4.5

Ken Panda

English - University of Delaware

4.5
Quality
2.0
Difficulty
N/A
Would Retake
112
Reviews
4.5
Quality
2.0
Difficulty
4.5
Helpful
4.4
Clarity

N/A

Would Retake

112

Reviews

Rating Distribution
Official

5

82

4

15

3

10

2

4

1

1

What Students Say

English was my bestfavorite subject in high school but this prof has made me resent it

ENGLISH110 - 1.0 rating

great class discussions

ENGL110 - 5.0 rating
Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
A- (1)
B- (1)
Grade Distribution
A(0)B(1)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 2 reported grades
A-: 1
B-: 1
Rating Trend

Stable

-0.11 avg change
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Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

ENGL101

5.0

(3)

EN110

5.0

(2)

ENG

5.0

(1)

ENG334

5.0

(1)

ENG200

5.0

(1)
+17 more courses
Difficulty by Course

ENG341

4.0

ENG

3.0

ENGLISH110

3.0

ENG101

2.7

ENGL341

2.3

Reviews (112)
5.0
2.0
ENGL110
Jan 23, 2001

very clear. he knows his stuff. great class discussions.

5.0
3.0
ENGL110
May 8, 2001

Cool and great guy

5.0
2.0
ENG101
Jul 30, 2001

His class reminded me how much I loved English. Very cool guy.

5.0
2.0
ENG110
Nov 8, 2001

fun, friendly, fabulous

5.0
2.0
E110
Jan 20, 2002

best class ever....KP is so cool..take this class!

5.0
1.0
ENGL110
Feb 20, 2002

He is an amazing all around guy, I loved his class and still talk to him today!

3.0
3.0
110
Apr 26, 2002

No Comments

5.0
2.0
E110
May 13, 2002

nice guy.cute.his classes are boring but hey it's english. only wrt 3 papers

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
May 22, 2002

Very good teacher. Cares about students, teaches well, and is interesting.

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
May 28, 2002

HOT STUFF! best way to take eng110. only 3 papers, no tests/hw. great guy.

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
Jun 4, 2002

Great class..only 3 papers, no tests or hw...very helpful. do work and get "A"

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
Jun 6, 2002

GREAT PROFESSOR! I'm so happy I had 110 with Panda!

5.0
3.0
ENGL110
Jun 24, 2002

Cool teacher. Wants to make things fun. Grades weird sometimes.

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
Jul 5, 2002

Best Professor and a great all around guy! Interesting classes. And, he's cute!

5.0
1.0
ENG110
Jul 11, 2002

Great guy Interesting class Put some effort=A

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
Aug 8, 2002

Gives lots of reading but he helps you understand and learn.Panda-dont leave UD!

5.0
1.0
ENGL110
Aug 19, 2002

awesome guy, great teacher, fun class

3.0
2.0
ENGLISH
Aug 23, 2002

Is this guy serious?

5.0
2.0
ENG110
Sep 4, 2002

Panda rocks! Cares about his students and wants to help!

4.0
3.0
ENG110
Sep 14, 2002

No Comments

5.0
1.0
ENG110
Sep 24, 2002

awesome guy, great teacher,easy A,take ken without a doubt, hes the best

5.0
3.0
ENGL110
Oct 10, 2002

Great Proffessor! Take his class, he always helps out

5.0
3.0
110
Nov 9, 2002

Great teacher, makes the work fun, passionate about his job, take this class!

5.0
3.0
ENGL110
Nov 12, 2002

Sexy Panda!! Great teacher- Nice Arms-Very helpful-Get to know him & he loves u

4.0
1.0
ENG110
Nov 18, 2002

Very Fun class! Discussions all the time! I enjoyed it

5.0
2.0
ENGL341
Nov 21, 2002

Smart, funny,interesting (most of the time) sexy, and flexible.

5.0
3.0
ENGL101
Dec 4, 2002

readings are amazing, and he's easy on the eyes and grading

5.0
3.0
ENG110
Dec 6, 2002

Brilliant, charming, caring, and interesting.

5.0
3.0
EN110
Dec 9, 2002

Pour some sugar on him!

5.0
1.0
110
Dec 9, 2002

No Comments

4.0
4.0
ENG341
Dec 9, 2002

hard to keep up w/ reading read cliff notes easy quizzes funny comments he's hip

4.0
1.0
110
Dec 10, 2002

No Comments

5.0
2.0
ENG110
Dec 10, 2002

An amazing teacher who I highly recomend! Helpful, interesting, and intelligent.

4.0
2.0
ENGL110
Dec 18, 2002

Amazing person, gorgous, still knows my name a year later

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
Dec 23, 2002

very intresting, not too much work but you learn a whole lot, take E-110 withhim

2.0
1.0
ENGL
Dec 23, 2002

What's with all the propaPANDA? Who's writing all of these?

4.0
2.0
ENG110
Dec 25, 2002

3 papers, that's it, easy grader, he's little creepy but it's all good

5.0
1.0
ENGL101
Jan 3, 2003

Panda is my ace.

5.0
2.0
ENG110
Jan 4, 2003

No Comments

5.0
3.0
ENG101
Jan 22, 2003

No Comments

5.0
1.0
ENGL341
Jan 30, 2003

Such an easy class. Read Spark Notes and dont bother with actual books.

4.0
3.0
ENGL300
Jan 31, 2003

Really nice teacher, kind, takes care of international students too!!

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
Jan 31, 2003

Great teacher and very helpful

5.0
3.0
ENG110
Feb 5, 2003

absolutely amazing. so cool, so understanding. overall great prof.

5.0
3.0
ENG
Feb 7, 2003

Good Sense of Humor, Knowledgable,

4.0
1.0
ENGL200
Feb 9, 2003

Great guy, awesome class

5.0
1.0
ENGL300
Feb 21, 2003

Great sense of humor, nice, so smart it's damn sexy!! great professor!

5.0
1.0
ENG334
Feb 25, 2003

Take the class just for the teacher... easy and often enjoyable.

3.0
2.0
ENGLISH
Feb 28, 2003

Apparently writes his own reviews here

5.0
2.0
ENGL
Mar 11, 2003

He's an amazing professor- extremely knowledgable and successful in his field. Always willing to help however he can & makes lectures interesting. PropaPANDA? Come on, man...

4.0
3.0
ENGL341
Mar 17, 2003

Awesome guy, very personable & approachable. Willing to help in anyway he can. Very intelligant and is a good friend for people who need help in class or advice in general. Anyone who has him takes him again

5.0
1.0
ENGL200
Mar 26, 2003

so nice and understanding of opinions

5.0
3.0
ENGL341
Apr 25, 2003

Ken was GREAT! I had him for two classes and he taught me alot about Literature and enjoying the classics! It is true that if you have one of his classes, you will try to get another class with him!

5.0
2.0
ENGL200
Jun 9, 2003

Awesome teacher. Get him for any classes you can. Makes class fun and interesting, while also being an awesome teacher. Learned soo much. Definitely a must have teacher.

5.0
2.0
ENG200
Aug 1, 2003

great guy, really helpful. no tests, just a couple papers. take him if you can!

5.0
2.0
ENGL300
Aug 4, 2003

Funny & personable, willing to help his students and make an effort to get to know them. Not too difficult of a class, but you'll learn a great deal

5.0
2.0
ENG110
Aug 15, 2003

Makes you think!! Assigns interesting stories/novels...thanks kp!

3.0
3.0
ENG110
Sep 4, 2003

No Comments

5.0
2.0
ENGL200
Oct 17, 2003

Do the readings and go to class and you'll do well. Nice guy and very helpful. Fun class as well.

5.0
3.0
ENG110
Nov 20, 2003

good teacher, interasting stuff

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
Nov 24, 2003

Cool guy in leather!

3.0
1.0
E110
Dec 5, 2003

Hemingway scholar = bad. Expects you to write like Hemingway, i.e. no "clutter". No clutter makes writing dull. Also roots against the Eagles and dresses badly. Called Fitzgerald a "One-shot Charlie", only funny thing he ever said.

5.0
1.0
EN110
Dec 8, 2003

He needs to teach more Melville. Really. Also, ask him about refined sugar products.

5.0
1.0
ENG110
Dec 9, 2003

awesome guy.....especially if you're a girl in the front row

5.0
1.0
ENG110
Dec 18, 2003

Class is a breaze, picks interesting stories to read. No tests, 2 or 3 papers plus a research paper. Highly recommended!!

3.0
1.0
ENGL110
Dec 23, 2003

picky grader on papers, but assigns interesting readings; overall real easy class.

5.0
1.0
ENG101
Jan 3, 2004

Only English class I've ever enjoyed the assigned reading in. Panda makes significant improvements in your writing. He's real cool, but his gradings a little tough. Hes alwasy there for help though. One of the best professors, everyone should take him

2.0
3.0
ENGL110
Feb 13, 2004

Who's continuing to spoon out this propaPANDA?

3.0
3.0
ENG110
Apr 1, 2004

Very nice guy, funny, very clear, HARD grader... and he isnt very helpful.. he actually gets scary the more questions you ask of him...

5.0
4.0
ENG101
Apr 8, 2004

WOOOWOOO GO PANDA BEAR

4.0
3.0
ENG101
Aug 9, 2004

Only English class I ever liked, I'm a math/science person and got an A-. Read the stories and books which are pretty good, and make comments during class. He's very helpful and always willing to sit down and help. Take this teacher.

5.0
2.0
ENG312
Aug 10, 2004

Great professor! Extremely helpful and clear... I got an A and I'm horrible in English. Definitely take one of his classes if you can.

5.0
3.0
ENGL110
Aug 31, 2004

very very nice teacher, makes english more interesting. enjoyed going to his lectures and he was very helpful with the papers due. easy class if you do the work and participate.

5.0
3.0
ENGL110
Nov 24, 2004

loved this class. incredibly nice guy with a good sense of humor.. fair grader- interesting material and nothing too abstract on quizzes. straight forward if you read and pay attention.

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
Dec 11, 2004

Panda is pretty cool compared to other english teachers ive heard about. we've only had to write 3 papers, including the research paper. but they were interesting topics and his discussions in class were always helpful and interesting. good sense of humor, and answered any questions you had.

5.0
2.0
ENG300
Jan 5, 2005

Great,great,great,guy!!!A must to take a class with.Really interesting stuff and he's a huge help.Just some quizzes and two exams!A must in the English major.

5.0
2.0
ENGL101
Feb 4, 2005

Panda is a very cool guy who teaches pretty well. You may not get an A in the class, but you won't get a D either, and you will learn A LOT. Since you have to take ENGL110, you may as well take it with someone you'll like...Professor Panda.

5.0
2.0
ENGL300
Feb 5, 2005

Ken's an awesome prof. He's very passionate ab English and he's a cool guy. Took him at nite and he lets out early pretty frequently. You have to go to class and take notes and you'll do fine. I didn't get the book until the week of midterms and I gotta B. He goes over everything that will be on his

5.0
1.0
ENGL110
May 10, 2005

One of the best teachers I have ever had, he is truly enthusiastic about the subject, not to mention a fore-most expert in his specialization. Classes are interesting and the work is comprised of 3 papers. Very easy, very fair grading, and you will actually learn to be a better writer! Take him!

5.0
2.0
ENG110
May 25, 2005

he's the man

5.0
3.0
ENGL110
Aug 2, 2005

No Comments

5.0
1.0
ENGLISH101
Aug 23, 2005

Good guy and a student favorite. Seems to be "there for you" as a student.

5.0
1.0
2001KIETQQ
Oct 21, 2005

KP is one of the only professors at UD that I actually enjoyed learning from. His class is interesting and stimulating, especially given the fact that the material was sometimes (in my opinion) dry and heavy reading. Take this class, enjoy the bread.

5.0
1.0
ENG110
Nov 15, 2005

Very Fun teacher, Knows what he's talking about

5.0
2.0
ENG110
Dec 7, 2005

K.P. is an awesome teacher but an ever better person. He made class fun to go too. I would encourage everyone to take a course that Professor Panda is teaching.

5.0
2.0
ENG110
Jan 5, 2006

Panda is a great person AND teacher!Grade is comprised of 3 papers(2crit essays on passages from text and research ppr)If you ever need any help, he is more than willing.Classes are interesting, a lot of discussion.Communicates through e-mails. Classes were cancelled often due to conferences.Readings are given, but not necessary to pass.I got an A

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
Jan 21, 2006

Great teacher, really cares about the students. He made class interesting during our discussions of the readings and he doesn't give quizzes. Only assignements that had to be handed in were 2 essays and a research paper. I highly recommend him to anyone taking E110.

5.0
1.0
ENGL110
Aug 15, 2006

Awsome professor, made ENGL110 fun and easy, not too many papers, really cares about his students

4.0
1.0
ENGL110
Dec 6, 2006

very fun teacher. makes topics very interesting. very anal about thesis but overall grades fairly easy. approachable after class but rarely responds back to emails. 2 short papers and 1 final research paper. if you are going to take engl110 i reccomend taking it with panda.

4.0
1.0
ENGL200
Dec 13, 2006

I did not read a single book. I spark noted everything and went to every class. Having a general idea of the stories in addition to class discussions that are super interesting you should do fine. The stories are actually very interesting and class discussion was very good. We watch a bunch of movies. I would definitly take Panda again!

5.0
1.0
ENGL110
Dec 15, 2006

Best english teacher. Easy grader and not too boring.

5.0
2.0
ENG110
May 11, 2007

take e110 with panda-there are only 3 essays the entire year (including the research paper). and hes a fair grader. he is so helpful and makes the class really interesting. such a chill guy -highly recommended.

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
May 22, 2007

Greatest english teacher ever! Like someone said earlier, three papers are due throughout the semester, but they have to be good because Panda grades fairly. Great guy.

5.0
1.0
ENGLSECT
Aug 25, 2007

amazing teacher. only three papers. allows you to speak your mind. very easy to stay ahead in his class.

3.0
2.0
ENG110
Feb 1, 2008

What?

4.0
2.0
ENGL110
Apr 20, 2008

great guy! very understanding and fun to talk to outside of class. decent class. he's a fair grader and gives pop reading quizzes that aren't really hard at all. he will also give extensions on paper, which helps a lot

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
May 1, 2008

Amazing teacher, I would take all his classes if I could! Very simple lesson plan and still very interesting.

5.0
3.0
ENGL110
Nov 21, 2008

Best english teacher I have ever had. Assigned readings are reasonable. Very helpful during class discussion. Helps you understand readings. Grades essays in a fair manner. Take as many of his classes as you can.

3.0
1.0
ENGL110
Nov 27, 2008

Boring class the guy stands up there and talks about how great he is and how you should become an english major. Based my grade solely off the fact that I never attended his class even though attendance was useless and we never really learned anything. The class was easy though and you only write a few essays.

5.0
1.0
ENG110
Dec 20, 2008

loved his class! only 2 papers and the research paper...awesome guy, pretty interesting material.. would definitely recommend taking him

3.0
2.0
ENGL110
Jan 8, 2009

If you're interested in Hemingway, this is the professor to take, and if you're not interested in Hemingway you definitely will be after his class. You learn a lot from his lectures. The only issue is that he doesn't always follow his syllabus: he only gave one of the six reading quizzes he had planned.

5.0
3.0
ENGL110
May 22, 2009

Panda is awesome. He is very interesting and has a lot of real life experience. If you pay attention, go to the writing center for advice, and actually talk to him and appear to be interested, you will be fine. He knows when you write your papers the night before and will grade accordingly.

2.0
4.0
ENG110
Sep 30, 2009

i didn't like him. talks about himself all the time. his eyebrows move like crazy when he talks. lots of reading

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
May 31, 2010

Panda was a pretty good guy. The books we read weren't too bad, and the papers we had to write in class were pretty easy. He's just a pretty friendly guy and easy to maintain interest in class.

5.0
2.0
ENG110
Jan 26, 2011

Great Professor. I loved his class even though I'm more of a science person. He kept class fun and light. WOULD recommend him

2.0
3.0
ENG101
Jun 5, 2012

This guy couldn't even teach my high school class. He spent more time doing attendance than actually teaching. he spelt "false" wrong on a test once. Someone asked him what is on our final in an email and he replied "nothing." Not sure how he could teach a college course. He let us eat in his class though...

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
Nov 8, 2014

Panda is hands down my favorite professor. He is very clear on what he expects from you - the books he asks us to read aren't that long and they're interesting. Class simply consists of showing up and discussing what was read. There are a few short papers and a research paper with clear guidelines 1010 would take any other class he taught.

4.0
3.0
ENGL110
Grade: A-
Nov 20, 2014

A good amount of reading of boring books. Lectures are NOT important but he takes attendance. Recommend bringing a computer to do other work. 4 papers and 1 term paper. Pick any topic fairly graded

1.0
3.0
ENGLISH110
Nov 23, 2014

This professor teaches a class for college students that is meant for middle-schoolers. He is unclear, unhelpful, unorganized, and extremely condescending. He fails to give any constructive criticism. You will not have a reliable syllabus in this class. English was my bestfavorite subject in high school but this prof has made me resent it.

5.0
1.0
ENGL110
Grade: B-
Apr 16, 2015

YO Panda is the man. If you are a non-english major then you'll love Panda. I didn't learn a whole lot about writing, but he always lead thought provoking class discussions and had a fun time in class. I didn't feel like it was a waste of time like with some profs, but I also didn't feel overwhelmed by this class. Cool guy to talk to as well.

4.0
1.0
ENGL110
Apr 27, 2015

Really great english professor and overall cool guy. Most of his class is just discussion with a few assignments here and there. Doesn't stick to the syllabus though so finding out when assignments are due can be confusing.

5.0
2.0
ENGL110
May 14, 2015

I absolutely loved professor panda. He is the coolest and chilliest professor I've had. The work is very reasonable and he gives you plenty of time for assignments. Class isn't even boring because the discussions are interesting and even funny at times. Would definitely recommend him for english 110!!!

Class Info

Attendance Mandatory

100%

Textbook Required

100%

Grade Predictor

Your expected effort level

LowHigh

Predicted Grade

B+

56% confidence
Based on 2 grades
Most common grades:
A- (1)
B- (1)
Grade Distribution
A(0)B(1)C(0)D(0)F(0)A-/B+(1)
Based on 2 reported grades
A-: 1
B-: 1
Rating Trend

Stable

-0.11 avg change
May
Jan
Jun
Nov
Apr
May
Last 6 months
Ratings by Course

ENGL101

5.0

(3)

EN110

5.0

(2)

ENG

5.0

(1)

ENG334

5.0

(1)

ENG200

5.0

(1)
+17 more courses
Difficulty by Course

ENG341

4.0

ENG

3.0

ENGLISH110

3.0

ENG101

2.7

ENGL341

2.3

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