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74%
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Reviews (103)
Awesome, if you have a problem, go to the bridge, she's there.
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I hated her. I really did. Very easy classes, though. Both college writing courses...
i think if i didn't have the class at 8am that i would have liked it. not a ton of work, but enough
Rock on Crazy Jane. She made me do my portfolio over twice....I wanted to kill her, but you know...I had fun in that class, and she gives a really decent amount of work. Smokes the same Ciggs as my mom...bonus points for class outside.
Very Boring, depressing class. Ended up dropping it. New teacher I have much better and easier. Too much work for a cw 1 class. She should stick to cw 2!
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she was soooo confusing i hated how un organized she was all she wanted to do was smoke
I LOVE this woman! She's a real treasure - really loves her students and will go xtra mile for them. Sure, she's disorganized, scatterbrained, and often unclear, but you get what you put in, and I've learned a lot in her classes. Relax -go for the ride.
this was the WORST class Ever, the papers we had to write about were never anything of importance, we always talked about off the wall subjects, she always smelled like smoke and her laugh was so annoying
Lasarenko is easy if you are able to teach yourself. She is very abstract about what she wants from an assignment, and although she tries to offer help, it's nothing helpful. She is very disorganized and unprofessional (smoking all the time!) Assignments in class are always busy work! Also, you d
EASY A. Be prepared to be frustrated. She is unorganized and the class is basically a waste of time and money. If you want to learn anything take another professor. If you want to boost your QPA take it.
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Hellish teacher. I couldn't stand her. Pop quizzes all the time and assignments about nothing. Dropped her class. Avoid her at all costs!
college writing teacher say what???..exactly...completley unclear...you will never want to go to class, than you won't and you'll be even more lost, get another teacher
i like her as a person but, ya, she's unclear as hell. if you just act like ur interested and do your work, you'll get an A.
good class lots of easy group work if u make a suggestion to her in class about somethin u wanna change she will take a class vote and do it if the class voters yes or even if she doesn't take a vote if u push her hard enough she will listen to your suggestions and give in
She means well, but she has trouble keeping everything straightened out. Her class is pretty easy,but don't take advantage of her niceness. Be nice to her, she is a nice lady who really wants the best for her students.
This class can be extremely easy if you give her what she wants.. the only problem is she doesnt say exactly what she wants. Personally, I could not stand her or this class because she makes no sense and is very unclear about her assignments. OH and dont buy the book.. it is as unclear as she is.
She was always willing to help, and if she didn't come right out and say what she wanted from you, it's because we're in college, and part of life is figuing things out on our own. I learned a lot from her.
she's a real find. she will bend over backwards for her students, just give her a chance. the class is the worst thing though..no one likes to speak. literally, at all costs, it is like pulling teeth to get a group conversation going. she tries, students dont!!!
Shes a little kooky but shes awesome. You will write a lot and work for your grade but as long as youre willing to work she is very easy-going.
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Comming into this class I wasn't sure what to expect - Comming out of this class, I still don't know what to expect. The most worthless class I have ever taken! The class is easy b/c of all the group work, but if u don't like being confused day in and day out, I suggest to get a different professor.
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She means the best for her students...yet somehow I always find myself unclear. It's true college english is more abstract than high school...but give us SOME direction! If you like to think and write take her. She grades easy and tells it like it is.
LASARENKO: she is amazing. IF you want a professor you can contact any time of the day to ask questions about work or just to make sure your up-to-date SHE"S YOUR LADY. So full of life and energy, brings brightness to a dark room :)
She has no clue what she wants from the class, which could be good or bad, depending on your perspective. I spent the majority of classes being very confused. Overall I didnt really like her at all, in fact i almost despised going.
Had her 3 times my 1st year because she is that amazing. Super easy classes all around. Easy A if you kiss up to her. Classes are unclear, but an A is an A and you'll definately do well with her. NO EXAMS. Class based on middle school type writing assignments. Never had to study once for College Writing I, II, or Interpreting Lit. TAKE JANE!!!
had her for the first 3 sesmters i was at sru. she is so great. so crazy but great. get to know her she is awesome. so easy... just go to class(more than not) and make some sort of an effort and youll do fine. def take her
very helpful, very interested in what is going on
Painful, painful. Just turn stuff in and hang on. She made no sense half the time and I got a B.
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Very nice lady. Enjoyed her class very much. Ever need any help at all and she was willing to help.
The most disorganized thoughts EVER! Too open-minded for a professor... had no idea how she was grading, and it was hell to sit through her class because we never got anything accomplished.
Great Professor!! She is very helpful and most of the time, pretty clear on what she wants from you. When she's not clear, just ask her again and she'll let you know. Just read the required reading, listen to what she has to say and you should be fine. I enjoyed her class very much and am hoping to take another one of her classes in the future!
worse teacher ever! she never explained anything..when you would ask questions, she wouldn't know how to explain it and would confuse you even more...she doesn't know how to grade either...
SHE ROCKS!!!!!!
She is very helpful and is clear most of the time about what she needs from you. When she isnt, all you have to do is ask. This is a great class. Take her if you have the chance.
I really liked her a lot, and she is easy to get along with. Sometimes she is unclear about certain, but go visit her during office hours and she'll be very helpful to you. I learned a lot more than English in the class. No huge papers, no extremely hard assignments.
Good teacher. Class schedule is kind of iffy, but you get used to it. Two tests, one paper, a group project, and journals were the requirements this year. She is always up for a discussion and loves when the class participates. I would take her again and recommend her.
Lady is bit on the crazy side but if u show up at class everday, she sees u there and will take it easy on your papers, i had a B both semesters
Avoid. Is not clear about assignments, grades hard and does not provide useful feedback. Discussion was boring and she rarely used textbook. If you don't have to take this course, don't, especially with her - it's very similar to 205.
Dr. Lasarenko is amazing for College Writing 1. She is very creative and isn't like an ordinary writing class. Does a lot of creative assignments using the computer. If you aren't great at writing formal essays take her for writing. She doesn't give actual direction, she wants you to think for yourself. Take her if you can!
shes not really clear on what she wants you to do
She's nice and she teaches you to think for yourself! Study for in class quizzes from the readings. There is a lot of work on writing papers, so start them early. She's really nice and if you need help, just e-mail or go talk to her. You can even redo your papers to get a higher grade! Always ask questions about the assignments!
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Do not take her Class, She does not know how to teach! Does not give clear instructions! Horrible CLASS!!!
She was very rude and hard to understand what she really wanted on everything. She would say one thing and do the opposite. She always told us after the fact when we couldn't do anything about it
Horrible teacher... unclear in what she wants, changes her mind about assignments and doesn't tell you, etc. WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT TAKE HER.
Very unclear about assignments. Changes her mind about them often and without warning. Very rude and talks down to students. I'm only taking it because I need to in order to graduate.
If you pay full attention to what she says, and accept her criticism, you'll learn to be a better writer. She expects for you to learn how to write effectively!
terrible teacher...hard to understand, doesnt know what she really wants, changes her mind about everything...prolly the one of worst professor on campus. avoid her at all cost
Worst class i ever had. i dropped it after a week. she started of the first day asking us about our sex life and she smells like straight nicotine
She used the argument that employers often don't give you all the information to complete tasks to cover up her incompetence.
Oh dear god this class. I used to love writing...now, because of this woman, I can't stand it. I used to write essays. For fun. Not anymore. This woman's incomprehensibility and lack of sanity has more or less ruined writing for me.
She is fabulous.
Horrible teacher. Complete B****!! It's extremely hard to get an A in her class. Obsessed with Rhetorical Context. Useless information like using Twitter and researching blogs. Also she makes you analyze your audience constantly. You can't write for fun anymore.
Ugh! Her class is ridiculous! She gives us pointless assignments that have yet taught me how to write a good paper. Her instructions are never clear and majority of the time you have no idea what's due (assignments) for each class. She never makes sense.. JUST DONT TAKE HER CLASS!
This woman is crazy. No matter what you do, it's wrong. End of story. Be prepared to feel like a complete idiot when you ask her for help. Make sure you pick a good thesis at the beginning of the semester, or you're screwed. Seriously.
STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS!! she will make you want to kill yourself. she will say there is nothing due and then she will get mad because you didn't read something for her class. she is obsessed about audience and papers are never good enough. quit if you get her.
I really hate to be rude, but this woman is absolutely ridiculous. She says one thing and means something completely different. I loved writing before I took this class, but I dread every piece she assigns. I would definitely advise that you avoid her.
This class is a joke. She has given me so much anxiety that I have to be careful not to get panic attacks before class. If you love writing STAY AWAY FROM HER!!! She makes no sense while 'teaching' and ill treat you like a five year old. Just don't take her class.
Does not make sense what so ever. She will just ramble on about random things. She never taught anything. Extremely stressful class.
For those who are already stuck with taking her, she's a little crazy in the head and get ready to be confused. Even when I would ask her a question a thousand times she would answer me back with," I don't know, what do you think." But in her college writing 1 class I pulled off an A. I just had to work hard at it. She's actually not mean though.
She is the absolute worst professor I have ever had in my life. Every direction she gives, she goes back on and says it's something different the next day. Completely obsessed with the Rhetorical context, using your audience, and the writing process. You can say goodbye to any sense of direction in this class. Avoid her at all costs!!!
Drove us crazy! She isn't clear about assignments AT ALL and she's always in a bad mood. When I emailed her with a question she would either not respond or tell me she could not help over email. Definitely plays favorites as well, unfortunately I wasn't one of them.
She's a nightmare. Extremely unhelpful. No exams, we had one surprise quiz and barely any other grades. I turned in my final papers a day after a friend and she told me I was out of luck since she already submitted the grades. Nice lady! Not.
I had cw2 and int. lit with Dr. Las. She puts the responsibility in your hands to do well in her classes which means you ACTUALLY have to challenge yourself. She wants you to think outside the box/keep an open mind with your work. She helped me become a much better writer but also a better student. She rocks if YOU make the effort to succeed.
She is very hard to understand. Says one thing then does something completely different. Will not answer questions. Made fun of students during presentations. Not a very pleasant woman.
Does not give directions very clearly. Will change her mind midway through the directions.
not clear and dosen't focus on one topic at a time. By far the worst professor I have
Don't take her even if you have to. She does nothing. She has peer leaders an they teach the class an grade some of her work. She's lazy an doesn't answer questions at all. She's just a angry old woman
No grades based on contract of completing required assignments which take time and can be resubmitted to pass as many times as you need. need to do 3 optional ones to pass with C 5 for an A and their not hard just time consuming. If you go to office hours she will show you all your mistakes and basicly give you topics to write about. Good but bad.
Would rather retake this class with another professor and learn something than pass this class with her.
Dr. Lasarenko is very kind. Get on her good side and her class will be a breeze. No, she is not clear on assignments, but she is very tentative to her emails and will respond to any confusion you might have. Overall.. VERY easy A. (P.S: no exams or quizzes!)
I took her for College Writing and got an A in her class. I decided to take her again for Interpreting Lit and I think she is a great professor! She maps out the entire course for you and picks very interesting Lit to read! She does take attendance at the beginning of class, so going to her class is vital!
She gives no clear and consistent directions. She changes her mind on a whim. If you want to learn something then this is NOT a professor you want.
God awful! She posts things on her powerpoint that hse doesnt understand herself and expects us to. She gives little to no relevant help if you go to her office, expect to feel dumb if you ask for help. Doesnt give very clear directions for assignments at all. I would avoid taking this class with her if possible.
She is really rude if you do something wrong. i have had a terrible experience with her.
Not helpful nor accommodating to students needs. She makes you feel dumb when you try and ask a simple question. The assignments are never clear and you are always left guessing
i hate this woman. she is the worst teacher i have ever had. she makes you feel stupid and grades on what she thinks.. doesnt even read the papers. looks and judges. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HER. you will regret it.
This is the worst professor I have every had. She does not tell you about assignments until the class before they are due. When you ask questions she treats you like a five year old and makes you feel stupid. If you want a good professor and a good college writing class, I definitely suggest not taking this teacher. Absolutely horrible.
First of all she does not grade! Yes no grades. I wrote about 8-10 papers and received nothing. So basically you have no clue how you are doing in the class. She is very unclear about assignments even after you ask questions. When you do ask questions she makes you feel dumb. No tests. I would avoid her at all costs. However, I did receive an A.
Lasarenko is the most confusing professor I have ever had. We were never sure what we were supposed to be doing, whether inside class or out, even when we asked questions. She's a nice lady but I would taking any of her classes. ever.
Dr. Lasarenko has honeslty been my least favorite professor at SRU. Almost every class is spent in groups. She gives some sort of instruction at the beginning of class but the rest of class is spent trying to understand exactly what you are supposed to do. She does not help to answer questions either, she will always say to ask your classmates. When she does give an answer, you have to use the Rosetta stone to desipher it because her answers are never clear. I did recieve an A in the class but I would not take her if I could go back.
I took her last semester & dreaded having to suffer through her class again. She's not clear on anything and when you ask questions, she either makes you feel like an idiot for asking, or explains it in a way that makes you have even less of an idea of what's going on. I needed this class for my major, and I learned absolutely nothing.
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Gives no help, whole class was clueless, half withdrew. She made a girl in the class redo her paper because it was only "B" material and laseranko said this student is capable of an A. After this student redid the whole final paper, this student received a C
Class sessions had no purpose. Not clear on assignments, due dates, rubrics, and everything pertaining to the class. Not helpful. I did not learn anything in this class. This is the worst class that I have taken in my undergraduate career. I strongly advise to steer clear of this professor.
Worst professor ever. She's a nutcase that confuses the hell out of you and is unclear on everything you do. You will be confused all the time and I strongly, STRONGLY encourage not taking this class let alone another class with this professor. I absolutely dreaded going to this class.
She is the worst professor. Her directions are unclear and confusing. She constantly changes her mind and updates/deletes stuff on D2L. She doesn't know how to teach. I don't recommend her to anyone, not even my worst enemy. If you want someone who actually teaches, choose anyone but her. I will never take another class with her again. TERRIBLE!!!!
Worst professor I've ever had!!! She is very unclear about assignments and you leave the class feeling stressed.
Doesn't explain things well at all. Assigns multiple assignments at the same time. VERY CONFUSING. Everything is found online but difficult to find. Literally the worst professor out there. NO Excused absences even with a note from a doctor. Tells everyone they have a b at the mid term but it isn't true she just didn't grade anything.
the worst teacher i have had at SRU. show up to class and write a paper just about every 2 weeks then don't get graded on the paper. assigns multiple things at 1 time which she will also not grade. and don't ask questions unless you like looking like an idiot in front of your classmates. this lady shouldn't have a job.
Do not take this professor unless you have to. No grades are given so you aren't aware of how you're doing in the class, your final grade is determined by a "final portfolio" of all of the work you've done throughout the semester. Most of the time in class was spent trying to figure out what we were supposed to be doing because she is so vague.
She is honestly the worst professor I have ever had. I'm pretty strong in English but in her class I feel so clueless and like there isn't a point to everything we do. She babbles on about things that are irrelevant and is OBSESSED with politics. Not one person in my class knows what we are doing at any time in class.
Hands down the worst professor I've ever had. There are is no clear grading throughout the semester, allowing her to hand whatever grade she wishes at the end. Assignments also have no clear grading criteria and she seems to constantly alter what she wants any given day. If there's any way you can avoid taking her, please do so.
She is very unclear with all of her assignments, and is a very unfair grader. She prefers women over men when grading, and is a very scramble-minded professor. I would not be so rude if my grade didn't depend so much on odd stipulations rather than actual comprehension of the subject.
She never has any set class standards, she just kind of starts teaching and expects students to know where she's coming from. Every classmate has their eyes glazed over and never participates because no one knows what's going on ever. She doesn't know what she's talking about and teaches about gender instead of an actual English course. DO NOT TAKE
Class Info
Attendance Mandatory
92%
Textbook Required
74%
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