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Aweful prof., SAVE YOURSELVES. If you see her on your schedule switch out! She doesn't seem to like anything but smoking and being abnoxious and her classes consist of reading the same things over and over again.
Should not be teaching
she shouldnt be teaching... shes always late and she always tries to make her point of view be the right one. this prof. is worthless "Switch out" if u see her in ur schedule
welll she is tough, and she does get off track but her class is very interesting and i really liked it. it requires a lot of reading, but that is only because thats how you're gonna learn about the subject, you write a lot of papers, but she really isn't that hard ..and trust me, if i can pass than you can too, she's not that bad
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MAN Oh MAN! where should i begin. one and last thing DON"T TAKE HER! she just talks and talk, when she really teach is when it is the last day of taking finall test. PEOPLE SAVE UR LIFE $ MONEY!
DON'T and NEVER take her class! She always goes off track, is very lazy and has an unpredictable syllabus. I learned nothing whenever stepping out of class. If u got INC but later already summitted ur research, damn, she still does not touch it until the next few months. There is no way to contact her aduring the class also!
DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS..... SHE WILL, AND MUST RUIN YOUR COLLEGE LIFE. THAT'S IT.
before i was afraid taking her class, i thought she will be the worst teacher i could ever have. but i was wrong, she made everything to help me. she's really nice and fun to talk with. she's willing to help and explain everything that you need to know. students just need to know how to approach her.
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She is crazy, she hardly came to class and blamed other teachers for losing our homework. She doesn't teach she talks and she expects you to know everything. She claims that she doesn't give A's because she doesn't think anyone is capable of write a good essay. Please don't take her or if your in her class now drop it. Don't waste your time.
Definitely not a great prof.The homework isn't hard and there was only one essay (except for the final).So she's not UNBEARABLE.Only problems I had were that she's really freaking disorganized.We learned integral parts needed for our final essay today that is being written 2 days from now. That really pissed me off
Interesting class. We read writers from different cultures, and a lot of poetry, which I finally got to understand. She's very nice and responsive. If you email her, she gets back to you right away. She saw my writing problems right away and helped me to correct them.
Extremely knowledgeable but respectful & encouraging. Great discussions. U can revize & she'll help u if you go see her. But u really have to revise. Just fixing the grammar won't raise your grade. Fair amount of reading & writing so important to keep up & go to class. Very clear. Learned a lot & my writing improved. I got an A in English finally.
Had her for 105grammar.Best class I had at NCC in 2 yrs. Knows everything about subject.Reasonable workload but must keep up.If u need, help see her.EZ to talk to.Not hard to get A like I did & my writing improved.If u get less than B,it's your fault.Don't know why some said bad things about her,probably slackers.I recommend her.She's the best!
Great prof. Took her for ESL 001/101. Her course changed my life and I went back to NCC to visi her last week. Definitely not for clowns and slackers like the other student says. This is college. If you want to do the work, you will learn how to write as well as anybody born in US. I got a full scholarship to Adelphi and I credit Prof. Rondell.
I took her for Eng. 105 last spring. She is very smart and very nice. The work isn't hard. If you study and attend class you will learn and get a high grade. If you're the type that messes around and acts disrespectful, she's not for you. The students who said bad things about her probably belong back in high school. This is college, remember?
Dont take this class. her class is extremely boring and shes completely unorganized .She says that she doesnt give A's cause noone deserves an A..dont take her!!!!!!!!!!
Had her for 102 this semester and she was terrific! We read great stories and we had interesting discussions. We read each others writing which helped a lot and we got to revise. The student who said she never gives As is a liar. She gave me an A and I happen to know I wasn't the only one. I recommend her. Take her if you can.
she's great! she's one of a kind.. she'd give you stuffs you need.. and you can talk to her after class.. you can also ask Q's right at the paper or essay ur working at and she'd answer it back.. she's hard..i know that.. everyone does. BUT SHE'S EASY IF YOU WORK HARD. I RECOMMEND HER.
I enjoyed her class. but you know what? she owes every student over $10,000!!!!!!!! if you wanna know what it means, go to her class.ggg prof. Rondell is the right professor for eng 105
When she decides to show up, she will, every now and then, say something worthwhile. Most of the time, however, she is successful only in confusing students. I feel bad for those students who are not naturally gifted at subject matter of this nature. An easy A, however, if English is your strong suit.
Everyone knows she's the one for 105. She's very clear. Prepares yu for each test.She WANTS to give yu an A. Too bad,in my class, we had a kid who thought he was a "genius,"probably the one who wrote about being "naturally gifted".ROFLMAO! He was obnoxious, but she was even nice to him! Great explanations,very helpful.I reommend her.
if you want to be sucessful in life, drop her class right away. you will lose your knowledge, she is absolutely worthless, she has no idea what she supposed to do. she is the same as a professor
Prof. Rondell is the best.She will teach you how to organize an essay and help you with grammar problems.She also has a great sense humor.Participation is a must and she gives you an actual grade for it which helps if you're not a slacker.I recommend her!
She is the best ESL teacher I ever had in my life. I think I wasted a lot of time before I got her for a teacher. She explains everything and she makes sure you understand it. She answers every question and she has a good sense of humor.She shows you everything you need to know to write an essay.I wish I had her before now.I would know a lot more.
Grrreat prof.! I always had problems with my writing,but she helped me a lot. You write essays and do peer review. Then she writes tons of comments to help you revise. Also,you have to read & write journals.She's real nice but you can't clown around or disrespect.Also you have to bring the book to class.This is college, remember? I recommend her!
Let me keep it simple. 1.She forgets what she says. 2.She is unorganized. 3.She talks about useless things for 3/4 of class hours. 4.She has more abscents than students do. However, if you decide to suck it up, you get what those good comments are saying.
she makes the class hard and not enjoyable. i would never advice to anyone to take her class she is a bad teacher. she comes in whenever she wants. she misses more than 10 classes. waste of time being in her class
I have her now for the ESL 001/101. The student who says she had ten absences is not telling truth. Class was cancelled b/c snow. She even came in to help us during spring break. Only bad thing is she lets students stay that don't do work. She help you whenever you want and she is nice and kind to everyone.
She's strict and gives a lot of work but if you want to pass the placement test she will teach you how to. You will learn to write an essay. I didn't think I would ever pass but I did the things she told me and I passed because of her.
Awesome. A nice lady, and a great teacher. Take her if you can.
Get out if you can. This semester, we had two snow days, but she cancelled class 4 times. She's unorganized and spacey. By the end of the semester we had a hw grade, one essay, and the final. I just don't think it's fair that we only have three grades bc she didn't bother to show up to class.
She was absolutely terrible. I got a B+ so I'm not just mad about a bad grade. She was all over the place, no organization at all. She doesn't show up to class and she only assigns two grades all semester plus a final.
Nice and encouraging.Never talks down to you.Remembers things you wrote for homework! Will help you revise if you go to her office.Very encouraging.Essays & journals not hard.Fair grader.I found the stories and poems interesting and my writing got better. Recommended!
I had her for 102 this semester.Sorry,but some people are dishonest.We had 10 journals & got grades for them,and essays,revisions,peer review.She wrote personal letters to help us revise & model essays.She let you hand in work late & was caring.Class was canceled 3X b/c of snow,she was sick 2ce.Don't like to say it but some don't belong in college.
she is the worst teacher i met at NCC. I did the best i could and still end up with a B. she cancelled classes more than 10 times during a semester. so i would never encourage student to take her classes
She's the WORST. I have her now and she NEVER ATTENDS CLASS and keeps pushing back assignments. To be honest, I don't know how anyone is passing her class right now.
i currently have her for the fall 2010 semester. she is absolutely horrible. she's all over the place, she's unclear. rondell is a very nice lady though, but as a professor, she needs to get it together
WOW!I have her for 101 right now.Can't blive the TOTAL liars.Only bad thing she shudda thrown out one CLOWN right away-this class still has clowns cuz shes too nice.She pushed back assignments cuz clowns mess up.She comes to class every time and she's EARLY.Good prof! Helps you revise and ez 2 talk to. Recommend her! Nassau, ditch the CLOWNS.
Professor Rondell is an informative English teacher. She provides tons of tools to assist her students. To help with grades she pushes back her deadlines. Class time get ready for rambling conversation but she will definitely help you to succeed if that's what you want to do. Overall she's a very competent teacher.
Rondell is nice, her class is easy but get ready for a load of bull crap stories, getting off topic a lot during class, distractions..She may have a mild case of ADD because she's all over the place. But just kiss up and do good on your essay's and you'll be okay.
Good prof. She doesn't give grades away, but she isn't a hard grader. Just fair. If you need help like I did she will give it to you and she lets you revise over and over. Do the work and go to her if you have problems and you'll do fine.
Love her! Very pleasant and very helpful. Would definitely recommend her!
Please don't take if you want to learn and pass the class she is all over the place she has the willing to teach but she doesn't have the capacity. She never revise work. She never give back the essay you write. And that's mean she doesn't revise to tell you what are you doing wrong the last week of the semester she try to help you but it's to late
She is a somewhat an easy A. Just participate a lot and kiss up a lot. Yes, she is all over the place BUT if by the end of the semester she still knows your name, you're good.
WORST PROFESSOR EVER!!! She made me withdrawal class 1 class before the semester ends. She is a big time failure. She doesn't know what she is doing. I am so stressed out right now cause of her. I wish I never took her class. I REGRET BIG TIME. She never showed up 7th time and she wants you to know what is going on.
worst professor evrr !!! you can tell by my splling that I didn't learn anything from her. she would expect you to complete assignment without even explaining anything . she would jump from one topic to another. no organization whatsoever. cancels classes often. shes a mess. DONT WASTER YOUR SEMESTER WITH THIS CLASS !!!
I do not recommend taking her. She is highly disorganized. She lost our assigments and then said we didn't do them. I'm glad I saved them in my pc. We didn't talk about research paper as we were supposed to in 101. I was even considering re-taking it because I didn't learn anything :(
DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. SHES A HARD GRADER AND NEVER EXPLAINS ANYTHING. SHES ALL OVER THE PLACE IN LECTURES TOO. NOT WORTH IT.
Very reasonable, sometimes are class could even get her to push back assignments a week or get more time. Although she is unorganized and often late or won't even show up it will work in your benefit shes not out fail anyone. Easy A or B if you do the assignments and follow her specific guidelines.
Bad professor.
SHE IS THE WORST, DO NOT TAKE HER WHATEVER YOU DO. SHE IS SO UNORGANIZED AND TRIES TO MAKE FUN OF STUDENTS IN CLASS BUT IT'S JUST SO STUPID AND NOBODY KNOWS WHATS GOING ON EVER. YOU HAVE TO TEACH YOURSELF
She is not very organized and she goes off topic most of the class. she is not very clear on what she's looking for in the essays. She tends to put you down with her speeches.
She may be distracted and goes off topic easily, but she is a very understanding and understanding. The only negative thing I will say about her is that she walks on eggshells with her students to much. If you put in the effort and show you care, she will help you. She gives ample corrections and a chance to revise all your papers.
she sucks. simple as that. so many books to purchase and read and then write a paper and a quiz on in such a short amount of time . unclear grading and cant read her writing for anything . avoid at all costs.
A bit dull in her teaching style, makes you read a lot. Too many movies/videos take away from class time. Unclear about her assignments.
She makes you read hundreds of pages within the span of only a few days, and is unclear with her due dates and what she wants in the work. She goes off topic too much and simply does not teach what you should be learning.
She is a really good professor, im not sure why people give her such a low grade. she is one of the best english professors ive had. Shes funny and caring but just do your work and show up to class.
Im unsure why she gets such a low rating. One of the best english professors Ive taken. Highly recommend her. Gives good feedback and responds quick!
She's the best English professor I've had at Nassau and one of the most understanding people I've ever met. I would definitely take a another course with her.
Didnt follow syllabus Discarded many assign. bc spent 2long on a single assign Grading:weird/didnt make sense Unclear/specific on what she wants from students Persoanlly coursework is HS level but grading made hard to succeed Was confident in my work but got 0,50,60 in return Quiz: 5q based on minor detail in reading Id read n get 30s still.
I've always loved writing papers and English has always been my top favorite. But this professor made me hate it! Literally traumatized me with the disgusting way she speaks to students. She taunted me and said I have a mental illness. Said i couldn't write a good paper because of the way I speak (I am from Queens & I have a heavy accent). AVOID!
I turned down English honors to take this class because it was the only one that fit in my schedule. Instant regret. Course material was simple, but never got good grades. material isnt hard, just think she is a bad grader. Short quizzes make easy to do bad. Not specific on what she wants&when things are due. Definitely hurt my gpa here.
didnt buy the textbooks or the reading. Pretty much found everything online. Worst English class Ive taken thus far. Not clear on grading. Quizzes were supposed to boost grades bc she skipped a lot of work but Instead they hurt my grade. 3-5questions on slightest details of the readings. getting 1-2 Qs wrong will hurt ur grade not help it.
Spent to much time on one assignment. Doesnt do a great job of grading.
She did a good job of sensitizing the class to the Holocaust. Her markups of our papers were very good. But she spends far to much time on the tiny, useless details of your references and citations and she is easily distracted. However she created a very good and appropriate selection of books to be read.
This professor has damn near arbitrary grading standards. I'd consult her for an upcoming essay and she'd say I'm on the right track then when I received it back I'd get a poor grade. She is not good at communication sometimes a bit too wordy/verbose. Do yourself a favor and avoid months of annoyance, don't take any class with her.
I have no clue why the subject of English attracts literally the worst teachers. I was pretty indifferent about the subject but after taking her class I actually hate the subject matter.
Literature of the Holocaust, interesting class. Lots of reading and class discussions. Easy going professor, reasonable and understanding, strict grader. Provides all readings no purchases necessary, explains assignments well, and gives you enough time to do everything, even extends deadlines barely. Prof. Rondell wants to make sure you succeed.
This professor is a terrible grader. She grades all assignments late. Did not receive the final grade until 2 weeks after the semester was over. She doesn't remember the work she assigns nor the information that she provides her students. Passed all her exams with 90's/100's + Good grades on her essays and still got my grades messed up. TERRIBLE!
Took this class remotely. Make sure you show up and participate! Read all the readings they are interesting and they are important for class discussions. Download Grammarly or something to help with essays because she is strict with grammar and mistakes. Have precise and correct citations in your essay know how to cite a source!
When i got my B+ i was confused . the whole semester i didnt even know my grade because she never updates anything. final test was 20% of our grade, i got 90 on it & did every assignment, wheres my A at rondell? for how patient we were with you taking up half the class fixing ur computer, id thought youd be a little more merciful ����
She is very nice but very irresponsible she is always having technical issues not clear about assignments or due dates not accessible out of class at all, she takes so long to grade assignments, she has good notes on the subject and gave a great review sheet for the final but her irresponsibility is just frustrating, she also is a very tough grader
though she is a sweet older woman, she was too harsh of a grader and would take points off for stupid mistakes. She was also very irresponsible when it came to assignment due dates and was impossible to get in contact with outside of class then would send random emails about new assignments at random hours of the night
Probably the worse professor I've had. She's not helpful at all, she gives a ton of work that barely goes towards your grade, and she's very strict on how she wants things written. I do not recommend this professor at all.
She is a very sweet woman and wants you to do well, however, she is a very specific grader. As long as you pay very close attention and do everything exactly the way she wants you will do well. She reviews things a lot, so stay on top of your work. She has some technology issues but she's very sweet and tries to fix things as best she can.
Yes Pros. Rondell is a difficult grader but she definitely made me into a better writer. Listen and take note to the criticism that she gives you on your essays. Her quizzes are very easy and her journals are not bad either. Participation matters in her class its apart of your grade.
Prf. Rondell is a tough grader, I got a "comma splice" mistake and she took 16pts off! She also takes a very long time to grade homework. Quizzes are only 10 minutes long, when we asked a little more time, her response was " you either know the answer or not, it takes about 30ec to answer a question". Nice lady but I would not recommend.
This professor doesnt tell you anything Im so lost and she doesnt grade on anything. She doesnt teach anything and expects so much like I have no clue what I even have to do never take her she is so awful
In total honesty she is very sweet lady but she should not continue teaching. Take this class if you want to waste 30 minutes of every lecture on unnecessary banter about her emails. Not very tech savvy, which is ok but it becomes annoyingly repetitive halfway through semester. Many conflicts with students in class & overall somewhat rude.
Terrible professor and I regret taking. She gives out too much assignments, on top of that you will have to take quizzes which she doesn't even give you a lot of time for. Also, she is a tough grader! 1 small typo on a essay can lead to a lot of points taken off. TAKE ANOTHER CLASS. Professor Rondell if u are reading this go easy on your students!
She is for a lack of a better term awful. Too much rambling, never any connection with the students or trying to match their passion for literature. Very opinionated about what the meaning of a story is and will take of many points for minor mistakes. Do not take her class, look for another professor. I wish I transferred to a different class.
the only thing that i would say sucks about her class is trying to understand her point of view because like all professors, they say as long as you participate it doesn't matter if your answer is right/wrong and she doesn't say it straight forward but she wants you to elaborate and elaborate and elaborate..we all think in different ways!
This professor is not suited to teaching online. She seems to struggle with Brightspace a lot, which leaves the class very disorganized. Due dates and assignments are often unclear. She condescends to students often. She rambles often and wastes class time on irrelevant things, like lecturing the class as a whole about taking the course seriously.
This professor is awful and gives poor instructions. I could barely ask a question without getting sassed by this teacher but she doesn't give clear instructions like wth. She does give a lot of homework and is very clear on how she would Like the work done . Also takes off points for grammar. I would not recommend her to anyone save your bucks
Made an account just to rate her bc this woman should not be teaching. She is very rude, doesn't understand how brightspace works and refuses to see another perspective on almost anything. She is an incredibly hard grader and will take points off for not seeing it her way.
Pretty funny, accommodates, overall good teacher
I am normally very indifferent if a professor is harsh on like grading and participation, but she takes it to a whole other level that is just straight up annoying. She encourages class participation, but if a student is wrong or has a different opinion than hers she will just be sassy about it. Overall, did not enjoy a single moment of her class.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
90%
Textbook Required
47%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
B
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Declining
-0.95 avg changeRatings by Course
ENGAOE
5.0
(1)ENG105
4.0
(4)ESLCOMB
4.0
(1)ENG101S
4.0
(1)ENGCOMB
3.7
(3)Difficulty by Course
ENG030
5.0
204
4.0
ENG001101
4.0
ESLCOMB
4.0
ENG102
3.7