1.5

Shamika Mitchell

English - SUNY Rockland Community College

1.5
Quality
4.3
Difficulty
6%
Would Retake
113
Reviews
1.5
Quality
4.3
Difficulty
1.5
Helpful
1.5
Clarity

6%

Would Retake

113

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Rating Distribution
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What Students Say

SHE RAMBLES ON AND ON

ENG150 - 1.0 rating

DON'T TAKE A CLASS WITH HER

ENG102 - 1.0 rating
Class Info

Online Classes

100%

Attendance Mandatory

82%

Textbook Required

9%

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B-

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Most common grades:
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A (7)
Grade Distribution
A(9)B(10)C(9)D(17)F(4)A-/B+(10)
Based on 77 reported grades
Drop/Withdrawal: 9
Not sure yet: 8
A: 7
B: 6
Common Tags
Tough grader (49)
So many papers (27)
Get ready to read (25)
Lots of homework (22)
Skip class? You won't pass. (13)
Lecture heavy (10)
SO MANY PAPERS (8)
Test heavy (8)
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Ratings by Course

ENGLI101

5.0

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AFAM2

5.0

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ENG104

5.0

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ENGLISH101

3.0

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ENG910

2.5

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Difficulty by Course

2015

5.0

102

4.7

ENG232

4.5

ENGLISH102

4.5

CW102

4.5

Reviews (113)
3.0
3.0
ENG910
Apr 25, 2008

No Comments

2.0
3.0
ENG000
Sep 1, 2009

Loves to hear herself talk.

2.0
5.0
ENG102
Oct 13, 2010

horrible. says the word uhm every ten words. does not help at all. all she does is talk and expect you to know everything. i feel bad for anyone who is coming back to school for credits after a while. She fits more of the description of someone who hands out train tickets working for metro north. i hope she loses her job.

2.0
1.0
ENG910
May 22, 2011

zzzzzzzzzzzzz...............

4.0
4.0
ENG102
Jul 25, 2011

Her work is really hard. She gives you a lot of readings and papers. But honestly i sucked up to her and it was great. She's hot.

2.0
4.0
ENG232
Sep 20, 2011

Shes animated, but if ur not ready to really take the initiative and teach urself EVERYTHING ur not gonna get anywhere. i agree with the previous poster. whether or not shes qualified to teach on paper, she should be working in a tollbooth

5.0
3.0
ENG231
Mar 5, 2012

Excellent professor, So surprised to see the comments left. Sounds like ppl who are looking for classes they don't have to study for, and just float through. But this is higher learning. For Mitchell's class do the readings, and participate. simple. if you're lazy don't take the class

1.0
5.0
ENG102
May 10, 2012

Worst teacher i have ever had, loves to hear herself speak and teaches the class nothing. Do not take this class

5.0
1.0
ENGLI101
Jan 29, 2013

Great!You just take attention to your writing and you will pass, also read her material, that is all, great person, try really help you.

3.0
4.0
ENGLISH101
Dec 6, 2013

she talks wayyyy too much. She takes forever to answer a question because she loved to hear herself talk. There's no point of going to her class either because she rarely talks about the material you're learning. Do yourself a favor and DONT take her.

1.0
5.0
101
Grade: C+
Dec 10, 2013

Extremely difficult and not understanding of her students. If you work or have children I advise you not to take this course with this teacher. Your work load will be the equivalent of 3 classes

5.0
4.0
ENG232
Dec 17, 2013

Aside from all these comments, I think she's a great teacher. She can be animated at times and a little feisty. But she's a great person. She may talk a lot but it's almost always about the coursework. The only thing that I didn't like was the book project for this class. She expects A LOTTTT of work and a great book with a great presentation. If you're really about working take her Child Lit class. ONLY SERIOUS STUDENTS CAN TAKE HER CLASS. If your looking for an easy A ... NOT THE CLASS FOR YOU

1.0
5.0
102
Mar 1, 2014

Horrible. Literally does not shut up for three seconds about herself. She's extremely arrogant and calls herself, "The Doc", every chance she has. Makes her classes post on twitter for absolutely no reason. DO NOT TAKE HER. I completely agree that she should be working just about anywhere else but a higher education setting.

1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: B+
Jul 2, 2014

She violated every timeline in her syllabus, she ignored emails, and is a vindictive grader, didn't post assignments and tested us on them anyway. No showed office hours for 3 of 5 weeks (summer semester) She would be 3 days-week late, post 3 assignments at once then tell you to "catch up" over the weekend.

2.0
4.0
ENG101
Jul 7, 2014

Class had nothing to do with learning how to write. She just showed us films every week and made us write about it on our own time. She is a really good person but you must be prepared to do all the learning on your own. She takes an enormous amount of points off for little things like citation formats. She does let you resubmit to up ur grade doe

1.0
5.0
2015
Grade: B
May 13, 2015

Talks NONSTOP about irrelevant matters!! If you are looking to learn nothing about English and everything about finances then this is the class for you. DOES NOT TEACH! Be prepared to learn everything you need to know for your numerous ridiculous writings from the rules for writers book.

3.0
4.0
ENGLISH102
Grade: A-
Aug 31, 2015

Is a tough grader but, when challenged (if your work is actually good) she will raise your grade. Work hard and you can learn a lot. If that's not your speed I wouldn't suggest you take her class.

5.0
3.0
AFAM2
Grade: A
Aug 31, 2015

Indeed she is a challenging professor however I believe that her ways of teaching make her more suitable for a four year university than a community college. That being said I don't agree with many of these comments for she prepares her students very well and serves a university style form for teaching. Her class is not one for those who are lazy.

2.0
4.0
ENG101
Oct 6, 2015

I only attended a couple of her classes before having to withdraw. I went in expecting to learn about how to write a better structured essay, but instead learned about our economy crisis and why so many people are struggling with money. For someone who has absolutely no interest in politics or money, it was terrible. Don't take this teacher.

1.0
4.0
ENG150
Nov 16, 2015

I HATED THIS CLASS. SHE RAMBLES ON AND ON . I TOOK IT TO IMPROVE MY WRITING. SHE DIDN"T IMPROVE ANYTHING FOR ME. ALL WE DID WAS WATCH DUMB POVERTY VIDEOS AND TALK ABOUT IT. YOU GET AN 8 PAGE PAPER DUE AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER. SHE SEEMS LIKE SHES A COOL PERSON BUT SHES NOT A GOOD TEACHER. SHE TAUGHT ME NOTHING

2.0
3.0
ENG150
Grade: A-
Dec 9, 2015

Expect cheesy videos & grading based on feeling instead of fact. She goes overtime all the time. There is not much homework, but when it is assigned, she won't be clear on what it is at all, & it'll be something stressful that you may have to rush through. Expect no help from her. DON'T TRUST THE SYLLABUS! Everyday will be something random.

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: C
Dec 14, 2015

i managed to get out of her class with a c, but she doesn't teach you anything about English. she actually avoided handing out her student reviews and if you take her for English 101 you're screwed for 102

5.0
1.0
ENG102
Grade: A
Jan 21, 2016

I'm more than flabbergasted at the number of people displeased with Dr. Mitchell's teaching. I for one had a wonderful experience in her class. Yes there's a lot of reading to do & the research paper at the end of the term is long & cumbersome, but this is higher education spoon-feeding is minimal, a certain amount of self-sufficiency is expected.

3.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: C
Jan 27, 2016

At first she was very great, but then she just went downhill, I work my ass off to make sure all these papers are great and I feel like she doesn't take your papers in consideration she just skims through them and grades you based on that she is horrible and I wouldn't recommend her to anybody and it felt more like Economics 101 than english

1.0
3.0
ENG102
Grade: B
Apr 16, 2016

I learned absolutely nothing about English. She talks forever to the point where you can sleep in her class, wake up and she will still be talking about random stuff. The syllabus is useless as well cause you do nothing that it says. Do not take, just do yourself that favor.

2.0
4.0
ENG101
Grade: A
May 28, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Professor is a lovely and intelligent woman, but this class proved to be very difficult for me. Ultra specific criteria for papers along with confusing directions made each paper its own nightmare. I worked hard and got an A in the class, but it was probably the hardest class I've taken. Very stressful.

3.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: A+
Dec 20, 2016
Wouldn't take again

Dr. Mitchell is great to talk to however when taking her class it is extremely frustrating! She is not clear with how she grades until your assignments have been graded already! It was very hard trying to figure out her expectations. She does not follow the syllabus nor does she check to see if you have the required materials for class!

Tough Grader
Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
4.0
ENG102
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Jan 27, 2017
Wouldn't take again

This professor or should I say Dr. is by far the worst teacher I've had in my history of classes. She did not go by the required text book. instead she made us get comic books, very full of herself, Labels herself as the doc!! very cocky and not understanding. you can barely catch up with her because she gets off topic. Never again,Just don't do it

Skip class? You won't pass.
LOTS OF HOMEWORK
BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES
1.0
5.0
ENG232
May 26, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Worst teacher I have ever had DO NOT TAKE HER! She doesn't teach she will throw assignments at you last minute and expect to have you teach yourself! I had to work so hard to teach myself to get an A I struggled throughout the course. Never again she's full of herself and you could not show up to class and learn the same as going to class.

LECTURE HEAVY
GRADED BY FEW THINGS
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
4.0
ENG102
Grade: B-
Jul 20, 2017
Wouldn't take again

Did not teach me anything. Her assignments made no sense. Class was extremely boring. The reading materials were childish and didn't make me learn anything.

Tough Grader
Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
3.0
4.0
ENG102
Oct 9, 2017
Wouldn't take again

It really comes down to what you are looking for out of class. She has an awesome personality and is very animated but the class doesn't feel like an English class in the slightest bit. It's more like a life skills/financial class, which is ok, but isn't what I signed up for. The class is boring because it's not what ppl are expecting. Nice lady!

Respected
EXTRA CREDIT
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
3.0
ENG102
Grade: B
Dec 4, 2017
Wouldn't take again

I had her for Eng 102. It was horrible. She was very cocky and full of herself. Rather than have us read books that are interesting and could help us improve our writing she picked childish material. She made us read comic books and anime. They were things she was interested but not the majority of the class. She gave ridiculous assignments.

SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Dec 5, 2017
Wouldn't take again

By far the worst professor I ever had. We do nothing on the syllabus, she expects you to teach yourself and she doesn't do anything but talk all period about absolutely nothing. She throws papers in your face. My writing hasn't improved at all and none of the writing involves critical thinking. All we do is write similarities and differences.

Tough Grader
Skip class? You won't pass.
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
4.0
ENG203
Dec 6, 2017
Wouldn't take again

The worst class I've ever taken. Spends the entire class talking on and on and on about the most irrelevant details regarding each "subject" or text being discussed. Class drags on painfully and its very hard to focus on her rambling for more than 10 minutes without getting lost. Attendance is the foundation for a decent grade in her class.

Skip class? You won't pass.
SO MANY PAPERS
Tests are tough
1.0
4.0
ENG102
May 11, 2018
Wouldn't take again

youre not going to learn anything about English. The comic books and short stories are really stupid and interest only like the 3 nerdy kids obsessed with superheroes. Shes a nice lady and has good days but she gets easily irritated with anything not done exactly how she wants it. Very nitpicky but just sit on your phone with your back to her.

GRADED BY FEW THINGS
LECTURE HEAVY
5.0
4.0
ENG104
Grade: A
May 22, 2018
Would take again

LOVE this prof. Smart, cool & down to earth. This is college, you have to work for your grades. Can't be lazy in college. If you're willing to work, she'll work with you. Prof is RELATABLE. Her grading system can be challenging, but if you do well and ask for feedback--she gives GREAT feedback, she always offers extra credit & you'll get an A.

Gives good feedback
Clear grading criteria
EXTRA CREDIT
1.0
4.0
ENG102
Grade: B-
Jun 25, 2018
Wouldn't take again

DON'T TAKE A CLASS WITH HER. Her grading is so harsh, if you don't follow her unclear directions EXACTLY as she wants it, you'll fail. When I emailed her twice about feedback and extra credit, she ignored them and sent an email to the entire class saying "Do not send me emails, I will not read them." WHAT TEACHER KIND OF TEACHER DOES THAT

Tough Grader
SO MANY PAPERS
GRADED BY FEW THINGS
5.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: A-
Sep 25, 2018
Would take again

I took her English 101. She did talk a lot but was kool. I will be taking her online English 102 hope to pass with an A

Get ready to read
SO MANY PAPERS
EXTRA CREDIT
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: C
Dec 27, 2018
Wouldn't take again

you will not learn anything in english 102. she will talk through out the whole semester & fill you up with many assignments the last week of school. unclear assignments. im an A student, thats the only class ive ever gotten a C

Tough Grader
Get ready to read
SO MANY PAPERS
1.0
4.0
ENG102
Jan 24, 2019
Wouldn't take again

She a nice person and all but my god the lectures are brutal. If there was another class I would have dropped it. Its a 1:15 min lecture with 45 minutes of it just talking about nonsense. Avoid at all cost.

Get ready to read
SO MANY PAPERS
LECTURE HEAVY
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: D
Apr 12, 2019
Wouldn't take again

the WORST TEACHER IVE EVER HAD. im fuming. she is absolutely terrible and i never recommend her. she will only give you the *slightest passing grade if your work is exactly how she wants it... BUT SHE ISNT CLEAR WITH WHAT SHE WANTS. never. ever. take. her. this class made me miserable. she is a horrible teacher and is so full of herself.

Lots of homework
So many papers
Tough grader
2.0
4.0
ENG102
Grade: C
May 21, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Ridiculously hard grader and gives very little feedback to improve. Will give you a C when other professors would probably give at least a B. Is definitely a deans list destroyer, she will ruin your GPA. I like her as a professor but she needs to be more clear in her feedback and evaluate how she grades students.

Skip class? You won't pass.
EXTRA CREDIT
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG231
Jul 11, 2019
Wouldn't take again

Worst professor EVER. Her assignments are not only hard, but her directions are the most confusing thing I have ever encountered. Ridiculous amount of work and if you email her with questions, it is useless because she is the opposite of helpful. If you have the choice, DO NOT take a class with this professor.

Test heavy
So many papers
Tough grader
1.0
4.0
ENG102
Grade: B
Oct 24, 2019
Wouldn't take again

She is by far the worst professor , I use that term loosely because she doesnt actually teach anything. Shes rather talk about Comic-Con then teach us and that would be great except for the fact that instead of using the allotted class time she makes you do everything at home and then grades you ridiculously harshly. Shes horrible! Beware.

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
So many papers
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Rather not say
Dec 17, 2019
Wouldn't take again

This professor is horrible. She grades way too harshly and is not specific about what she wants in her essays. I had my sister whose in law school review my essays before handing them in and I still got a horrible grade on each of them. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS. GPA KILLER

So many papers
Tough grader
4.0
3.0
ENG102
Grade: A
Jan 20, 2020
Would take again

Dr. Mitchell's class was heavy on WRITING and READING. I did the work and got an A. :)

Get ready to read
Participation matters
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: B+
Jan 23, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Very very tough grader and makes you write a whole bunch of nonsense for each essay. The final paper is practically impossible to write with all the requirements and things she wants you to include in the paper.

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
Tough grader
1.0
1.0
ENG102
Grade: B+
Jan 29, 2020
Wouldn't take again

This professor care zero, have no respect for students. Do yourself a favor choose another lecturer. If you send a email you won't receive a response but expect a group message to everyone with no clarity. Horrible professor.

Get ready to read
Test heavy
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Feb 19, 2020
Wouldn't take again

I wouldnt recommend this professor. She wants you to figure out everything on your own . Doesnt give instructions.

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
Participation matters
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Feb 27, 2020
Wouldn't take again

We only read comics as anemia she to these books way to seriously. She call the Catholic religion a coin system. She dose no let girls/women answer questions no the readings she favors the boys.

Get ready to read
So many papers
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
ENGLISH102
Feb 27, 2020
Wouldn't take again

By far the worst professor. Wouldnt recommend her to anyone . Doesnt give instructions wants you figure out everything on your own.

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: D
Mar 19, 2020
Wouldn't take again

One of the worst professors Ive ever had. Did not teach a single thing, thinks she is better than everyone, gives zero respect, and will make you feel dumb for emailing with questions.

Tough grader
2.0
4.0
ENG101
Grade: Not sure yet
Mar 20, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Have her online for English and its all about financial And poverty stuff rather than learning real English

1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: B
May 20, 2020
Wouldn't take again

She talks down to the class a lot, isn't respectful to the students, super hard to contact outside of class, and leaving the class at the end of the semester I felt as if I didn't learn anything. She does not explain herself at all, and will expect you to figure everything out on your own. Definitely would not recommend.

Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
Tough grader
3.0
2.0
ENG101
Sep 22, 2020
Wouldn't take again

Does not help you, relies on you to teach your self.

1.0
5.0
ENG101
Jan 4, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Worst professor

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: C+
Jan 18, 2021
Wouldn't take again

she is *THE WORST* professor i have ever taken!!!!! i love english. the only reason i took this was to hope to get an A instead of a B+. I got a C instead!!!! the amount of work you have to do each week is UNREASONABLE and UNREALISTIC. NEVER TAKE HER CLASS.

Lots of homework
So many papers
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Rather not say
Feb 7, 2021
Wouldn't take again

For a short semester (Flex 1) and 4 days to do the work she wants to do is ridiculous. You have to reply to a least 12-14 people in discussion to get 2.5 points. Also, on top of all that, each person have to lead a discussion each week like we are the teacher. All on top of doing exams and essays. If this was a honor class, I will understand but no

Skip class? You won't pass.
Test heavy
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Rather not say
Feb 7, 2021
Wouldn't take again

I mean if this was a honors class, then it is ok with the amt of work you have to do to each module. With only 4 days and 100 post to reply on top of essays and exams is ridiculous. She has 4 discussion threads and you have to reply to 12-14 ppl in EACH THREAD. If you are short of that amount, she will give you a zero. RIDICULOUS.

Lecture heavy
So many papers
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Feb 10, 2021
Wouldn't take again

This professor does not answer questions only quotes the syllabus. You must post 11+ times in each discussion thread to get participation credit. You get 4 days of the week to do so and if enough people do not reply to your post you cannot achieve the minimum amount. requires a 4000 word essay with only 2 weeks to write. AVOID!!

Get ready to read
Participation matters
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Feb 23, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Gives ridiculously excessive amount of reading. She's very blunt and condescending when you ask her questions. She doesn't seem to understand that students have things to do besides her classwork. Instructions are consistently unclear and she makes you feel stupid for asking for clarification. Do not take any class with her!!!

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
1.0
4.0
ENG102
Grade: B-
Mar 9, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Makes you do extra work for no reason. had to reply to 60 classmates posts every week or else you won't get a good grade. the hw is the easy part it's replying to over 60 + comments in 2 days that is just annoying. and it is mandatory. Stupid videos and poems what a waste of time.

Lots of homework
Participation matters
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: C+
Mar 9, 2021
Wouldn't take again

HORRIBLE PROF. Biggest mistake of my college education. Work for no reason, spends time not even learning just teaching yourself the work. if you ask for help she will not reply and just tell you to not email her again. how is she a teacher. You will learn NOTHING!! If you want to spend most of your days just replying to 60+ posts a week. good luck

Get ready to read
So many papers
Tough grader
4.0
3.0
ENG101
Grade: B
May 10, 2021
Would take again

chose this class b4 reading reviews here, they're not great. I didn't have the choice to drop the class, was horrified after reading them. If you have the time to skim through books and reply to 5 ppls posts and 5 ppl who replied to your first post and writing a final comment in the threads (theres 3) you can pass. 4essays easy usebooks ull be good

Get ready to read
Participation matters
So many papers
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Not sure yet
May 19, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Do not take a class with this professor. I have never done so bad, I dont mean to sound cocky but my grade reflects her teaching. Terrible communicator; does not answer a message you send to her back, can never get in touch with her, grades assignments weeks late, rude when she does answer you back. Funny but Im pretty sure I paid for worst.

Graded by few things
So many papers
Tough grader
1.0
4.0
ENG102
Grade: A
May 21, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Worst Professor ever! Discussion boards opened on weekends and gave us only a few days to work on it. She takes forever to grade and pretty much all of the work in her class does not count because she makes the final paper the deciding factor between passing or failing the class. Many students failed the paper and gave us 1 day to revise it. BEWARE

Lots of homework
Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Jun 18, 2021
Wouldn't take again

Very tough class lots of writing and reading

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
ENG231
Jul 29, 2021
Wouldn't take again

This woman is literally the worst teacher I have ever had in my life. She is a walking textbook, full of knowledge on her subject, but the literal worst TEACHER. She does not teach, she doesn't grade your work. You spend a majority of the class wondering if you are passing. All in all, do not recommend. Not even if you are a 'good student'.

Skip class? You won't pass.
Test heavy
So many papers
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Not sure yet
Dec 21, 2021
Wouldn't take again

This teacher does not answer emails, does not teach, will yell at you if you ask a question in class, will act like you are dumb if you did not hear something correctly, will call you out. Worst teacher ever

Skip class? You won't pass.
So many papers
Tough grader
1.0
1.0
ENG102
Feb 3, 2022
Wouldn't take again

Awful professor! Very confusing class especially when she makes us write in the discussion board. Never taking a class with her again.

1.0
4.0
CW102
Grade: Incomplete
Feb 3, 2022
Wouldn't take again

Bad teacher so unwilling to help students please dont take her

Lots of homework
Get ready to read
Skip class? You won't pass.
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Feb 13, 2022
Wouldn't take again

Should've listened to other reviews, works on a sunday-wednesday schedule for online. everything is due at 10pm instead of the normal 11:59PM deadline. If you miss a quiz she WILL NOT let you talk it again. Only had her for 2 weeks and was miserable so I dropped out. This should be a last resort teacher and even then you should reconsider the class

Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Not sure yet
May 17, 2022

The worst prof ever! The workload is unrealistic and takes forever to grade. You do multiple discussions every week, you have an initial post, people respond, then you respond, in 3 days. The semester is over and I still don't have a grade. I get the work if this was an honors class, but a paper with 5000 words to determine if you pass? Ridiculous

Tough grader
Get ready to read
So many papers
1.0
2.0
101
Jan 29, 2023

Worst Professor ever !!! So much work and very limited time to do so. Also takes forever to grade your work so you wound not know your grade until the end of the semester. Would never take another class with her..

Tough grader
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: A-
Feb 8, 2023

TERRIBLE. ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE SHE IS SO RUDE AND IS NOT UNDERSTANDING AND RELIES ON A 5000-WORD PAPER TO DECIDE IF YOU PASS OR NOT. DID I MENTION SHE IS RUDE AND WILL CALL YOU OUT IN CLASS EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT PRESENT? YUP. SHE TALKS DOWN ON HER STUDENTS.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
So many papers
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: B+
Feb 25, 2023

Proffesor mitchell is very unprofessional in many ways. She is a very rude teacher and very insulting at times. She will respond to your emails in the nastiest attitudes ever and call you out sometimes during class in front of everyone. She makes us read these really inappropriate books that show really sexual content. And so much work weekly. Bad.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
So many papers
1.0
5.0
102
Grade: D+
May 21, 2023

This absolute Brainlet of a professor shouldn't allowed within a 100 feet of a school. She shows zero care or any resemblance of compassion for her students. It is amazing to me that she had the ability to get a doctorate, because she is the most lazy and incompetent teacher I have ever had the displeasure of being "taught" by.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
5.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: A-
Sep 5, 2023
Would take again

Very helpful proffer. I was able to learn a lot from this class. I wish I had taken it sooner. I highly recommen for anyone struggling with English.

Amazing lectures
Clear grading criteria
Caring
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: B-
Sep 14, 2023

Do not take her. One of the rudest professor at RCC, gives attitude for ever question she recieves. She makes you purchase a book she wrote so she can make money off us. She has us on an online anime avatar world, it is the most confusing thing ever. Were only reading anime/manga books in class. Idk what her deal is but this isnt english whatsoever

Tough grader
Lots of homework
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: A-
Sep 14, 2023

terrible...

Tough grader
Lecture heavy
Test heavy
1.0
4.0
102
Grade: A
Jan 2, 2024

Dr. Mitchell should not be teaching a college-level English class. Her feedback timeframes are terrible, and she provides little guidance on navigating the complicated Gaia interface she requires us to use. Class time is spent awfully, she is very rude and makes her students read works she has published in what seems like a promotion attempt.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Group projects
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Not sure yet
Jan 20, 2024

Every time I genuinely send her an email asking for help or clarity, her responds always made me feel so bad, like if I was a mediocre. The way she "professionally responded but at the same time so greedy. She doesn't seem to be interested about students being successful at her class and didn't allow me to drop off her course. Worse Professor ever

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: F
Jan 20, 2024

Worse Professor I've had in my entire life. I don't know how she's still allowed to teach. She seems to really care about herself,her time, always away, takes long time to respond/grade n when she finally does she gets so greedy and makes you feel a mediocre and awful. Made us buy her own book, easy money for her,which was not at the uni bookstore.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
Lecture heavy
1.0
5.0
102
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Jan 26, 2024

This professor abuses her power as an educator. Her online course had an intense workload and half the reading material was manga. She does not explain how she wants her work to be done and will fail you without explaining why. If you question her or her authority expect a failing grade. If you want to learn about writing DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
102
Grade: F
Jan 27, 2024

DO NOT TAKE! DO NOT TAKE! DO NOT TAKE!!

Participation matters
So many papers
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Incomplete
Apr 2, 2024

Her grading is straight up unfair. It's impossible to know what I need to get good great zero feedback. Grades so slowly.

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: D+
May 3, 2024

Worst professor ever. Has the most disrespectful attitude ever. You can tell she works for the money. She doesn't respond fast, but when she does it's with so much attitude and makes you feel less than. Makes you read manga and nit-picks every singular thing but doesn't tell you where you went wrong. Is overkill with the assignments and is horrible

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Incomplete
May 7, 2024

She is absolutely terrible and has no care for her students. She will fail you no matter how hard you try, the effort you put in does not matter. Her grading system makes no sense and will give you a 0 for mistakes she made. She has zero time management and grades late but only gives 3-4 to "revise" with unclear instructions on what you did wrong

Tough grader
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Incomplete
May 11, 2024

Just terrible literally FING terrible!!!!! DO NOT TAKE HER

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENGLISH102
Grade: Incomplete
May 11, 2024

LIKE THIS COMMENT TO GET THIS TERRIBLE TEACHER FIRED!!!!!!!

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Incomplete
May 11, 2024

I really don't understand why she finds joy in seeing students struggle, like her standards are impossible to live by and they make no sense I don't even think "teacher' is the right title for her more like a slave owner SHE NEEDS TO GO:/

Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
1.0
ENG102
Grade: A+
Sep 9, 2024

DO NOT take her class, I dropped it after only one day because she is an anime freak and told us we would need to buy an anime book, you know the literal picture books with just word bubbles and we'll be required to watch an anime show in full. It was ridiculous and you'll be doing yourself a disservice by taking her class

1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Oct 1, 2024

This professor requires participation through Gaia Online, a defunct anime message board from 2004, rather than using the perfectly functional D2L Brightspace discussion boards. The formatting is extremely bad, it's difficult to keep track of things, but she expects THIRTY POSTS PER UNIT on top of essays. It's also a TON of assigned reading.

Tough grader
Get ready to read
So many papers
1.0
5.0
102
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Oct 9, 2024

Awful, Awful, Awful. There is no structure to her class. Zero organizational skills. Wants us SPEND MONEY to read anime/mangas, which are not even part of the course curriculum. This class is seriously a waste of time. DO NOT TAKE HER !!! Decided to drop her class TODAY!!!!

1.0
4.0
ENGLISH102
Grade: Audit/No Grade
Oct 31, 2024

Change your professor once you get her. She is a joke of a teacher and the other professors know as well.The most unhelpful and unserious professor I've had yet. She is deserving of all these ratings.Don't waste your money if you actually want to be taught pick a different professor

Tough grader
Get ready to read
So many papers
1.0
5.0
ENG232
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Nov 5, 2024

I honestly don't know where to begin...there is nothing great about this professor. She has horrible communication, lack of instruction for assignments, and is extremely rude to students. If you take her asynchronous class, no assignments are organized, and she never explains the assignments when you ask her. DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!

1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Not sure yet
Nov 14, 2024

**WARNING** DO NOT TAKE HERE CLASS!!! Very arrogant and entitled person. Instead of teaching and encouraging students to succeed, she gives overwhelming work and fails you. Terrible Curriculum mostly comic books, horrendous organization of what you are supposed to complete, and horrible communication. I'm miserably stuck in asynchronous class.

Tough grader
So many papers
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
102
Grade: F
Jan 3, 2025

DO NOT TAKE....she was out half of the year , she grades the work land and was very harsh with no feed back at all .... she doesn't want anyone to reach out to her on the weekends or when she was out gave us a sub that didn't help at all ... what a joke for professor

Tough grader
So many papers
Graded by few things
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Not sure yet
Mar 9, 2025

Very tough grader. Gave about 15-30 readings per UNIT that only lasted TWO WEEKS. Used a very difficult and strange website for discussion posts, which made the class unnecessarily difficult. Would not recommend anybody to take her class. STAY FAR AWAY!

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Mar 19, 2025

This class was an absolute joke. The Gaia Online platform is absurd and terrible to navigate especially when RCC has a perfectly fine D2L platform to utilize. The icing on the cake was that one of the required books to purchase for the class was a comic book written by her! I dropped this class and am so upset that my time was wasted.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Mar 21, 2025

What a dreadful experience! I regretted registering for this class on day 1 and it only got worse from there! She utilizes a defunct anime based website where you collect coins and badges (in college? seriously?). She called us "digitally illiterate" when we questioned why the website was so difficult to navigate. The worst professor ever!

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
102
Grade: D
May 13, 2025

Ive never encountered, nor heard of a "teacher" that wants their students to fail as much as this woman does. I went from receiving a A+ in the fall semester for college writing 1 to passing college writing 2 in the spring semester by the literal skin of my teeth. DROP HER CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1.0
5.0
102
Grade: D
May 14, 2025

So incredibly rude and does not want to see any of her students succeed. So conceited to the point that she made us BUY a comic book SHE WROTE. Are you joking? How this woman has not been fired yet is beyond me. Admin needs to do something already.

1.0
3.0
102
Grade: Not sure yet
Jul 22, 2025

Horrific Teacher. Took this class asynchronously over the summer, and nothing about it made sense. She will not respond to emails, only Brightspace instant messaging. The due dates in the syllabus do not match the due dates assigned on Brightspace. The assignments were difficult to find, and when they were found were near incomprehensible.

1.0
5.0
ENG102
Jul 31, 2025

Very bad experience. Instructions for every assignment are very confusing and specific. Marks very hard. I'm normally a straight A student and essays are very easy for me. Not in this class.

Tough grader
Graded by few things
1.0
5.0
102
Grade: C+
Aug 3, 2025

Doesn't teach and her assignments are confusing with contradictory instructions. She never answers questions and in class she is arrogant and insulting. I had an A grade until I took her course. She never responded to my questions. I wasted my time and money. All she cares about is anime and manga books.

Tough grader
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Grade: D
Aug 7, 2025

She is the worst teacher and I use the term loosely. Not available, sarcastic, and her instructions are contradictory or confusing. I literally learned nothing from her and went from an A to a D in her class. She's only interested in herself and seems to take pleasure, failing people. I never had an experience like this before.

Tough grader
Participation matters
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: D
Aug 25, 2025

Dr Mitchell is the worst teacher I've ever had. She is arrogant and insulting if you ask a question. I am an A honor student but she failed me without giving me an explanation. I did all the readings annd assignments and her instructions are confusing and often contradictory. I emailed her 4 times to ask for clarification and she never responded.

Tough grader
Test heavy
1.0
5.0
ENG102
Grade: F
Sep 10, 2025

She didn't seem bad at first, but then she I saw the site she wanted us to submit our work on. She seems nice but it doesn't make the workload that is left for you acceptable. It's overwhelming and she is tough when it comes to grading. Expects you to purchase mangas and her own book for the curriculum.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
CW102
Grade: C+
Oct 17, 2025

Stubborn teacher who insists that everything you need is on her D2L. The professor insists on having her students follow certain guidelines in a game used for class (a game not sponsored by the school) but many instructions on there are years old. She has a lack of interest in her students and makes it impossible to communicate with. STAY AWAY!

Lots of homework
1.0
5.0
ENG101
Nov 28, 2025

One of the worst teachers I've crossed paths with! I understand that I signed up for an online class, but her workload is overbearing. She gives deadlines, and in between adds an excessive amount of work and essays to be due right before her original work. I would not recommend her to anyone.

Tough grader
Lots of homework
So many papers
1.0
5.0
101
Grade: Drop/Withdrawal
Dec 13, 2025

DONT TAKE WHATEVER YOU DO

Tough grader
1.0
4.0
ENG101
Dec 15, 2025

Not so Helpful at all. Her syllabus on D2L is not very clear. I understand that this course started late, but the work provided is overwhelming. She says that the work would be graded in 10-14 days, but waits a whole month to give a grade. The feedback provided isn't even helpful. You reach out for help, and her response are horrible.

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