Horrible professor. Was not understanding at all concearning extreme health related absences. Instigates conversations in class then punishes students for talking. Uses all of his wife's materials. Teaches incorrect parts of speech. Will grade unfairly based on his opinion of you. Very rude and constantly talks down to students. Would NOT recommend

terrible professor. i would not recommend his class for anyone.if you have him for comp get out of his class asap. hard grader and very rude!

I learned NOTHING from him. Half of the time he told us the wrong answer or just plain said, "I don't know, I'll have to look it up." Boasted about students failing his tests and graded unfair. For a room full of writers to get C's and D's on their papers was just comical. Over half of the students dropped or failed.

He's an all right teacher and it's clear he is interested in his field but he is totally USELESS in helping students write. Had many so-called rules of writing that I didn't agree with which he used as a rubric- including a "no dialect" rule because it "dumbs down" your writing. ...Yeah. I see how that worked out for Toni Morrison and Faulkner.

Horrible teacher. This guy is one of the worst professors I have had in college thus far. He does not provide much help on anything, yet requires everything to be perfect in order to gain any credit. He is a very closed minded individual, whos philosophy is my way or the highway. I recommend staying away from this guy at all costs.

Professor Allen is one of the worst professors I've had. He is not helpful, and he tells you what to write instead of helping you improve your writing skills. Yo use the book a lot and take a lot of tests and quizzes This class is basically just a list of what not to write. He only likes one style of writing, which is his own. Plus he is rude.

Professor Allen's class was easy all semester, basically just attendance and short quiz grades, and he talks a lot. At the end of the semester, Kevin realized that we had't done anything productive and assigned 3 essays in 3 class periods. Essays are 60% of our grade so you can imagine how stressful this was. Would definitely recommend not taking.

If there is one person you listen to let it be me. Professor Allen is by far the worst professor that I have ever taken. Save yourself, do not do it. Completely unorganized and took more than 6 hours of my time outside of class per week. No rubrics yet harsh grader. Condescending and rude. Horrible experience. Made me never want to write again.

Has a melt down when you don't favor his ideas. He has no problem belittling you in front of the class and has no interest in your personal life or you as a person. If you are going to have an issue getting things done on time or showing up to class he has no remorse and don't expect a response when you email him for feedback or questions.

I would not recommend this professor to anyone. He does not care if you are sick and have doctors notes, does not care about emergencies, he will call you out infant of the whole class for making any minor mistake. He is very ignorant to his students and thinks the world revolves around him. He is a know it all and makes me never want to write agai

If you are actually interested in creative writing, DO NOT TAKE HIM! The majority of his class was writing poetry. We did one actual creative writing assignment but it is a group assignment. His lectures are pointless and you will just waste your time. His grading depends on if he likes you and if he likes your work, not if you follow his rubric.

Allen gives assignments almost every class as well as homework. If its not done to his liking you wont get a passing grade. He doesnt give actual grades, eg 18/20 but he grades you either as complete or incomplete. It takes a few times of him explaining an assignment before youll actually understand. Would not recommend.

I took his class online and it wasn't that bad, compared to in-person reviews. He still takes forever to email you, we basically spent 2 months not doing anything and now we have 3 essays to write 1 month before the semester ends, which is 60% of our grade. He also wants you to write how he pictures it in his mind. smh Would not recommend.

I'm taking his class online and need to plan my days accordingly to work on all my classes. He does not have a list of assignments or due dates in his syllabus or on Canvas so every assignment will be posted at random. He posted an assignment Wednesday at 5:30pm due Friday. From previous reviews it is obvious he does not care about student success.

This man is the rudest professor I've ever had. He grades but what he wants and how well your essays conform to his idea of how they should've been written. When asked to describe the grade you received he states the rubric is clear but it simply isn't and results to belittling you and tries to explain to you what you did wrong.

I've spent my entire life reading and writing and Dr. Allen doesn't seem to have any idea what modern books contain. He very much only grades based off of what he likes. For example, he seems to only like authors like Hemingway and thinks that's the way to write. He also doesn't bother to teach you how to actually write in a creative way.

this professor is absurd with his grading scale and will not settle for anything slightly out of his criteria with papers. I am a great student and work hard, and he has lowered my confidence and made it an extremely difficult time for me to enjoy myself in the class.

the professor is an extremely picky grader and gives little to no feedback on your papers. He does not provide us with many resources to improve our writing, assigns due dates with little notice or time, and overall feels like he disregards our class struggles. safe to say this was the most stressful class on my schedule.

Kevin takes mental note of who uses the bathroom during his class and holds it against them. If he even sees your phone on your desk, you will be yelled at. He makes you feel dumb if you can't answer his really weirdly specific questions where he cold calls on everyone. He will put you on the spot infant of everyone and make you feel uncomfortable

I don't know what I can say to warn you DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS. He is beyond rude if you answer a question wrong, he cold calls constantly, every time you miss a class your final gpa drops 10 points, and he marked us all absent one time even tho the whole class was there bc we were sitting outside the classroom waiting for him to unlock door

A little to extreme about everything for a Comp 1 class. Very judgemental and passive-aggressive. Would not recommend his class

Professor doesn't give clear instructions, terrible grader and if he says your paper is good he will later on say it's bad he wants it written like how he'd write it.

I have never had an issue with a professor until I had his class. I am an excellent student and I had to drop this class because of his attitude. He cold calls on students constantly and if he disagrees with what you have to say to his horribly worded questions, you will be called out for "not paying attention" in front of the whole class. Awful.

He is extremely picky, you have to write exactly how he wants or it will not be graded well. There is one way to do things, his way. You will have to submit everything multiple times just to get approval to go to the next step. Do not recommend.

Horrible Professor. Doesn't give help, Doesn't grade assignments till all the last ones are done. Doesn't grade assignments if they aren't thorough and complete. Would not take again!

its his way or no way.

its his way of grading or no way.

AWFUL. Worse class I have ever taken at FGCU. Did not teach and would just stand at the front and ramble on about nothing. Grades horribly, won't let you continue on to the next assignment unless you do the pervious one perfectly and in the exact way he wants it. I honestly don't know how this man is still employed.

Not a great teacher. He rambles way too much in class which does not leave us with enough time to really do any work. He's extremely condescending and you don't really learn anything, just do things based on his ideas. Classes are easy as long as you do the work but this teacher is very shallow.

Generally not a very nice or good professor unless you are blonde.

Take this prof if you want to cry in class because he won't grade your work! He will laugh at you.

All grades are either complete or incomplete. Evey quiz is based on the text book. Evey lecture is just a 3 hour review on what is due in canvas and maybe some videos. Never happy with work submitted and very opinnionated.

He's not great with feedback. If he doesn't like your idea, he often tells you it isn't good enough but won't provide explanation why and how you can do better and will make you start over and over and over again until the assignments are late and you get a late grade. Also attendance will be graded even if you're dying. He doesn't reply to emails

U dont wanna take him trust me bruh. Attendance is mandatory if u try and leave early or smth hes marking u back absent. U gotta beg him for feedback and he'll reject half ur assignments. He's sooooooo unlikable dude keeps talking abt his politcal beliefs and his ex-wife no one cares its so bad.

Loves to hear himself talk and only likes his own ideas pls don't take him

Do yourself a favor and pick another professor.

Will never grade your work, hates to do his job, will argue with you about anything. If you take this class get ready to hear about his radical political views and sit through lectures that don't apply to the class. You get "creative freedom" but he will tell you your idea sucks and refuses to grade it until you bring up a politcal topic.

Don't take him, there are so many better professors. The worst thing about this class would probably be that attendance was 20% of our grade. That's way too much for us to be doing nothing for half the class. The assignments are either complete or incomplete. No feedback after an essay, if you try to ask for help he will just give you absurd advice