you. Participation encouraged not required.

Tough Grader
Skip class? You won't pass.
BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES
4.0
4.0
INT298M
Grade: A
Feb 26, 2018
Would take again

All she does is talk and discuss about the reading material. So you MUST read or else you won't understand ANYTHING and you'll pass out quicker than a light. The last thing you want is for her to catch you sleeping or on the phone. The material is actually quite interesting once you get a hang of it. READ and PARTICIPATE. Seriously.

Get ready to read
Participation matters
Skip class? You won't pass.
2.0
4.0
LAT101
Grade: A
Nov 11, 2018
Wouldn't take again

Gail is very tough, She has quizzes every week, lots of time you've gotta spend studying for. Classes, attendance is mandatory (large part of the grade), and usually her lectures are very boring. All classes function as: Go over homework, read chapter (literally she reads from the book), assign hw. Highly would not recommend going for Latin class.

Skip class? You won't pass.
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
TEST HEAVY
4.0
3.0
HIS113K
Dec 4, 2018
Would take again

Professor Korn is knowledge and nice. She talks a lot, sometimes can be interesting but most of the time it can get boring. Attendance is MANDATORY. Only allowed a few absesnces. A lot of reading, class was fairly easy. Would take again, I recommend if you can stay awake.

Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
LECTURE HEAVY
5.0
4.0
INT298K
Grade: Not sure yet
May 16, 2019
Would take again

Professor Korn is very nice. She assigns a lot of reading and expects you to be good with your attendance. She loves participation when she is discussing the readings. Very fair grader. Took her twice so far and no complaints. Definitely recommend.

Get ready to read
Participation matters
Skip class? You won't pass.
4.0
2.0
HIS113K
Grade: B+
Apr 24, 2020
Would take again

She was a good professor. No quizzes, but a lot of writing and reading. if you miss more than 3 classes for whatever reason, you drop a whole letter grade. if you miss 4, 2 grades, and if you miss 5, you automatically fail. Show up, do the written work, and you will pass. Her lectures went by pretty quick

Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
4.0
HIS203
Grade: Not sure yet
Apr 12, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Professor Korn was pretty rude. She didn't know how to navigate Zoom or Classes and then blamed the students for it. She required attendance and you wouldn't be counted there if your camera wasn't on. Only explained what would be graded at the end of the semester. Wouldn't take her class again.

Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
Lecture heavy
2.0
4.0
HIS113K
Nov 16, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Where do I start? Prof Korn doesn't grade a SINGLE ASSIGNMENT until the end of the semester. That's right, you have no idea how you are doing in the class until the final week. She basically has no idea how to use Zoom and will call out students not constantly looking at their cameras. The class mostly is just her droning on some unrelated topic.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Lecture heavy
Tough grader
3.0
2.0
HIS113K
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 18, 2021
Would take again

Professor Korns lectures are very long. She makes sure your camera is on at all times. She talks the whole time so all you have to do is sit there. She assigns writing exercises every week that are graded by completion and the fact that you tried with a legit response. She assigns so much reading, but you don't really have to do it. Attendance!!!

Participation matters
Clear grading criteria
Lecture heavy
2.0
3.0
HIS150
Nov 19, 2021
Wouldn't take again

This class is all lecture, you just sit there and listen and you have to have you whole face in the camera and look interested. She just sits there and scans everyone and if you are looking down, typing, or doing anything else she will call you out. So boring and she ends exactly at the last minute of class so 2 full hours of lecture.

Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST113K
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 7, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Professor Korn is one of the worst professors I have had at Pace. She lectures the whole time and expects your camera to be on the whole time as well. She has decided to wait until the end of the semester to grade all assignments so you have no way of tracking your progress. This class was a waste of my computer battery, DO NOT take her class!

Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
HIST202
Dec 9, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Terrible professor.

1.0
3.0
HIS113K
Dec 9, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Do not take this class. The lectures are boring and repetitive, she held us overtime every class period, and the hw is just busywork from the huge textbook. The content of the class also just sucked, it was super Eurocentric and barely acknowledged the harmful effects of colonization, but we spent 3 days talking abaout the Irish potato famine. oof.

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
HIS113K
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 14, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Professor Korn is awful. Lectures the entire time, preaches the importance of paying attention & participating but does nothing but talk on and on. She has now talked about the same topic multiple times and has graded nothing all semester so good luck figuring out where you stand in the class. Avoid at all costs, don't say you weren't warned.

Participation matters
Skip class? You won't pass.
Lecture heavy
3.0
3.0
HIS203
Grade: A
May 18, 2022
Would take again

Professor Korn is a VERY lecture heavy prof and tends to repeat herself, A LOT. Doesn't accept late work under ANY circumstances, your camera has to be on all the time and she WILL call you out if its not on. Other than that, lots of writing exercises that are pretty easy, so just do them for a better grade. Textbook absolutely used.

Get ready to read
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
1.0
HIS113K
Grade: A+
Oct 18, 2022

this class is nyc history, and it is so whitewashed. here are things she has said: "nyc transplants contribute more to the culture than nyc natives", "peter stuyvesant was a good man... he believed in slavery, but he had honest policies", "slaves took away jobs from poor white people", "indians" (when referring to natives) don't take this class

Lecture heavy
1.0
3.0
HIS113E
Grade: A+
Apr 18, 2023

Professor Korn was horrible. Lectures for 2 hrs straight and if you are not staring directly at your screen the whole time she WILL call you out and berate you for it. Extremely whitewashed version of American history/ deliberately ignores other cultures & influences. She cried while reading the declaration of independence. Pointless HW/readings.

Get ready to read
Participation matters
Lecture heavy
4.0
2.0
INT298
Grade: A
May 3, 2023

Lots of required readings. Not all of them have to be done though as she talks about it in class. Writing exercises are easy. Just show up and stay online and there won't be much of an issue.

2.0
3.0
HIS113E
Dec 19, 2023

Gail Korn is very friendly. However, when asked for something that requires follow-up, it is either not done or needs several reminders. Attendance is mandatory to do well in Professor Korn's class including keeping your camera on. It is a textbook-heavy and writing-heavy class with a reading and accompanying writing to follow up the reading.

Get ready to read
Participation matters
Lecture heavy
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

75%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

A+

80% confidence
Based on 10 grades
Most common grades:
A (6)
Not sure yet (5)
A+ (2)
Grade Distribution
A(8)B(0)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(2)
Based on 16 reported grades
A: 6
Not sure yet: 5
A+: 2
A-: 1
Common Tags
Lecture heavy (11)
Skip class? You won't pass. (10)
Get ready to read (9)
Participation matters (6)
Lots of homework (2)
Tough Grader (1)
BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES (1)
LOTS OF HOMEWORK (1)
Rating Trend

Stable

-0.09 avg change
Dec
May
Oct
Apr
May
Dec
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

INTCOMMUNITY

5.0

(1)

CRITWRIT

5.0

(1)

INT298K

4.0

(2)

INT298

4.0

(2)

LIT211

3.5

(8)
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Difficulty by Course

HIST202

5.0

HIST113K

5.0

LIT

4.0

CRITWRIT

4.0

INT298K

4.0

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