1.2

Kalunda-Rae Iwamizu

English - Los Angeles Southwest College

1.2
Quality
3.9
Difficulty
5%
Would Retake
106
Reviews
1.2
Quality
3.9
Difficulty
1.2
Helpful
1.2
Clarity

5%

Would Retake

106

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official
106 total ratings

5

3

4

2

3

1

2

0

1

100

What Students Say

If you want to get a passing grade, stay away

8293ENG - 1.0 rating

Came late, left early

ENG101 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

67%

Textbook Required

0%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B

95% confidence
Based on 68 grades
Most common grades:
A- (12)
Rather not say (11)
A+ (11)
Grade Distribution
A(22)B(7)C(5)D(12)F(7)A-/B+(22)
Based on 93 reported grades
A-: 12
Rather not say: 11
A+: 11
A: 11
Common Tags
Tough grader (19)
So many papers (16)
Lecture heavy (14)
Tough Grader (10)
Participation matters (10)
Lots of homework (9)
SO MANY PAPERS (8)
Get ready to read (6)
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.88 avg change
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

ENG145

1.6

(10)

ENGLISH101

1.3

(12)

ENG101

1.3

(36)

8293ENG

1.0

(14)

ENGL101

1.0

(8)
+1 more courses
Difficulty by Course

ENGL101

4.3

ENG101

4.2

ENGLISH101

4.0

ELANG145

3.7

8293ENG

3.6

Reviews (103)
3.0
5.0
ENG145
Jun 16, 2016
Wouldn't take again

It was an accelerated class with about 25 students. Four essays and lots of extra credit opportunities. Drafts for essays were due, but she wouldn't collect them. She would just lecture more about things that could be added and then we'd fix them. Then she collected all drafts for that particular essay on the day the final essay was due.

1.0
5.0
8293ENG
Grade: C
Jun 16, 2016
Wouldn't take again

The teacher went missing for a month of our class, assigned projects then deleted them after we turned them in and never gave us a grade. She also failed most of the class because she only gave out one assignment and never responded to emails from our class for help. If you want to get a passing grade, stay away.

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Aug 20, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Summer school class. Came late, left early. Took a long time to return assignments and kept telling us to add to the content. Wanted her name in the works cited page bc she gave us the material, but didn't write it. Is that legal? Assigned work and told us it was due after the semester ended. Are you serious? Rude and condescending. Do not take.

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: Not sure yet
Aug 21, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Do not take!

Tough Grader
BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
5.0
ENGLISH101
Grade: Not sure yet
Aug 24, 2016
Wouldn't take again

She was letting the class of early to go to another school and teach, she gave us her contact info but that didn't matter cause she never responded. She never return any of my work back or gave me personal feed back, so I had nothing to improve upon. I came into this class aiming for a C- but I've failed. Craziest class I have ever taken.

Tough Grader
Get ready to read
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
5.0
ENGL101
Grade: Rather not say
Aug 25, 2016
Wouldn't take again

She is a really difficult teacher, and don't want you to succeed.

Tough Grader
BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Nov 18, 2016
Wouldn't take again

This teacher was awful. No better way to say just pure awful! Strongly suggest to stay away from her.

5.0
4.0
ENG145
Grade: A+
Dec 29, 2016
Would take again

I took her English 145 in Fall 2016 and grading was hard but she gives you the OPPORTUNITY to get a better grade!! Take lots of notes and show her that you CARE about your own education because she loves seeing students work for their grade. I missed a few lectures and she was understanding about it also She as well offers extra credit.

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
Caring
4.0
4.0
ENG101
Grade: B
Jan 4, 2017
Would take again

Professor has an abstractly different way of teaching. She definatly pushes you more than any other English instructor I've had. Yet, I f you show that you are applying yourself to to work and observing the feedback she gives you will be just fine.

Participation matters
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS
Amazing lectures
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: B
Jan 31, 2017
Wouldn't take again

I would NEVER take her again, if i could. She doesn't know how to teach when you ask a question it will never get answered. I struggled to get the grade i received. she acts like your only taking her class and has a horrible attitude as if she doesn't like her job. likes to act superior to her students especially after she finally received her prof

Tough Grader
Participation matters
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: A
Jan 31, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Has a high attitude, very bad. she gives a lot of work but doesn't answer any questions that you have. if you don't ask her about your grade you will never know about it. Her final is either a group project or a 15 paragraph essay. she hates to be corrected or questioned even if shes wrong. its either her way or the highway. i only took her class.

Tough Grader
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES
4.0
4.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
Feb 5, 2017
Would take again

Overall the best English tech I've had in terms of trying to motivate her student 's to achieve greater things. She cares about her students who care about learning.

Gives good feedback
Participation matters
Hilarious
1.0
4.0
ENG101
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Feb 15, 2017
Wouldn't take again

She is HORRIBLE! Even as a porsen she is not nice, at all. Very rude, and laughs at you when you ask questions, very hard to understand her lectures. Take her and you will regreat it 100%. Didn't want to get a C in her class so I dropped it and retook it in the winter and got an A+ with another professor. Hands down worst profesor I ever had

Tough Grader
SO MANY PAPERS
TEST HEAVY
1.0
4.0
ENG101
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Feb 15, 2017
Wouldn't take again

She is HORRIBLE! Even as a porsen she is not nice, at all. Very rude, and laughs at you when you ask questions, very hard to understand her lectures. Take her and you will regreat it 100%. Didn't want to get a C in her class so I dropped it and retook it in the winter and got an A+ with another professor. Hands down worst profesor I ever had.

Tough Grader
SO MANY PAPERS
TEST HEAVY
1.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Mar 20, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Horrible Teacher. Nastiest attitude I've ever had from a teacher. I never write reviews but I had to write one about her so that tells you how bad she is. NEVER TAKE THIS CLASS WITH HER!!

LECTURE HEAVY
5.0
2.0
ENG101
Jun 9, 2017
Would take again

Iwamizu is a great English professor, however, from looking at these comments youd think otherwise. She is a hard teacher because she wants YOU to reach your full potential and do great things. Show her that you WANT to learn and want to improve & you'll be just fine. I haven't encountered a good English prof in a while. Can truly say she's amazing

Tough Grader
Gives good feedback
Participation matters
1.0
3.0
ENG101
Jul 17, 2017
Wouldn't take again

When I first took this class, I thought it would be great. She seemed really understanding and caring, however, I was wrong. She rambles forever. Rarely stays on topic. She thinks that she is making a bigger impact than she really was. She is very insecure with herself, very unprofessional. Would NOT recommend at all to anyone.

Tough Grader
SO MANY PAPERS
GROUP PROJECTS
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: B
Aug 7, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Takes a long time to return papers. Requires the 2nd essay to be submitted before she returns the 1st one, so you don't know if what you submitted was correct. Changes requirements on assignments after drafts have already been turned in. Won't answer questions in class and sometimes she comes late. Boastful and rude.

5.0
3.0
ENGLISH101
Grade: A+
Jan 15, 2018
Would take again

I took Ms. Iwamizu during a summer semester. She's mostly what all the negative comments say about her, being boastful, prideful, argumentative, and will laugh at your questions.(if there ignorant). I feel if you're simply not intellectually sound, this professor isn't for you. I passed with an A.

Gives good feedback
SO MANY PAPERS
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
4.0
ENG101
Grade: Incomplete
Aug 20, 2018
Wouldn't take again

I took her class in the spring of 2017 and I never got a proper grade. Everything that people are saying about her attitude and how she handles your work is correct. Now I'm on probation with financial aid and the school because of her and no one at that school is trying to help me even though I have all the work to show for it.

1.0
1.0
8293ENG
Grade: F
May 4, 2022

You should be embarrassed for employing a racist

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
May 24, 2022

Shes a racist, and the fact that i am "never gonna be white" is just shocking.... karma hits like ....

1.0
1.0
ELANG145
Grade: Audit/No Grade
May 27, 2022

racist, teacher and the fact that "ill never be white"

1.0
5.0
ENG145
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
May 27, 2022

She is a racist POS

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: B-
Jul 11, 2022

Just truly an awful person.

1.0
1.0
ELANG145
Grade: C
Jul 11, 2022

Worst professor I have ever had the unfortunate experience of dealing with of dealing with

1.0
5.0
ENGL101
Grade: A+
Jul 11, 2022

Avoid at all costs

Tough grader
Get ready to read
1.0
1.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
Jul 11, 2022

She is uneducated and is not attentive or responsive to students.

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: B+
Jul 12, 2022

Awful

1.0
1.0
ENGL101
Grade: B+
Jul 12, 2022

Tired to force her political opinions, completely unrelated to lecture

1.0
1.0
ENG145
Grade: B-
Jul 20, 2022

Disrespectful. She used foul language and was extremely racist

1.0
1.0
ELANG145
Grade: D
Jul 22, 2022

Very rude to students in my class (including me) She talks about her opinions the day before a test and then when half the class fails, she calls us lazy and disappointing. Embarrassing having to call her staff at my school.

Hilarious
So many papers
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: B+
Jul 27, 2022

She's on a viral video. She said lots of awful things to a police officer. She's a full blown racist!!!

1.0
5.0
ENGLISH101
Grade: B+
Jul 27, 2022

Unprofessional

Tough grader
Participation matters
Hilarious
1.0
5.0
8293ENG
Grade: Rather not say
Jul 27, 2022

disgusting racist human

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENGL101
Grade: B+
Jul 27, 2022

extremely rude

1.0
1.0
ELANG145
Grade: Audit/No Grade
Jul 28, 2022

Unfortunately I was dropped from this class for aspiring to be white as a mexican

1.0
5.0
ENGLISH101
Grade: D+
Jul 28, 2022

Racist professor, pity the police for doing his job.

Tough grader
So many papers
Accessible outside class
1.0
1.0
8293ENG
Grade: A-
Jul 28, 2022

Horrid person. Was refunded.

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
Jul 29, 2022

Awful teacher and awful person. Stay away. Waste of time and money.

So many papers
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
1.0
ENG101
Grade: A+
Jul 29, 2022

Never have I met a professor with such low intelligence and ignorance. Terrible human being, and I wouldn't wish my worst enemy have the opportunity to listen to her talk.

1.0
5.0
8293ENG
Jul 29, 2022

This woman is despicable in all sense. Should never be allowed to teach ever again.

Tough grader
Participation matters
Accessible outside class
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: F
Jul 30, 2022

Not the biggest fan of this privileged Karen tbh

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Jul 30, 2022

Racist. Stay far away if you see this name.

1.0
5.0
ENGLISH101
Grade: A
Aug 6, 2022

Not a teacher you want to learn anything from.

1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: Rather not say
Aug 6, 2022

This professor is extremely racist towards Hispanic people, has an inability to follow directions, and unwilling to hear your side as she is extremely close minded. She should not have ever been allowed to be a teacher.

1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: A+
Aug 6, 2022

Unprofessional, close minded.

Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
8293ENG
Grade: A
Aug 6, 2022

She's racist.

So many papers
1.0
3.0
ENGLISH101
Grade: A+
Aug 6, 2022

Has a chip on her shoulder

Beware of pop quizzes
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: C+
Aug 6, 2022

One of, if not, the worst profs I've ever had. I regret sticking through this class with her. Incredibly difficult to understand and unprofessional. Students were hesitant to ask any questions during lectures.

1.0
5.0
ENGLISH101
Grade: B+
Aug 6, 2022

She should be fired, she's very racist

Tough grader
So many papers
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: C
Aug 6, 2022

Worst prof. Racist.

Tough grader
Participation matters
1.0
5.0
8293ENG
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Aug 6, 2022

She is a racist individual

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: B+
Aug 6, 2022

She treated me poorly because I am of Mexican descent. Pretty horrific

Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Aug 6, 2022

Does not take kindly to people of Mexican/Latin descent

1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: D+
Aug 6, 2022

This racist racist sure likes being racist!!

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: F
Aug 6, 2022

piece of shit

Inspirational
Caring
Respected
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: Not sure yet
Aug 6, 2022

She spat in my mouth

Participation matters
EXTRA CREDIT
Hilarious
1.0
1.0
ELANG145
Grade: Incomplete
Aug 6, 2022

Absolute racist

1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: D-
Aug 6, 2022

Teaching racist rhetoric.

Get ready to read
Participation matters
So many papers
1.0
1.0
ENG101
Grade: Rather not say
Aug 6, 2022

Absolutely terrible.

1.0
1.0
ENG145
Grade: B-
Aug 6, 2022

Poor guidance and lack of interest in the information she was teaching. She seemed constantly distracted.

1.0
1.0
8293ENG
Grade: A+
Aug 6, 2022

This woman is a racist pos and you can really feel it in the classroom. She is so abusive to the class, I'm sure she should lose her license. Hope someone investigates her

1.0
5.0
ENGLISH101
Grade: F
Aug 6, 2022

racist trash

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
8293ENG
Grade: A
Aug 7, 2022

Absolutely terrible person and racist

1.0
5.0
8293ENG
Grade: A+
Aug 7, 2022

Does not care about her students

Lots of homework
Beware of pop quizzes
So many papers
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: Rather not say
Aug 7, 2022

Racist teacher, would not recommend

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: Rather not say
Aug 7, 2022

Ok murderer.

Hilarious
1.0
5.0
ENGL101
Grade: C
Aug 7, 2022

Her clas consisted on her repeating "ok murderer" over and over again for an hour.

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: A-
Aug 7, 2022

Interesting approach in teaching the word "Murderer"

Tough grader
Get ready to read
1.0
1.0
8293ENG
Grade: A
Oct 6, 2022

Teacher had zero ability to convoy material

1.0
5.0
8293ENG
Grade: Rather not say
Oct 20, 2022

Her teaching style is shrill and erratic, her ability to convey the material and to, I was, I can, I wasn't, doesn't....or none of that. The fact that she is an English teacher is worrying, the fact that she is a teacher at all is deeply disturbing....

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
Nov 15, 2022

Horrible person. The professor was very unprofessional

1.0
3.0
ELANG145
Grade: B
Dec 12, 2022

Poor communicator

1.0
1.0
ENG145
Grade: A
Jul 13, 2023

very unprofessional

Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
1.0
ENGLISH101
Grade: A
Jul 13, 2023

anyone is better than her

So many papers
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: B+
Oct 28, 2023

Useless

So many papers
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: F
Dec 2, 2023

should not be "teaching"

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG145
Grade: A-
Jan 13, 2024

worst of all sorry

Tough grader
Get ready to read
So many papers
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: A
Aug 6, 2024

DO NOT take this professor. She should not be teaching at all. She was exposed for being a racist and should not be teaching at all.

1.0
5.0
8293ENG
Grade: A-
Aug 7, 2024

Horrible experience should Not be teaching racist!!!

Get ready to read
Participation matters
So many papers
1.0
1.0
ENGLISH101
Grade: Rather not say
Nov 30, 2024

Should never be allowed in a classroom. DEI hire, for sure.

Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
ENGLISH101
Nov 30, 2024

Racist against Mexicans. Refuses to comply with authority.

1.0
5.0
ENGLISH101
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Nov 30, 2024

She shouldn't be working at this college

1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: A
Dec 1, 2024

Lacks knowledge and patience. Wonder how she became a teacher.

1.0
5.0
ENG145
Grade: D
Dec 1, 2024

Teacher is racist toward people of Latino descent

So many papers
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: A+
Dec 1, 2024

This individual allows her racism to permeate every word she says.

1.0
1.0
ELANG145
Grade: B+
Dec 28, 2024

Was always in a bad mood picked on the Mexican students specifically

1.0
1.0
ENG101
Grade: F
Jan 17, 2025

She picked on me and called me an mexican. I had B's in all the other subjects

1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Mar 5, 2025

Bad very bad

1.0
3.0
ENG145
Grade: A-
Mar 5, 2025

Just awful

1.0
4.0
ELANG145
Grade: B+
Apr 25, 2025

Never take her course

1.0
5.0
ENG145
Grade: F
May 4, 2025

She calls people Mexican racists murd3rs for no reason

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: A
May 24, 2025

Made me feel awful because I was a different skin color to her

1.0
5.0
ENGL101
Grade: Rather not say
May 24, 2025

Had no choice had to take the class n unfortunately for me I got this teacher. Feel like I got ptsd after this class. No respect to class especially Mexican kids would disrespect and insult them saying they were there illegally n there were 2 boys she would call out n say ICE was going to arrest them n deported them. How is she still a teacher frfr

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: A
May 25, 2025

She's rude for no reason, made a lot of other people uncomfortable and she has a lot of racism

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: A+
May 26, 2025

Sheisacoolpersonandhasacoolcar

Inspirational
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ENGL101
Grade: Rather not say
Jun 22, 2025

Racist teacher who calls people of different color than her murderers, would not recommend to teach anyone!

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
ELANG145
Grade: A-
Jul 17, 2025

Not recommended at all

Lots of homework
So many papers
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Aug 9, 2025

Racist comments

Tough grader
So many papers
1.0
3.0
ELANG145
Grade: A-
Aug 22, 2025

Miss Iwamizu came off as lazy, to me, throughout the class. She was often late, but then berated others for being late. She never used a text book, so it was hard to keep up because it seemed she was just making it up as we went along. I think the phrase "phone it in" most accurately describes her efforts to teach us.

1.0
3.0
ENGL101
Grade: Rather not say
Nov 11, 2025

Racist and there's video evidence

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
1.0
8293ENG
Grade: A+
Dec 14, 2025

Extremely racist in classes. Saw video of her cursing out the cops and almost immediately knew it was her

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

67%

Textbook Required

0%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B

95% confidence
Based on 68 grades
Most common grades:
A- (12)
Rather not say (11)
A+ (11)
Grade Distribution
A(22)B(7)C(5)D(12)F(7)A-/B+(22)
Based on 93 reported grades
A-: 12
Rather not say: 11
A+: 11
A: 11
Common Tags
Tough grader (19)
So many papers (16)
Lecture heavy (14)
Tough Grader (10)
Participation matters (10)
Lots of homework (9)
SO MANY PAPERS (8)
Get ready to read (6)
Rating Trend

Declining

-0.88 avg change
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Nov
Dec
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

ENG145

1.6

(10)

ENGLISH101

1.3

(12)

ENG101

1.3

(36)

8293ENG

1.0

(14)

ENGL101

1.0

(8)
+1 more courses
Difficulty by Course

ENGL101

4.3

ENG101

4.2

ENGLISH101

4.0

ELANG145

3.7

8293ENG

3.6

Similar Professors