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“Took him for English 2”
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He is fairly easy going, however, extremely disorganized. It's kind of frustrating when everything gets stacked up towards the end of the semester. -It's been a while so he may have gotten a little more organized though.
yeah, i agree, disorganized towards end of semester. he is easy, as long as you talk to him all the time. he loves philosophy and shakespeare so get read to learn about the tempest.
Dude is unorganized as hell. He's easy, though. Do the work and act like you're really interested. If you really want to learn, however, take someone else.
this is such a flake. he doesnt have anything organized. the insturctions he gave where very unclear and you didnt know what do. dont take it if you want an easy class. expect a lot of reading.
There was so much reading!
I love Mister Magaloni, although he can be a little disorganized, he is full of interesting facts, he's witty and amusing as hell and really brings literature to life. I enjoyed his class very much and would take any class he offers.
Very kick back but lacks direction and clarity at times. Sincerely makes effort to help though.
He is a very nice guy. He expects a lot out of your writing. Also makes you write quiet a bit
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this class is a joke- you won't learn anything and you will hate going
This class is a waste of time and money. He is disorganized and doesn't speak in complete thoughts or even sentences. If you want to learn something, take someone else!
very easy class, but don't take it if you are expecting to actually learn something. who gave this guy a job? one of the other professors told me that magaloni got his job just because of who his wife is.
this is such a flake. he doesnt have anything organized. the insturctions he gave where very unclear and you didnt know what do. dont take it if you want an easy class. expect a lot of reading.
you will not pass.
He is a wonderful teacher and has a laid back atmosphere that is great for writing. He does have an unrealstic view of what can be accompliched in one class period, but does not take it out on the students at all. Wonderful teacher!
I think Mr. Magaloni is a great teacher. I took him for Humanities and his enthusiasm to teach and get the class interested was very surprising. He's a great teach to take.
I took him on the internet, a lot of reading!! LOTS OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET. Class is a lot of work. He very helpful with questions. If you do all the work, you can get an A.
Dropped him after four days. I need an actual EDUCATOR to teach me. Save yourself the trouble of dropping the class and just find a better prof...
Good if you want to learn research and MLA. Do the work to pass and buy the textbook if you want to keep up. He explained everything I asked about. Don't pay attention to slackers that got burned!
He sucks! Always late. Never knows what he's doing in class. Favors people depending if it's a girl and if they kiss his ass! I would NEVER EVER take him again. The only reason he still works there is because he does his bosses work alot so they keep him.
DO NOT TAKE HIM!!! I took this class on the internet and it was a lot of work!! He gave a lot to read and we hadto post about 4 times with citation from the text, along with 2 papers and a 6+ research paper! If you have a choice do not take hime for World lit 1, I wish i could have had that choice i would have never tooken him.
He is a little confusing but, as long as you put your opinion he is not bad. The papers are fairly easy and he is interesting, I recommend him as an online rather than in class because he can be hard to understand, he's not too hard of a grader either.
He is a little confusing but, as long as you put your opinion he is not bad. The papers are fairly easy and he is interesting, I recommend him as an online rather than in class because he can be hard to understand, he's not too hard of a grader either.
He's pretty cool. You just to do your work!
One of the most attentive and legitematly concerned professors I have ever had! I hope I am lucky enough to have more professors like him!
He's very smiley, and he tries to joke a lot, he just isn't completely clear about what he wants us to do. It would be better if he explained things a little bit better.
Ignacio is very nice, he smiles and laughs a lot. If he were a little more clear about his assignments he would be a better teacher. If you have any questions he seems very willing to help.
He is a really nice professor and my favorite this semester. He gets off topic a lot though.
he is always smiling! love this professor just wish he'd get organized...
this guy is one of the nicest people on earth. he tries to help you get an A. if you can write, he lets you be your own author, instead of having to imitate boring styles of others "well known" authors. i thought that was cool. i highly recommend him! smart, funny, sometimes boring during lectures.
He's unorganized, scatter-brained, goes off topic often, and doesn't return work in a timely manner. Other than that he's flexible, lets you write whatever, happy, and lets you turn in all missing assignments by the end of the semester. There are no midterm and final which is awesome. Overall I give him a B+.
Extremely nice! Understanding & you can tell he is very passionate about teaching. Never saw him without a smile on his face and the mood spreads to his students as well. It is a very easy class. The only downfall is that he is very scattered in thought & unorganized.
He's really nice and always smiles and you can tell he's passionate about what he does but he's unorganized and half the time the class has no idea what the assignment is.
a bit scattered. but good
Well he is all over the place but very easy.He is very unorganized. He is always late and never knows what he is talking about. He does not have a syllabus that he follows. Over all for an easy a take him but if you really want to learn then don't.
Super easy class! He is always late and very unorganized. He is a really nice guy, but not a great teacher. Really leinent. Doesn't really assign anything at the beginning of the semester, but at the end a crap load of work..like 3 essays at once. I wouldn't take another class with him.
AWESOME TEACHER! HELPS YOU ALOT! GET THIS TEACHER!!!!!!! MAKE HIM YOUR FIRST CHOICE!!!
good teacher, easy grade but a little hard to understand. very helpful tips on writing essays.
its a very easy class, i personally didnt gain much out of it it felt more like a re-run of high school. nonetheless, it is an easy A
Seriously do not take this guy online. He doesn't haven't any follow through. He is all over the place, has excuses all the time. Requires way to much. Is late to post info but wants you to be one time. I am making an A in his class and do not even know how. I am not disgruntled but frustrated. It is wk 8, no grades from wk 1-5. Unbelieveable
This teacher is so disorganized! I have absolutely no idea what my grade is because he hasn't really graded anything yet, he says he'll do things and then he doesn't, and then I have to scramble at the last minute to get my assignments done. There is SO MUCH WORK to do too. The material is interesting, but I am so stressed. Not an "easy A"!
This guy it completely disorganized and off topic when he tries to explain something. His due dates for assignments will switch up constantly as so will his paper length. Do NOT take him. You will be disappointed.
Mr. Magaloni is VERY unorganized! I took his 8 week flex class and he had discussions and not many papers until the last 2 weeks. He had the class write a rough draft in class then on our own time we typed a rough draft on the same topic. Usually you write a final draft however, we did not.He spent 3 weeks individually going over this rough draft.
I did not gain a thing from this class. He is VERY unorganized and wastes class time. It's an easy class if you have time on your hands to sit in class doing NOTHING and if you're prepared to do most of the work at the end of the semester. He also did not use the boook, it was a waste of $60.
he is a useless teacher that should not be teaching. He can talk for hours about nothing but himself ! laughs at his own jokes so thats free entertainment but above all is a sucky teacher ! didnt use the book was a waste of money & piled up work that had nothing to do with english !!!
This professor does not know how to keep to *any* deadlines. I took his online class and he frequently posted messages to explain why he hadn't put up assignments saying "my wife was stuck in traffic" or something equally bizarre. He is extremely unprofessional, erratic and unpunctual.
I had a three hour class with him talking about life, sociology, the environment, and the things he learned in life. Cool guy, Easy class, never used the book, extended deadlines.
He is a bit scatter brained and gets off topic easily. Very interesting guy though and all around nice person. Take his class if you are decent at english already and need the course. A few essays but not hard.
I dont know what he was talking about, always off topic, didnt learn a thing, never used the book. To be honest I did like 2 assingments, but i got a B because i wrote a good paper at the end. I do not reccomend
I loved this professor !! One of my favorite teachers at vista! He is always smiling and cracking jokes! He will go out of his way to make sure you receive an A. I had him for 3 hours in a flex class and conversations always got crazy:) He is very interesting and smart. Take Him!!!!
this guy is freaking awesome, loved his class,learned a lot, a few assignments but not hard at all. easy A (must take)
great teacher. easy A
loved this teacher, he is always talking about anecdotes, he is real funny and helpul. do your work and you'll get an A
i just finished his flex 1 class and got an A. Just do the work and youll get an A. very interesting men loved him.definitely would recommend him
Great Teacher. Very smart man. DO the work and you get an A. He want's to know you are reading and know what you are talking about my showing it in group discussion. Took Flex II class so it was a lot of reading but nothing to intense. Essays were based on what you learned, so it was easy getting a good grade. Graded on your effort & punctuality.
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS! At least if you want to keep your sanity! He is super inconsistent, can't keep a due date, and hard to understand. I had no idea what was going on half the time. We did no work all semester and then had to cram it all in at the very end. Plus he never grades anything, so you never know where you stand in the class.
A bit disorganized.
Not dry at all. He makes a tough subject easy and fun. There is a good amount of assignments however nothing extreme or unreasonable.
Ok so I took him for composition 1302 flex, and its a 3 hr class. At first he would talk all class and talk about so many random off topics, Then he just lets u do anything. So i really wish Id pick another professor. Bc his students stay confused. Hes not clear , but hes nice and easy going .
This professor helped me a lot, i took him for a summer course and it was really easy, there are a lot of papers to write. of course because it is English he is a little tough on the formatting of the MLA or APA. But over all a helpful and easy class.
I took both English 1301 and 1302 with him and enjoyed it! The assignments were very easy and he provided very good feedback on them. About my only complaint was he was slow with posting grades, but that's such a small quibble I didn't let it effect my scoring. He's very friendly and helpful, as well! I strongly recommend Professor Magaloni.
This teacher is terrible. He does not ever grade and you never use the book that you spend quite a bit of money on. He constantly cancels class and always changes up assignments. You have maybe 2 assignments the whole semester and never look at them again. I DO NOT recommend him at all.
I took Professor I's online 1301 English course. It was fairly easy. There is a lot of writing, but he is flexible and gives great feed back. Easy A if you do the work. He was a bit confusing at times, changing due dates and assignments but it always benefited the students. Especially those who may have fallen behind.
Professor Magaloni is a great teacher for Literature. He is extremely enthusiastic about what he is teaching and he gives awesome insight on what you will read. There is a ton of reading and multiple papers and 3-4 discussion posts per week. But he gave a ton of chances to those students who weren't keeping up with their assignments.
Mr. Magaloni is an amazing professor. He is very passionate about literature and poetry and that is very evident through his lectures. Yes, you have to read in this class and yes you also have to show up to class. Sometimes his instructions can seem vague but a quick email can clear that up easy.
Took the class online. All the pages looked messy- different sizes and colors of font, bold here, italics there. Very confusing. If you're good at writing and want an easy class, this might work for you. If you're actually trying to learn something, look elsewhere. Took forever to grade. Hard to contact.
Professor Magaloni was not the best. He is quite scatter-brained which often left students confused. The class itself is very boring and he will talk the entire class about things that often dont relate to the subject. Although the class is very boring and he talks way too much, it is incredibly easy to get an A if you are very good at writing.
he's an easy teacher, but will randomly come up with assignments that don't make sense... confusing, there is no such thing as a schedule, and goes on tangents that don't pertain to the class. You could miss class and not missed any material
In his lectures he would always go on rabbit trails and get off track. He waited to get started on the research paper till a few weeks before the end of the semester. When he finally looked at my topic and gave me feedback it was the second to last week. Then he decided that it didn't match the assignment and had me start the whole thing over.
If you are looking for an easy English class for your degree plan, this is the guy you need. He gets off topic a lot, and can talk for a whole two hours about nothing, but the class is pretty self-explanatory. Follow the instructions on the modules and you will be okay. Keep your explorations and Wednesday questions on topic and you'll make the A.
Professor Magaloni is a great instructor. He would sometimes go off subject if the class' questions brought it there, but no matter what the circumstances, Prof. Magaloni always brought a silly-happiness to the room and a constant smile. He didn't give out too much work and the work that was given out, was thoroughly gone through with the class.
I took his class online and it was the worst. I should have listened to the previous reviews. This professor is all over the place with what he wants. His syllabus is long drawn out and completely confusing. Be prepared to to have two discussions to write a week and several papers. He's a tough grader overall the worst teacher by far.
This class is an actual nightmare. If you like spending 45 minutes of class listening to the insane ramblings of an old man who switches around dates for essays and assignments, constantly wasting class time while giving barely any real direction on what to do for upcoming assignments. I adore English classes but this is the actual worst.
Took him for English 2. He does not grade the assignments on time, He's not prepared for class, and lastly, the assignments are easy yet so confusing. He makes a simple assignment seem extra complicated than it actually is. Definitely would not take him again.
Took him for English 2. Although he's very sweet, he's so confusing and very unorganized. Assignments are confusing and I never understood anything he said. He takes up all of class time rambling about junk that no one listens to rather than being productive and straight forward. I felt like I didn't learn much from the class either.
Although he is a nice man his classes were a waste of my time. He spent most of the time rambling on about nothing in particular and barely explained the assignments. However, the assignments were explained well in the modules. He switched around the dates for the assignments so much. I would not take him again.
He takes a really long time to grade things, to the point where it's useless to even return them to us. He also rambles during lectures, spouting random anecdotes that make no contribution to the lesson. On the bright side, he is very nice and lenient when it comes to asking for extensions or multiple absences. A very nice guy, just a few problems.
He's a nice guy, but man he can not just get to what we're doing for that day of class, there's too many rants about completely irrelevant topics. When you're assigned an essay to do or any type of work, forget about trying to actually get work done because he'll just continue to talk and talk.
Before it is too late, find another class to take. This class is a real circus with this dude as the ring leader. I endured lecture after lecture about his personal life and nothing relevant in adddition to his non existent grading where he never actually grades a thing you write but refuses to give you an A until you endlessly haggle him. A JOKE!
This was a summer course but it was writing intensive. He was always available to answer questions or concerns which made it easier but do get ready to work in this class. Reading logs, papers, posts, & chapter readings for homework. Does take a bit to grade assignments. Do the work in the time allowed & communicate with him you will do fine.
Off topic a lot. But a VERY easy class to pass. Excepts late work. Always there to talk to and VERY caring as well. If you need help understanding he will always be there to help you and explain things better. Can re fix grades as well. Would take him again. Such a sweet man!
He gets off topic way too much, doesnt explain anything since hes always talking about his life. Last minute stuff is always being assigned. Its difficult only because he gives you no information on the assignments which i had to figure out myself.
Sweet professor, super confusing though and gets off topic a lot . Had a difficult time understanding what was going on, made it difficult for my grades, but easy to get back on track , because he accepts late work, but takes a while to grade previous work assignments.
Teacher isnt what I would have planned for my last English course but its what I got, the grading is ridiculously hard, he takes off 30 points for not putting one period, you basically get a worse grade than the one who turns it in 3 weeks later. Just a horrible course
He is a good teacher but when he talks about assignments it doesnt make sense, I was confused half of the time in the class about what we were supposed to do and when things were due.
Literally the most patient professor I think I have ever had!
Ignacio is by far one of the best teachers Ive had. He very nice, and very understanding. He did everything his power to make sure I understood the assignment. Would definitely take again.
This teacher is very unorganized and doesnt go by the syllabus at all. He gets off topic a lot about assignments and he doesnt give clear instructions on what he wants on the assignments then gets upset if theyre done wrong.
Very rude, doesnt make sense, talks about several things at one time. My group was confused 99% of the time. do not take his class.
He is very unorganized. Professor Magaloni is all over the place. The calendar on canvas is filled with assignments and instead of changing the dates on the calendar he'll verbally say it and change it without telling anyone. He talks a lot about unrelated topics and our hour and half class if over before we can begin our actual class.
This professor is very unorganized constantly posting assignments a day before they were due. He talks a lot during class usually completely off topic. He also never explained to use how to do any of our assignments and just expected us to know how to do it.
Be ready to have lessons and homework that isnt even explained well. This professor will talk about the lack of sleep he got instead of telling us a major essay is due tomorrow that he will grade critically. Also no need to be on time since this professor runs 10-15 mins late every. Day. Do NOT TAKE HIM!!!!! Please theres much better professors.
Professor Magaloni isnt a good professor overall. Every time he gives a lecture he goes off topic, very unorganized. Talks about irrelevant topics, and hard to hear. Gives tons of work but never explains the work to its entirety. Didnt help with most of my questions. DONT take him.
Professor Magaloni is kind and intelligent. Many can assume he goes off topic or whatever, but what he says is actaully enlightening if you care to learn about the world we live in. He can sometimes be unorganized, but I give him a pass because of his passion, attidude and leniency. Do what you're suppose to do and you will pass with an A.
Hes very unorganized and he basically dropped me from his course and didnt give me a response
IF YOU WANT TO FAIL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THIS COURSE. THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE COURSES I SHOULD´VE DROOPED FROM THE START. TALKS ABOUT SO MANY THING BUT NEVER SCHOOL RELATED. MAJES THE MOST UNCOMFORTABLE JOKES! THIS PROFESSOR IS NOT THE ONE I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW NVC STILL HAS HIM. I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED IN THIS COURSE. MAKES YOU BUY A BOOK YOU USE ONCE
A lot of people seemed really confused in his class but everything that due is on Canvas, if there's a homework due, just look. Very understanding, but communication is key. Gave me us plenty of chance to redo essays if we got a low grade on them.
I took this class my first semester at Vista. Professor Magaloni is kind of all over the place. I never knew what was going on because he was so disorganized in assigning work. Many times he would literally just recite his poems that he wrote and that was all we would do the entire class. Overall, would not recommend unless you want to be confused.
Professor Magaloni is one of those few people you meet who is very passionate about teaching and getting his students excited about literature. He is extremely friendly and personable, gives great feedback on assignment, and made each section we covered fun. What I really liked about his teaching style is he allows you to develop your own ideas.
He is very UNORGANIZED, majority of the class is failing & he does not seem to see he is the problem but instead harass us basically about how we all fail his class & threatens to drop us instead of helping & he is never on topic he is all over the place. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND never had a issue with english until taking his class!!
He's ab awful teacher. There were tons of assignments, with little to no directions given. Finding what little he gave was awful. It was all a mess and I hated every minute of that class. I love literature and he just made it awful. On top of the bad instructing, he graded super harshly and didn't set up clear expectations. It was mostly guessing.
The Professor is a nice guy but unorganized. If he is going to continue to teach he needs a TA to plan his lessons. I do not know if it age or what, but our assignments came out often the day before or day due. His instructions were hard to understand. I don't mind hard work, but when the instructions require office hours every week, it is not cool
Ignacio was completely incomprehensible during his lectures, or what you would call them, most of them consisted of anecdotal rants that provided nothing to the lesson. His instructions were very unclear and actively insulted my intelligence when it comes to essay writing. If you are Neurodivergent I do not recommend at all.
Not a good professor at all. His instructions are very confusing and he has not changed them in years, he said so himself. Very rude when asking for help and is not good with clarifying course confusion. I would not take him again and I should have checked the rate my professor rating on him before signing up for his class because they were right.
Awful his instructions are terrible and the lectures for class have nothing to do with what we are working on and just rants about random things for a long time. The instructions given out were very confusing leaving a lot of questions unanswered I would 100% not take this professor again.
Talks to himself and laughs at his own jokes. Barley any teaching is involved. If you use canvas you know that the modules go by the weeks. We are in week 4 so module 4. What we need for an essay is a link but he puts it in module 1 for what reason? I don't know. Very confusing and makes us try to find it instead of putting in order like humans.
Class Info
Online Classes
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Attendance Mandatory
77%
Textbook Required
51%
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