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Some course material may be difficult, but she is very clear and makes thing easy to understand. She takes the time to talk with you one-on-one if you need help. Big on attendance. I took a second course from her.
Teacher bores the heck out of you. Quizzes and tests are drawn out and you dont learn anything. Horrible class, You are warned!!!!! Take any other teacher, they have to be better
This class is not for those seeking an easy "A". If you're a dedicated and committed student, you will do fine. If you don't prepare for class, you'll die. This is a great class for those who are in college to LEARN something.
Excellent class if you are willing to apply yourself. There is alot of reading but what else would you expect from a literature class? I am not a fan of literature but this class was surprisingly enjoyable.
This class was interesting and enjoyable. The class discussions were interesting considering some of the stories from this time period are boaring. You will do well if you apply yourself and prepare. Mrs. Shanteau is also very funny.
not fun but not hard
not for slackers. gives reading assignments and then a quiz the next day. Not too much reading: usually something every night that's 2-5 pages long. Only about 3 things 30p +. A fun writing project instead of a boring essay. Tests are short essay only.
Very bias. Not helpful at all.
This instructor is extremely bias. She also acts very superior. The class was not hard, but it's difficult trying to pay attention when she dedicates 10-30 min every class period to talking about her sons.
This class sucked. I have a 3.6 overall GPA, but i had to drop this class. She grades very strictly on her ESSAY tests. The answers have to be exactly what she wants to hear. The reading was boring. I hated this class! Take someone else.
If you upset this teacher in anyway, shell let you know by failing you on your essays. She makes you feel very stupid when you ask a question. She taught me it's not about what you can write and how well you can write it-it's all about ifyou ****her off.
Ms. Shanteau is a great English teacher. I tought that her methods of teaching were very clear and she is very fair in her grading. She treats her students with respect as long as you respect her.
Very picky on essays. The class is very boring and really hard to sit through. she tends to ramble about irrelevent topics.
The class was very easy, but unbelievably boring. I know more about her two kids than I know about my own family. Be prepared, if you don't do well on a quiz, she'll kick you out. She also makes statements that she pulls out of her butt.
Shateau teaches u about her sons, her son's swimming, Auburn university, her church, and anything else she can pull out of her butt. This class is very religous. If you fail a quiz, she likes to kick people out of class. plese don't take her.
Not hard to get an A if you play by her rules-meaning you politely listen to her go on about her family and you structure all your essays around how poorly women were treated in colonial America. If you're 1 second late to class, prepare to feel her wrath
Mrs. Shanteau is fairly "nice" when she's lecturing, but when I asked her a question after class, she made me feel like a complete idiot! She is very detailed - if you answered a question one way, she mean't it in another way.
mrs. shanteau is awesome. she is so helpful in any way she can be and very willing to help. she is also very pleasant in class. she is my favorite teacher in college. i highly reccomend her!!! she is a peach!!! :)
Very biased. Forces her opinions on you. Bottom line, take someone else.
She is an awesome teacher.But she feel make us feel stupid when approaching her for any help
She's very helpful and very passionate about her class.
I THOUGHT SHE WAS A VERY GOOD TEACHER. SHE IS PICKY ON HER TESTS AND ESSAYS, BUT SHE IS CLEAR. DON'T BE LATE TO CLASS!
i'm in her american lit class right now and i like it better than eng 1102 when i had her. there is still a lot more reading but it just seems more fun since its a summer course. she is very helpful and is fair about grading
Great English teacher. If you read and and pay attention to her class discussions on the readings and take notes, tests and quizes are easy. Highly recommend Mrs. Shanteau.
You have to work for your grade, but she's a great teacher.
I took American Literature with her and had to drop before to half semester point. She treats you like your in high school. I took two tests in her class and wrote 3 full pages for each test and failed both. Only class I'v ever had to drop.
I took Ms. Shanteau 2 summers ago in a minimester. As long as you read all the material and come to class, it is an easy A. I recommend taking it in the summer, i think she cut the work load. However, I know more about her family than I do my own! :)
Took her a year ago and I thought she was a good teacher. As long as you keep up on your reading you will be fine. She can be a tough grader and knows when you are BS-ing. She is more than willing to help you if you need it.
She is very opinionated, and often boring. If she doesn't like you, it will reflect in your grades. DON'T SHOW UP LATE EITHER! It is one of her biggest pet peeves.
I'm taking her right now. She's VERY opininated and rarely let's you say your opinion without cutting you off. Her first test is complete BS and there's no way to study for it. The papers she assigns leaves you scratching your head. I hate coming cause it is extremely boring. I have a B though.
Mrs. Shanteau's class is BS. The tests are BS. There is no "right or wrong" answer it is based on whether she likes you or not. If you are a male student, do not take her class unless you are willing to be a wuss and suck up to her. She likes to whine about women's rights. She is not smart at all.
i thought ms. shanteau was really easy. tells you exactly what to study for. go to class and do the readings and make an a.
This class is an easy A as long as you go to every class.She is very particular with being on time...so dont be late.Quizzes are based on the readings and as long as she can tell you read, you get an A. Tests same thing, do the reading and you will get an A.I found her discussions interesting.
I so much enjoyed this class. Professor Shanteau is an excellent english instructer who knows what she is talking about. She is so nice to her students and takes time to answer any and all questions. She grades fairly and will give you a chance no matter who you are. She does not put up with slacker
I got off to a rough start with her but you can make an A in the class if you figure out what she wants. If you give her that you make the grade. It is a fun class and she is a very good teacher.
Very easy class if you take notes every day over the stories you had to read. She tells you everything to study for on the tests. She also gives quizzes at least once or twice a week over the story she assigned.
Whoever put that she was a woman chauvinist is very correct. She hates males unless they kiss her butt. The class was easy for the most part. She rapes your first essay grade so that she can scare you, but the rest of the grades are easy. She is hard to get help from, must always meet in her office.
She is very unhelpful, often times, I'd have to say rude and unprofessional. Highly DO NOT recommend.
I thought her class was extremely interesting. If you pay attention in class and take notes, youll be fine. Her tests come straight from her lectures. Her research paper is also alot more interesting to write than any other paper in any other class.I found her very easy,all you have to do is read.
First of all, the first thing you notice about this class is that it is complicated. Even though I am very well in English, the teacher makes it confusing. On test which are basically essay type questions, has a certain time limit. I do not get the point on why we do not have the whole class period for the test. Seems like she wants us to rush it.
this class had it's essays but was easy. read and write and you will have an A. Not a lot of prepartion or studying required. Really nice teacher and willing to help in any way possible
She is very kind hearted. Her class was interesting, and her tests were all essay. If you can write a paragraph, you should do well in her class. I really enjoyed this class.
for the ratings i saw i thought this prof. was going to be diff. but she was actually very nice and helpful. the quizzes really help and she gives you 2 free 100s and drops the lost quiz grade. just come on time and listen to what she says and you will get an A on the tests and in class. THE RESEARCH PAPER IS NOT HARD AT ALL- THE EASIST.
She is so nice. Next semester I plan on picking her as my teacher. She is extremly helpful. She doesn't mind staying after class to help one out with their essays. She really deserves a raise.
Great teacher! If you read and right you will do fine. I would take her again.
She is GREAT!!! I would take her again and again if I had more english classes to take! She was extremely helpful and very lineant. As long as you read and do your homework and try on tests than you will make an A. The term paper was the easiest paper and the funniest paper I have ever written!!
she is not very considerate
Do not take this teacher. She has no compassion what so ever. If you go to her asking for help, she will just tell you what you did wrong. If you walk in late or leave early she gets pissed and makes a face or just tells you to see her after class. If you are looking for high school drama, then take her. Otherwise do not waste your time.
Truly an extraordinary woman. Mrs. Shanteau is the teacher that I'd always imagined I'd have in college; it just took two years to find her. She really knows her subject and knows how to keep my attention span constant. I had her for two half-semester classes and made an A and B, respectively. Take her seriously, though.
shes goes too fast and doesnt explain WEBCT too well.
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Just AWESOME. Does require work, if you work a little harder, promise you can get an A. I got B. Didn't try to hard. Understand discussions in class,take notes and write a decent term paper. Chance of A very possiblay. Great teacher that teaches with heart. Need MORE LIKE HER.
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This teacher is great. She's extremely friendly and helpful. Everytime I needed help, she would stay after class and help me. She is very respectful to her students, and she is an extremely nice person. I advise students, who want a great teacher, to pick her. She is one in a million!!!
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She does have her favortites and that can be a pain.However,if you can ignore her biased views concering EVERYTHING and her know-it-all attitude,you can get by.Just spit back out what she tells you to and you will do fine.There is no room for disagreement with her.Make sure to READ!Quizzes almost every day!She can be a flaming feminist,as well.
Very nice teacher. She really wants everyone to succeed. Do journals, study for quizzes and come to class and you will do well.
Great teacher! If you can not work with the professor..then this is not for you. Quizzes are just over the reading= A. Many extra credit opportunities. Overall great class. HArdest grading is on the research paper, but she will help if you ask.
Very helpful teacher. seems to love wha she teaches and she make the class interesting.
She tends to ramble, and she can be very sarcastic at times. She also tends to be short, and not have a lot of patience. I wouldn't take her for another Enlglish course.
Mrs. Shanteau is a very sweet lady; she's very helpful and caring. She's been teaching at GPC for a very long time and is still excited about teaching everyday. She makes the material interesting, and she connects with her students very well. She is definitely the best teacher I've had here.
Mrs. Shanteau is a very sweet lady; she's very helpful and caring. She's been teaching at GPC for a very long time and is still excited about teaching everyday. She makes the material interesting, and she connects with her students very well. She is definitely the best teacher I've had here.
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She is a nice lady overall, but can be short tempered at times when you ask her a question. Very very strickt. Her quizzes are hard!!! And let's not even talk about the test! She trails off a lot. I would definently not recommend her.
She was very helpful and was there for the students. Informed what would be on the test and quizes and gave clues on what to pay the most attention to when reading.
This teacher is not recommended for he/she that wants to succeed....she is too old to understand. Not always does someone older knows it all...she ruined my GPA....
Mrs. Shanteau's class wasn't easy. She's a good teacher, reviews everything in class. There is a LOT of reading. Make sure you read, she loves pop quizzes. Tests are pretty easy and she assigns extra credit.
This teacher does not help. She appears to want to help but does not. Completely elementary for her.
OK well she was probibly the hardest grading teacher i have ever had!!! she did not have much of a sense of humor. overall she was an excellent teacher but dont be late and proofread like its nobodies business
An absolute horrible teacher. Expects you to be 100 percent correct on everything, don't choose her for English!
Made 100 and all the tests and quizzes, got all points for portions of research paper that had to be turned in prior to, to ensure being done correctly, then got a D on paper resulting in a B for the class. Tests are confusing in the way the questions are phrased, I was just lucky to be good at Eng.
she is the worst teacher i`ve ever had in my entire life. she is really sick. she gave me a hard time. if u ask a question, she will make you sorry for that. she doesn`t appreciate your hard working. she has her favorites in class. she is a nightmare. Do not take her at all.
Terrible teacher - don't take her class.
She grades harder than any teacher I've ever had. You have to be perfect to do well.
She must want to screw peoples lives up. She emails everyone (supposedly) except me to announce a 'pop' quiz. She lost one of my papers. She moves wayyyyyyy to fast. The class is a headache. Honestly, do not pick her for english.. you will regret it.
Wonderful teacher and person. Easy, just do the journals, checks, and do the essays. Very straight forward teacher, she is not out to fail you. Just follow her layouts on how essays should be written, you'll do fine!
Terrible!!! Wants to screw everybody=) doesn't matter how many times u go to her office-I just lived there!!! I got B but that wasn't easy=u have to kiss her ass. She took 10 points off my paper just for being 10 minutes late to class...don't miss any of her class.
She's not a bad teacher and she doesn't want to screw anyone, despite what some people have written. She's passionate about the subject and enjoys teaching it. READ the stories, GO TO CLASS, TAKE NOTES, and you'll be fine. It's simple. She's always willing to help. The bad reviews are from slackers. It's college, some effort is required....
she is terrible , dont take her class. she is so strick. even you are late 5 min. you are late. she gives very low grade.
This is one tough class. The amount of work is reasonable. However, her grading on essay is very strict so you better know how to write if you want an A. Late is unacceptable! If you can write really good and don't want to do too much work then this is a great teacher but if you can't DO NOT TAKE HER.
she is not a good professor. she is very tough. grades extremely tough. does not give any slack. do not take her. if you dont do well in English do not take her! its a hybrid course translates to one day a week TONS and TONs of work essays ect hard quizes ect do not be late to her class.
She is RUDE! On 1st day of class she said "If u can't afford a textbook, then u can't afford college!" I was VERY offended!! READ READ READ the textbook or u will FAIL the POP QUIZZES! OMG we're in college and she's sooo uptight about attendence and tardiness! She is ALWAYS rambling on about her son... YAWN!!
What an all around awful human being. It's as if she want's students to do poorly. She is mean hearted and spiteful. Do not expect any extra help from her and be prepared to be treated like an idiot. Also, she talks about her son all the time. Annoying!
WARNING: Do not take her for your GPA's sake!!! She seems nice at first, but she's pompous and quite rude at times. I used to get As and high Bs on essays before, but she is ridiculous. She screwed my 4.0! I doubt she ever gave anyone above a 95. Way too much reading and she does pop quiz on it. Knowledgable, though. RUN AWAY FAST!!!
Extremely hard!! She has absolutely no compassion or sympathy for anyone. She worries more about teaching her life story than material you will be tested on, we pay to learn not to her her sad stories. The single WORST professor ever!!
she talks about her son who swims for a living. he has a doge cahrger all souped out..and has a cute GF..yadda yadda yadda...anyway, I didn't find this class hard @ all..then again, I am a journalism major. I also did NOT find it helpful either..I had her for 1101 and 1102 and she was just not nice..no compassion/sympathy...wears cute clothes thoug
She is the most terrible teacher I'd ever had. The thing that she did the most was talking about her son who was an Olympian '08 & how much money she lost in stock market. SO RIDICULOUS!!! No one should take her class b/c it's not helpful & boring. She is also the hard teach and grader. She does talk a lot in class but nothing was clear.
Terrible teacher. Definately ain't no saint. Dont bother taking her. No matter how hard you try, she's not satisfied by your effort.
Two words: Terrible Teacher
Do not take this teacher if you want to get an easy A. This is the hardest teacher that ever taught Literature. You will never please this woman. She is not lenient when grading the essays and for a small grammar mistake, she takes out a whole lot of points.I took her online class, her quizzes is true and false,test multiple choice no extra credit
She can really trick you into thinking she is a great teacher, but as the semester continues you start to realize the truth. I consider myself to be good in English; however, I passed her class with a C. No one in my class ever made anything higher than a B on her essay's, and she offers no extra credit or help. She grades hard do be careful.
DO NOT TAKE HER!! She is an extremely hard grader, nothing will please her. For example I went over my research paper with her, in her office. Rewrote it for her...and you won't believe I still got at 65! She Will tear you papers apart..no mercy.
This teacher is ETREMELY HARD. Nothing you do will never please her. She is by far the most unreasonable, unfair, and difficult teacher you'll ever come accross
IF you really care about you gpa. DO NOT EVER TAKE THIS TEACHER. If you do your gpa will DEFINATELY go down.
She is an unreasonable, very unresponsive teacher. quiz questions are not clear at all. Even in discussions she drops your postings and doesn't count them if she doesn't like them no matter if you have done your best! All in all, she is AWFULLY BAD and INEXPERIENCED teacher with no academic personality.
I agree w/ all the recent ratings. She takes ten points for a misplaced comma. Odds are you will fail her class. Steer clear of this one! Worst professor I had in college so far!
Here is the jist of her classes. "You are in community college and because of that you are probably stupid. If you use incorrect grammar or mispell something, you are stupid. If you are late, or miss a class you are a bad human being. You will probably fail college, so just give up now." if you take her, you have my apologies.
If you like to read a lot, study hard, get no feedback, and fail then this is the class for you!English is easy for me but this woman is a tyrant and wants you to fail. Does not give help, feedback, or give your answers back to your test.Do not take her, and if you do take her do not ask for help or you will fail;she does not like to be questioned
She is a good teacher. He class was very challenging, but an A is possible. If you want a lot of feedback, you have to go out of your way to meet with her during her office hours (which isnt crazy or anything). She is kinda strict, but she isnt a bad teacher.
I am return to college student. I have been back in school now for 1 and I have never met anyone like this in my life. Their is no rationality to her process, and she is demeaning and arrogant, she is not helpful if you value your gpa and your love of English, steer clear of her. She does not value your opinion at all.
I am an English major and this is my 4th semester of College English and I have made A's in all of my English classes so far. However, this lady is psycho and thinks everyone is stupid and deserves to fail. Do not take this class. It will leave you wondering if there is any good left in the world. Avoid her if you want to maintain a good GPA.
This lady will help you when you need help but she's rarely nice about anything. She's a grade Nazi/REALLY hard grader. You have to study haaaard to get a decent grade. She puts a lot of people down I guess to feel better about herself. I'm pretty sure she only stays at perimeter because she thinks everyone is stupid and under her. Have fun.
Please run!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trust me!! She is not the best.. Take someone else.. Run, run, run, away.. I am a student with at 4.0 GPA, and I did not pass her class. Save yourself!!
this lady is crazy!!
Other than the fact that she is mean, condescending, and seems to be in a romantic relationship with her sons, she is great. I am not sure she has read any of the stories she teaches since they were first published, so sometimes she get things really wrong and then tests you on her messed-up version of reality. She is better than you.
This class was horrible. The readings were interesting but the teacher is not. I took this class online and this was the worst teacher i ever had. She is not a fair grader. Save yourself. Also she is not helpful in the class. I never failed a class before until I took her.
Gives assignments without notifying us. The formatting of her pages is terrible and she is so unhelpful! I'm currently taking this class and am so worried about my grade just because of how poorly she is running this joke of a course.
I've been in college for three years and have never run into a "professor" this unhelpful. I've had many STRICT professors but none than gain some sort of sick gratification from not assisting students... Genuine and honest review of this teacher. CONSIDER ANOTHER ENGLISH PROFESSOR. Not strict, just cruel
Please beware at all cost of this teacher if you have too. I've never had a problem with any of the instructors at Georgia Perimeter, but she definitely gives it a bad name. Writing is suppose to be free expression and your interpretation, but if she doesn't agree with your point of view then "F" is the grade you will receive. DO NOT TAKE HER!!!
This class was insanely hard! I've only ever gotten one B and I almost failed with this professor. She wrote on the feedback for one of my papers that she stopped reading it halfway through because my sources weren't cited correctly and gave me an automatic F! If you obsess over your GPA like me this is definitely not the right professor for you!
Horrible.
Wow. In two years of attending classes never have I experienced a professor like this. Assignments are rarely clearly explained, and when they are expect to follow every microscopic detail or receive a failing grade. Little room for creativity in assignments and most interaction between classmates rather than the prof. Would NEVER recommend.
I'm not sure why everyone graded Shanteau so poorly. I've been out of high school for a while, but I found her Eng 2131 class to be interesting. I have an 85 in the class, and i'm not really an English kind of guy. If you follow the schedule and put some effort in doing the work, you will get a good grade. if you want a easy A, it won't happen.
Terrible in class at explaining the course material. Verbally gives out a rough outline for what will be on tests and expects you to guess what the right questions to study for the test and quizzes are. No actual handouts. Just orally gives out a quick review of what we should study for.
Do not choose this professor! I've never had a problem with a class or a professor like this class and this professor. She questions everything that you turn in. I have yet to turn in something that received proper feedback. Please read the other reviews! I did not before I took the class and I DEEPLY regret it.
Honestly, I'v never experienced a teacher like this. I should have rated her a long time ago because she is absolutely the worst teacher/"professor" that I have ever had from kinder garden to my freshman year of college. Don't believe me? Look at the horrible feedback she had gotten already. Don't take this class with Janet Shanteau.
Prior to taking her class, I read a bunch of negative reviews. She is absolutely firm with deadlines but her class was by no means difficult to pass. I made an A and I am not the greatest writer. I'm 27 and had I taken her class when I was younger, I probably wouldn't have done well. Read and follow all instructions and just do not procrastinate
Tends to give provide vague instructions, and then aggressively nitpick things that were not in said instructions.
This is an Awful teacher!!!!! Please do not take her. You will regret it!!! I never had a teacher like this in my entire life!!!!!!! I used to love writing, after taking her class, I hate writing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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