3.1

Kathleen White

English - Bellevue College

3.1
Quality
3.1
Difficulty
58%
Would Retake
101
Reviews
3.1
Quality
3.1
Difficulty
3.0
Helpful
3.1
Clarity

58%

Would Retake

101

Reviews

Rating Distribution
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5

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What Students Say

Great professor and fun learning environment

ENGL201 - 5.0 rating

She's not the best but she's really not that bad

ENG101 - 3.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

21%

Textbook Required

44%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

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Predicted Grade

A-

95% confidence
Based on 47 grades
Most common grades:
A (14)
A- (13)
B+ (7)
Grade Distribution
A(17)B(6)C(4)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(20)
Based on 55 reported grades
A: 14
A-: 13
B+: 7
B: 6
Common Tags
Gives good feedback (23)
Caring (16)
Tough grader (16)
Get ready to read (14)
Graded by few things (9)
Clear grading criteria (7)
Participation matters (5)
Respected (4)
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ONLINEENG101

5.0

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5.0

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Reviews (101)
5.0
3.0
ONLINEENG101
Mar 21, 2005

good class. if you are going to take english online, i reccomend taking her. she grades fairly and is very nice to students and really want to see you succeed.

5.0
1.0
ENGLISH
Mar 23, 2005

Excellent teacher. She is available, helpful and very fair, as well as understanding. Her online class was great.

2.0
5.0
ENG93
May 12, 2005

Unclear lectures. This professor was not fair nor was she helpfull. I would not recommend her to my enemies.

4.0
2.0
ENGL272
Jun 14, 2005

ONLINE CLASS: I loved the reading that was assigned, enjoyed classmates who had the most interesting discussion posts, and the personality the instructor showed through her writing. Students seem to enjoy her class as much as she her job. Finish assignments earlier in the week then the class work load will seem light. Highly recommend her!

1.0
5.0
ONLINEENG271
Grade: Not_Sure_Yet
Aug 7, 2005

She is the worst on-line teacher ever. I DON’T recommend her at all.

1.0
5.0
ENG271
Aug 11, 2005

Don't ever take her class!

5.0
3.0
ENG271
Grade: A
Aug 21, 2005

I really enjoyed having Kathleen White as my instructor. She took the time to reply to my e-mails and was helpful, fair and understanding. The valuable information I have learned in her course will always benefit me in my future endeavors. In addition, I loved the reading that was assigned and enjoyed reading the lectures.

2.0
4.0
ENGLISH
Sep 1, 2005

No Comments

4.0
3.0
ENGLISH271
Nov 10, 2005

Definitely English teacher, proves it by expressing her little picky pet peeves involving common grammatical errors, etc. Gives numerical grades on essays, NOT letter grades. Bust your butt to get a good grade on essays. Rambles on too much, needs to clean up excess words/thoughts and deliver messeges more clear, concise and to-the-point.

3.0
3.0
ONLINE101
May 17, 2006

I think you can really try in this class and still get a B or B-. She is def. not an easy A, but she's not that bad. She does require a lot of reading and busy work on essays you read and she's a tough grader. I never read the lectures, so maybe that was it, but they were LONG! I'd say this is a medium class-she's not great, but not horrible.

5.0
3.0
ENGL271
Oct 2, 2006

Significant amount of work required, but she made it relatively enjoyable. Her spunky personality livened up the online class (which is good, since they're often awfully dry and boring).

4.0
4.0
ENGL271
Oct 26, 2006

I took this class online, and it basically consisted of reading, essays, and online discussion. She was relatively helpful, but she is picky about grammar. The comments she leaves on graded essays are pretty helpful if you wanted to edit your essay more.

5.0
3.0
ENGL256
Nov 29, 2006

Kathleen White has a great sense of humor! She is definitely picky about grammar--YIKES! If you put a little effort in, you can get a good grade. Essays were mostly fun to write. One thing I didn't like was that you recieved letter grades for essays but percentages for other work which made it hard to figure your grade.

1.0
5.0
ENGONLI
Mar 16, 2007

This teacher, graded my essays extreamly hard. I would never recomend this teacher. Her Essays are worth 70% of the grade. I recently turned in an Essay, and she returned it graded. There were two grammer mistakes; i did not put two commas in where they should have gone, and she gave me a 65%!. My brother Proofread it and he just got a Major Englis

1.0
4.0
ENGONLI
Mar 18, 2007

RED FLAG!! CAUTION...this teacher is an absolute disaster!! Extremely disorganized online and takes weeks to get back with your papers, and questions. HORRIBLE GRADING! Attention.....WARNING. Do not recommend at all! I have my AA and have never come across a teacher like this. Absolutely not recommended!

5.0
1.0
ENGL092
Jun 5, 2008

Online tons of wrok. Four essays along with four writing assignments. VERY hard grader but if you ask for feedbacks tells you what to wrok on. Hard grader yes but its worth it. I have improved so much on my writing because of her.

2.0
4.0
ENG271
Aug 13, 2008

Teacher is a joke when it comes to organization. She doesn't get grades back for weeks, doesn't log into class for days, and switches assignments at the last minute. The 'reading' is good, but she is a grammer nut and picky. I worked really hard and still only got a B+. She took 2 weeks to answer my first question online?? Total space cadet.

3.0
3.0
ENGL271
Nov 13, 2008

Took this class online.. Thought she'd be easy so I ignored comments here of how she was wordy and picky. All of which are true, but failed to mention: horrendously unorganized, forgetful, full of excuses.. And HOLY TYPOS! You're an English teacher! Student beware.. Frustration awaits you.

2.0
4.0
ENGL271
Jun 11, 2009

I definately underestimated the comments that were left before me. I have been completely lost trying to figure out what my grade will be. She is the only teacher online I have had that doesn't update the grades so we can see them. She took FOREVER getting papers back, and takes off a lot of points for grammar, spelling, and mechanics. I emailed he

4.0
2.0
ENGLENGL
Nov 2, 2009

She is very reassuring and makes you calm. She's comfortable.

5.0
5.0
ENGL101
Dec 11, 2009

she was hard but far I would take class again from her. don't expect a essay A

3.0
4.0
ENGL101
Jun 17, 2010

If you like to know what grade you are getting throughout the quarter this is not the class for you. VERY slow to grade, gives vague feedback. Learned very little from instructor, glad we had a book to read.

3.0
4.0
ENGL101
Jun 29, 2010

I took this class online her organization was horrid half the time you couldn't understand what she wanted your assignments to be or how to get them to her the essays were prob he easiest part. she does grade hard on essays but she is reasonable. i hated the peer editing it wasn't organized well it isn't hard to pass the class but BAD ORGANIZATION!

2.0
3.0
ENGL271
Feb 1, 2011

As an online instructor, her lack of organization is dreadful. She knows what she's talking about, but she never responds to her mail and is generally unavailable to students. I've had way better online teachers.

2.0
3.0
ENG271
Feb 25, 2011

Disorganized and rarely responds to students. One of the worst English teachers I've had.

3.0
4.0
ENGLOAS
May 1, 2011

She is a good teacher but grades the essays too tough. On most of my papers, she said that it was a good paper, but still gave me a B or C. She takes off points VERY easily, and takes a long time to grade our papers. Honestly, I would not chose this teacher again, and I regret to have taken her class.

3.0
4.0
ENG271
May 7, 2011

She's very frustrating. She doesn't respond to emails very quickly and when she finally responded to me, she said she would get back to me by the next week...and she never did. Her essay topics are vague and hard to write about. She takes forever to return graded papers. Returns after assigning another. You don't know what to fix. Harsh grader.

2.0
3.0
ENG271
Jun 14, 2011

Kathleen is disorganized, unclear, and her online lectures/assignments are littered with grammar and punctuation mistakes. Kathleen doesn't really teach--she just distributes class materials, and gives vague feedback with questionable grades. She also doesn't use the online tools for tracking grades, so beware! This instructor is NOT recommended!

2.0
1.0
ENGL273
Feb 18, 2012

I took this online class and am usually a very organized and good student, but this teacher's organization on Vista was horrid. You had to constantly jump from page to page, assignments were not all listed on the same page, but scattered across the website, and she didn't receive my first essay even though it WAS in my Vista outbox. She

1.0
5.0
ENGL111
Apr 22, 2012

I didn't want to take this professor, but our college switched her to us at the last minute without even letting us know about it. I wanted to drop the class, but thought that I will make it. It seems like all the comments here are absolutely true. I had some questions that she didn't bother to answer until it was too late.

1.0
5.0
ENGL111
Apr 22, 2012

Kathleen teaches English, but has tons of grammatical mistakes in her postings, syllabus, discussion board. How such a teacher can even teach you English??? She grades unreasonable. I wish I dropped her class when I realized that BC switched the teachers, but it is too late now...

1.0
4.0
ENG101
Apr 29, 2012

I took ENG101 online in Fall '11. I've never received less than an A- in any English courses; this is one of my stronger subjects. I became very frustrated with this instructor because she would not return essays until after the next was assigned.. didn't know what to fix. Grading was questionable, harsh, and unclear.

3.0
5.0
ENGL271
Dec 2, 2012

Took her online. She seems like a nice person, she really does. But she never responded to the questions i sent over the email, she graded really really hard. I'm not against hard grading, But she graded on stuff she never taught, and stuff that I never learned from English 101. I'm sure her class would be better in person though.

2.0
4.0
ENGL271
Dec 11, 2012

online:knowledgeable lady, bad online teacher.Her own comments on assignments did not justify the grade she handed out.Flat out did not answer some questions,especially in regard to extra credit-yet other students received extra credit.Skewed grading so that it appeared her students improved,when in reality they maintained the same grade

2.0
4.0
ENGL271
Dec 11, 2012

online:returned assignments as late as 3 weeks after they were turned in-graded on material not taught in ENGL 101-and never fully explained the subject.She might be a good teacher in class,but online she does not communicate,has grammar errors in lectures,and refuses to alter grades even with discussion.Says she will help-but is always vauge

3.0
1.0
ENG101
Jan 9, 2013

Don't get scared by these reviews. She's not the best but she's really not that bad. I had her online. She was actually kinda funny sometimes. We had to read every week and answer questions. Other than that only four essays. Super easy and I hate English. It's my worst subject and I still got an A- after waiting until the last second do do anything

3.0
2.0
ENGL101
Feb 19, 2013

Nice teacher but waited until the end of the quarter to grade any assignments and give feedback so it was impossible to know how to improve throughout the quarter. In the end all my assignments werent even graded.

2.0
2.0
ENG097
Aug 22, 2013

She was a horrible teacher. Never responded to my emails, never responded to my questions on assignments, nor discussion questions. I did not receive an email from her until 2 weeks left in the quarter. I would not take her class again.

1.0
5.0
ENG271
Grade: Rather_Not_Say
Feb 20, 2014

She never responds to emails or any sort of communication and takes forever to grade all her assignments. She isn't clear on her assignments and does not know how to use canvas. I would NOT recommend her.

3.0
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ENGL271
Jun 16, 2014

Unless you want to be told that you need to dumb down your writing for others, don't take this class. In addition, while I was told my papers were very well written and that there was improvement from one paper to the next, I received a worse grade on the latter paper than on the previous assignment! It seems there is no consistency with grading.

5.0
2.0
ENGL271
Grade: A-
Aug 15, 2014

Most of these reviews seem dated, I just took English 271 online by Kathleen this summer (2014) and she seems to be on top of things, returning grades and papers quickly while hanging out in the boards and answering questions. She's very fun and understanding. Though I agree that while she said I improved she gave me lower grades on later papers.

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ENG271
Sep 22, 2014

Loved Kathleen's class. Very helpful in every situation. loved the material we read for this class. we wrote a lot of essays but she was very fair.

5.0
2.0
ENG092
Grade: A-
Jun 20, 2015

I loved Ms. White! She was a fabulous English teacher. Her grading really showed me what needed to be changed and how to do so. Yes, it can take a while to get your graded paper back, but it is worth it! Her grading is great and I never waited more than 2 weeks. Take her class!

5.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: B+
Dec 6, 2015

She was very clear on what she expected, easy to get along with, open-minded, and very understanding. Great person, and a very well-rounded teacher. Easy to listen while shes lecturing. No meaningless busy-work assignments, only an essay and editing report every 2 or so weeks. Best professor I've ever had.

3.0
1.0
ENG101
Grade: B+
Jan 4, 2016

It was a very easy class with no final and never used the textbooks once. Don't buy them, I promise you will not need them at all. Easy A if your a good writer. The only thing that counts is the essays turned in on time, participation doesn't matter

5.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
Mar 20, 2016

Kathleen is such a great speaker; for my hybrid 101 class, she'd spend 50 mins lecturing wonderfully sensical material I'd actually use. To get an A in this class you really have to start writing at a college level. The assignment structure its self is super easy though, so just do well on the few assignments you turn in on time and your golden.

5.0
3.0
ENGL101
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 21, 2016
Would take again

I enjoyed class with this professor a lot. She was very friendly and flexible with students. Attendance is not super important, and the textbook was not really required. I would definitely recommend her.

Clear grading criteria
Hilarious
Caring
4.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
Dec 2, 2016
Would take again

Sometimes the lectures are boring, but she really cares about improving your writing. Gives good feedback, and if you talk with her after class she will go more in depth in how to improve. Very chill and nice in that she cares for your work!

Gives good feedback
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS
Caring
5.0
2.0
ENG201
Grade: A
Dec 11, 2017
Would take again

She was easy-going, gave great feedback, and was wonderful to talk to. I've always been a relatively strong writer, and it was an easy A for me. You don't really need the textbooks (she does use them in class, but its not necessary for the grade). As long as everything is turned in on time, attending class is not necessary.

Gives good feedback
Caring
EXTRA CREDIT
5.0
3.0
ENG201
Grade: A
Dec 21, 2017
Would take again

The class between "the usual" and an "easy A." Books are cheap, minimal reading, and plenty of time allotted for each assignment. There was one Extra credit assignment that could easily bump you a letter grade. She will work with you as long as you communicate in advance.

Gives good feedback
Caring
Would take again
5.0
3.0
ENG271
Grade: A
Mar 6, 2018
Would take again

She doesn't give out a lot of assignments, just a few essays, and analysis. She gives you lots of time to do every assignment and gives feedback in a respectable time. Easy class for someone who does online and doesn't procrastinate.

Gives good feedback
Respected
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: C+
Apr 18, 2018
Wouldn't take again

Shes is so awful, never take her again. She never returns any of my emails. Graded essays two weeks later. Super picky about specific writing styles its her way or the high way. super DISORGANIZED she lost so many of my essays, I had a B+ on canvas and on my transcript she gave me c+. I demanded her to change it and she ignored me. Do Not Take!!

Tough Grader
5.0
1.0
ENGL201
Jun 11, 2018
Would take again

I read the Bible more than the actual textbook. I'm not even Christian and that should say something. Great professor and fun learning environment.

Clear grading criteria
Amazing lectures
Caring
5.0
3.0
ENG201
Jun 12, 2018
Would take again

Awesome teacher, very understanding. She tries her best to make sure her students pass and achieve good grade for her class. Great lectures, definitely recommend!

Gives good feedback
Inspirational
Caring
5.0
1.0
ENG271
Jun 13, 2018
Would take again

This class was my first online course it was great! Kathleen gave the best feedback I have gotten in my entire academic career. She was always so thorough and you knew her expectations right from the start. She was very understanding and replied back quickly through email. Her class was pretty doable and easy. Overall an amazing professor

Gives good feedback
Hilarious
1.0
5.0
ENGL101
Grade: B
Aug 22, 2018
Wouldn't take again

This is an only class that i feel so frustrated about. Her assignments are not so hard, but she is a really tough grader. Her feedbacks are always, your essay is better than B or C, but ... ( the problem is not clear and she never teach us about it ). This is the only course that is an B in my entire college life. Do not take her class.

Tough Grader
GRADED BY FEW THINGS
LECTURE HEAVY
5.0
2.0
ENGL201
Grade: A
Jan 1, 2019
Would take again

Kathleen cares about her students and goes the extra mile to help, you just have to ask. I recommend attending class to get tips on the assignments, especially the research paper, the course's namesake. Kathleen also notices whether you attend class, even if she doesn't officially take roll call. It never hurts to participate.

Gives good feedback
ACCESSIBLE OUTSIDE CLASS
Caring
5.0
2.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
Mar 20, 2019
Would take again

She is very nice and caring professor. I bought an old book this quarter, and while my book was being shipped, I asked if I could take the picture of her book for homework, she even offered me to take hers home. She is easy on grading too. The homework is kinda heavy, but it is good for learning and practicing how to write good essays.

Gives good feedback
Lots of homework
Caring
4.0
4.0
ENG111
Grade: A
Apr 4, 2019
Would take again

3 Units, Fiction, Drama, and Poetry, in that order, there is an essay for each unit. Discussion heavy (3 Discussions per unit) 1 exam at beginning of quarter, just read terms list and know how to use them, itll be easy. And for the essays, do them beforehand and send them to Ms White for feedback. She is absolutely amazing with feedback.

Respected
Get ready to read
Tough grader
4.0
3.0
ENGL271
Grade: A
Apr 5, 2019
Would take again

This class wasn't too bad, just a lot of busy work. There is a discussion every week, three major essays, two smaller essays, and a couple of critique papers. It is not very hard but make sure you don't fall behind on the discussions. Essays are pretty flexible to whatever you want to write about.

Gives good feedback
Get ready to read
Participation matters
5.0
3.0
ENG101
Nov 19, 2019
Would take again

Very good professor, her feedback is probably the best I've ever had out of all my classes. When you receive feedback, you can really tell that she cares about your writing and your betterment. The class itself is like any other English class.

Gives good feedback
Get ready to read
Clear grading criteria
5.0
3.0
ENGL201
Grade: B+
Nov 24, 2019
Would take again

Professor White is an excellent teacher! She explains everything well, the textbook is for helping us to write better essays, she cares about students' opinions and encourages them to speak in class, also she has a great feedback. I really enjoyed writing essays in her class because the topics are 1) interesting or 2) chosen by me.

Gives good feedback
Inspirational
Caring
5.0
3.0
ENGL201
Grade: A-
Apr 6, 2020
Would take again

Prof. White made this class as engaging as an English class could get. She lets you choose your research paper subject, is very involved and engaging throughout every step of the process, and gives really great constructive feedback. I definitely left this class a much better writer than when I started, 10/10 would recommend.

Gives good feedback
Respected
Hilarious
2.0
2.0
ENG101
Grade: C
Nov 8, 2020
Wouldn't take again

I am in Kathleen's ENG101 online class. She is very unorganized and takes too long to grade things. You have to check the syllabus for assignments. I have never seen what she looks like or heard her voice or anything and it makes it worse because I like to have somewhat of a connection with my teachers

Get ready to read
Graded by few things
3.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 12, 2020
Would take again

Professor White was an okay instructor. She was very clear about what she wanted and the work load was reasonably light, with discussions weekly and two essays per month. I have not gotten any grades back from her and she is a little flaky. She is a decent choice in educator.

Graded by few things
Clear grading criteria
Caring
4.0
4.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
Nov 24, 2020
Would take again

I liked this professor but she gives quite a bit of work each week. There are three essays to read, three+ questions to answer for each, discussions of those essays, you write 1 essay every 1-3 weeks (pretty hard grader on those) and mini lessons to read. Overall I liked her but the class IS a lot of work.

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
Tough grader
2.0
2.0
ENGL101
Grade: B
Nov 29, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Kathleen White was not a very good teacher. She was very unorganized and I learned almost nothing this quarter. She was rude to me when I emailed her about a mistake she made with an assignment and she also took a long time to grade assignments and she was a very harsh grader. I would not recommend taking her class.

4.0
4.0
ENGL101
Grade: A
Dec 16, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Professor White is a good teacher. She replied my email quickly and always appreciated my work. At first, my grade was not very good (just getting a B-) because I am an International Student and knew nothing about writing essay. However, Professor White always made comments (place I need to improve). I worked hard and finally got an A.

Get ready to read
Graded by few things
2.0
4.0
ENGL271
Jan 26, 2021
Wouldn't take again

not recommend. You don't need to use the textbook you bought, because you can search for her content online. In addition, the scoring standards are very vague, and there is no specific standard to measure your paper score. In addition, its difficult for you to get feedback from the teacher in time, and she doesnt care about your paper at all

Lots of homework
So many papers
Tough grader
2.0
4.0
ONLINEENG271
Grade: C
Jan 26, 2021
Wouldn't take again

You can imagine that an email can not be answered for a week, lol. Even before the deadline for the next task, this is really uncomfortable and disturbing. The reply to your email has no substantive content at all, and it can be seen that she doesn't care about you at all. If you have a better choice, it is best not to take this class.

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
Tough grader
4.0
2.0
ENG271
Grade: A
Mar 21, 2021
Would take again

This class is great if you just keep up with the 1 weekly discussion post and the occasional essay. My class only had to write 3 2-4 page essays every few weeks. The essays are simple and only took me around 2 hours each max. Shes a super fair grader and will give you a good score as long as you show some effort.

5.0
3.0
ENGL201
May 10, 2021
Would take again

You can't go wrong with Ms. White. She's on your side the whole quarter. Not the easiest class but she grades pretty reasonably. Gives lots of feedback that is helpful in later assignments. Accepts late work up to a week past the due date. I failed last quarter (because i'm dumb) but feel like she makes it her goal to make sure I pass this quarter.

Gives good feedback
Respected
Caring
1.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: A+
May 28, 2021
Wouldn't take again

I got an A by .10% I did online only section and it was the worst online class I've had. I didn't receive any responses to emails until the last week of the quarter nor did she grade anything in a timely manner. By the time you received a grade it was too late to improve anything. Tough grader on essays- if you are not a strong writer don't do it.

Tough grader
5.0
4.0
ENGL101
Nov 9, 2021
Would take again

I learned so much from her async ENGL 101 class, asynch thats saying a lot.

Get ready to read
Amazing lectures
Gives good feedback
4.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: A
Nov 29, 2021
Would take again

She is very straightforward in her expectations and you can see the course work for the entire quarter on the first day of class. Her grading can sometimes be hard to predict but whenever I reached out to her for help she responded in a timely manner. Love Queen Kathleen <33

Accessible outside class
Caring
Tough grader
5.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: A+
Apr 4, 2022
Would take again

LOVED her; I took her for 101 and the Research paper and would take again in a heartbeat! She is very caring and gives great feedback. She also enjoys talking to her studies if you have questions or just want to chitchat for a second. She is a very great lady, just make sure you do your work and you'll be golden.

Participation matters
Gives good feedback
Caring
5.0
2.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
Apr 5, 2022
Would take again

I took this class online and I really like how available the professor was. She had clear expectations and was always here to answer all of my questions and giving clear and detailed feedback. I would definitely take another class with her. I felt very supported.

Participation matters
Gives good feedback
Accessible outside class
5.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: A
Nov 10, 2022
Would take again

Ms. White is just the sweetest teacher! She made it very clear what she was looking for every time, and gave specific feedback for what needed to improve. She wanted to help me get better, not just give a grade. Also a comment on all my assignments, showing she cared. I have her online but she responded to my email within the day I sent. Love her!

Clear grading criteria
Gives good feedback
Caring
3.0
3.0
ENGL272
Grade: A
Dec 5, 2022
Would take again

Very opinionated in her feedback, but I do believe it was out of the desire to help students expand their writing capabilities. The class comprises three large essays (3-7 pages), 2 feedback essays (peer review and write about it), and a discussion post every week (11 in total). Discussion posts are easy, essays are graded harshly. GRADES SO LATE.

Tough grader
Clear grading criteria
Gives good feedback
2.0
1.0
ENG201
Grade: A-
Apr 13, 2023

My biggest issue is how messy her Canvas page is. There are SO MANY links on the side of her page, like where the modules and discussion links go, and you never ever use any of them. She makes you buy your own copy of the book for weekly discussions, but doesn't tell you ahead of time. Eng101 was fine but I do not recommend for ENG201.

Get ready to read
5.0
4.0
ENG271
Grade: Not sure yet
Jun 11, 2023
Would take again

She was an outstanding instructor. She has given me good-quality feedback every single time I asked her for it. She grades fairly and explains whatever it is needed to be explained. I can clearly see that she loves teaching, and she makes the classes very enjoyable and interesting. I would definitely do another one of her classes.

Participation matters
Gives good feedback
Caring
1.0
2.0
ENG201
Grade: B
Jun 19, 2023

Literally the worst English teacher out there. Eng 101 was bearable but she had 201 a nightmare. She can't explain to you where you went wrong. Her up-side is that she's good to bounce brainstorm ideas off of but after that she doesn't actually teach anything and relies on peer review rather than putting in work herself.

Graded by few things
1.0
2.0
ENG201
Grade: B+
Jun 19, 2023

Although peer review is helpful it seemed to me like she used that as an excuse not to put in the effort she's paid to put in. Grades late and teaches absolutely nothing. Eng 201 was a whole quarter leading up to one essay that she did little to prepare us for. She says we have to buy a book for Eng 201and then doesn't even use it, waste of money.

2.0
1.0
ENG101
Grade: A+
Jun 19, 2023

Pacing was manageable. Weekly discussion posts weren't too big of an issue. She just doesn't teach and majority of the learning you have to do on your own. She seemed a bit unorganized but at the end of the day her class was easier than expected and I only took it for credit.

Graded by few things
1.0
1.0
ENGL101
Grade: A-
Jun 30, 2023

meh. easy enough but not worth it. probably would not have taken if i didnt need the credit.

2.0
5.0
ENG201
Grade: A-
Jul 15, 2023

Beware of this Professor! She does not give any extra credit whatsoever! Assignments are graded very harshly and in a way that getting one bad grade means your whole grade will drop and never rise. The research paper itself is fine but be careful with the guidelines as they can be unclear and confusing.

Tough grader
Graded by few things
Online Savvy
5.0
2.0
ENGL271
Grade: A
Aug 15, 2023
Would take again

Kathleen White was an AMAZING English professor! Many of the essay selections she had us read and analyze have since become some of my favorites. This is very much a learn-through-doing class and instructor. I really enjoyed my time in this class.

Get ready to read
Participation matters
Gives good feedback
4.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 13, 2023
Would take again

Pretty good and nice professor. The assignments are doable and she gives plenty of time to complete each essay. If you want her to review an essay, she will happily meet with you via zoom. Essays are worth most of your grade. She doesn't grade too hard, but she does take a while to give you your grade. Course was overall pretty easy.

4.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: B+
Feb 1, 2024
Would take again

She was awesome! It wasn't that much work really and the essays may seem a bit much but she gives you lots of time to complete them. I also finished this class early so I got an extra long break. She was prob the best teacher for this class if you are motivated and don't procrastinate.

Get ready to read
Gives good feedback
5.0
2.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
Mar 30, 2024
Would take again

Awesome professor was so accommodating and amazing to me. I felt so respected and seen and she made me aware of how I have improved! She is flexible if you reach out and talk to her. Would highly recommend you will improve and read interesting pieces! 10/10 for sure!

Clear grading criteria
Gives good feedback
Caring
2.0
3.0
ENG271
Grade: Incomplete
May 20, 2024

80% of the grade was the 5 essay assignments so weekly discussions were basically just busy work. I'm currently 8 weeks into the 11 week quarter and she's only graded 4 out of the 11 assignments we've done so far, plus she has the grade locked on canvas so you can't even see what grade you have in the class. She's not the worst, she's just lazy

Get ready to read
Test heavy
Online Savvy
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Jun 7, 2024

DONT TAKE HER. HARDEST GRADER EVER! SHE GIVES PRETTY FAIR FEEDBACK BUT HER GRADING REQUIRES JUST WAY TOO MUCH FOR A 101 CLASS.

Tough grader
1.0
3.0
ENG271
Grade: A
Jun 10, 2024

There is one week left in the quarter and she has only graded 4 of my assignments. There are 3 essays and a discussion every week. you can get the textbook but literally everything is online. Her directions for assignments sound as if she uses chatgpt. She only grades on grammar and she also will not let you see your overall class grade. Pointless

Tough grader
2.0
2.0
ENG101
Grade: Not sure yet
Jun 24, 2024

It's an easy class for content but she grades pretty harshly for a 101 class and takes a while to get grades back.

Tough grader
Graded by few things
4.0
1.0
ONLINEENG271
Grade: A-
Jun 27, 2024
Would take again

I stayed engaged, the homework was easy, and she gave great feedback. It's so sad that I am done with the English requirements, or I will take another of her classes. I highly recommend her Expository Writing class. She was responsive to my questions. The assignments were fun.

Get ready to read
Gives good feedback
2.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: B
Nov 19, 2024

She doesn't give helpful feedback to help improve your work, she gives you a poor grade with little commenting. She also uses some very confusing prompts for her essays and assignments.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
So many papers
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: B+
Nov 19, 2024

She soley grades off grammar, but threatens you with a zero when you use Grammarly. She very harshly grades on essays (75% of the total grade) with only four essays. She is also a very slow grader. 6+ weeks to grade one assignment. For an English 101 class, I would never recommend her. Not to mention, her essay prompts make no sense.

Tough grader
Graded by few things
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: C+
Nov 29, 2024

She gives zeros on essays for using grammarly grades very slow and has confusing essay prompts that are worth 75% of your grade DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS.

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: B
Dec 3, 2024

Professor gives 0's for using "AI" aka "Grammarly" LOL. False accuses students(not just me) of using AI and gives them 0. Should be fired, and can be if I really wanted to, but clearly she needs the money. Hope she is enjoying sitting behind a computer grading for ages and false accusing hard working students.

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: B
Dec 18, 2024

Just don't.

Tough grader
So many papers
Graded by few things
4.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: B+
Feb 27, 2025
Would take again

Professor White is pretty demanding in her grading, but if you stay on top of the work, the class is manageable. Reach out to her for feedback - she's very helpful. I also found unstuck AI's writing tools to be a lifesaver for essay prep.

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