soo boring, very unclear on what he wants in papers, picks minute details out for tests, bad teacher

basically learned nothing helpful from him

Sooooo boring, very unclear, not helpful at all, and he's very inconsistent in grading. DO NOT TAKE! Save yourself the trouble and aggravation.

ver boring, and RUDE teacher.....pretty much expects students to read his mind, and is very opinionated. His quizzes are easy, but only bc he wings the questions a min before the quiz. Makes rude comments towards students, and makes the class very un-enjoyable....Not recommended

WORST TEACHER EVER. DO NOT TAKE. He grades reallly hard and if you ask him a question about your paper he won't answer it.

he gives 5 question pop quizzes almost every other class so do the readings and does 2 page essays every week. hes kind of creepy towards the female students but he gives good grades if you do the work.

You can skip class as much as you want- he doesn't even know your name, let alone take attendance. However, you don't learn a single thing all semester, he picks texts we shouldn't be reading until out grad year, and he gives random quizes that he makes up on the spot. DON'T TAKE HIM.

This man is horrible. There was an essay every week which I got an A on every single time. I asked why I got an A- as my final grade and he said that there I only got 1 A and 1 C+ on an essay. He didn't actually write down what I got on most of my papers...probably doesn't even know my name and I sat in front. Just awful. AVOID AVOID AVOID

This goofball of a teacher is hilarious and super cute; however, he does not know how to post to blackboard grade his students. With 14 kids in the class, he still manages to have to read off of the name list. 2 page essays every week and random pop quizzes on readings. Easy A if you can write.

Weird grader on papers, pop quizzes every week on minor details of super long and boring books. Not a terribly hard class, but I wouldn't ever take him again.

He is smart, but he is not a very good teacher. He is funny, but his class is just unbelievably boring. There are pop quizzes once a week that will definitely get you upset. Just do well on the papers. I definitely would not take him ever again.

He's kinda useless and you will have no idea what your grade is.

Don't take him trust me you will regret it!!!!! There is a pop quiz every Monday and the final exam is impossible!!!

Never take this professor. He is by far the worst professor I have ever had. He is unreasonable, does not give clear instructions, and you will not know your grade. There is a quiz every week and he expects you to read an absurd amount. Do not take him! Also, a very boring class.

Easily the most boring class I've had to sit through. Papers assigned randomly throughout the semester, and very specific quizzes once a week based on the readings

Being a student thats on top of my work and grades, this professor is one of the worst professors I've had. His grading on essay's is not clear at all, won't give you a specific grade on your essay's. There is pop quizzes on specific details on what you read. I've never been so close to having to repeat a class.

This teacher gives random pop quizzes over details you will never remember. I thought I was gonna get a C+, but he seemed to bump up my grade at the end. Final Exam is as bad as the pop quizzes with 3 3-page essays.

Never explains essay prompts and expects you to read 300+ pages by the next class. His essays give no feedback and also grades them super hard. Huge stickler on grammar. He spends class summarizing what you were supposed to have read for homework and gives pop quizzes that probably count for nothing. Only english prof that gives a final (3 essays)

I was very happy when this class ended.

I remember receiving an email shortly before the semester started, stating that this professor would be teaching our class instead of the original professor that everyone had registered for. I NEVER would have taken him if that did not happen. Incredibly boring, extraordinarily bad professor.

Professor Cortland is very sweet old man, but his class is awful. The course has no structure and every class is just him analyzing the book line by line. Grades come from pop quizzes and essays. Not a hard class at all, just very boring.

DO NOT TAKE THIS GUY. I usually like English classes and I took this class as an elective. This class has zero structure, follows no syllabus, you have no idea what your grade is, and you have to write at least 10 papers all assigned and then due in two days. He lectures the entire time, but you have no idea what you need to know.

Cortland seems like a sweet old man at first, but then you realize how unrealistic his expectations of you are, and how much reading you're expected to do. Sometimes he'll tell the class to read 150 pages of a book within 2 nights. Had him online for half a semester and he took advantage of this to assign more work. Avoid if you can.

I absolutely can not stand this man. I took him for EN 101 AND 102. Not clear with expectations of the class and for you. Tough and specific essay grader. NEED TO READ. Sparknotes summary won't cut it. Random pop quizzes. does not follow the syllabus. Hard to get in contact with. I had him for the end of the semester online for EN 102 too.

Not the worst but def not good. He makes u read a new book/play/story every week or two i took him for EN102 and everyone i knew was doing a research paper the whole semester except for him. He gives pop quizzes once or twice a week with the most specific questions so make sure u read or at least spark notes good. papers were short 3 page max

grades whatever he wants. assigns random stuff. doesnt follow syllabus

No idea what my grade is, assigns quizzes on the spot, grades randomly (you could write down the same quiz answer as somebody else and get a 0 while they get a 100), doesn't leave feedback on papers besides "good/okay/etc." All you do is read and take impossible quizzes with specific questions (for ex he will ask what the first word of a book is)

This professor is quite literally incompetent. Old dude who doesn't respond to emails and doesn't understand blackboard. He didn't even teach the class correctly and gave a pop midterm for no reason. His old essays are literally sexist, I do not understand how he is living or is still employed. L + ratio + find another English professor.

worst professor. he makes no sense at all and just talks and talks and talks. when he writes on the board don't strain yourself trying to understand what he wrote, you never will. it's actually funny how bad of a teacher he is, he really shouldn't be teaching at all.

Professor Cortland starts off as just an old guy who seems sweet but that is such a lie. He is one of the worst professors Ive ever had. He lectures at you and wont listen to anything but the sound of his own voice. He expects you to read way too much for every class period and will quiz you on it. He is late to every class and will go over time.

Please never take him. He said the word cuck at least once a lecture. Was openly racist, homophobic, and sexist. He said that mental health meditation will turn us into robots very early into the semester. Doesn't set the schedule he sets, is terrible at using technology, is allergic to rubrics, is so inconsistent with grading. Just don't do it.

He assigns many papers with very very little notice, like 2-3 days' notice. He is a very tough grader, but not on grammar or objective things. I would get points off for not ordering my paragraphs the way he would have. He also does not respect students' time by always being late and/or not even showing up to class with no notice.

Mr. Cortland is a very sweet man, but I didn't enjoy his class. His grading criteria was odd and feedback was hard to decipher. He is far from mean however, and does love his students despite his class being boring.

He grades heavy, you can't understand his handwriting. He is condescending and passive aggressive all the time. He doesn't know names, he doesn't seem to care. His syllabus is wrong all the time and doesn't seem to understand that's his fault. He can't use Canvas so good luck trying to find your grade. He is hard of hearing so repeat yourself.