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“She did not grade my work fairly”
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Reviews (98)
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Marvolous teacher. I had her throughout my ccsf experience.
My favorite english teacher ever! Very nice and very helpful. Take her!
Very nice teacher and easy to pass. She goes over everything well and reads interesting stories.
She's very nice but demanding and NOT easy AT ALL! Very few students can get A in her class. Think twice before you enrol in her class. Good luck!
She is flexible. Her lecture are not helpful to write an essay. Absent a lot. Not Organized teacher.
She is the best teacher in ccsf. Her lecture has lots of fun and intereting. I have learned a lot from her class. I wish I can take her Eng 96 and Eng 1A. However, my scheduel doesn't fix. I feel really sad........Overall, She is a great teacher~
Ms. Bosson is a straight forward teacher. She lets you know exactly what is expected. As long as you keep up with readings and assignments the class will be easy. Ms. Bosson covers a wide range of topics and issues. She will also give you a chance to rewrite essays.
She was great. She's funny and interesting, and doesn't grade too bad on essays. This class does require thinking, just keep up with the reading assignments, there are a lot. She's very nice to students and is willing to help wherever she can, and she's sympathetic too. You should do fine.
Bosson is great. Very clear, interesting reading and lectures. She is very engaging...the type of english professor you hope to have.
she's definately nice but she grades hard. so if your planning on getting an easy A, she will not be your choice. we had a 9 page research paper due, so it's your choice.
Monica is a very engaging teacher, interesting reading material, grades essays pretty easily, overall great english professor.
she can sometimes go off topic. likes to tell funny stories.
Great teacher!
she likes to have fun-and she doesn't give out assigments until you completely understand everything...even if that means you get it a week later.she grades more on class participation than anything else
She shouldn't be teaching college level English. This class didn't prepare me for Eng 1B. She was always abscent & arrived late to a 1-hour class often. If you don't care about academics, then take her class. I got an A, but she didn't do anything to help me become a better writer. I felt that class was the biggest waste of time @ CCSF.
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This is why I enjoy English classes! Bosson is humorous and ardent about teaching and the material. Facilitated great class discussions; we could speak our mind about topics important to us. Few arguments occurred because course material expanded our ideas on individual opinion. She is sympathetic to the student lifestyle; always willing to help.
Monica is a great teacher. She is smart and enthusiastic. She also chooses great pieces for class discussion. Her class is hard work and she does expect a lot, but it is the highest level of English class at CCSF so I don't feel that it's an unreasonable expectation. I highly recommend her!
Tried her best to get this early AM class's attention and critical thinking skills engaged, but there was an unfortunate predominance of apathetic students. Her choice of texts and assignments were stellar & thought-provoking: the student body was not. She never gave up hope on this group of dullards, though, so I gotta hand it to her for that.
excellent teacher. shes so funny and so engaging. i highly recommend you take an English class with her
Ms. BOSSON! I LOVE HER!!!!!!!!!! =] She is the best teacher! Very understanding, funny and helpfull. She is an AMAZING teacher!
THE BEST TEACHER EVER...REAL EASY AND HER CLASS IS SO MUCH FUN.. IF SHE IS AN OPTION TAKE HER CLASS. IF YOU FAIL, YOUR JUST PLAIN STUPID
A decent English professor, although her dislike of men shows through sometimes a bit much. A feminist activist professor, her English courses are loaded with political overtones and she sometimes preaches more than she teaches. While the foundation of her teaching is solid, she is harder on the men than on the women, leading to unfair grading.
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She doesn't like men and grades reflect that. If you believe in working hard for your grade forget it. Your grades are depended on whether she likes your personality or not. I know this because i've seen other people's work in my class vs mine.
She is very funny, helpful, and friendly although her grading system is super tough !!! I think only a very few people get A in essays. Most people(about 90% of the class) get C in essays !!!
She is a wonderful Professor. I recommend her to anyone who wants to learn and still have fun in class. Especially, if you are a shy person, she makes you comfortable to speak and ask. You will come out hopping that there are more professors like her. My friend in her 1A class shares the same opinion with me. Liberal Professor, I love her!
Avoid taking her. She tried to be nice, but I dont think she's nice in her heart. She's biase. She graded mostly on how much she like you.
unorganized for sure. barely taught anything. okay teacher. i swear she was in love with this one student who talked a lot in class. got kinda annoying at the end of the semester. other than that! she was alright.
A super lazy woman. I learnt nothing from her. She never told you what she expected in the essay. If you just want a C, she is your choice. If you want to learn sth and a fair grade, you had better not take her.
Some ppl are bashing her but she is actually a really great teacher. She likes it when people participate and not be so quiet or shy. She tries to get everyone involved. She is funny and very smart as well. Sometimes she might slack in which your essay and hw is pushed back but I can't see why ppl complain about this, it only benefits us.
Don't take this teacher. She is a SUPER HARD grader although she is nice. You will likely to get a C and learn NOTHING to advance your English skills.
Yes,she's nice, but she is just nice to the students she likes. Talk about her political viewponts during the whole class. Always dismiss class. But that doesn't mean she's easy. Most students just can get a C. I dont think I am ready for 1B.
Excellent teacher! She really forces you to expand and enjoy the process. Seems to truly enjoy her job and care about the effect she has! Although, I would say this is an easy class, I would say she does what she can to make it very duable.
Monica is an illusion. On the outside she seems like a very loose easy and sweet professor. In reality, she is sweet, but grades much harder than she lets on. She isn't very helpful, but atleast she is pleasant when you have to be at school at 8 or 9 in the morning.
When I registered for this class I was scared because of what all these other people said. But after taking this class I think Bosson is great! She has a lot of enthusiasm which makes the class a lot more fun! The class has quite a few essays and journals that determines our grade.
Professor Bosson is an intereting teacher. Attendence is mandatory, however, she did not show up some of the times last semester. One of her excuse is: "My alarm clock did not go off." If you participate in class and keep up on the reading is a guarantee "B" because, she is a hard grader. In all, the teacher loves to talk SO PARTICIPATE!!!
Ms. Bosson is a friendly women but is very un-organized. She was absent from class numerous times over the semester in which caused everyone to cram in essay ideas at the last minute. She gave us a shedule of your up coming assignments/readings and when the day came she gave us more readings rather than going over the original plan. Over-loading in
FUN! I think she makes students enjoy her class as much as she does. She is really lay back, she understands life problems. However, she did miss a few classes and yeah one of her excuses was "my alarm didn't go off" but that has happened to many of us. Her essay topics are fun and she encourages studesnt to write. I recomend her, participate thoug
We weren't really able keep to the schedule so at the end of the semester it was hard because we had a lot to finish. She's passionate about English so she's into it and encourages interaction. You need to participate in order to do well. Yes she missed classes and leans hard to the left, but in my opinion, she's fair.
I recommend this instructor!! I took her over the summer, and enjoyed her and our class discussions very much. I found Monica to be very patient and helpful with my questions. She allowed extra credit work in order to bring up our grades. Punctuality did not seem to be her thing but she gave us an outline the first day of class so as long as we
Hard Grader!! She is a nice professor, however, you cannot learn anything from her. Even you finish all the things she asks you, you may still end up with a "D".
Bosson is a nice lady but not a great teacher. She takes forever to grade papers so by the time you get the paper back you already forgot the subject. Most of the class will likely get C's. Shes easy on attendance.
I think monica is a great teacher! she's funny and interesting! I loved going to her class. The downside is that you get your papers really late. She gave lots of reading assignments but didn't really quiz the class which was nice. She always pointed out interesting points of the stories we read. I recommend her.
first of all this comment below mines is saying that only the dumb students like her?? but i think she is a likable teacher. ALSO, of course she won't really teach you much because she is 1A teach so she expects you to know grammer, punctuation, etc. i enjoyed her class a lot!
really fun and makes english class fun and everyone feels comfortable in her class. awesome!
Shes pretty, funny, and entertaining. You will feel real relaxed in her class. But dont get too comfortable because when you grade your essay, she is a totally different person. 2 outside papers 2 in class essays and a 9-12 page research paper. At the end basically everythign was thrown at us all at once. Including the research paper. GOOD LUCK!
Prof. Bosson is an extremely passionate and caring instructor. The combination of eclectic reading and quality instruction was great. Regarding the ?OMG? review a few below, thinking you are intelligent in her class is pretty funny, as you misspelled criticizing and can?t use apostrophes correctly. LOL ADVANCED COMPOSITION FAIL.
from what i heard she is absent alot. The comment that is bashing obviously failed her class.
Very interesting instructor and a nice person. Just sometimes she may turn down efforts of students that are not enough for her. But overall, she's good and helpful and her tasks are simple to follow. She's more recommended than many other English professors at CCSF.
She's a very animated person and does her best to get students involved. However, she's always going off on a tangent, which keeps her from talking about the actual material.I really like her as a person and did ok on her essays but I know it's because of my previous writing classes. So far, I don't feel like her class bettered my writing at all.
she is funny, but lazy. she does not turn out essays on time. usually keeps it untill midterm, so i did not know how did i do my earlier essays. she does not care about grade's students, but she grades esaay is extreme hard. i did not learn much from her class. if i had have chosen, i would not taken her class. it wasted my time.
the best teacher ever
Take her for 1C or any other class if you get the chance. Best teacher every. Nice and easy. What else do you guys want? She teaches too, but she can be lazy. However, the laziness relates to the easiness. Win win. Take her!
I enjoyed having her as a teacher. There were some complaints in class about her not returning homework on time, but overall I enjoyed her teaching style. The homework load isn't bad. The work is manageable. I never felt overwhelmed.
Bosson is fun and the class is relaxed but she is not an easy grader. Short quizzes after each reading. She's flexible, but you should keep up with material. Returns work kinda late, but gives LOTS of feedback. I liked her class.
Ms. Bosson is very lively during her lectures, but we always go off tangents during discussions in class and we never finish them. She grades essays really hard. The only way pass this class with an A is to teach yourself and have her be the judge because her standards are pretty high. High-caliber teacher
Great teacher. Keep up with the reading and you'll do fine. I liked the books that she selected so much that I did some further reading on my own about the Victorian era (her favorite) and we had a lot to talk about after class (not a suck up, just genuinely interested) I always felt respected and her. Grading was fair. I love English class!!
We probably can bring coffee and cookies to the class, because she's always talking about something that is not relevant to this class. She's lazy also. We wrote two essays before mid-term and just get one back after. She didn't talk about the textbook too much. I didn't learn anything. Maybe some American culture.
TAKE HER! She mostly went over how to do MLA and grammatical techniques to help us write. If you know how to read critically (like doing "B" work in English 1A), then this class will be a breeze. She didn't go to class three times, takes up a lot of time explaining things which is why we only had three out of class essays. Free ride to UC for me.
I highly recomend her. She is one of the best teachers that I have ever had. I took her for both Eng 93 and 1A and am planning to take her class again for 1C. She has a great teaching style.
Monica is a pretty easy-going teacher. She's pretty hilarious, too. Just do the essays, ALL of them. We had 2 peer-essay workshops that she said counted for part of the essay grade. For sure, ask her for help if you need it.
REALLY GREAT TEACHER
very engaging "in-the-text" professor. humorous at t III es and can't really draw. she is know as the "MLA princess" she might seem very chill but when it comes to essays, she grades extremity Strict and Hard. you have been warned, take her if you think you can handle 6 essays (2 in class, 3 outside the class and 9-12 page research paper).
great teacher! this class you have to do your work, you have to apply yourself. no slacking! she is a fun and an enthusiastic professor! take her if you're in for the challenge.
Ms. Bosson was my first English teacher at CCSF and I really enjoyed her class. She's not a tough teacher, she's funny and if you do your work and come to class you'll get a good grade. She has a kind heart and works with students I suggest her class to anyone looking!! YOU ROCK MS. BOSSON!!
love her
Professor Bosson is a best English 93 teacher. I took her class at Fall of 2014. She encourage the students to do their best. She is funny, but never get off topic. I will take her 1A in the future.
I really like the way she teaches. She occasionally adds humor to her lectures and touches upon interesting topics. You have to apply yourself if you want a good grade. Overall, I would definitely recommend her.
I've never felt comfortable about my writing until i took her class. The classes seemed easy if you did your readings. Shes there for her students and accommodating. Definitely will take her class again!
She did not grade my work fairly. Her comments are nonsense. I dropped her class, and I get an A in another section.
Professor Bosson is an all around great person. Her class is very easy, as long as you pay attention to the assignment sheet and the discussions. She is a bit of a tough grader, only because she's the "MLA Queen." Not much home work, but a lot of discussion and in class reading. I highly recommend her class, your grammar skill will increase.
Awesome teacher. Ms Bosson is very engaging with everyone in the class making it a better learning environment.
She might not use class time very efficiently, but she is helpful, and does go over most of the readings in detail. She grades a little tough, but her expectations for each essay are clear. Go to her for help on essays, she will give you actual help to improve your essays. Participation is also important, overall a very nice and helpful teacher.
She is an interesting, humorous and inspirational teacher. A clear, understanding Homework assignment sheet is given to students. Although she is a tough grader, you really learn a lot after taking her class. I am enjoy taking her class when she discuss the detail of reading. I would take her class again!
Professor Bosson is hands down the best English Instructor Ive ever had. I've never felt so engage in the readings before. Everything she picks for you to read has direct correlation with the essay prompts. She makes the class super interesting and is a very fair grader. Thx for everything professor Bosson!!
As someone who doesn't care much for English classes, Ms. Bosson was a breath of fresh air. She keeps the subject interesting and gets the whole class involved in what can turn into hilarious but educational conversations. Her expectations seemed pretty clear to me, but I do know others that had a more difficult time getting a good grade.
Professor Bosson is really one of a kind. Admittedly, I absolutely abhor English Comp. classes and structural essays, but she made coming to class and not dropping, worth it. I saw her during her office hours, and sometimes just flew in randomly in state of desperation- and she never chased me away. A very sincere human that I recommend highly! :)
She tells you exactly what she expects from you for each assignment. Keep up with reading and don't procrastinate and you'll be fine.
TAKE HER! She is very understanding as long as you keep in contact with her as well as a great teacher overall.
Monica Bosson is a great Instructor. She will help to learn to love English. She also help you improve your reading and writing. She is nice, kind, and funny. You should take her class.
I'm an international student, so I always feel stressed about English classes. However, I am so glad I took her class this Spring. Her 1C class focuses on bias in writing . She respects everyone, and class is not heavy at all. If you do all readings and do what she asks you to do, you will pass with A. I really enjoyed taking your class, thank you!
She gives a lot of unnecessary work that is unrelated to the essays. Might cancel class without notice. Only keep up with the reading that relates to the essays and don't bother with the ungraded busy work.
She is not taking care of all her students, she spends more time with the students she like during class time. Her lecture is confused and not that well-organized. She does not give you enough feedback and all you do is read in class and write essays. NOT GOOD.
Ms Bosson is one of the kindest teachers I have ever had, and one of my favorites. I took her 1A and plan to take her 1C next semester. She gives a good amount of reading but its fairly easy, a couple pop quizzes, and 3 big papers. Show up, participate, and you will do great. -Dylan S.
She is an amazing professor. I strongly recommend
Originally I had to take this class for my General Ed requirement, but this class is something else when u take it online. I don't want to sound like I'm complaining about the class, but the fact that we did 1 essay through the entire semester and then have us do 2 essays towards the last weeks of finals is ridiculous.
After 2 years at CCSF, I made an account just to make this review. Hope that says something. This is hands down the worst professor I've ever taken. As I look back I wish I noticed that her good reviews are HEAVILY downvoted--many are 30-40 dislikes(unheard-of passion). I could write more but I have a 350 character limit and guidelines to follow.
She is a really nice and funny Professor. Classes are fun and relaxed. She is really understanding. You can tell that she tries to make classes and homework as manageable as possible.
Was looking forward to learning about the American dream from multiple perspectives, but ending up learning about the white nuclear family for the majority of the course. Got behind on grading, canceled class multiple times without sufficient notice, and would arrive late to almost every class. Felt like a waste of my time.
She is a great professor, gives good lectures, and the materials we read are very interesting. However, she is in paperland and is very intimidated by technology. She hands out a lot of paper and is resistant to uploading instructions and assignments on canvas. Terrible grading; I still don't know what my grade is and our class has ended (N/A onl)
Unfair grading. I was one of the hardest working students. Read all the assigned materials and turned in all homeworks on time while many don't. Only missed 1 class entire semester. Done all assigned workshops, even the ones she cancelled because others students were lacking behind. It is unfair that those who turn in HW late still get good grades.
Usually late, frequently cancels with short/no notice. Grade is based only on whether assignments were completed. She'll note at the top that the writing is great but doesn't provide any actual feedback, so if you're looking to grow as a student/writer you should look elsewhere. If you're only here for the grade, this is your class.
Professor Bosson is an engaging instructor who makes the class fun and manageable. While grading can be strict, attending lectures and using resources like unstuck study for study prep go a long way. Recommended for students willing to put in the work.
Had her for 2 semesters. I think she's…okay…To be honest, her lectures don't really go anywhere, nor does it seem like its structured properly. The subjects she covers are kind of mundane and very similar to her other classes; nothing really changes. She does have a great personality though, and assignment aren't strict by deadlines.
Professor Bosson makes an effort to memorize your name. She doesn't assign much work, but be prepared to get called on and discuss the readings in class (like most English classes). Her class structure isn't the most organized, but I didn't mind it. If you are looking for a chill and engaging professor who likes to tell stories, take her!
I took her English class simply because I could get an easy A. My cumulative GPA at CCSF is over 3.0 now. If you also want to get a good grade like me too, then please take any English classes with her. Highly recommended.
Class Info
Online Classes
100%
Attendance Mandatory
76%
Textbook Required
75%
Grade Predictor
Your expected effort level
Predicted Grade
A-
Grade Distribution
Common Tags
Rating Trend
Stable
+0.10 avg changeRatings by Course
ENG96
5.0
(2)ENGLISH94
5.0
(2)ENG1A1B
5.0
(1)ENG40
5.0
(3)ENGLISH
5.0
(1)Difficulty by Course
ENGL94
5.0
ENG94
5.0
ENG9496
4.0
ENG1B
4.0
ENG96
3.5