3.6
Quality3.3
Difficulty52%
Would Retake137
Reviews52%
Would Retake
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What Students Say
“She is very rude and doesn't know how to grade correctly”
SPE1000 - 3.0 rating“She is one of the worst professors out there”
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Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
96%
Textbook Required
0%
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ENGLISHLIT
5.0
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5.0
(1)LIT1100
5.0
(1)ENG100
5.0
(1)EMGLI1100
5.0
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ENG1100C
4.7
1100
4.0
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Reviews (137)
She talks a lot so whatever you do dont take the saturday class. She's annoying and i hated this class!?
Interesting. I like the class.
she's cool, and likes to talk about anything, makes the class interesting instead of just a bunch of boring reading. she's really strict on students coming prepared to class on time with the right materials and cares about her class.
Boringgggg and she loves to read...weird....this class is totally wack as he** take it if you like to read stories SATURDAY CLASSES ARE EXTREMELY DEPRESSING!!,,,
she makes life hard for no reason...in order to write a simple term paper, we have to subscribe to a scholarly journal (ebsco) online which costs money. I've never seen or heard of someone paying money to get resources for a paper. totally pointless
I didn't learn anything out of this class. Oh, I learned an expression she says, BLAH, BLAH, BLAH!!! Also we barely did any of the work she was planning on doing which was on the syllabus. Also she cancelled class on the day of the midterm which I studies hard for. She is a waste of time and money
she is the best...take her.
Nice prof. Care about her class and students. Just make sure you prepare for the class. She will help you out when you have troubles.
she is real cool, and explains everything with clarity, she doesn't like lazy people who are always late and forget assignments don't get on her bad side. definitely take her.
great
Clear and interesting
shes very picky and gets upset if the class shows no effort for a sat morn class, but who can blame her. pay attention to what she says in class, and midterm and final are essays and short answer on basic things found in her slides and what she says in class. lets us out early at times too. project wasnt too bad, shes picky!sometimes moody, good pr
Pretty great and nice.
I really learned in this class. She makes reading literature really interesting. She's cool and I would recommend this class. Nice lady too.
She's pretty good! Interesting and fair with grades. Take her.
SO BORING if you are a pharm d. student..do not take this class it is a insult to ur intelligence. she is SO BORING and talks for 10 years about what a character is in a story. she talks for FULL 3 hours on and on and lets us out like 10 min early which is NOTHING after sitting for 3 LONG hours.
Nice lady but totally unorganized. Depends on power point presentations that put the class to sleep. Gives no break and expects to keep students attention for over three hours. Promises to send information for class projects but sends it very late! Not my favorite teacher!
i'm not sure what those others are talking about. She's great, and very nice. Interesting. Yes, the pp are a little long, but filled with real important information. I like her class alot.
seems good to me. i like her as a prof. talks about lots of good stuff about lit. we heard a song that she connected to a poem in the book. neat. i dont think she's boring!
boring class, especially sat. class. but if u get A on the midterm..u don't have to take final. wrote 1 paper but she didnt want to grade it. For midterm just memorize the slides. easy
she's good. she said she didn't grade the paper because she didn;t want it to lower our overall grade. she was trying to help us get a better grade in the class. I thought the class was great. I enjoyed reading the plays the most.
She is the best! So dedicated to her students! If you want to learn - take her!
She's so nice and a great professor too. I enjoyed this class very much.
So far so good this semester. Real nice professor.
I really like this professor. She is so fair and seems to love what she's teaching. The course work is great and I like all the works we had to read this semester.
Great professor. NICE.
i like her. very fair.
She canceled class once because she was sick. Fair and very good at what she's doing. Nice lady and knows her stuff. Powerpoints very helpful.
Very nice professor, crystal clear powerpoints. If you do well on the midterm she will exempt you from the final. Everything is very clear and she likes to repeat herself for the idiots in the class. A must take!
One paper. If you are not a freshmen then you can get exempted from the final if you get an A on the midterm and do not miss a class. It was a Saturday class and started late. Powerpoints for all her classes and a lot in them. They help so its fine. Hard to stay focused and not fall asleep though.
this is the one class where i had to really use a textbook lol. really easy class, most of the stuff is from high school reading, provided you were in basic english classes. one essay, really easy, no tests except midterm and final, really easy if you study. is a little ants in the pants about punctuality and what you put on the paper.
right of the back i will say the class is VERY boring. however the workload is not as much as other english classes. the class only met once a week on saturdays and it was never the full 3 hours. there is one paper and a midterm and final. everything is easy. she gives perfect review sheets which makes it impossible to fail. a pretty easy A
Great prof. Very clear and really loved her subject. Class was on Sat morns so that was hard, but she made it ok. Liked this class alot.
a lot of reading... a lot of writing...had my eyeglass prescription changed twice during the semester...long and detailed complicated midterm and final...2 page short story essay intense work...don't have your textbook for class-bye bye..late for class-must email her and remind you showed up...participation is tantamount...avoid if possible.
Great prof! We didn't have a final yet, but the midterm was great since she gave a good study sheet and the PP really were useful. Not boring and knows her stuff.
Great prof! Knows her stuff. She's fair and really interested in her students. Take her, you'll love her class alot.
Take her. She's great. What a cutie. She loves her subject and it comes through to the students. I really liked this class.
Like her. She's real nice and knows her stuff. The work is very interesting. Thanks Prof.
Nice teacher. Always has something nice to say. take her. She's pretty good.
She provides all information about what will be ont he test for you. More than willing to help. Quick to respond to questions. Easy grading on essays.
great prof. great with the students. if you have a problem she listens. i would take her again for another class. like her alot.
TAKE HER. she's good. lot's of fun in class and is very helpful with students.
Good job prof. I thought the class was great. Thanks.
Liked her class. Fair and honest with students. Is willing to talk to them about class work and other things. Very nice person
Great job professor. Really like her and she likes her students. Work is interesting. learn alot in this class.
Great prof. Takes an interest in her students and is very good in explaining when we didn't understand things. She was very nice to the students.
She's a nice lady and a great teacher. She makes the class fun and interesting and really enjoys what she's doing. For a Saturday class it's really not bad. Just roll out of bed and your there.
She's perfect. Calm and reassuring to us. Readings are interesting and the professor makes them easy to understand. I like her alot. Take her.
Great teacher. I liked her from the start. Knows how to make the students feel at ease and wants them to learn and think for themselves.She's really good.
She's very nice and a great teacher. Kind to students and understanding. Just read the works and you will do fine.
She's really nice. Great teacher and a nice person. I like her alot.
Excellent professor. She is so kind and understanding. Its a great saturday class.
What a doll. Very nice and a great professor
Don't know what took me so long to post this, but I just thought about her and how great the class was. Helped us understand how this class would be good for us in the outside world.
So far, so good.
Good prof.
Gave me a good grade. probably better than I deserved. She's nice.
Awesome teacher. Fair and nice.
She is not understanding at all. She doesn't know how to run online classes. She expects the students to know everything in advance and is not very helpful. She's rude to the students and is too critical in her reviews.
Public speaking is hard for me, but she makes it good. Nice prof. Like her a lot.
What a nice person. She is always ready to help and does not want us to fail. Makes a scary course not so scary.
Great professor. Not rude at all as one has said. Also not a racist. she the most non racial person I ever met. Kind to all. pays attention to all the students needs. Love her.
Love Prof. D. Always there for you. Got an A in the course and could not have gotten that grade without her help. She's fair and a very knowledgeable person.
She is very rude and doesn't know how to grade correctly. she also can't admit when she's wrong and she's just generally not a nice person
she's too prideful and won't admit when she's wrong. She counted extra credit as part of your overall grade and by me not doing it because I was doing fine in her class, my grade dropped TREMENDOUSLY. i tried talking to her about it and she was very rude about it and said the grade stands, do yourself a favor and avoid her and her attitude.
Horrible personality, rude, condescending. Way too prideful.
Ok, she is fantastic. I had problems this semester but she came through for me. Understanding and very kind. Made a course that I was afraid to take really good for me. Just love her. Thanks Prof. D.
love this professor. Take her, she's great and an amazing woman
She's alright. She tries to be helpful at times but it usually has no effect. She's very critical about speeches and can become very defensive when you try to talk to her about something you don't agree on.
She's a decent teacher. She is very quick to answer her emails because she always has her iPad with her. She comes off as friendly but can become very rude and arrogant.
I took her speech class and she is very critical. It seems like shes anxiously waiting for you to finish your speech so she can berate you. Overall the class was pretty straightforward. Weekly assignments and 3 in class speeches.
I took the hybrid course (half online/half in class) and it was probably the worst decision ever. She gives a lot of homework and I found it quite overwhelming. You need to check on blackboard/email everyday which can be stressful. I guess it's good if you can handle a lot but this class was not for me. Would not recommend.
Have her this semester. She is a little difficult but overall a great prof. I really like her.
When i gave my speech she would interrupt me to tell me what i was doing wrong, not only did she rudely interrupt me but she interrupted many others during their speeches. Many ended up withdrawing and she would always compare us to her other class and how we were the "horrible" class. Not recommended
She is one of the worst professors out there. She is a nice lady, but cannot teach for the life of her. She can be quite rude and constantly berates people after their speech. Get ready for A LOT of homework, very tedious and she is a tough grader. I came out of this class more nervous about public speaking than when I came in.
Had her last semester and loved her. my friend has her now and thinks she's great. Makes you feel comfortable when giving speeches.
She is so cute. very good prof. Really like her. She helps us with our work and is very helpful when we give our speeches. Makes us laugh a lot too. In a good way.
I have her now for my online class. She is so nice. Great prof. Knows her stuff. I really like this speech class. Doesn't make us feel nervous. She's very sweet too.
I had her for speech that was hybrid . She would constantly compare my class to her other class and when we would do our speeches, she would interupt everyone and give harsh critiques even before we were done. I had a problem with a few of my grades and emailed her, but she would reply saying that I was wrong and she was right. DO NOT TAKE HER!
Definitely a lot of work for a speech class. U have to practically memorize ur speeches, but truthfully, this course makes u a better public speaker. As someone who had no public speaking experience prior to this course, i now feel confident in speaking. She does come off as rude and arrogant but i really do believe that she has good intentions.
If you are the type of student to show up to class, listen, and complete all assignments, you will be fine in this course. The workload is heavy for a public speaking class, but it truly makes you a better speaker. Just follow all assignments and respect her, and you'll succeed in this class 100%
Very nice professor. Class is light, but we learn. It's a hybrid class and we do some work online and give the speeches in the classroom. I like her a lot. so do most of the class members
At first I didn't think this prof was that bad, she seems kind of lenient w speeches, but oh no. She yells when she talks & can't hear much & will stop u during your speech sometimes to point out what u did wrong. Her assignments take TIME so don't wait to the night before. Grades harsh. U will survive this class but if u can take someone else!!!
You have to be very well prepared for your speeches. You only get a notecard for one speech. A lot of online work
Just finished a class with this professor. She's great. Thought this was going to be a hard class, but it was not. She does make you work for your grade, but I learned a lot about public speaking from this class.
Was going through a hard period in my life. She was caring and understood my problems. Helped me get through an otherwise difficult semester. Great professor. Thanks.
Class work is just a bunch of power points with a little description of 3 speeches and you have to teach yourself how to prepare for speeches. She is also mean and interrupts during speech. Wouldn't recommend her
Alot of online work and half of it didn't make sense at all. She is a strict grader and can bring your grade down if she doesn't like your response.
You are a good egg professor. liked you a lot. Thanks for a great semester.
Honestly left this class more scared about Public Speaking than when I started. For 2 of the speeches she expects you to memorize the whole thing. Many kids froze up during speeches and she would yell at them. She also rambles on about her life and talks about things that have no relation to the class. Don't know how I got an A. Strict. Stay away!!
DO NOT TAKE HER. She is very unhelpful and very rude. She will interrupt you during your speech and yell at you. None of her assignments make sense, and provides not useful feedback
I liked her. Class was hard, but she made it enjoyable.
Have her now. I am really learning a lot about public speaking and like the way she handles the class.
Professor D'Andrea is a sweet woman, don't get me wrong. However, if you have the ability to take another professor PLEASE DO. She does not listen to you whatsoever, will not be understanding if you have a problem or clarify any questions you have. This professor teaches by the "I'm right, you're wrong" parenting style. Extremely unhelpful.
Very good prof. Learned a lot about public speaking. Always listened and gave reliable answers to questions. Answered emails promptly and was never annoyed at all my questions.
Wont say awesome, but close to it. Public speaking is scary, but she helped calm my nerves. I like the way she listens to our concerns. Helps us to understand how we can improve our speaking.
She met with a few of us outside of class. Helped us in how we could do better. Was there for ne when I was going through a rough period. She inspired me to think better of myself. The course is hard, but Im glad I had her.
Luv u prof d. Thanks for the kind words and help. �� You steered me in the right direction.
Hey prof D. Loved your class. Hope u get to see this.
Wasn't a likeable teacher but I sucked it up and worked hard to pull an A.
She was alright, mostly read off powerpoint slides.
Have her now. Shes nice. Listened to my problem and made me feel better. Speech is a difficult course, but Im learning to do better.
Do everything in your power to never take, see hear or be anywhere near this mad woman
Very nice prof. A bit hard but shes very good at what she does.
In this class now. I liked her and learned a lot.
Prof DAndrea is a doll. She loves her subject and helps us to become better public speakers. Lots of reading, but its worth it.
Thanks prod DAndrea. I loved your class. It was scary at first, but you made me feel better about speaking in public.
Prof. DAndrea is awesome! Caring, dedicated professional who is dedicated to her students. She is St. Johns. Makes speech class a lot less scary and provides clear guidelines and support! I am thankful I had the opportunity to take this class with her!!
AVOID HER She thinks she knows more than anyone. She will treat the students like children, Never has she stayed after class and mentions she has to go play Mahjong after class. I respect my elders but when she constantly interrupts you during speeches, gets in your face and yells at you if you have any problems that she wont help. Please AVOID HER
Unfortunately, she has been one of the most condescending and difficult administrators I have ever had the gall to sit in front of. You may be able to answer every point to an assignment and spend copious amounts of time drafting only for her to swiftly contest your work indisputably. This feels sort of demoralizing, especially for a core class.
Shes one of the most difficult professors to work with. Your opinion means nothing to her. You will have to put an extensive amount of unreasonable work that she gives. Even when you get the work done she will criticize your work and practically fail you. If you have something wrong she will use you as an example. Never take her course
She claims there are worse professors out there that teach this course, but shes too prideful to admit shes one of them. She wont give any feedback to work on. One of the most condescending, strenuous, unsympathetic professors I have ever encountered. You will put more work into this class than your own major. If there is a God hes abandoned us
LOL. She was kidding about mahjong. I have met with her after class many timeS. Couldnt be nicer.
Love this prof. Dedicated to her job and students. Never have a problem meeting with her after class. She told me she was kidding about the mahjong. What she really does is tutor an english as second language student. Its her service to St. Johns. No payment fo4 it.
Honestly extremely disappointing. I calculated my own grade the way she told us to and calculated an A-, she gave me a B and when I asked her about it told me that I should've been given a C.... very confused and frustrated. Interrupts students during their speeches and doesn't listen to your opinions. Don't take her lol.
Very intense. She is a Tough grader and is very unclear when providing assignments and speeches. HOMEWORK! She can be very specific on assignment criteria but never clearly informs students of the specifications. Yells often in class at the students. No office hours. She moves extremely fast in lectures. She can be caring if you ask for help.
Great prof. A little tough, but all in all very good,
I've taken speech before and this professors class was just utterly a mess. She was not organized or helpful in any way. If I had not taken a speech class before this class, I would have not passed and I would have been a nervous wreck. She does not support you in any way and is really rude.
Shes good. Wants us to do well. Everything online, but its fine.
Prof DAndrea is extremely rude through the critiquing of your speeches and through her e-mails. For a public speaking class, it is way too right and wrong. We were never able to express how we truly felt about something without worrying about being heckled. And notice how there are way more negative reviews now. Undoubtedly the worst prof Ive had
I love Prof. D'Andrea. All those negative reviews are from ones who don't do any work. she's been a fine prof. take her, you wont be sorry.
she grades very harshly, i'm usually an A student but this was by far one of the hardest things i've ever done. she graded me so poorly. i did all of the work and i still don't know how high my grade will be. her grading system is flawed. don't take her if you want to save your grade
I love Professor D'Andrea! Anyone who says she's difficult just isn't working hard. She is very clear about assignments and gives you the class schedule from the first day. Though my class was fully online, she did everything she could to make it fun, engaging, and productive. I would definitely take another class with her!
Honestly I wished I should have listened to the other rate my professor reviews, this teacher was not so understanding. If a student had connection problems or even if the teacher did it would constantly be our fault and our grades would go Down.
I took her speech class a while ago and it was my first semester at St. John's... To say the least, it was the least welcoming and most hard class I've ever taken here. The criteria for an introductory class for public speaking was ridiculous. She graded everything so harshly and if the outline was not in the exact way she wanted she would yell.
IF THERES ANY REVIEW YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO ITS THIS ONE. Honestly I ignored all the bad comments on this site and gave her a shot and i wish i didn't. I would not recommend taking this class with professor D'Andrea, if i could give her a 0 i would. She refused to answer many questions i had and her classes mainly consisted of her yelling at us.
This professor was the worst! She was no understanding at all, unfortunately students have to take this class online and she did not believe students when they explained connection issues. My connection went bad during a quiz and because of that i received a 0 and was denied a retake. NOT WORTH THE STRESS!!
She's a really harsh grader. She claims she wants the class to do well, but she is stubborn and grades everyone poorly. She yelled in my class a lot. If you're taking her, just drop the class, it's not worth the struggle.
I have found this professor to listen to my concerns. We have worked well together and would recommend this class to anyone who is ready to work for a good grade.
Prof D is wonderful. The complaining students should fail. If I were grading their speeches I would give them a zero. They talk about her behind her back and dont want to do any work. I think she is a great teacher and would recommend anyone who wants to learn to take the course. My sister had her a few years ago and thought she was great too.
Awful. All the positive reviews for this professor are written by her. She is incredibly mean and disrespectful. On a day I was giving a speech she made horrible comments on my outfit when I was wearing pants and a turtleneck. She doesn't teach. Only bullies. I only took this class because I had to for SJC but she made it the hardest cause I had.
if you have the chance to not take this class dont do it. She is flat was rude and disrespectful to her students. you can clearly see who she likes within the class and she will make that clear pretty soon on. Her grading policy is awful, she doesnt care to explain things properly and when given the wrong work yells at you in front of everyone.
I think that she is fair. The course is sometimes difficult because it's public speaking, but i learned how to be a better public speaker because of her.
Prof. D'andrea was good. I got a B, which I deserved. I would have gotten a higher grade if I had finished some assignments. Some of those bad comments are really not fair. she does really good with a subject that some kids find hard.
HORRIBLE PROFESSOR!!!!!!! DO NOT TAKE HER! She is horrible! So hard and so not understanding. Her class will ruin your GPA.
Professor Joan M. D'Andrea is one of the best teachers I have had. She is a bit of a tough grader but if you carefully read the directions/assignments, you will do good in her class. Make sure know what your speeches are about because she doesn't let your read off any papers. She does care for her students and just wants them to excel in class.
She forgot I gave my speech and gave me a 0!! Messed up my 4.0 average !!! Worst professor!! When i got the class to sign a petition that I was there.She gave me a C, and said she would lower it more if i took it to the board !
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
96%
Textbook Required
0%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B+
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-1.45 avg changeRatings by Course
ENGLISHLIT
5.0
(1)ENGLISHLITER
5.0
(1)LIT1100
5.0
(1)ENG100
5.0
(1)EMGLI1100
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
ENG1100C
4.7
1100
4.0
SPE1000C
4.0
SPEEC1000
3.9
SP1000
3.9