This professor assigns too much work. She also does not reply to emails concerning assignment questions. If you write her a paragraph on the email, she will reply with a sentence:Read the instructions again or Yes\No. Really hard grader as well. Essays needs to be written as if you are taking a doctorate degree or you fail. Takes forever to grade.

All of her assignments were so detailed that they were too detailed. You were unable to read through the entire assignment sheet unless you thoroughly read through it at least three times. She changes her dates and is a late grader. She does not answer to student's questions and very unclear.

Not helpful, makes tons of excuses, you wont know what your grade is until it is too late. Has no heart in helping you or clarifying things on the syllabus.

She took more than two months to grade our first essay. We were still expected to turn in assignments without any feedback from her. Her assignment sheets are ridiculously lengthy. Work until 5 pm everyday? Assignments are due at 5 so you better have it turned in a day early. She doesn't curve anything, no extra credit, and she is a tough grader.

I settled on this class when all the others were full despite the ratings. Assignment sheets are two page essays. She likes to hear herself talk. No, students don't like your rambling descriptions of assignments. Very frustrating class.

She speaks to her students like they are children and her syllabus is 12 pages of her rambling about "what NOT to do." Claims that "all grades are final" and she never discusses or changes a grade, so you have to cater your writing to be exactly what she wants to hear or she'll take off points. There are so many better english profs to take.

If you ask her for help or have a question on an assignment, she takes forever to get back to you and doesn't even answer your question. Rude and condescending with her feedback. Really seems like she is annoyed with everything she has to do and put up with.

I would liked if she gave more help during lectures and not act like she is brothered when the students do ask a question.

i took this online, and she took months to grade my essays. its the final week and she still has 3 of my essays to grade. she was extremely hard to reach, but if this doesnt bother you she seems like a lax grader. theres also ALOT of assignments in the beginning.

very opinionated and unclear with instructions. WARNING: NOT AN EASY A. TAKES FOREVER TO GRADE PAPERS. GIVES HARSH CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM!

I enjoyed English before I took this class. This professor is very harsh when it comes to constructive criticism and it is very discouraging. She is very opinionated so I wouldn't recommend taking it with this instructor.

If I can stress one thing, if you want an easy A, this is not the class for you. She is the WORST English teacher I have ever had. She is EXTREMELY opinionated, due to this, she creates an uncomfortable atmosphere in class. She does not, by far, give students helpful constructive criticism or provide clear instructions for assignments. Just awful.

I took the online class, and this may have been the worst experience I've had with an online teacher. She gave zero feedback on discussions, exams, or papers, and required course papers to go through the writing lab, whether or not it was needed, or you'd lose a grade. The syllabus was the actual instructor for this class, and it was useless.

Instructor gave little to no feedback on any assignments and/or questions you have (1-5 words). Does not respond back quick. Still awaiting grades from early Nov. Not encouraging or helpful. Recommend you going to a tutor if you have questions or need help. Disappointed as this course was important to me to understand.

This teacher gives out work, but no directions. Expects you to find everything yourself, even when it isn't in the textbook. When you ask questions she barely answers and is super vague. When she does take the time to grade, she doesn't give feedback, and there isn't a discussion that provides students with a place to ask questions. Bad class.

I would not recommend prof Westmoreland. Papers are not graded in a timely manner and it takes forever to receive feedback. When you email her all you get for a response is a one-word answer that usually does not answer the question you asked. This class was hard for no reason because the professor did not care about what the students were saying.

Professor is unfair, and scrambled. Should not be teaching if unable to provide simple instructions for assignments & have good communication with her students.

I immediately dropped the class after reading the syllabus. Five major projects, group discussions, and quizzes. She makes it mandatory to go through Smarthinking and/or writing center and wants proof of using the writing center such a stamped and signed document(one letter grade less if not) Last page of syllabus needs to be signed and submitted.

Assignments say a different due date than what is expected. Takes weeks to receive a grade, including zero feedback. Personal emails were short and rude, and class-wide emails had little to no substance. Tests worth 25% of your grade came unannounced and only available for 3 days.

If you can take any other professor, do that instead. Avoid her at all costs. She's extremely rude and unhelpful to students. She hardly ever replies to questions and emails. She constantly makes excuses for herself when she doesn't grade assignments for weeks. Grading criteria and instructions for assignments are very unclear.

No clear instructions what so ever. I have always had A's in all of my classes but this class is just awful. She doesn't tell what she wants for an assignment and is so unhelpful.

She is the worst English professor I've had; the feedback is so rude and so not needed. She does not know how to talk to her students and honestly, she expects so much for one paper, I would not take her again she is the worst.

I should have dropped this class after reading the 17-page syllabus. English is my favorite subject and I enjoy a challenge, but this class grants you challenges with no learning opportunity. Grading is incredibly harsh and when you do something wrong there is no helpful feedback. Just avoid this class if you can.

I do not recommend Dr. Westmoreland if you are taking ENG at CSN. She hardly replies to private emails, and if she does she is rude and short. She is unclear with directions and expects you to figure it out yourself. She is a very harsh grader and accepts no late work, regardless of your circumstances.

Dr. Westmoreland's class has just been miserable. I love English and writing essays, but her class has honestly ruined it for me. She is picky with her grading, offers condescending feedback, and sucks the fun out of learning. I have never written a review before, but this class was far too miserable for me not to write one. Avoid her class!! ):

I have never gotten lower than an A in an english class EVER. However professor Westmorland's class was extremely tedious and I ended with a B+. She cares more about the technicalities and format of your essays then the actual content. She will point out any minor mistake and drop you letter grades for it. I highly DONT recommend her!!!

took online summer class BAD IDEA she did not have class due dates updated so i had missing assignments and i had to tell her she was wrong for her to fix it. did not help at all when having issues finding TurnItIn in our canvas. she rude and short with responses, high and mighty attitude.

For someone who has taught for so long you would think she could do it well. She prides herself on the fact that very few people have ever gotten an A, and that Shes a tough grader She spends more than half the lectures talking about herself. If you can avoid her avoid her save yourself the time and headache.

Kalene/Kathi isn't a good teacher, there isn't much to say about that. From the tough grading to showing or describing insensitive content during her class, it is best to avoid her. (FYI, keep in mind that she does show movies/content that may be triggering to some, without proper warning).

Terrible teacher. Unclear grading criteria; i.e., you can miss points for something that she didn't mention as a problem/dock you points for in earlier papers. She will go out of her way to ensure you don't get an A, like it's some sort of badge of honor. Seriously, choose any instructor but her.

Hands down the worst professor I have ever had. If you ever decide you want to hate a subject, Dr Westmoreland is the one for you. She sucks all of the fun out of learning. She will dock you an entire letter grade for something that she does not mention in her syllabus/criteria. Pick this class if you decide you want to hate your life for asemester

Do not take this professor if you like unclear and confusing directions. Had an assignment that was super confusing with directions but she wants you to follow her directions to a T. I did poorly on that assignment and dropped my 100% to a 70%. She also does not respond professionally and responds with one word answers so good-luck having feedback.

Do not take this class if you're not a perfectionist or if you do not like a teacher who nit-picks every little thing on an essay. inconsistent grader. She marked my paper as plagiarized because I accidentally had another citation on my works cited that I did not use in my paper. crams multiple essays in towards the end of the year.

DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!! Her instructions and grading criteria are unclear. She is rude whenever I ask her questions about the assignments. She gave me a B- on a paper just because of the margin.

Ten sources minimum for one paper...

VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. I would rather take this class with a different teacher than be a student in her class. Grades late, and doesn't explain assignment instructions well. I gave up on this class and I should've withdrawn from this class to get a better Professor that knows what they're doing. 0/10. Please avoid this professor at all costs.

I'd much rather eat a rock than participate in a class taught by this professor. I love English, but she made me hate it. Tough grading with no helpful feedback. Snide remarks if you email her with questions. So much work and yet I feel I have learned absolutely nothing at all. Avoid her.

I read her syllabus and instantly dropped the class. I have one more credit I need in English to graduate and I was not about to throw all that away for failing in a class with unreasonable standards. If you want to do well and learn without the worry of failing an entire assignment due to one mistake, I'd invest in other professors.

I am currently taking her class right now online and she isn't very clear on the assignments. You have to go on a witch hunt to find what each essay or assignment is about. She is a very tough grader. Read everything on modules or you will be lost.

This is the worst English class I've ever taken. Sends one word responses when you ask questions. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS FOR AN EASY CREDIT. It's not worth it, save your money or get another professor.

I'm currently taking her ENG 223 class, and she is extremely political in almost every class. It makes it difficult for me to participate, because we have differing political views and she is one sided. Also, there are many long reading assignments which makes for dreadful homework. One required book was written by her husband, and its garbage.

This teacher was just very rude when I would ask questions, and not helpful at all.

This professor is absolutely ridiculous. She will go out of her way to avoid giving A's. She will dock points for things on one paper that she did not dock on another paper. Avoid if you can.