Was excited to take this class but she wrecked it. Your grade depends on your last two papers... all the work you do during the semester doesnt count for anything basically and when correcting my paper she had serveral spelling and grammer mistakes, such a bag if u want a good semester dont take her

She is a terrible teacher! She thinks she is teaching a graduate writing class. Do not take her class.

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YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME ABOUT THIS TEACHER! She should not be allowed to teach I had to VERY SMALL errors on a memo and got docked two grades. She does not explain anything she is not clear on what she wants, we have to do a glossary she never said it would be graded and it had to be EXCATELY the same has hers. DONT TAKE HER CLASSES!!!!!!!!!

Does not specify what she want's.

By FAR the worst teacher I have ever had. She is very unclear about what she wants and grades as if you are in grad school majoring in tech writing. I was very excited to take this class, but she definatly ruined it!!!!! STAY VERY VERY FAR AWAY!!!!

I am not even sure where to begin, I was so excited for this class, and ended up having to drop it, after the teacher insulted me when I tried to ask for help and refused to help me on the assignment. I had many different individuals proof read my papers, say they were excellent I get a C from her for 1 or 2 mistakes, she is not fair with grading.

she should not be teaching at a community college if she wants to continue to teach and grade the way she is she should be teaching at a college and teaching grad students who want to be technical writers. I cant see how anyone can get a good grade, I find myself to be an excellent writing, I do it at my job daily and I cant get better than a C

wow! the worse teacher i have ever had. i have many things to say how bad she is. 1st day, the class was full, like 2or3 seats left. 1 week b4 class ended, about 8 left. had to drop out because shes so horrible. she expects every college student to write college quality paper. 2 mistakes on ur paper u get "F". her class sux i learned**** thru out

Class good but her grading is so tough.

This was by far the worst teacher i have ever had in my life. You make one mistake and you get a letter grade off it is insane how she grades. She is never clear on how she wants you to write the papers, yet she expects you to do it her way and not the books way when she never gives any examples in class. half of the class dropped

HORRIBLE GRADING MEATHODS, LEARN NOTHING, NOT HELPFUL WHEN IT COMES TO WRITING PAPERS, WHICH YOU DO A LOT OF.

Received 3-4 high B papers, and followed the objectives and formats, and she gave me a D on my final research paper. Made absolutely NO sense whatsoever. I'm asking for another instructor to grade it. I think she just had a bad day, and gave everyone a D. The total class average was a D. Standards are MUCH too high! Avoid this one! Bad news!

This teacher is RIDICULOUS, I have gotten A's in all other writing classes in college, and somehow I finished with a D! At fist I thought it was either a mistake or a bad joke, but it wasn't. She is by far the WORST teacher you could possibly find at this school. My entire class struggled, she grades extremely hard and I have NO RESPECT for her.

WARNING. STAY AWAY. This teacher is not helpful. Grades hard. Irresponsible. And disrespectful. She doesn't care about her students, or your success at school. She failed an entire class on their midterm, and when I tried to talk to her she blew me off. I have never been so disrespected in my life. STAY AWAY. Worst "teacher" I've ever had.

For the final in our class she stated that everyone should post it on the forum rather than add the final paper as an attachment. She said we could accept attachments but downloads made her cranky and "you don't want someone cranky grading your essays". Really wish I would of taken someone else.

She gave absolutely no reason for her grading of papers. She told me that "It wasn't what she was looking for". When asked what she's looking for, she replied, "Not that". She told me it wasn't college level writing. Funny, my composition teacher used my paper as an example of excellent college level writing. She was horrible. Avoid at all costs!

she is not clear at all. she makes the students read a lot of materials and write as many Drafts as she like and she gives no poits for. she is very bad grader and it she does not explain herself on how she grades. i would not recommend any one to take her class.

Do not take a class with this professor if you are expecting someone knowledgeable, helpful, or inspiring. Her instructions are vague, her grading methods archaic, and her own knowledge sub-par. Ex: She didn't know what an Anti-Hero was. You will receive a poor grade if you don't conform to her opinion and express exuberant optimism. Stay away.

She was very disrespectful to her online students. No encouragement, or direction. Normandale should not have her teaching freshman, many ended up leaving college. I would truly like to see how many students are encouraged to withdraw from her class. (not to mention how fee pass with a B or higher)

I tried my best to conform to what was asked from her, but that didn't help her condescending , presumptuous attitude. She only wants to read papers that oblige to her distorted views.

She gave me no credit on an essay because my opinion was different than hers. Yous just can't do that as a professor you just can not. She is the worse professor I have ever had and I would rather take an F than be in her class again.

Not a good professor at all. By the middle of the semester half the class had dropped and she was forced to reduce class to having each of us meet with her once a week individually for 15 minutes. In addition, graded papers on the basis of "if it's not what i want or how i would do it then it's wrong." Beyond pitiful.

HORRIBLE TEACHER. She's supposed to be head of the literary department. She is an extremely tough grader on papers, on rough drafts she gives little feedback and will give you full points for turning in the rough draft, but when you turn in the final draft she will mark down everything she can. Received 30100 on final after other teachers read it.

STEER CLEAR OF HER. She's a terrible professor. She will grade your work, give you a terrible grade with no feedback on how to improve, if its not good to her you cant do anything about it. Passed the class BARELY with a D. The supplemental instructor left because she didn't believe the ways Reini taught. 75% of the class dropped by December.

Would not recommend taking anything with her. Insanely hard grader, forgets consistently what she has talked about in class and mixes it up with other classes she is teaching. Plenty of group work (be ready to do everything) Obsession with the Erdrich family is super uncomfortable too. Seriously, skip her if you can.

I took this class because I needed extra credits, and i thought an online poetry class would be interesting and relatively easy. I usually excel in english courses, but was forced to drop out of this one to avoid failing. I worked extremely hard, but couldn't manage to get above 70 on anything. I emailed her about my grade and she never replied.

I took Comp1101 online... Big mistake. All the papers and books we read were about race & if you didn't tell her what she wanted to hear, you would not get a good grade. Majority of the homework for the course provided ZERO credit, but if you missed homework she would take points away like reverse extra credit. All in all, don't take her courses.

WORST PROFESSOR AT NORMANDALE! Was unclear about what she wanted and often contradicted herself. Told me I couldn't do research for my papers. Accused me of plagiarism (twice!) without any proof. Did not apologize when TurnItIn proved I hadn't plagiarized my papers. Condescending and rude. Constantly questioned my intelligence. I learned nothing.

Half of the assignments aren't even for credit, but if you don't do them she takes points away. She gives no feedback on your drafts. Extremely harsh grader, I wish I would have known this before taking this class.

Early on in the course, she told me that I was one of the top writers and that I should sign up for more writing classes. Her feedback and assignments were very unclear and she wouldnt help or answer questions. She ended up losing most of my assignments and when I showed them to her with her markings she refused to accept it, therefore I got a D.

Gave horrible feedback. Was not flexible at all with grading and did not give much guidance on assignments and was an unreasonable grader. Very opinionated. Steer clear if possible.

She seemed nice during the weekly class meetings, but after meeting with her one on one to go over my final papers she talked down to me in a very condescending tone the whole time and made me feel bad for making very minor mistakes. If she doesn't like your paper she'll give you a bad score, no matter how much effort and time you put into it.

oh my god is this class dry.

I took ENGC 1101 online. If you want to pass, you NEED to read the books, do the draft essays, go to class and individual meetings, and go to Normandale tutors for the papers. She is a tough grader so check the rubric and syllabus. Shell give you extensions if you ask for them and she usually accepts late work. She doesnt give any good feedback.

Too much reading. Very vague instructions & no feedback. Rude & condescending when talking one-on-one. She gives extensions for papers & homework. Hard to email her b/c she doesnt reply fast. Not willing to help in office hours or give extra help. DO NOT take her class. If you do, go to the English tutors a lot. Zooms are boring & we learn nothing

Very rude, gives no feedback, pass/fail on assignments. Doesnt reply to emails or like to give extra help on papers. Too much reading & high word counts. 2-hour zoom classes are boring & waste of time. Please take a different teacher who actually cares about you & your efforts in your work. Good extra credit.

She talks down to her students and doesn't believe they can do anything to improve. Accepts late work a week after it's due and doesn't care if you can't do it. The hour and a half zoom lecture is very boring but grades you on attendance and participation. Don't take this class if you need it for an elective and aren't interested in the subject.

Strongly do NOT recommend! The course structure is terrible, she doesn't give good feedback, and replies to emails late. She's not understanding at all, I wish I never took this course. I sent her my essay and she said she never received it and gave me an F. I retook this course with another teacher and easily got an A.

I won't recommend taking any class. She's rude and doesn't understand if you aren't well and does not bother to help students if they are stuck. Grades pass and fail and does not give extensions. Gives late or one word replies on emails.

She is so rude and disrespectful. She dissects things so much to poetry that doesn't make any sense for a freshman writing class. She is a very rough grader and expects everything to her ability. She does not do a good job on explaining the directions. Every single class period will be confusing. She will make it clear is she likes you or not.

All the negative reviews are true I wish I had seen them before I took this class. One of the most disorganized online classes I've ever taken missed the first discussion because it was impossible to find at first until I asked directly. She doesn't do weekly updates and if you email her she gives single-word responses from her phone.

Professor Grandell was a respectable person the few times I spoke to her outside class. However, her class was awful. Grading criteria for papers were often very unclear. The grading of papers was very harsh as well. Please take an English class with someone else. She also takes attendance and assigns grade points to attendance.

She was very unapproachable, unprofessional, and was rude whenever I emailed her questions. Course is not set up in a clear way and can be difficult to understand what is due when. Mini essays due each week and four quizzes total with a final paper. Overall, the course is fine but chose a different professor.

Demands far too much for a 3 credit course. Daily attendance is part of the grade, plus 20% of grade is self-directed extracurriculars. Syllabus has incorrect info. Snobby grader and gives incredibly cryptic feedback. She said she's been a teacher for 30+ years but I could have believed this was her first year with how disorganized the course was.

She was very rude when responding to my emails and not flexible when retaking stuff or arguing a grade. On my final paper for the year, I was extremely close to passing, and she chose to fail me because I used the "wrong quotes" and decided to grade the rest of my work N/A. Overall, an extremely lazy and thoughtless teacher.

Not good at all

Undefined grading criteria that is never specified even after asking clarifying questions. she's dedicated to her writing however her skills & knowledge do not translate in a class room setting. seems to grade based off of her own style rather than format criteria despite the hard work you put into her class, she will grade you into oblivion.

Made the semester more difficult than it needed to be. Poor at grading and doesn't provide proper feedback

This prof acts like she's on a power trip. shes has a passive-aggressive attitude every day like she hates being here. Her feedback on papers was never help, and had papers due every week. took it with another teacher and passed easily with an A. It's possible to get an A in this class if you have no other choice, but avoid this teacher if you can.

Professor Reini-Grandell can be extremely unprofessional and rude if she decides that she doesn't like you. Attendance was mandatory, and she would send out passive aggressive emails if you skipped a lecture, because of this attitude she was difficult to communicate with. Avoid her if you can.