first thing she says in class is that her notes are really improtant but she has no idea how to write them on the board. she is constantly erasing and scratching out things and she talks so fast you can't get everything down on paper. even if your answer on exams is correct she will give you no credit if it is NOT the answer SHE is looking for. one last thing, she is always going off topic and talking about stupid stories that really have not relavence to what we should be discussing in class. worst teacher i have ever had.

THIS TEACHER IS VERY DIFFICULT AND WANTS YOU TO DO THE ESSAY EXAMS THE EXACT WAY SHE WANTS THEM. YOU MUST BE VERY EXACT AND DETAILED WHEN IT COMES TO THE TESTS. SHE IS UNFAIR AND UNREASONABLE. BEWARE OF THIS TEACHER TAKE VARGA INSTEAD!!!

I am a history major and have received an A in every history class since high school. This is the first history class I failed. Do not take this professor. Reading the book did no good for exams and her notes were a bad mess. Take if you want to fail.

WORST PROFESSOR EVER-If you care about your GPA -- or what your transcript looks like-DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR. (Oh & the one comment that says she's great-I'm betting she posted that one) DEFINITELY the worst I've ever had. I regret not looking at this site 1st.

DO NOT TAKE!!!!! Every comment on this site saying that she is the worst teacher is TRUE. Her notes are the worst, she writes over what she already wrote on the board which is all out of order in the first place. She puts questions on her tests that she doesnt even go over in class. LOTS of information in very little time. DO NOT TAKE

She is absolutely the WORST teacher in the universe!!! Her lectures are rambling and her writing on the whiteboard is all over the place...she writes over her own writing. She lectures from a large notebook and has difficulty answering questons unless the answer in in that book. Her assignments are busy work. Don't take any class taugt by her!!!

THe worst teacher i have ever had. Don't take her.

I am sure the positive ratings for this professor, were posted by the professor herself. Her lectures were incomprehisble ramblings, and her tests absolutely out of line. In teaching an Asian history class you would think she would use the names and spellings as in her text. NOT. 50% of the class dropped by week 2, don't waste your time w/this.

Ugh...she talks WAY too fast and way too much. The tangents that she goes off on are completely irrelevant, she just wants to brag about the universities she went to. I guess the class is alright, but she expects you to read from the textbook WAY too much...like 20 points from every test needs to be STRAIGHT from the textbook. It's really very dry.

Lectures are incomprehensible and boring. Assignments are busy work and useless. Teacher is self consumed and tells personal stories about her divorce that border on tragic. Absolute worst teacher I have ever had. Waste of time...she will ruin your GPA! Most of the class got C's or less.

One of the worst teachers I have ever had.

Her lectures are so boring and straying off topic to talk about her equally boring life was an often occurrence. No matter how energetic I was at the beginning of class by the end I had fallen asleep.

NOOOO!!!! CRAZY B word!!! Overdoes the work load. Tests and essays are impossible. DON'T TAKE HER! So many people struggle and hardly anyone passes. The essay questions on the test take up like 10 pages to answer and she grades SO HARD! STAY AWAY!

oh lord almighty! pennington is HORRIBLE. her tests are impossible, her essays are ridiculous. i had to type up a 15 page paper on the puritans to pass the class with a C because i missed one test. if your smart you will AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This class is more like independent studies. She speaks the entire time, you have to write your own notes. Expects too much on tests, and essays! Do not take her!

You dont understand what she is saying half of the time because she talks too fast and you can hardly hear her. She is way to hard, the whole class is probabbly failing the class or getting a D. Her tests are bogus. She marks you down and write "irevalent" when actually thats exactly what she lectured us on. I dont recomend her at all.

She is all over the place in her lectures. Her tests are impossible to pass. I made a 7 page book review and recieved only a 78%. it was ridiculous i felt like this class was a total waste of time. I went to every class session and still failed this class.

Do not take from this professor. She goes off on tangents, doesn't show up for class and expects you to know every tiny little detail she ever mentioned.

I could never hear her. She made us only pick one seat for the entire semester which was rediculous.SHe grades really unfair&hard. I completed a book review that i did very well on and she gave me a 68%. SHes all over the place and i was always confused. SHes the worst teacher i have ever had. she is educated but this class was def. a waste of time

Nice personallity but horrible in teaching! VERY HARD GRADER!!!!Most people droppped out by midterm. Do not take this class you wont survive!!!!

Her class is a complete waste of time, her tests are impossible and there is absolutely no point in studying for them because she has no method to her grading. She never clearly states what she wants on her tests, and does not answer questions. She is the absolute worst teacher. The test load is atleast 4-5 hours of studying per credit per wek

Impossible to pass her class. Test short answer questions and essays have to be packed with detail. She is no help what so ever

Stay as far away from this professor as you possibly can. By taking her class you are just preparing to fail. I did not learn a single thing, it was all repetitive from highschool and that's exactly what it felt like minues the seating charts.

She is the worst teacher I have EVER had. I take great notes and I study all the time. I studied extra hard for her class and I still got a very low grade in her class. If your words in your essay are not exactly hers she takes points off and dont try to question your grade on an essay she will lower the grade for "finding other mistakes"

She was the worst teacher I have EVER taken. History is such an easy subject and I FAILED her class after doing all the work and reading everything I was suppose and even going beyond to ask questions if I didn't understand. She's closed minded, talks WAY to fast for anyone to understand and should not be teaching at a community college. Dont take!

Great lecturer but a terrible teacher; she cannot communicate in a constructive manner. Often it seems as though she was playing a "me against you" game, seemingly gloating over the demise of those that have become a victim of her inane grading skills. Ms. Pennington teaches in a rude and clumsy manner; insensitive and bullying, almost sadist. Sad.

She is tough as diamonds! She may only give out three test and a book report but she talks too fast, I even brought a voice recorder for her class and that still did not help! Might as well just read the book only instead of going to the class, you may actually learn more.

DO NOT TAKE HER! She will talk the whole period (80 min) without stopping, and you must keep writing non-stop for (80 min) she does not write on the board; all she does it talk. If you miss something there's no blackboard to look at the lecture, does not use power point. She makes you buy the book and never use it in class.8 out of 10 students fail

She is a nice lady but i do not recommend taking her! Withdraw ASAP! I don't mind boring classes but seriously needs to focus on giving lectures a different way and speak louder too! Her grading is awful, your grade is based on taking 4 tests throughout the semester and 10 extra credit.Their was 30 students at first and 8 at the end of the semester

she is nice but DONT TAKE THIS CLLACE with her, I loved her personality, but DONT TAKE this Classe with her, I worked hard durig the semester and I got F I've never missed her classes. please if U think take this classe dont.

She is a nice women but her class is way to hard. The class is a total of 400 points 3 tests and 1 essay. She grades the essay paper more strict then my English professor grades, and she is not even a English teacher. This is a super hard class avoid taking it at all costs. I was forced to withdraw and waste all my money and time...

seriously, this class was way too difficult for a general ed course. she's a nice person but a terrible teacher. she teaches in a way that is difficult to follow. all of her notes are from lecture and it's hard to keep up with her. i have difficulty spelling and she takes points off for miss spells. do not take this class.

Using my life in order to explain what others have accomplished seems rather mundane. It's bragioli and she's the type of stand-up routine you'd expect to see in Las Vegas.

Does not use blackboard or power point or that actual board. She comes to class and will talk for the whole time non stop, so you must write fast and never miss class. You won't ever use the textbook. DO NOT TAKE HER.

Uses online documents that are hard to understand. Notes are hard to follow. Doesn't go in depth. Gets off topic easily.

Pennignton is a tough grader and has no care for some students. It's very hard to understand her lectures considering all she does is talk. She speaks way too fast and won't clarify. Her tests are really tough, and you must put in detail and get down to the specifics. She is very tough teacher. I recommend to not take her class ever.

Won't allow recording, but all test material comes from lecture notes that are given way too fast. There were only 3 test and an essay (no other source of points), so if you don't do well on one, it'll hurt your grade tremendously.

An outdated subject but taught well. Definitely from the Dark side.

Do not take her. Ruined my GPA.

Probably the worst teacher ever, constantly Talks so fast as if she has redbulls everyday, and dabbles on about how poor she used to be until she got a teaching job . the lectures she does are very fast and the quiz sheets are confusing and she never uses good markers. hard to read the board. theres a textbook but never used. WORST TEACHER!

Nice lady , but she tends to go off topic a lot. Throughout the semester you will have 3 tests and 1 book review & a final . Be sure to get C or higher on all , or your grade will suffer .

No just no. Do not take her class if you have a life, she's a nice person but horrible teacher. She lectures every class for the whole class and for the test expects you to memorize a book of notes inside and out from her lectures. I really recommend not taking it, hardest history class I've ever taken and I actually like history but not this time

She puts up way too much material on the board, goes too fast for you to really right anything down and is the toughest grader I've ever seen. DO NOT take this class if you value your GPA PLEASE!

Nice lady but bad teacher. Extremely softspoken no leadership skills. Lectures hard to keep up with and she changed her tests. She does 5 possible essay questions based of BOTH of the textbooks and including her lecture. Dont take if you have work or other classes, it will just be a burden

She is honestly the worst professor I have ever had. All her class is 3 exams and one book report. And she grades each of those 4 assignments extremely hard. Getting an A is virtually impossible and half of my class dropped out by the end of the semester. She doesn't even teach the material well, she goes over everything super fast. Don't take her

Worst professor I have taken. Grades extremely hard and is not clear with notes. Impossible to do well on tests. More than half the class dropped, the 10 people who were left got D's and F's. I retook this class with a different professor and got an A.

Worst Professor EVER!!! she goes off topic when she lectures. she grades only on one book review and 3 exams, someone like myself who is in DSPS wouldn't let me record her lectures. couldn't see the board and i sat up front, horrible writer. dropped her class before it affected my GPA. please do not take her!!!

She does not off extra credit like she said she would in her lectures, she has bad communication skills, she talks the entire class, and one of the toughest graders, about 2/3s of the students dropped her class, I stuck it out hoping to get a C but missed it by 3 % , highly advise students not to take any of her classes, there s better out there.

If you don't attend class, you will not pass. The whole class is based on her lecture, only take her if you absolutely have to. Best suggestion is to take your laptop and type everything she says. You must remember all dates and the chronological order of events in detail for all the exams. Using the textbook will not help you in this class.

Truly, honestly the worst teacher I have ever had. All she does is TALK THE WHOLE TIME. Not once does she ask us if we have questions or pause to process. she talks faster than u can write so ur notes turn out illeterate bc ur just trying to get the info down. Expects us to test how she did at Her Ivy League school? no online resources& she awkward

When you major in something that's not respected, you know how to be disrespectful of others, regardless of difference in opinions.

Professor expects you to know everything from the lectures in essays and a very tough grader. Grade is determined by 3 tests and a essay. Wouldnt recommend unless you have photographic memory.

Lectures and notes were very vague. Tends to get off track quite frequently and will talk about personal life more then class material. Book report instructions were poorly given and exams are mostly essay format. History is one of my favorite courses to take and this class had a adverse effect on my interest in history.

I have usually always been good at history, Ive never gotten anything less than a B, especially in U.S history. She grades mainly on essays and if you leave one thing out that she finds important, you wont pass. She goes off topic a lot about her personal life and then wonders why no one does good on her essays. Dont take her

This professor expected us to more or less memorize our textbooks and regurgitate every detail to her through our essay questions on exams. There are very few chances to bring up your grade if you do poorly on something and she does not give extensions for assignments. If I hadn't dropped the class, I would have failed.

She seems to be specializing in the differential treatment of some people who have not studied well and who have had conflicts with her. if you go deep into the question and ask her, she will come up with a perfunctory response to "This is not very clear." Even more excessive, when I pointed out that the content she taught was wrong,she kick me out

Want to know a way to make a boring subject more intolerable, endure a semester with MS. Pennington. Her effort 2be creative, if there is one, is carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection. Some dull personal detail that could be considered slanderous and even sophomoric, reflect her far-left ideology and that includes ignoring facts/truth.

I do not recommend her. She is tough on foreign students from South America, Africa, Asia. Not all of us learned U.S. history. She will triturate your philosophies and honorable approach when you need help.

Honestly one of the worst professors I ever had. Was a really hard grader, and did not curve.

Her class is to difficult considerng the importance of the subject. Maybe 50 years ago when liberal arts was the thing, she would have excelled. Today most of my clasmates are working in the sciences. Don't get me wrong, history is important for some but not most. Times change, history doesn't.

Professor Pennington is an extremely hard professor who even said herself that no one gets As in her class. Her expectations for tests are extremely high since she expects you to recite what was said in lectures and what was in the historical texts assigned for HW word for word. As a straight A student, do not take this class. She ruins your GPA.

Extremely unfair grader, offers little to no feedback, finds a way to make really interesting material extremely boring, glosses over important facts while focusing on unimportant details that MUST be remembered for essay questions.

The Professor is difficult to work with and ruthless when it comes to grading. She was willing to fail the entire class and did not offer to curve the grade or give extra credit. She is overly critical in an excessive manner. This is my first time ever writing a review and I think it must be done to warn other students.

This teacher's expectations are unclear. She rates your paper's subjectively. I attended office hours weekly to make sure that I understood the instructions and to get her feedback on my drafts. She gave me a failing grade on my writing even though I followed her feedback. She is biased & has no interest in student success. Run for the hills.

This teacher didn't teach at all! She assigned chapters from the textbook and expected you to follow a very vague and unclear outline. Her grading system was very unfair and would mark you down if she suspected you of using notes/reading during a test and during a virtual class! This class makes history boring and extremely stressful.

U need structure 2 learn? Dont take her. Class is all over the place. She will not reach AT ALL! Only drops in every other week 2 tell u theres something due. Shell give assignments correlating w/book, but information not in the book. Expects u 2 memorize DETAIL 4 DETAIL on test w/ no material allowed 4 help on it. Very rude when communicating

Occasionally dressed inappropriately for class. Definitely lectures with a bias, but her facts are generally correct (occasionally uses a few unsubstantiated or sketchy illustrations and stories). Tests are graded fairly, but essays that disagree with her views might get some nit-picky comments.

Run FAR away from this professor. I needed the class so I took it despite the horrible reviews about her, what a huge mistake. I've only gotten A's in my 3 years at COC but had to drop for fear of failing. Her tests are insanely difficult since she'll ask random insignificant questions worth your whole grade. DO NOT TAKE THIS LADY's CLASS!!!!!!

Avoid this professor at all costs. You need to have god levels of perfection on the essay portion of test if you want to pass at all. There is zero feedback on any exams, you cant see what you got correct or wrong. Canvas is limited on the grades not allowing you to see needed scores. Zero lectures and hope you enjoy reading linked online articles.

Do not take this professor. She grades way too hard and will not elaborate on what is enough detail. Had to drop the class so my GPA didnt drop. Select a different teacher

I've only ever gotten A's and in this class I got nothing above a 70%. She doesn't give feedback on tests or discussions. I had to drop the class because it would affect my GPA that much.

Did not give any clear directions and struggled with majority of her assignments because of how poorly worded her assignments were.

Only taking this 1 course expecting it to be easy. Definitely looked up the wrong professor. If you work or have friends, don't take this course. All my free time for the 5 days I took it was filled with the stress of taking notes and worrying about the 4+ hours of videos assigned for each section. Also uses a random non MLA format for essays.

I didnt last 2 days in this class! She assigned outlines that were very detailed but we had to fill the notes in from 4 hours worth of films and long readings. She doesnt respond until days later EVERY TIME. Luckily, I didnt need her course because it wasnt a section F course for my actual school so I was able to drop without hurting myself.

DON'T ENROLL PICK ANY OTHER CLASS! Contacted her multiple times about help and grades but she gave short vague answers. 3 discussion posts 3 exams and 1 book review. HARD GRADER. doesn't teach all she does is post articles and makes you watch 6+ hours of docs each chapter, this is coming from an A student and ill be LUCKY if I get a C in her class

Awful teacher, never responds and is an extremely harsh grader. The amount of work that you do is astonishing in such little time

Very hard grader. I have taken her before in another class and she is the toughest grader. She expects to write down every little detail and memorize a lot of info. No matter how much I tried and read, I would get D's in every assignment even though I am a history major and do well in History. She is the only professor to teach Indian and Asian his

This teacher is the worst I ever had, sent them multiple emails for an explanation on the discussions because I have lost a lot of points, didn't make any sense when she replied. There were times where she sent a smiling face to my question. We had to read a bunch of lessons but said that we can't use our own notes for the test it was ridiculous.

THIS TEACHER SHOULD NOT BE TEACHING! She is rude, acts like she doesn't care. DOES NOT give extra credit. EXTREMELY HARD GRADER! Does not respond to emails. When I asked if she graded my Midterm fully. She replied with "When I get around to it". She should be considered an HONORS teacher due to harsh grading. DO NOT TAKE HER! HEAD THE WARNING!!

This class was unbelievably stressful. If you plan on taking this class make sure it is the only one you take during the semester. Extremely lecture heavy and detail oriented. Memorize all tiny little fact and then some, this professor is such a tough grader it is impossible to pass if you don't do otherwise. DON'T TAKE if you plan on transferring.

She barely responds to messages and not socializing very dry. I know she has a higher position at that College so she thinks nobody can touch her and she can do whatever she feels like. Maybe an old grumpy lady, that is bored or has lost the passion to teach. The same grading and mannerisms happened to another student that I've talked to. smh

the rudest and worst professor I have taken at coc. do not recommend her at all.

Learning is completely on your own. Information is provided in the textbook and 4 hour movies. Discussions are graded heavily. Strict criteria.

She is the worst professor I have ever had. I do not know what she looks at when she grades. She should not be a teacher. Genuinely is so terrible and does not respond to her emails or anything. Do not take this class at all. Fire her

This professor was not the best, and I would not recommend taking her! Most of the students for the fall semester dropped out due to her poor grading, and she takes MONTHS! to grade. I was not aware of my grade until the middle of the semester since she lacked grading. She needs to be more transparent too, and is rude about feedback.

This professor was not the best, and I would not recommend taking her! Most of the students for the fall semester dropped out due to her poor grading, and she takes MONTHS! to grade. I was aware of my grade until the middle of the semester since she lacked grading. She needs to be more transparent too, and is very rude about feedback.

Awful! Avoid at all costs. God himself would not be able to get an A. Tons of reading and about 30 hours of videos. Material is interesting but she doesn't care an ounce about her students. Doesn't respond to questions and requests for feedback. Unfair grader. Questions appear on exams that aren't covered until the next module. You've been warned!

Worst professor, do not take. If you do, be prepared to dedicate your entire life and sacrifice sleep, mental health, social life, work, and all other classes. Doesn't teach, assigns endless reading and video assignments and expects you to memorize obscure details. Grading is arbitrary and doesn't give feedback. She shouldn't be teaching.

If you are ready to watch 6 hours of videos and have her not even teach you anything, be my guest.

Incredibly tough grader and wants you to use citations in tests, but doesn't want you to reference materials. Doesn't want your answers to sound like you took it from the textbook, but grades extremely harsh if it sounds like you may have used different materials. DOES NOT WANT YOU TO USE PAST KNOWLEDGE FROM OTHER HIST CLASSES!!!!! Boo :(

Don't take this professor! She is a very tough grader on the essay portion of her exams and offers little to no feedback on where you went right or wrong. I emailed her asking how I could improve my score on the essays in the next exam and she told me that the essays should be as detail-rich as a professors lecture. Expectations set far too high!

don't take history with this teacher if you want to learn and stay away from stress. she is an awful teacher. she grades late and doesn't give feedback. No matter how much details and citations you provide she will find an excuse to lower your grades.

I had to take two classes with her at COC. I take my education very seriously and had a 4.0 throughout all of college, up until I took her class. She grades hard with little to no feedback. She sets very vague standards for your essay test, "The length of your essay should be about the same as a lecture". Doesnt respond to emails. Worst prof ever!

Hands down the worst professor I ever had. I put my life on hold to do well in this class and still ended up with my first ever B. Her grading is so arbitrary and does not give feedback. Stay away.

Principals matter. I know Miss Pennington from an " extracurricular activity," and after becoming friends with her son, he stated that most of not all positive comments are concocted by Penningtons friends and relatives. Attendence mandatory? Not for her. Inappropriate attire, her lectures are commingled with her outrageous politics, a lot of hate

Unfortunately, history repeats itself. Sad.

Worst professor I've ever had. I took her summer class. I'm a straight-A student and this was my first ever D. It's the professor, not the material; I retook the class with a different prof and got an A+. She doesn't even teach, only makes you watch hour-long videos and you have to remember specific info for the tests, which she grades unfairly.

Terrible professor Takes away points for the smallest things Instructions are not clear for work

Just dropped this class. I've always consistently aced essays, and received my first failing grade from her. Vague directions, she grades late, responds to emails late, and literally does zero actual teaching. Instead, she assigns hours of videos to watch and long chapters to read. If you don't want sleep or a life, take her class! Set up to fail

Definitely do not recommend. Does not provide a rubric for grading, gives extremely low scores and not feedback. Does not provide any lectures for online classes, hours of videos and chapter reading. Definitely stay away, go for another history professor.

dropped this class after half of the semester. worst teacher would not recommend at all. she would give extremely vague comments if there were any. and grades are insanely strict. i dropped this class because I was failing although I'm a 4.0 student. do not take this class. i warned you.

This professor is not really much of a teacher. All she has you do is read and watch long films and answer questions based only on her criteria. She teaches nothing and she grades poorly. Learning actual history is not what you'll get from this class.

I should've read the reviews before going into her class. Shes an awful professor, doesn't have clear or concise grading rubric and changes her own rules from the syllabus as she feels. You only get one chance to have a late assignment. She lives in a ivory tower, doesn't care about you or any student. Just a paycheck professor.

I was taking this professor class for Hist 112, and it was online. I got a good grade on the online test portion. However, when grading essays she gave me zeros which dropped my grade to a F. She gave little to any explanation why I was given that grade. She also give long movies with no explanation or background. Nor does she teach what so ever.

Absolutely terrible. Almost unfair with how strict she grades and no follow up on why you received the grade you did other than little posts about tiny details you missed. Does not care to see you succeed and will not give any extra help or advice on how to pass the class. Avoid!

Awful professor. I am good at history but she made me seem like I was awful at it. So nitpicky and does not care to see you succeed. The epitome of the problem with history education today. It's no longer about learning the history, but reading a bunch of text and then forgetting it once the class is done. How does this progress society at all?

Super hard grader for no reason. This is not an honors class, this is just simple US history. I spent 4 hours working on a paper, did everything she asked and I still got an F. Extremely unreasonable and course layout is extremely confusing. Stay far away if you want to keep your GPA.

Why isn't she fired? Similar to most people here, she ruined my gpa. She doesn't teach and is so picky and her tests are basically memorize trivial details from 3 hour long videos which is so unfair for people who don't have that ability. I heavily regret not dropping the class but I was in 10th and didn't know the college course rules then.

Prof Pennington is an extremely difficult grader. I tried to contact her multiple times & received no luck with additional support. I have gotten all A/Bs on the online exams but Fs on the essay portion. She marks off a lot of points for trivial details, despite no rubric of her expectations. It's unfortunate for students to work hard just to fail.

A student could learn more from AI.

Pennington is a terrible terrible professor. She did not respond to a single email & is the most difficult grader I have ever had. No rubric and no expectations were ever set. She practically hands out fails left and right. Seriously, avoid at all costs. I was a 4.0 student until this class. Pennington needs to go!

assigns MANY films 1/ 2 hours each & chapter reading Does NOT teach by attaching recorded lecture. expects students to memorize ALL aspects of history topics to include small details No use of notes or are allowed during exams given 1hr to write multiple extremely detailed essays for each test. study guides not very helpful

Mrs. Pennington, suffice it to say you're a graduate whose qualifications supersede your current role, and yet you have higher expectations for the plebeian community College Student? I'd suggest a more suitable position for someone of your caliber, or did I overlook something when reviewing your credentials?

Professor Sherrill Pennington, who made learning tough. They graded super harshly on assignments and tests, which felt unfair. Even though they said tests would be based on memory, they expected us to know every tiny detail from the long films and readings. I'd warn others to be ready for a challenging experience if they take a class with her.

I HIGHLY do not recommend this teacher. This class basically sets you up for failure. There is so much reading and you have to watch more than 10 plus videos that are an hour long each. Good luck to those who take this class and not drop.

Worst professor/teacher I have ever had. If you take their class, you'll regret it.

Worst professor I have ever had. If you take her class, you'll regret it.

This has been one of the worst classes I've ever taken. You are expected to memorize all tiny details for FRQs that don't let you use the textbook or videos for. Multiple videos are assigned for each lesson that are over 1 hour. If you expect to pass this class with an A, you are delusional because of her strict grading methods.

worst professor I have taken since coming back to school online. I had to withdraw from her class after battling with her not allowing me to see my incorrect answers on quizzes, memorizing as much as i could for her essay tests (which anyone in her class getting good grades on is using AI and I actually studied) and she failed me! NO teaching @ all

Average of six hours of documentary material to watch per week, long textbook chapters, frequent quizzes and a test on each module with timed essays. It is not realistic to get an A in without cheating. Most of us are full time students and it is not humanly possible to memorize entire modules of hyper specific information in a few weeks time.

Sherrill Pennington is horrendous, I am disgusted that there are teachers like her in this world. I've never worked so hard in a class for a 60/100 on a book report that has no rubric. Her instructions are short and made for students to fail. Her grading system is all decided by her. On a good day she would reluctantly give you a 70% on essays.

Sherill Pennington is by far the worst teacher I have ever had. She does not reply to emails, gives little guidance, and marks off all credit for little mistakes. She ignores emails from students and provides no assistance. Drop her: you will save so much time, effort, and life. I am so disappointed in her being a teacher of 20+ years at COC.

horrible

By all means, avoid this professor if you want to save your grade. She is an absolutely horrible grader and provides no rubric whatsoever for her assigned papers. I received a failing grade of 55% on a 10-page paper for missing trivial details that were irrelevant nor mentioned in her "expectations". PS, get ready to spend hours watching videos.

She does not have clear exam rubrics and exams are basically impossible to get a good grade on without cheating. She expects you to provide citations for all the information you give in an exam. You have to be very specific and she knocks a lot of points off for not having one detail that isn't even mentioned in the resources she gives you.

absolutely horrible, failed me off one test. dont take again. trust me

VERY tough grader. I have A's in my classes but this one I have a D. Do not recommend this professor.

no matter how hard you try it the quality of ur work be amazing she will automatically give you a low grade my class is currently having a petition for her to be removed because she gives low grades to everybody despite quality of work something is up here dean needs to remove her.

Honest to God my final grade should've been a high B or a Low A given I did well on my final and wrote an A paper but I still somehow got a C... Haha, where did that C come from almost as if she just wanted me to barely pass. Don't do this to yourself. Read every one else's reviews, it sums it up.

You seriously can only pass this class by cheating or using ai/ai humanizers. She gives outlines in the modules for what she expects, but if you're not super detailed she will give you below half credit for your efforts. My class ended up complaining to the Deans. Maybe that fixed my grade? Not sure.

Literally the worst professor ever! I would write at least 20 sentence discussions and i would still end up with a 4 out of 10. She grades harshly and her instructions don't make sense! On the tests she says we are not allowed to use the internet, books, or our notes. But says on the same test we have to source the proper recourses!? Boo teacher!

Easily the worst teacher and class I have ever had. She deserves to have her credentials revoked. She will not respond to emails, and I emailed her several times in a week, only to receive a response to one of them. Her online format is terrible, and you will teach yourself everything. Never take this class or use this professor EVER! 1/10.

Please save yourself. Just don't.

As a history major, Pennington has to be one of the worst professors I've had. All of the papers written for tests have unclear expectations. You can spend the entire amount of time allowed on Canvas writing an essay, and you will still get a low grade. She expects students to remember tiny details and cite them in essays. Truly awful professor.