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Reviews (198)
She has a strange method of teaching. She penalizes you for having an opinion other then hers. She teaches as though she is teaching elemenary kids. She created a strange learning environment.
worst professor i've ever had.
WARNING TO ALL STUDENTS: DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. SHE IS HORRIBLE! FOR ONE SHE ACTS LIKE SHES TEACHING A GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL KIDS RATHER THAN GROWN ADULTS. AND IF YOUR CLASS DOESNT PARTICIPATE THEN SHE MAKES THE WHOLE CLASS WRITE AN ESSAY FOR PUNISHMENT. LAST OF ALL SHE GETS AN ENJOYMENT OUT OF HER STUDENTS STRUGGLING.
Ms. Parks explains things in a very vague manner. She also has no time to help or explain the grades she gives. You must make an appointment to speak with her, seriously! Slow email response times. Very critical on grading papers. Recommend her class for writers under age of 20. The only good thing about her is she is very friendly.
AHHH this is the worste teacher ever! everything is Vague or too broad. She is bad DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS!!!!!!
She treats her class like grade school students. She pouts and uses her hands too much to talk. Does not interact well.
She is a horible teacher....this is gwinnet Tech.... she teaches like we are all majoring in english. She will fail you with a smile on her face. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DONT TAKE HER CLASS. She dosnt care about her students and she treats you like your a stupid little kid. U WILL NOT ENJOY THIS CLASS
Just checking back in. Today, in class, we watched a movie the entire period. I overheard people saying they were cold. I went to my car and got 7 jackets to give out, and when I did, HOLY CRAP! Ms. Parks got offended! She said she did not care that everyone was freezing. This alone should deter you from clicking her name when you register. DO NOT
The problem with Ms. Parks' class that I had was that the entire time I contemplated dropping because I thought I was failing. Turns out I was not failing, but Ms. Parks "can't tell you that" (Parks Everyday). The class is tough and she grades vigilantly, but you will get a C even if you fail 1 writing assignment and the Literary research essay.
Teacher focuses to much on negative of all students. She grades very hard on all work completed including busywork. I would not recomend her as a teacher of anything. She has yet to grasp the concept of a college setting education and treats all students like freshmen in high school.
i would not recommend her to anyone really. i don't think that she enjoys teaching at all and she takes it out in her grading and treatment of students. while yes i am passing her class she likes to make it extremely hard.
I have to say Ms. Parks is a nice lady. But she is not interested and teaching and she is not interested in her students doing well in her class. She loves to say "You will have to figure that out on your own." Why would you watch an episode of the Simpsons in a college class? "Does that make sense?"
The in-class discussions are always fun. she is a very hands-off teacher so be prepared to be self-sufficient.
We were having a class discussion on schools. Ms. Parks told one of my classmates that you dont teach because you enjoy it. What kind of person teaches if they hate the job?
I am very disatisfied with this teacher. She is never happy to come to class and she sports an "I am better than you" attitude. If you are confused with an assignment it is a waste of time to ask for help because it will not be recieved. Tiffany Parks does not teach. She does not help. She does not enjoy being in class with her students.
she is horrible i never want to take a class with her as long as i live she dosent teach and she is rediculously lazy. In highschool i had teachers always tell me i need to expand but never reduce content and make every one of my sentences simple. She is horrible she grades everything on a c-d scale even if the paper looks great to other lit teache
I write my friends papers & get A's on all of them. He goes to state. I come to Park's class, & fail every paper I write. I write everyday & I know that I am a good writer. The kid with the highest grade is black & he doesnt try. Shes ****. I failed a paper bc I used the word "it". She cant spell or speak. She won't explain grades or assignments.
I'd like to slap her across the face. 100 times. She wasted 500 of my hard earned money, AND put a W on my transcript. She is the WORST teacher to EVER walk this planet. I believe I could teach English better than her, and I hate wrting papers,even though I'm good at it. She is a HORRIBLE PERSON.
I would not take her. She does not grade papers correctly. The tutors think the paper is great, but she thinks it is a C paper.
TOO STRICT WITH GRADING ESSAYS. YOU WILL NOT KNOW IF YOU R PASSING HER CLASS OR NOT TILL U TAKE FINALS. IF YOU R FAILING OR MAKING C IN FIRST 1/2 PORTION OF THE CLASS YOU CAN STILL PASS. VERY HARD TO MAKE AN "A" IN CLASS.
I usually love writing and English but found Ms Parks to be a terrible teacher. She is very negative, refuses to explain what she wants in an assignment, and just takes the fun right out of English. She will drive you crazy with her "hand talking". GTC should drop this teacher or risk their good reputation as a top notch college.
THIS WOMAN IS THE DEVIL. She is extremely hard, and unwilling to help. She enjoys knowing that her students are struggling. She is extremely arrogant, and has an attitude that she knows better than you. She will fail a paper if its main idea is not parallel to her own opinions. she is obnoxious and rude. Avoid her class at all cost.
This teacher is horrible.She grades every little thing and if you miss it you can't make it up. For essays you have to have a written copy and typed copy for a rough draft or she won't grade it.This teacher sucks.
Terrible teacher, when she receives your essay that she does not help you with, if she does not like the first paragraph she will not read the rest and then give you a poor grade.
worst teacher i ever had that pretty much sums it up do not take her class
WARNING. If you wanna pass DO NOT TAKE HER
She is terrible. I have never seen a teacher give a test. Give us 10 min to do it then collect it and hand it another student in the class to grade. She is lazy makes her students do her work. I would avoid her class like the plague. You are warned
THIS LADY IF HORRIBLE. DO NOT TAKE HER, LISTEN TO ME AND THE REST OF THE PEOPLE ON HERE! SHE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT HER STUDENTS AND YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY SORT OF HELP IF NEEDED. SHE HAS THE WORST ATTITUDE EVER AND HER MAIN GOAL IS TO EITHER KICK OUT OF HER CLASS OR FAIL YOU. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!
Race baiter
This woman likes to grade your papers but not put the grade in her gradebook. What makes this worse is she wont tell you your grade but twice during the quarter so you don't even know
The Worst Teacher i have ever had .....hands down
Ms. Parks is a nice lady. But the way she grades is horrible. You will take a quiz. A quiz is about 2 paragraphs. And you have to find whats wrong and correct it. Then another student will grade it. Then thats it. She doesn't really explain things clearly. Bottom line save your GPA don't take the class your better taking it online.
If you are already in Ms. Parks class, good luck. I doubt if she really even reads papers the way she grades. She basically grades your thesis and skims through the rest. She refuses to tell you what she expects from your work leaving you constantly dumbfounded. She is a horrible teacher and should not be mistaken for a mentor. Dodge this class!
Not good
This teacher is horrible. If you are currently in her class, I feel sorry for you. Teacher doesnt even look over your papers and she is extremely lazy. Do yourself a favor and try to get another teacher if you can. This is not the oneEven if you are great at writing essays chances are you will FAIL!!Worst teacher in the universe, forget America
Worst teacher I've ever had. Our entire class signed a petition to have her removed as a professor. DROP if you have her. I would change schools over taking a course taught by this women. I am a straight A student, & she could never explain her grades on essays. If you want to pass, do a formula 5 paragraph essay w/a formula thesis (A,B,C topics)!
She frequently mispelled words, my class had to correct her sometimes, and she made us do these stupid online discussions that required us to respond to some stupid article that had nothing to do with grammer. And I hated when she let other students grade my papers because somtimes those students graded it wrong!
she is very unclear as to what she wants to you to do on assignments and she is no help when it comes to finding out it is exactly that she wants you to do do so you can better your papers. it seems like she purposely finds something wrong in every paper, our class is on our 4th paper already, and yet NO ONE has received an A! thats just sad!
She is, by far, the worst teacher I have EVER had. There is a reason she gives such bad grades on ALL essays.....she doesn't take the time to read them!!! I can only hope that she gets fired for doing such a lousy job! Really, she is the WORST teacher you will EVER have!!!!!! Good luck figuring out what she wants!
It is amazing to me that she has a job at Gwinnett Tech after all of the student complaints, overall low class averages, and excessive drop out rates in her classes! Obviously, it must be due to discrimination laws that keep her from being fired...she is by far the worst teacher I have ever had!
she is truley amazing, she honestly hates her students. Her goal is to make you hate her as much as she hates you. I WOULD RATHER DRINK BLEACH THAN GO BACK TO HER CLASS
this woman is a piece of work!!!! very confusing and vague and graded like we were at Harvard!!! she never gave an "A" to anyone on any essay and u didnt know what she even wanted!!! ONE good thing is that she was a nice person, which might be how she sucks you in to give you a "D" on your essays.... drop it now and run the other way
Tiffany Parks could care less about her students success. She hates teaching and offers no help to her students. She shows up only for a paycheck. What a sorry excuse for a teacher.She is always confused and gets an attitude if you do not see things her way. Gwinnett tech save your reputation and get rid of her.
Everything here is true. Not helpful at all and doesn't care about her students. She makes you regret trying to get an education. She is lazy and has the worst attitude of any teacher/person I've ever met. YOU WILL NOT GET AN A NO MATTER WHAT! She obviously hates teaching. School should wise up,she makes students hate school.WORST TEACER EVER!!!
These post crack me up and all of them are completely true. I took Mrs. Parks over a year ago and I see she has not changed one bit. I would have a 4.0 if it were not for the B I was given in her class even though my papers were A work. I would definitely sign a petition to have her removed from the staff at Gwinnett Tech.
Her grading system makes no sense, she seems to pick favorites. I would not recommend her.
she was horrible hate her class she made me dread english never ever take her
God, please help all of us in this class. Amen
I switched classes after 3 classes with her. She is horrible, could not have a complete thought if it was given to her. I do not know how she is still teaching. UGH
one time she tried to tell us that apples were grown in Washington D.C. as opposed to Washington state. really? shes a teacher????? D.C. is like 5 sqaure miles. I've been to D.C and never once saw any sprawling apple orchards
Horrid HORRID class! She doesn't know what she wants from your papers, she doesn't know English at all. Best advice for this class is to NOT take it or to GET OUT of it. Trust me, it's not worth it!
I would rather jab a hot needle in my eye than take another class with this professor. Our class started out with 30 students and at the midpoint we are down to just 9. Ms. Parks has no business teaching anyone, anything!
Where to begin. IF YOU VALUE YOUR GPA OR YOUR SANITY, DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!! She is extremely vague about what she wants in your papers, will suggest corrections and then mark them wrong when you use them. Plus, she drills racism and sexism into nearly every assignment. She needs to wake up!
Horrible teacher it's not fair every quarter student are withdrawingand still she is there in college not fair!!
do not take this professor, she is very vague in what she wants. she is very lazy and will have you rate your own papers through peer review.. hy do we need her if other students will review our work? She will not explain what you need to do and when you ask her a question she looks at you like how dare you ask me anything she is awful!!!!
Ms. Parks is very lazy and misunderstanding in her directions. She will have you read, write papers and have other classmates review them. Her corrections are very harsh. She will tell you to correct something then forget what she told you, then mark it wrong again. She does not give you more than 5 minutes of her time.
I understand where a lot of the negative comments are coming from, however, she expects students to be self sufficient. I find her to be very nice, but it's frustrating working a on a paper when you know no matter what you can't hope for anything better than a C/D on it. I would only take her if your extremely good at writing.STRICT GRADING
It's very hard for me to comprehend how Ms. Parks got her degree. She's horrible. Grades unfairly, is very unclear, doesn't like to answer any questions, takes away points if your opinion differs from hers, she forgets her own criteria, she lets us out of class an houe early every day beccause "she has nothing else for us". DONT TAKE THIS CLASS!
I understand the negative comments. I am not sure of her grading system either, but surprisingly at the end of the quarter, she started trying to be clear on what she means when she makes corrections. If you are not a writer, I would not suggest this class, but if you think you are good, try it,good luck.
This teacher defines the essence of bad teaching. I hope she sees this and quits teaching all together. Take this class if you want to be pissed off after you put hard effort into your work.
Ms. Parks has particular requirements in her assignments. All students need to do is just follow the directions and put enough efforts to complete the essays the way she requires them, and she will give good grades for you. That's exactly what I did. I got an A and English is not even my first language.
I don't understand why everybody thought she was so hard. This is college not high school. Listen in class do the work you will do great!
I managed to get an A in her class. If you present papers to her in the exact way she asks, very formal with your thesis points listed and restated. Use your transition words frequently and even if you think it's repetitive, do it anyway! If you give her what she asks for, you can do well.
I can't belive that she can teach at the school. I.She is VAGUE OH YEAH THATS HER WORD I THINK THAT IS THE ONLY ONE SHE KNOWS. GTC needs to cut its loss and let her go. I cant belive I paid for her class. She is there for a check. those who cant do teach well she cant do that either. Run when you see her name ....
DOWN RIGHT WORST TEACHER THERE IS AT SCHOOL! DOES NOT KNOW WHAT SHE IS EVEN TALKING ABOUT WHEN TEACHING!FOR EXAMPLE..MAKES YOU RIGHT AN ANALITICAL PAPER BUT IN THE END SHE WANTS A SYMBOLIC PAPER....FAILS PRETTY MUCH EVERY PAPER GIVEN TO HER! DO NOT TAKE THIS TEACHER FOR THIS CLASS! IF SHE DOESNT LIKE YOU SHE WILL FAIL YOU PERIOD!
Ms. Parks requires a lot, so if you listen and do the work like she asks, you will be fine. She is just very vague when being asked for help, and yes, she does love that word, so be specific. If you will need help, I suggest a different teacher
Ms. Parks is passionate about what she teaches, but she's terrible at teaching it. She is a disorganized mess. Hybrids should consist of a clear cut syllabus & an online portion explaining what is expected.. She had *multiple* handouts and scraps of paper with vague assignments and no resources. You have no idea where you stand in her class.
Seriously?! I really wish I had read this site before classes started. She is the worst college teacher I have ever had!!! She repeats everything she says, her assignments are unclear and she is disorganized and late for every class. She should not be allowed to teach, especially English. WORST TEACHER EVER!!!
I cannot believe this woman has a college degree. It feels more like she got here degree from a cheerios box. Clearly, the worst teacher I have ever had. Our class time is not spent even talking about english but analyzing other peoples work. I thought this was english lit...not do the teachers work class.
WORST TEACHER EVER! Who the heck makes you buy texts book and then assigns readings that ARE NOT in the books and makes you look them up ON GOOGLE!!!! She gives assigments that SHE cant even explain!!! She is extremly unhelpful and she NOT be teaching!!!
I had to come back ... She is totally disorganized and WAIT till the "FINAL" paper is due - you will work your behind off for a solid 5 days! Oh yeah, and she grades every section. Less than 5 days to complete PART 1! She does NOT care that you work, have a family or other classes AND HAS SAID JUST THOSE WORDS! Run
She is the worst professor I have had at GTC. She was never prepared for class and had to spend time every week looking for the assignments. She was not consistent with her grading. She is not good at spelling and grammar. We never used the books we were required to buy. The class was useless. She would change assignments mid-way through class.
Not sure how this lady ever became a teacher. She is so unorganized and not helpful. The books that are required for her class was never used. I've wasted money on that book. I somehow would like the Dean of students affairs to review all these complaints. Students, we need to speak up..
Ms Parks teaches the class as COLLEGE professor should. The problems with GTC students is that they act they like to be hand held like they are in elementary school and do not want to take responsibility for their own course work. If you listed to her and do as she asks you will be fine. Too many students are concerned with the GPA w/o the work!
You have to put time and effort into your work. Se will look at your papers if you email them to herand give you suggestions. You have to work hard and if you do it will pay off.
She is a great teacher... you just have to listen to her and do as she asks.. she is a real college proffesor.... when she asks for her analytical papers just make sure you analyze a color, animal, place, etc... and compare and contrast thats all
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS!!!! She does not take teaching seriously and does not respect her students!
Do not take her class! She doesn't explain well and her instructions are vague. She grades your paper harshly.
she seems like a really nice person. but when you have online classes you cant just brush students off. college professor or not. she acted as if she really didnt care. i always accelrated in English,no matter what i always did well. when it came to her class i failed. she grades to harsh w/o explaining her concept. if you disagree your her friend
worst teacher ever. how did she obtain a job in the same position for so long.
Ms. Parks has a curious way of teaching. If things are not done her way, you will receive a zero. She does not teach, only assigns assignments and essays. She lacks compassion and laughs in your face when you misunderstand. Please be aware, do not take this class with this teacher. You would only be setting yourself up for failure.
Where do I go to report that this lady is ruining Gwinnett Tech's reputation? That is all I have to say.
I attendened Ms. parks class once a week for three weeks before dropping it. She is not a teacher. There was no clairity in what she wanted you to do. I was confused most of my time there. She was very strict in her grading and did not give good feedback. I would not recommend anyone to take this class.
I cannot even describe the amount of frustration I have felt from taking this course with this instructor. I don't feel like I have learned anything, her advice for essays were not helpful and were extremely rushed. I do not feel like she spent any actual time giving helpful advice in class and on my final essay.
Terrible teacher. She is rated so low for a reason. Run as far and as fast as you can from her class.
Everyone said she was a bad teacher I took her anyway she was a great teacher she really took an extra mile to help the whole class. She is only hard to those who do not wanna learn or do the work. If you read and do the papers she is amazing!
She was a great teacher, take her. She made the class fun and educational!
This teacher is the worst I have ever had. Her attendance policy is absurd. Her when you have a question she does not explain she says get with your partner... she gave our whole class a D that is a lot to say about a teacher.
This is the absolute worst instructor I have ever had. EVER. She is very unhelpful when you ask questions, never responds to emails with a full answer, if she even responds at all, and her grading scale makes absolutely no sense. My 4.0 is gone after taking her class. I have never received anything but A's in English, I quite enjoy the subject.
terrible teacher!!!
As a writing tutor I help A students that want to preserve their 4.0 gpa, and Parks is too inconsistent on grading to be considered a fair teacher. It is frustrating for students to get 98 on one paper followed by 78 on the next. Lack of direction, poor feedback and an obsession with color is the most frequent complaints I here.
She is not a good teacher at all, i do not know why she is still there.
Do not take her. She is rude does not teach and fails everyone.
Need to focus more on other types of writing besides symbobolism. The entire course consisted of writing papers explaining symbolism in whatever we wrote or saw.
she is not clear not polite,helpless,RUDE I don't think she is teacher. the best place for her to work , to work in gas station not in the college
This teacher is rude. Gwinnett Tech should let her go. She always look bored and She's lazy. When I ask for a help, She don't give me the right answer of my questions and She graded my easy for reading just the first paragraph. Please stay away from her if you want to keep your good GPA because she will ruin it.
This teacher is the absolute worst. She is indeed rude. She speaks to everyone like they are children, and she gives assignments that have nothing to do with the subject. She is confusing, and always unprepared. Her grading seems harsh as well. She is boring and did I say rude? Her criticism is no way constructive. Please avoid taking her class!!
Wow what hateful comments about this teacher even from a tutor that can't spell?.lol.Anyways I would have dropped class but I was led to believe I'd be ok. She's a nice person and very smart but online classes for this type material are difficult.Although I didn't make the grade, I have become better at writing process thanks to this teacher.
I like Ms. Parks as a person but she DOES NOT explain assignments the way she wants you to do it until the assignments is already turn in and graded. She does not allow make up works or late turn in at all. She will not help you bring your grades up even if you go to her for help. Miss a day of class, she won't tell you what is due next week. GL.
Ms. Park is a great teacher. She can be a little hard on her grading but all she really asks for is for you to be there and turn in your works on time. As long as you do your work and be there, you will get a easy 100.
Worst teacher ever. All she does is fail everyone.
WORST TEACHER EVER!!!! She doesn't care about the students.
All I can say is WOW! I thought it was just me! I tested out of remedial English after being out of school for years. Ms Parks had me second guessing myself. Nobody but God got me through this class. When I realized that she wanted stuff done a certain way the semester was almost over but I survived. I even made a name for her "doing the most"!
HORRIBLE
One of the worst teachers ever. Her versions of in class practice editing is taking the work of a student and deleting it all then re-writing with the class. No clear list of assignments that are actually supposed to be turned in online vs paper copy in class. will tell "to wordy" and tell you delete a lot of it, then say not enough information.
I love all my classes at gwinnett tech but this teacher drives me crazy. She is extremely unorganized, a lazy grader, and really annoying. Shes also very opinionated and close minded when it comes to other people sharing their essays and opinions. Very unclear! Do your assignments and essays exactly how she wants.. or better, don't take her class..
I have limited characters for this so let me give some examples of my experience: Student: "What is your opinion on the reading?" Parks: "Oh I do not have an opinion, what do you all think?" Was given 4 zeros for assignments I completed, had to go back to show her I did them same with many other students. Do not take this course, please.
Ms. Parks was my lecturer in both 1101 and 1102. Her method of teaching promotes independence. She want you to learn the basic of the course. Follow her instructions, work hard and you will be fine.
If you are good at writing papers this is the 'teacher' for you. If you aren't however, run from this 'teacher'. She gives out assignments, vaguely shows you what is expected, and then that's all. By far the worst 'teacher' I've ever experienced.
Awesome instructor. She will help you as long as you are willing to learn.
She is the worst instructor ever, example: me: i needed help, introduced myself, after long talk of almost 5 minuts, she said: i don't remember in which class you are. Don't expect any help. She wants works as she likes otherwise you will fail, will ask for your anaylsis but will not respect your ideas, makes you feel you know nothing.
Avoid this professor if possible. I could on a rant, but I'll save you the time by just advising you stay away.
My tip for this instructor is beware or stay away as Parks does provide grades then give the student a 0 instead of a 100. Everything which is written about this instructor is true. Parks will quiz you on something you are supposed to have read but you did not know about. Tiffany will give out an assignment and not be clear in her instructions.
Only take her if there is no one else available. She is very unorganized and an unclear grader. Essays have to be written her way, which means overly describing colors no matter the type of essay you are assigned (analytical or descriptive). She assigns a lot of busy work, which in her eyes is giving her a break and allowing you to be the "teacher"
I am a student who is dual enrolled in ENG-1101. She is the worst "teacher" I have ever been forced to sit in a room with. When I am in her class, I am worried about my future years in college because she is destroying everything I have learned over the past couple of years in my honors/AP lit classes. Definitely the last person I would ever want.
Constantly changing deadlines, directions clear as mud, unprofessional, DO NOT TAKE HER CLASSES, FIND ANOTHER INSTRUCTOR OR WAIT A SEMESTER!!!
Ms. Parks is honestly the worst teacher I have ever had. She doesn't actually teach anything and when you get her to read drafts of your paper, she never gives you useable advice, and expects you to write how she would. The only way you can get a good grade in this class is if she likes you (she hated me and I was very respectable).
Horrible, she makes you edit ONE paragraph of your essays for a "class grade" and if she doesn't like it, you get a ZERO! She's very unorganized and doesn't respond to emails.
Ms. parks is not liked by many students. The reason why is because She does not baby students. You are responsible for knowing when your assignments are due. She is a college professor not an High school teacher.
She is the absolute worst professor I have ever had. How does this hippopotamus still retains her job, cook food safely for herself, or even get dressed in the morning? She probably cant even read this review based on her "edits" to my essays/
Follow the rubric closely be clear on all requirements and deadlines because she grades very tough
bad teacher
Horrible teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!
She's okay, but she is a very tough grader, and she doesn't baby her students you are expected to figure most things out on your own. Her voice is annoying
She doesn't really teach... She usually just does a brief overview of the assignment then you are on your own. Her feedback is usually unclear and hard to follow, and it is difficult to get her to return emails.
she does not know how to explain things and if you ask her a question she always refers to "did you read the instructions?" she doesn't even know her own instructions and she doesn't help at all if you have questions. shes a tough grader. does not pay attention and doesn't care what you turn in. she repeats things she says and does lectures only
Part 1. If you're good at working alone and completely alone your not able to ask her questions. she gives a syllabus at the begging of the semester with the entire schedule without detail which is what you're supposed to get all your answers from. so when you ask a question she says "did you read the instructions?"
worst instructor ever. She never takes time to explain , don't respond to your email and when you ask her question, the only one answer you can get is read your book. gwinnett tech need to do something about, honestly you have to work hard to pass this class and don't expect her to help you.
I didn't necessarily have Ms. Parks for English 1101, but this lady is terrible. I heard ENGLISH PROFESSORS tell me not to take her. Ms. Parks was in the LSC today. Feedback on my 1101 essay was very unclear, she tried to suggest writing about something else when I CLEARLY STATED I liked it the way it was. I do not even bother with to take her class
Would never recommend
Took because she was the only option, take my advice and wait for a better professor.
Terrible! Do not take a class with this teacher or you will fail!
I would never take this teacher. She doesn't accept late work at all and doesn't enter in most grades till the end of the year. She's downright awful to be honest. Just terrible guys. You will never get an email back. And never get any advice on your papers. She is the worst.
Took her class and this is the lowest grade I've gotten in an english class, EVER
unclear w/ instructions, theyre different from syllabus but when asked refers to it but when we do work based on it, tells us its incorrect, isnt prepared for class, didnt have enough handouts for evry1, literally went 'oh well' craps on us for being just a second late and is late plenty of times. learned more from tutor, refused to help
She wants you to write an argumentative essay using anecdotes over scientific evidence. It's obv. she got her degree out of diligence over merit. If you're transferring to a school like GeorgiaTech, don't take Parks. I have a BS in Bio from GaTech back2school for a different degree here to save $. I got an A from Parks, but she spews backward info.
Grades too heavy on essays. Basic essays are F's, great essays are D's. Too harsh for 1101 and very unorganized.
Horrible, Does not answer any question. Is no help. And kind of rude!!!! Grades papers waaaaaaayy to hard !!!
I loved having ms parks as a teacher. She was kind and very compassionate about what she did. She was very fun to have as a teacher. The only thing i wish she was better at is clarifying on her directions a little more and responding to emails but other than that, she was awesome to have!! I think i was the only one in my class who liked her.
Ms. Parks was the toughest teacher I've ever had in my academic career. She was a very tough grader and was always looking for only 1 thing: analyzation. Things like grammar didn't really matter, or organization. She only wanted to see the deep thinking. She was impossible to get ahold of outside of class. Didn't teach material well.
I can honestly say this is the worst instructor I have EVER had. Almost never clear with instructions, ridiculous grader, more unreliable than anyone I've ever met, never knows her own class schedule, works when she wants, NOT helpful. Her personality is phenomenal. She very friendly and welcoming, however, teaching is definitely not her calling.
Please choose another instructor. She is very nice nasty and very unclear with assignments and in general. The hardest literature class you will take. She is not interested in helping. I tried to email her in regards to setting up a meeting for assistance and she dismissed me. BEWARE! Do not take her class.
I actually took her two semesters ago and i thought she was great. Yes, she's a tough grader but I needed it (English is my second language) . It made me work harder. She will make you use your imagination and creativity. I mean come on, this class was an easy A as long as you did your work. I'm surprised to see her grade on here.
very tough grader and doesnt really show interest in helping
I took a chance thank God I did. She was amazing. I definitely can see why people left negative reviews bc she has a very specific formula of how she likes her essays written. So if you just listen to what she asks for, she will tell you what transition words she is looking for. Also make sure to ask for plenty of feedback. DOESNT ACCEPT LATE WORK
Wow... I didn't know we weren't supposed to cite sources for the first essay. I don't think I got points taken off for it but dang. I just wanted to use something for an example. There wasn't exactly a rubric/examples for the essay. This is the first time I've failed an essay.
The worst teacher you will ever have. Do not make the mistake of signing up for her class. She is a tough grader for no reason & does not tell you what is wrong with your essay, but still expects you to correct it. She is unorganized & unhelpful. If you are confused about anything, don't expect her to actually help because she will just ignore you
she is the WORST teacher ever. DO NOT take her class. She needs to be fired
actually the worst teacher I have ever had
Listen to other people and don't take this professor. She takes off points for the smallest mistakes. I took English 1101 online. She expects students to read her mind, even when she didn't go over the format of the essay. If you're going to take off points, then at least go over it or at least put it in the rubric.
She did not explain things clearly at all. I had the most trouble with analysis, she told me analyze don't explain. For example: She wouldn't tell us how to say the color blue means sadness without explaining. She also made us rely on a tutor and then told us in the essays that it was wrong even thought the tutor said it was right. Do not take her!
She was the WORST. Only read and critiqued the first paragraph of my paper when I asked for advice then she would take off points for stuff she didn't recommend me to fix. She wants papers done ONE SPECIFIC way but won't tell you how. It is IMPOSSIBLE to pass her class with an A because she is so ridiculous about grading papers.
Took her online class in fall 2019. She said my organization for my essay is bad, my points weren't clear, took off so many points for small grammar mistakes, and told me I couldn't cite a source (I obviously didn't want to plagiarize) because she "never said you could cite a source." My current professor loves my writing style btw.
On opposite day..... Mrs. Parks is a wonderful loving person who is caring and is an amazing teacher. we all loved her very much.
Literally the worst English teacher Ive ever had. Shes so toxic and makes you feel like youre a bad writer. Very vague on instructions and lacks clarity when revising. Grading is very harsh. She doesnt care at all if you fail which wouldnt be a problem if she at least cared is you understood material. Take any other teacher!
The worst professor Ive ever had in my life. Im begging you dont take her class. I think she fails you on purpose. She doesnt explains how she wants you to write her essays. She will take off points for the smallest things on your essay and doesnt tell you why. I dont think she should even be an English professor. Please dont take her class
If 15+ people say the same thing, there's a reason why. She loves to hand out F's because students didn't follow the rubric or whatever, but she doesn't have clear grading criteria or a rubric. Most common reason is "your grammar is bad." I failed 2 essays and ended up dropping the class. I took the same class with another professor and made 94.
For me she wasnt to bad, but Im not surprised by the reviews. She is a tough grader on the little things, and doesn't give you much feedback on your essays. Shes not clear about what shes looking for in a essay. She likes to give quizzes on random things you were suppose to read. She bumped my 89 to a 95 and I have no clue why.
She is terrible, and takes point off for the smallest mistakes. She takes a million and one years to update the grade book. Her favorite words to say is " "look in the calendar'" and " you guys need to read". She is extremely picky. I once lost 22 points just because my paper wasn't in MLA format and I had some grammar mistakes. She is the WORST!!!
Like other person said, her favorite thing to say is "Check the rubric/calendar." It feels like she doesn't even know what's on the rubric/calendar but she still took points off. Unconstructively criticized my paper when I took it to the tutor they said it was fine w/ some minor grammar errors. I actively tell people to not take her
AVOID HER. She's the worst English professor I've ever had. I'm a decent writer and usually get B's and A's. Parks will grade you based on first two paragraphs, take it apart, and grade you based on that (usually an F). She doesn't even give constructive criticism or have a good rubric; it's just "your grammar is bad" or "your essay is off topic."
She helps you think outside the box when it comes to analyzing essays. She's helpful and encouraging. You can tell she enjoys analysis and likes to teach it.
Whoever rated her highly on this page could possibly just got lucky becuase if she fail everybody it will make her look bad as a instructor. In fact, she did not do any job instructing people, nor any guidence provided. On her online class she just read a page of the instruction which was vague and unhelpful for anyone who is strive to improve.
She does not respect people, nor care about students. and she has very limited knowledge of teaching. She should really consider a different career. She is ruining other people's motivation and hope for higher education. and ruining the reputation for whatever school she is at. She is grading hard that way she gets less work and fewer students.
She was not a person as far as talking to, however depending on what type of learner you are especially if your a very detailed person she would not be the teacher. Her visual is very different from sometimes what she explains. Some people may do well with her pressure and what it is shes wants after multiple attempts to improve an assignment. No.
When someone gains power over others' lives or future, they can use it to empower others or use it to discourage people. It is especially important for an instructor to know the position is never stable if she or he is not a good mentor or instructor that keeps improving what she or he does. The consistency of years of bad reviews tells it all.
Genuinely the worst professor I've ever had. Terrible grader, very little (decent) feedback and will fail your papers/tank your grade if you don't develop a writing style similar to her own. Doesn't care whatsoever about her students grades or their success in her class. Find anyone better if you care about the quality of your education.
Professor Parks is nice however when it comes to needing help she is not very cooperative.
Im very used to getting A's on my essays etc. First essay I did, I received a 60! I asked her for help and she was not helpful at all. She's too crucial on grading
AVOID PROFESSOR PARKS!!!!! SHE WILL FLUNK YOU IF YOU DO NOT WRITE CLOSE TO HER OWN WRITING STYLE. SHE IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST GRADER, SHE WILL TAKE LONGER THEN NORMAL TO GRADE AND SHE DOES NOT FOLLOW HER OWN GUIDELINES.
Run Fast.... Effective communication is crucial in any teaching profession, but sadly, this professor lacks the necessary skills to articulate ideas and explanations clearly. Furthermore, the professor frequently uses jargon without offering sufficient explanations or examples, assuming that students are already familiar with the terms.
Constructive feedback plays a pivotal role in guiding students' progress and development. However, this professor's feedback and assessment methods are woefully ineffective. Assignments are returned with minimal or vague comments, providing little guidance for improvement. She writes your comments in pencil with a first graders penmanship. Ugh!!!
AVOID AVOID AVOID at all costs! One of the primary concerns with this professor is the lack of clarity and organization in delivering course materials. The professor's lectures often lack a clear structure. Her critiques are often written in pencil which makes it very difficult to read. She needs an english professor. DO NOT TAKE!!!
Where do I begin? Do yourself a favor and avoid this professor. In the pursuit of education, students rely heavily on the guidance and expertise of their professors. However, there are instances when students encounter professors who fail to meet the essential requirements of effective teaching. This is the description of this professor.
She is very unclear in all of her lectures. And grades harsh with little explanation as to why you recieved the grade that you got.
DO NOT TAKE HER CLASS! I took parks because I registered late. I wish I would of held off on taking English at that point. 3 total papers. If you don't write your papers the way she likes then you're done for. She doesn't know how to respond to emails. Her course calendar is NOT accurate but somehow that's not her problem. NO MAKEUPS. NO LATE WORK
Don't take her class. She super bad at teaching. She need to take writing class. She need to explain better for the essay, and not change her mind.
She gives No extra credit and any late assignments are an automatic zero. You have to type everything before turning it in.& still upload it on blackboard. But I can say if you go to her after class and ask for assistance she will help you. She requires a lot of participation. Good luck!
She is a tough grader as well as insulting and completely unclear. She referred to me as an "Anxiety-ridden student" during class and was extremely unprofessional. Got an A but only because i dedicated SO much time to her class and i got it by the skin of my teeth.
Avoid taking this professor's class if possible. She's a tough grader who gives unclear feedback in messy handwriting. Rely on resources like unstuck study to supplement the lack of guidance.
Very tough grade. If you don't write your essays EXACTLY like how she likes, prepare to fail. Honestly should've known when I seen so few people registered. 😭
A very slow grader. You will not know your real grade until the last day of the semester. Very vague on directions and constantly bouncing around to different tasks before completing another task. The feedback is vague and not helpful for future papers. Would not recommend.
Absolutely horrible. I had an essay missing for at least a month and had to keep reminding her to grade it. She literally NEVER answers your emails unless you call her about it. I could've gotten an A in the class but she never answered my email or phone calls about 3 assignments she hadn't put in. Do NOT take her.
she says to look at the calendar but doesn't follow it which is supper wrong
I will be dropping her class this week. I wish I had read her reviews on this site before taking her class. She's a terrible professor. You only get a passing grade if she likes how you write. I've NEVER gotten such low grades on essay assignments. She makes it very difficult and every review on this page is TRUE. RUN!! Do NOT take her class!!
Do not take this class!!!! She is the worst professor i have ever had. She does not help you when you ask. Not to mention she doesn't tell you what your assignments are she goes by a "calendar" but she switched due dates. She a mess. She will only pass you if she likes you.
Extreamly fair teacher. If you listen and put in the work it will be good.
Ms. Parks is such a sweet teacher. She will most definitely help you on your assignments but DO NOT EMAIL HER, SHE WILL TAKE A WHILE BEFORE SHE RESPONDS TO YOU. She gives bad feedback, not gonna lie, but she is very understanding and very helpful and if you want deeper understanding of her feedback you need to reach out to her.
Tiffany has changed my thesis points without clear feedback as to why. She will misinterpret the work of my peers and I despite us clarifying our writing for her. She seemingly wants extremely simple essays to read that do not challenge her to think. I believe she has trouble comprehending written and spoken information. Can't grasp basic ideas.
She will grade your work at the very last minute and change assignment dates with a late notice. She is decent about answering her office phone for questions and clarification since her written feedback is bad.
She doesn't give a lot of work so it's easy to manage if you have a lot of work from other classes. She doesn't grade roughly and will give out some 100% for completing some assignments. I got a 88 even though I didn't do 3 assignments
just dont take her class wait til next semester for another teacher
Terrible teacher. She has no critical thought and wants you to write with a 6th grade reading level. Choose another teacher if you actually want to be challenged and enjoy writing.
Do not take her class. She is a harsh grader and when she gives you feedback it's very vague and difficult to understand.
Hi guys, Ms.Parks is not that great of a teacher. She grades harshly and doesn't give constructive feedback. She'll tell you what she doesn't like but not how to do better. She wants you to write how she would, she likes it to be her way or a F. If you can avoid taking her class, but if you have to - the tutors are your new best friends .
She's one of the worst teachers I've had. Her grading is inconsistent, and she acts unprofessionally during calls. The work isn't hard, but her feedback is confusing and contradicts itself. Get a tutor because you can't rely on her. PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS TEACHER, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE DOING IT FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT. SHE WILL RUIN YOUR LIFE
She doesn't read essays. has a analytical template she forces you to submit w/ every paper but she'll say you put things in template that you didn't put in paper, and you'll have to stay after class. She hates her job, in fact, she once told us "it's not my job to grade papers all day". She has a calendar online but is always changing the due dates
Mrs Parks never reads anything. Her feedback for essays are always very broad and every time I have emailed her, she never actually answers the question at hand. Her directions on assignments are unclear and I never once opened the textbook she stated was required.
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