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Choice of stories lame...overly obsessed with sex. M. Butterfly gross play. Loves films
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hez interesting.. he doesnt give you topics to write about! JUST WRITE.. 1000 - 1700 - 2000 words! ABOUT WHATEVER!!!... errgghh.. but his humor is good.. you have to dig into it though.. ahh.. he teaches for the entire time as well lol..
He really gets you to think about the material you are writing. His essays are pretty tough, since you need to choose your references and how you go about your thesis wisely. Overall, he's a very good English teacher and doesn't load you down with homework!
Very depressed but cool
One good thing about the class is that he goes in depth about everything you read that way you understand everything. He's a little strange in the sense that he's interested in topics about sex, masochism, and identity. Class is easy but wouldn't really recommend him.
Cecere is a funny, nice easy-going guy. He's very helpful. Also, he's very in-depth with everything he goes over. I highly recommend him.
Take him if you want an interesting class
slightly confusing....very very very tough on grading papers
I loved his class, except for the struggle to find something to write about.He is extremely helpful with questions,explains untangible subjects in a very much so tangible way.Great class discussions.TIP:take the night class
This dude is the weirdest teachers i ever had in my **** life. He would talk about the weirdest things, like killing babies. Plus he graded the papers hard, as if you were a freaking graduate in literature. I beg you don't take him unless you want to be emotionally traumatized for life. I'm taking theropy right now.
STRANGE COOKIE! But I loved his sense of humor. He is hard on grading papers but will allow you to turn in your work early so he can go over it and help you get an A. DO NOT take this class if you always run late into class. He will string you up by the.....toes. I enjoyed the class and now have a ****ed interest in litarature.
Very intresting teacher make you think deepin to what is really going on, he draws out of the normal box and make, NO lets you understand things from a diffrent propective of the world and precepion we live in. take him he a good teacher to take.
Prof. Cecere is great! Although the readings are some what difficult, he is easy on grading, and more than fair on how long you have to complete the assignments. I would highly recommend this professor to you.
i love his sense of humor! he had akward subjects to talk about- but it always made you listen to him, he would talk about killers, and crazy people. he explains everything in depth, he's very helpful with his papers. you read line by line of the poetry and disect every word. it takes you a whole class to go over 4 lines. but you understand when yo
easy online class never bought the textbook easy on grades and i suck and english
I really liked this teacher! He is my favorite english teacher. He makes everything so interesting. He is very funny. You have to do 5 essays for the whole semester. There is no homework or tests. He lets you out early too. If you have questions he is always there to help. Take him!!
HE IS NOT EASY OR INTERESTING. HE ENDS CLASS EARLY AND GIVES YOU 5 STUPID PAPER TO WRITE ESSAYS, ABOUT SUBJECTS YOU PROBABLY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF. THEY ARE NOT ALOT BUT THEY ARE CONFUSING.
I do not recommend him. Thanks to this site I toke him and made a mistake. I thought it was going to be a fun and easy class but was I wrong. He talks and talks about how there should be more sex n violence in the world today and makes you write 3 1700 words essay on retarded stories that have to do with sex and violence and 1 1000 word essay.
The worst professor I have had to date. I took his online course after reading reviews on this site- What a mistake. I am a straight A student and he ruined this for me. I asked if I could submit all of my work early for review then to revise to ensure my good grade. He agreed, would approve my work, then give me a low grade. Completely unfair.
I would definately recommend this teacher. Yes it is a hard class and YES you'll have to write many essays--it's a literature class!! But the prof. answers any questions you have and there are no tests or quizzes, just the essays. As long as you follow the directions, you'll ace the class just like I did.
The worst professor I have had to date. I took his online course after reading reviews on here, he is horrible. Very unfair, pointless boring class. He has no personality and I am currently VERY frustrated by him. I am almost finished with his class and cannot wait!!! DO NOT TAKE HIM!!! Poor excuse for a teacher. UGH
I Had taken this teachers online class...do not ever take his class online. He said he would review my work, he did and gave me a few suggestions that I had fixed. Once I had fixed them and turned in the assignment I got a horrible grade. This is not a teacher you should eveer take!!!
Took his class online.. not to bad..5 essays in total. His explantion of the essay topics are decent.. but his responce to email IS NOT PROMPT so make sure you email him ASAP if you have a question or want your paper reviewed. If you need someone to hold your hand.. dont take his online class. But overall it is easy..
This guy is an enigma- I have no idea what he wants form us so I sweat over my work (most of which he doesn't grade) and then when he reads it he comments (online class) "ok". Ok, what? Ok, it's good- Ok, it's bad- I'm freaking trying to get into a good school as an english major but my english teacher won't TEACH me- very frustrating
took online. Great lit class for non-english majors. Kinda disappointed for lack of feedback, but easy class, grades easy, do your work and do what he asks and you'll be fine. IF you're an english major, find another lit class (or maybe take him in person, not online). Very little feedback on writings unless you ask specific questions.
I took this class onine and was very disappointed. I really didn't learn anything. He doesn't give any feedback on papers, for example, he will give you a C on a paper and not even explain why unless you ask, even then it's still unclear. If you are bad at writing papers, def take another professor.
Okay guy, I took the class over the summer, you wrote like 4 paper's and do a presentation in a group and your done, if you give a crap about the paper you should get an A.
Granted this was an online class, the professor still is horrible. Not only does he not provide ANY contact information, but all your assignments are required, but not graded. If i wanted to teach myself something...well I wouldn't have paid hundreds of dollars for this AMATEUR to "teach" me. DONT TAKE HIS CLASS!!
Worst ever, I wouldnt even call him a teacher. Gives NO feedback, "ok" is all he writes, grades are a surprise because he doesnt give them, I have been emailing him for over 2 weeks asking for my grade and he keeps responding with thing, but avoiding the question. DO NOT TAKE THIS GUY unless you are confident in your writing and need no feedback.
Took him online, Worst ever, I wouldnt even call him a teacher. Gives NO feedback, "ok" is all he writes, grades are a surprise because he doesnt give them, I have been emailing him for over 2 weeks asking for my grade and he keeps responding with thing, but avoiding the question. DO NOT TAKE THIS GUY unless you need no feedback or grades.
Here's the deal.... Avoid this teacher at all cost. His assignments are unrealistic. The leterature works were epics and difficult, it requires a lot of research to understand them. The sad part is, they are very interesting but you truely do not get to enjoy them. He does not give much feedback unless it has to do w/formatting; or its just "ok".
Do your work and you will pass. However, do not expect any type of feedback on your essays other that- incorporate quotes, citations formatted wrong, margins are off or just "ok". very weak teacher, the class had great potential. (online class)
Unless you plan on failing dont take a class with him. The only grade you have are 3 essays and there no possible way to get an A on his assignments and unless you have all your freetime to dedicate to his assignments goodluck getting anything higher than a D
I Took the online class. His assignments aren't clear. He uses the textbook to give examples of the material. The class consisted of 5 essays all on current events.
The WORST and most HORRIBLE professor ever. His online class is absolutely a waste of time and money (he did not teach anything). No feedback, no grades, nothing. People like him do not deserve to be called professor and even less to earn a salary.
Easy A folks. He's not the most helpful teacher with his feedback, but if you ask him to clarify, he will. Only grades are 5 essays (one being a research paper). Put forth a little effort and spend enough time on your papers and I think he is more flexible. Like I said, there are only 5 assignments. I would recommend this professor.
I don't normally give feedback but I have to here. This professor is not great. Terrible feedback and his grading system/scale sucks. Obviously essays are subjective but if he doesn't agree with your central theme, you will get a bad grade. He doesn't tell you what HE wants so it's hard to know what to give HIM. Avoid this guy!!
I think he was great. He reads all literature - you didn't have to participate he told us what literature he would be using for test. If you read it you knew the answer, if not - you were screwed. We had like 5 essays with 3 quest.each -nothing long & tedious. The 2 research papers for 3000 words was ok. Stressful, but we could email him for help-
DO NOT TAKE THIS GUY'S CLASS ONLINE. He tries to run the class as if you will be able to devote more than 30 hours a week to it. If you MUST take him, then do it in class, I have heard it is better.
Bad bad professor. His grading and feedback is horrible. He makes you believe that he is trying to help you pass the class but obviously he's not all that helpful. Yes, he does go over the literature but is extremely difficult to please. You would have to write about what he thinks is interesting in order for you to pass... don't take his class.
do not take any of his classes online. absolutely ridiculous amount of work. no guidance. no help. just assignment after assignment. work load actually increases during the time that you have research papers. AVOID THIS PROFESSOR ONLINE!!!! his lectures for the week can total around 1-3 hours and then you have a solid 2-3 hours of work to do.
Abandon all hope ye who signs up for this professor's class. I am taking him online and I regret it. I am no stranger to online classes or hard work but this man takes it to the extreme. Expect to write at least 5 papers a week and for an imprecise grading rubric. Don't expect any feedback since it take him 5 days to answer a high priority e-mail.
Work load is very very heavy. Doesn't give breaks during research paper time. STAY AWAY if you have a job, other classes, or a life. Unless you like 1-2 papers (he calls them discussions but there papers, you cite and have large word sizes)Example: one 500, another 500, and two quizzes on top of reading EACH WEEK. No breaks, not even Holidays.
Worst professor I have ever had. Never ever take a class with this guy. Not helpful, and when I had reached out for help he was extremely rude and condescending.
This teacher is honestly the most negative man i've ever met. He is not a good teacher at all. He spends more time on everything he hates on what the topic is we are going over then actually helping us understand how to do the work. I recommend to you, avoid his class!!!
He's difficult, he can be nice sometimes though. He has really long lectures and assigns about 4 to 5 essays a week. The quiz given on each chapter are super hard the research paper? oh my, he doesnt play with. I would not take him again, the class made me learn a lot but it did not help me appreciate the class or subject more.
By far the most out of touch professor I have ever had. Massive workload. Tests that are inconceivably difficult. Rude. I would never take a course with this professor again. I would also advise any future student to stay clear of this course. Even if you enjoy the subject he is teaching, you won't by the time you finish this course. It's a shame.
I'm currently in this class and I wish I had dropped it but this was the only online available class at the time :(. He is REALLY difficult LOTS of work! Do NOT take this class if you don't want to fail :( I wish I had came here first to see the reviews on him before I took his class HUGE MISTAKE!!! ughgh
Taking this online and end up spending 3-4 days trying to complete all of the work each week. Tests extremely difficult. He gives harsh feedback. Look for a different course and a different instructor.
If you have a job and have other priorities in life DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS!!!! For your own good DO NOT TAKE HIM!!! I love literature but he slowly kills any love you have for it by DROWNING you with work. His test's are grueling, I know we have to learn, but this is just cruel torture. I'm WARNING you! Please do your best to find another professor.
If you value your life & your well being, then DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT! TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. I have had tons of professors in my life and this guy is hands down the worst I have ever encountered, I promise you I'm not exaggerating. Instead of making you love the subject like most professors intend, he will make you want to never look at a book again
He is difficult is some respects because he's looking for some specific, he just wants you to make a good argument and support it. He loves strong opinions and he always gives you feedback on your papers, you just need to take his criticisms because it honesty makes you a best writer.
This online class seemed difficult at first, yet if you get into a good routine and do a little work each night, you will excel. The Professor was extremely helpful, and graded very fairly. I would take another one of his classes if I needed to.
Tons of work, 1-3, 300-600 word essays per wk. Grade really only relies on 2 research papers. I received a 60/100 on the 1st and a 100/100 on the 2nd, along with a 95% quiz avg, and a 100% posting avg, but still finished with a C because of 1 D. Too much work, too little time, too much riding on just two of probably 50 assignments. Look elsewhere.
Very picky with your writing. He will tell you that your sentences are awkwardly written but can not explain how?
I don't know why everyone is giving him such bad ratings. Yes, there is lots of work,but he grades extremely easy. I enjoyed this class a lot.
HE REQUIRES A LOT OF WORK OUT OF YOU. IF YOU HAVE A JOB AND A FAMILY YOU WILL NOT SEE THEM UNTIL THE END. THE LAST ASSIGNMENT IS EVEN LONG 800 WORDS AND SOMETIMES 900 A WEEK ON ASSIGNMENTS. DON'T LIKE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE, JUST KNOW YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE ANOTHER CLASS. THIS ONE WILL TAKE UP ALOT OF TIME LECTURES, HW ALL
A LOT LOT LOT of work. Like the most work ever. Interesting and pretty easy grading though. Don't take this unless you have the time to write long papers and discussions every week, or you won't succeed.
The syllabus is unclear. The amount of work due within one week is ridiculous. If you have a job, children or are taking other classes I would advise you not to take this class.
This prof has a lot of bad reviews, but he was very good! I took this class on-line, he does require a lot of discussions, so be prepared - the 1st week is the worst! He grades very fairly, as long as you attempt to do the work. DON'T wait until the day before work is due to try to get it all done - you can't! Use his notes for help on the quizzes.
He was a great teacher. He would talk for 10 minutes then we would be able leave. We would get assignments to write essays and he would correct them and help us.
This is the best class. He talks about the essay assignment for about 10 minutes and you can leave. He honestly doesn't care if u show up for attendance and leave. He revises your essays before due. And he doesn't like kiss ups
While some say this class is hard, those are the people who never made it out of palm beach state. This class was so easy, he laid it all out in the syllabus. He was also very left politically and those speeches were worth the price of admission. His world view is comical, but hey you have to have both sides right?
I didn't learn a thing. He's not a David Duncan but I'm beginning to see what Duncan meant by some professors aren't really preparing us. He asks us to read short stories, then a week later, a 3 question quiztest about what you read. If you have this guy for AML2010, don't buy a book. I SPARKNOTEed my way through that class with a solid "B".
Organized, Helpful (but probably won't return your emails), Easy class. He gives only 6 assignments in this whole course: All essays, 4 of which are each 15%, and 2 20%'s. That's all. I pretty showed up just to turn in my work. But I'm probably gonna end up with a high B because of carelessness i.e: citations.
Lectures are indeed long but they are useful and interesting. Great professor with a lot of creative ways of teaching and relating literature to important events.
He gives really interesting lectures. I am a dual enrollment student and found it super easy. Summer session--- only had to write 5 papers, and he gave me an A on all of them. Not a lot of time to write your papers, and theyre were some really dry topics. Overall a really easy class, I've recommended him to multiple friends.
Great Professor! Would take this class again!
Mr. Cecere is a good & open minded professor . Expect only a handful of drafts (optional) & essays, only need the book if you have a hard time with grammar & writing essays, he focuses mainly on writing in MLA Format correctly & citing correctly, for help & questions ask in person, classes can be short, can turn in essays online & grades are posted
Lecture are long but they are helpful, focus on citation , grammar, and formatting for APA or MLA. As long as you go to to the writing lab and follow the essay instructions you'll be fine. Better to ask questions in person only 3 essay and 2 group projects.
great prof. I would recommend to anyone
Easy Professor, straightforward with three essays and two group projects. Dont have to show up after essays are done. The end of the class a piece of cake, just communicate with group members and ask questions.
Attending the class wasn't really necessary, only assigned 6 papers for the entire semester with no final exam. Honestly one of the funniest professors I've had, I loved his class.
This dude is the coolest english professor ever. We had a total of 6 essays in his class, as long as you write properly, and don't show up to late 45 minutes every class you will do fine. He is really picky about grammar, and citations, but you are allowed to resubmit every essay as many times as need be. He is hilarious too. 3
HE IS A HORRIBLE PROFESSOR HE WILL TELL YOU THAT YOU DID SOMETHING WRONG ON YOUR PAPER BUT HE WONT TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID WRONG. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND HIM AS A PROFESSOR PICK SOMEONE ELSE FOR AMERICAN LITERATURE .
I thought Cecere was a great professor. He is very intelligent and had fascinating lectures. He is a bit picky with citations and grammar, but he lets you submit your paper as many times as you want up until the due date.
TOUGH TOUGH TOUGH. I pride myself in being an amazing writer and with the first essay he read he believed it too. I turned in my first draft received little critic, corrected it and got a D. I then returned the original essay back to its format and he gave me a 90.. Confusing and clearly too busy to care. I dropped his class before it was too late.
Great professor. lectures are both entertaining and thought-provoking. only grades are essays, usually one a week. is able to break down controversial and tough topics into palatable chunks. is very clear with grading criteria and what is expected and accepted. would recommend and take again.
Aweome teacher. If English is not your strongest subject, then don't take him. But, he is clear with what he wants. He is very helpful and will always give you feedback.
He is very clear of what he wants. He is tough, but only because he believes you can do better. He can tell if you did not try or if you did the work last minute. Just follow his lectures and ask questions if you are confused. Gives you all the tools and time to succeed.
I wrote 1 essay about God and this man started to grade me differently and had a problem with everything I wrote and when I finally fixed it flawlessly he claimed since it was late he wasnt grading it even tho he graded the last ones.
DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER!! I REPEAT DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER!!!!! Hes a horrible teacher!!! 5 research paper and about 2-3 group projects. The papers are soo hard and he grades them like our major is Writing. 1st research paper I got a 93% so I was like okay I can do this.. next 3 papers got a 60 and 65!!! Dont take him if you dont want to fail!
Super super tough class. Went off ratemyprofessor com and I regret it 1000 times. He doesnt talk to you or even look at the class unless you have a question. We finish school in a month and I know he doesnt know 1 person. Hard hard grader. Dont take him. No matter how hard you work, he will fail you!!! Good luck if you chose to take him!!
DO NOT take this clsss unless you have no other alternative. This teacher has more of a contemporary approach in terms of class and is very broad with his material.
3 papers for the whole class, along with group projects; gives you multiple chances to improve your paper before submitting it for a final grade. Lectures were average, not too long. Didn't need a book. Very lenient on attendance, but do have your papers in before 11:59 the day its due. Oh yeah he's extremely blunt, & very outspoken!
WORST PROFESSOR EVER !!! All this man talks about is Trump and his nieces or nephews. He really doesnt care if you come to class or not as long as you turn in the essays, he Grades heavily on formatting and citing. If you think youre good writer THINK AGAIN THIS MAN WILL TEST YOU !
Worst professor all he does is lecture and it is so boring . Nothing matters in the class except two research papers. He is very tough about grammar and sources so your pretty much screwed. He has quizzes every week about readings. If you are not a lit major do not take this horrible professor
he's a professor who thinks just because he's a professor he can get away with saying his opinion no matter how touchy the topic is (they have NOTHING to do with what we're doing) he does give you the whole class to do ur essays and allows a good amount of time to redo ur essays. its an easy a if u apply yourself. he helps w citations.
He is the worst professor ever. His grading sucks and not clear. He marks what you have wrong on your papers, but doesn't show you how to fix it. We literally wrote papers on the Simpsons, and stereotypes all semester and nothing else. His class is a waste of time DO NOT TAKE HIM
So unorganized and unprofessional. Literally dropped the class because of his inability to provide feedback on assignments and poor attitude.
These comments are wild - lol. Professor Cecere is a dope instructor. If you don't pass his class, it is probably because you are lazy, don't show up to class and don't utilize the writing lab. And honestly to pass his class you may not need all of that. He wants a good paper, he also checks it as much as you send it in and give feedback.
only showed up to 3 classes the whole semester and passed with a 88% all he said is make sure you do your essays and submit them on time and you will be fine. he lets you submit the essays before the due date and will give it the grade he thinks it deserves and will let you correct what he marked wrong to fix your grade to resubmit on the due date.
I had his 8am class and he would only talk for a few minutes to explain the homework and then leave the call open so students could ask him questions as they worked on the assignments. VERY FAST GRADER. he lets you turn in the assignments multiple times to get a better grade. He answers emails fast and gives good feedback on how to improve yourself
he literally SO full of himself and will make you feel horrible about your mistakes. he doesnt try to help, he gives you websites and other resources for help but if you ask him he will make sure that you feel like an idiot by the end of the conversation. lastly, essays are on topics that are nearly impossible to write on like ads or definitions.
Do not take this professor unless you are ready to listen to him speak for the entirety of class about his far leftist views and demonic opinions on the world. Instead of going over the class syllabus or assignments, he told us all that we were murderers if we chose not to get a vaccine. He also forces masks in his class or you will be kicked out.
First professor I ever had at Palm Beach State and I loved the experience. This professor has great humor and gives excellent feedback on essays. He didn't require that we come to class and allowed us to work from home or wherever we felt most comfortable.
Don't take his professor he's so judgmental i was doing an essay compare and contrast of lion king and hamlet he didn't accept the because he didn't like like it personal don't take him
good teacher i love his example he use about the topic we are going to write about
I never particularly had an issue with him except the fact that he didn't let me redo an assignment to bring my C up to a B. All he really does is talk about Trump and he does whatever he can to bring his Liberal political views in literally everything he talks about. If you're a republican you're not safe in this class.
All this man does is show off his left-wing political views and talks bad about Donald Trump and Republicans. I had one missing assignment that kept me from getting an A in the class and he wouldnt let me do it so I ended up with a C.
Hate it. Don't do it. All he does is talk about unnecessary topics that have nothing to do with the assignment-ESPECIALLY TRUMP/ POLITICS. Worst topics ever to write on. 1000 word essays due every 2 weeks, if you're a min late with submitting he will not take it. If u message him he won't answer. Literally run while you can
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
31%
Textbook Required
49%
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ENG101
5.0
(1)ENG2012
5.0
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5.0
(1)LIT
4.0
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ENG1101
5.0
ENGENC1
5.0
AMLONLI
5.0
ENLENG
5.0
ENL2012
4.2