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Todd is an alright teacher, however he talks around in circles. His class is enjoyable and a laugh no matter how many of us don't understand what he's trying to explain.

This guy has NEVER made a point in the entire time I've had him, he always beats around the bush. Also he marks WAY too hard for a first year, intro course.

You can tell he does not prepare anything before class. NOT CLEAR as to what he wants. Most people like him just because he's hot. Get a life.

A terrible man with a black, black soul.

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Wow. You wouldn't believe how hard to understand some of the Essay Questions he gives are. I would tell my friends in other 1080 classes and they would be absolutely shocked. HORRIBLE AND MEAN.

Horrible. Rude. Unclear. Essay questions were very confusing and hard to understand. His questions are not ment for a 1080 class they are much harder compaired to questions I saw from other 1080 teachers

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worst prof ever.

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Flat out the worst english prof I have ever had and I've had some pretty bad ones including ones that couldn't even speak the language.

worst prof ever

VERY HORRIBLE TEACHER! DO NOT GET HIM. He talks ab out the most innapropriate things ...he picks favorites and has a one track mind ...only what he thinks is what everyone else should think. He is horrible and shows very innapropriate movies ...hes the only prof in the whole faculty that showed these horrible movies ..whatever you do DO NOT GET HIM

this guys brain must hurt 24/7 cause there's so much useless information in there that he cannot coherently think. at the same time the most neurotic and idiotic prof i've ever had. he took a course that should have been about classic british novels and turned it into an awkward mess of obscenity and banality. avoid him like the plague

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complete and total idiot

It is absolutely impossible to break anything over 65 with this jerk. He just rambles on with stupid nothings and big terms that he expects first year students to get! BRUTAL MARKER! Classes are VERY boring and nothing you ever present to him is remotely good. DO NOT take his class if you want to at least pass the course! Egotistical jerk!

Stay as FAR AWAY from this prof a you can. He is an egotistical jerk who cares nothing about how his students do. I went to get his help and he refused to help. He is a VERY HARD marker and he speaks down to his students. He makes you feel stupid in front of everyone. Unless you are an English Major DO NOT take this course with this prof. IDIOT!!!!

Worst prof i've ever had, its a first year english course and he marks it like your a grad student or something. i never got above a 63 in that course, ended up with a 50 overall after gets 70's in 1080. DO NOT take this course with his, he's a real idiot.

Karnas is definitely not Mr. McDreamy, but more like Mr. McSleezy. Someone with his education should realize that arrogance is not a valid avenue for displaying one's intellect but is an idication of one's ignorance. As a side note, his attitude toward Newfoundland nicley complements his ignorance.

terrible prof.....hated his class. He taught me that an english degree is useless so this course was worth it.

F-ING ****! By far the worst teacher I have ever had. He gives you an essay question for english 1080, and you have to research the question just to find out what the question is asking you! And hello, pyjamas are for bedtime, not classtime. He can't explain anything you ask him. If he's your prof, drop the course if you value marks at all!

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WORST PROF EVER! do NOT take class with him. Grades as if you're a 4th year English major or something. Hard to get anything above 60 in this class. his interpretations are the only correct interpretations, god help you if you try to write what your own. Essays are crazy hard with questions that aren't straight forward. & he mumbles to himself

worst prof ever. I had him for my first english class in MUN and even though english was my favorite in high school he made me hate it. To get a good mark just say his ideas back to him even if you disagree, thats what I found you had to do anyways

get this prof if you want to hate your life for a semester.

terribly rude and he thinks he is a lot greater then he really is

Worst teacher ive ever had. Hes all over the place. Extremely confusing. He answers your questions with more questions. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND HIM TO ANYONE!

I certainly do not reccomend this prof, he grades really hard. and if you don't spit out EXACTLY what he says in class you can't get a good grade, but it's impossible to spit it back at him cause he never finishes a thought or explanation.. and leaves it impossible to come up with your own. Avoid him at all costs.. he will turn you against english.

Tough marker. It doesn't matter what you write, he will always give you a 50%-65%. I attended every class and put endless hours into reading and writing, but it didn't matter. I don't recommend him at all.

He's like a whirlwind of disorganization. How is he allowed to teach? Run... run far away.

Unless you're willing to put 500% effort into an introductory English class, stay away. He's a ridiculously tough marker and condescending verging on insulting.

Arrogant, rude and downright disrespectful at times. Our final project was to design a poster for a band concert and write on the back of it why we used certain colors or lines, etc. What is this, grade three art class? Worst prof I've ever had in my three years.

Do yourself a favour and RUN if you get this prof. Terribly rude and condescending. Would NOT recommend

really, really tough grader, never respects any students opinion on a novel even though they're usually valid. Wouldn't recommend at all.

Hard grader even on your first essay of university. If its not his own opinion he doesn't want to hear it. He may be good at explaining the poems but thats about it

Never let yourself be in his class. He may know his poetry but he is awful and grades wayyyyyy too hard for a guy teaching first year students!!!

Incredibly harsh grader. Took English 1080 already, and retook it with the intention of increasing my mark. Doing it with Todd was a massive mistake. There was a 15% drop in the class average between the midterm last semester and this semester, and a large spike in the number of students that got 45-50%, so intentional failures may exist. Avoid.

terrible prof

Todd Karnas is very disrespectful and rude. He "cares" about his students but won't hesitate to call you out for things that are out of your control. He's a horrible grader and basically sets you up to fail. Would not recommend him at all!

Todd Karnas is an extremely rude prof that doesn't care if you pass or fail. He's never willing to help you out, will call you out in front of the whole class. He does not respond to any emails and is not accomodating whatsoever. Would never recommend. Never gotten below 80 in english prior to his class, cannot get over a 55 in his course.

Todd Karnas is extremely rude. He is a terrible grader, I have gotten 65-75s previously in 1080, and I got 80-90s in high school. I get 40-55s in his class and he has taken away all my confidence for my writing. Avoid at ALL costs. He gives stupid assignments and you have to read 4 books. Do not make the same mistake I did.

Amazingly hard grader, takes everything personally and has 7 page essays with little to no help at all. would avoid by all costs unless you want a solid 50 in the course.

You start the semester thinking he's a pretty good guy, but he changes. Very opinionated, and if you don't have the same opinion as him, you might as well not speak. You'll maybe get 55-60's if you're lucky. Coming from someone who finished 1080 with an 80%. Also calls people out for things beyond their control. Genuinely not a nice person.

I got a decent mark in this course but I really had to work for it. Todd is an extremely hard marker and he assigns foolish work. We had to do an art project for one of our essays. If you aren't willing to put in 500% effort in this course then enjoy getting a 50!

Todd Karnas in the worst professor I have ever had in my post secondary education. He does pick good books but his ego gets in the way. He trashes students on a personal level which borders on the unprofessional. It's fine that he is a harsh grader but he does not trade it off with anything useful other than asserting his dominance.

Honestly the most disrespectful person I have ever met. I agree with the comment on trashing his students!! This semester is almost over, and after sending him three emails with questions regarding assignments, he has replied to neither. He's not a tough grader in my opinion, but do not recommend unless you want to be in class with rude person.

No... just no... you might as well just wait till next semester to do the course. If you do not exactly follow what he says to do, you're gonna get at best a C. Also, very rude man and you cant have a different opinion from him unless you want to get "roasted" in front of your class.

Terrible teacher. Never join his class. Very inconsiderate. Will always call you out in class. Family member passed away and still made me read a book and complete an online assignment while i was at his funeral. AND had a test the day i got back.

Todd is one of the most undoubtedly unfit human beings for the profession of teaching. Instead of attempt to listen to a students opinions, Todd would rather search for what he wants to see in your essay or in class discussion. I no longer feel confident in my ability to even formulate a thesis. My average university English mark 87% TODD 54%

Very tough grader.

Todd Karnas is the definition of a terrible prof. I don't know why he does it. There is not one thing interesting about his lectures and the assignments do not relate to the course content. I would warn all students to avoid him as he gossips way to much.

Todd picked books that were way too hard to understand. He picked a book that I literally had to google half of the words in the sentence. He would ask a question to the class and if nobody raised their hand he would pick someone. If they didn't have the exact same view as him he would tell them they are wrong and make them look stupid. AVOID!!!

I had him my first semester at MUN and I had to drop the course and take it the next semester with another prof. The worst prof I've ever had my 4 years here just really not a nice person and thinks his opinion is the only one. Avoid him at all costs.

This guys classes are more trouble than what they're worth. You're going to hate your life if you take one. Trust me!

By far the worst prof I have ever had at MUN, he is rude and does not show any compassion for his students. In the class, it feels like he wants you to fail. I watched him make another student cry and leave a lecture. AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

Todd Karnas may be the most difficult and unorganized prof I've had so far and this perhaps explains his hard grading. He simply is not that stellar at answering questions and giving feedback. He tends to give theoretical answers and never answers questions directly. Not a prof I would take a course from again. He is too Difficult.

Todd, was the worst professor I have ever had. He did not give any instruction or notes, he only read off of slides and changed them after 30 seconds, so you could not copy down anything. He was not helpful at all. He doesn't give feed back on anything he grades for you of post the correct answers the things you have handed in or done online.(1090)

I found Todd at times to have a pervy tone to the course. Every novel we studied had a theme of sex, included the film at the end of the course. No one else I know who has done 1090 experienced this. At times I felt uncomfortable. Normally an A student, struggled to get Cs in his course. Would apply any and all feedback given but it was usless

By far the worst prof I have ever encountered. All the books he chooses has to do with sex, pedophilia, violence etc. The lectures very uncomfortable to be in. Avoid at all costs.

Very disrespectful to students, don't bother asking a question in class unless you're comfortable with being called stupid in front of everyone else.

There is nothing that I liked about this class, the subject matter was centered around heavy topics which were uncomfortable to study. Every topic had either a racist, pedophilic, or sexist undertone, which we were expected to read and respond to. There was too much work, harsh grading, and no real opportunity to write creatively. AVOID THIS PROF.

Please avoid Todd Karnas. He is honestly the worst professor i've ever encountered at Memorial. He is very rude and nasty towards his students. He does not show empathy whatsoever towards his students. He believes his opinion on world matters is the only correct opinion. Texts are odd and he's obsessed with pointless "discussion forums." Avoid.

I wish I had read the warnings and avoided his class. I failed the first in-class essay that was given 2 weeks into the semester. After this, I would seek advice after every assignment on how to improve my grade and it could not figure out what he wanted. The next semester in ENG 1110, I received a 90. His class: I struggled and worked for a 70.

Doesnt care what you have to say. Super strict. No help. Terrible course material/heavy work load

He could not care less about your opinion unless it's the same as his, and doesn't mind interrupting his students even after encouraging them to speak. His quizzes are also not done well and I would not recommend him to anyone I know. He also seems to forget that we're the ones paying for this class

Always wants your opinion on things but he always disagrees when you start speaking. 3 quizzes almost every weekend. Wrote thesis and essays in his class got 50s told me they were poor and I usually get 90s in English. Do not take.

roughly 100 pages of reading per week. 2 quizzes every weekend. tough grader and doesnt give feedback. asks for answers but then just interrupts and makes fun of students before they can finish. little to no actual lecturing unless its ranting about students being wrong. not helpful at all. likes to criticize but lacks the constructive part.

Todd was a NIGHTMARE. No matter how much work you put in and how hard you try, it is impossible to do good. When you try to reach out to him he responds with snarky emails, and will call you out in class. He loves to see people fails and constantly gives hard work zeroes. AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS.

Todd was maybe the worst professor I've ever had. If you cannot write perfect English and exactly what he's looking for he will fail you. He has a huge ego problem and if you try to voice your opinion against him you are wrong. I have tried my absolute hardest and put 100% of my effort in and have been given no respect. RUN do NOT take his class.

Todd is the worst prof Ive ever had. If youre taking his class good luck. Theres two quizzes every weekEND and so much reading. Also Todds attitude is terrible he mocks and interrupts students and tends to ramble, it feels like nothing you say is correct unless it is exactly what he wants. Avoid his class if you can!

Never will I ever take todd again! Definitely in my top of worst profs! Takes forever to answer emails and when you ask a question he gives you very little context about what your asking. Terrible grader, nothing is right in his eyes! Good luck if you have him, you could be the best writer in the world and youll still get a bad grade!

one of the worse profs ive had. Rude and interrupts people when theyre speaking if he doesnt agree with them. Hard grader on essays and assignments.

I would encourage anyone contemplating taking a course with Karnas to seriously reconsider and choose another professor, even if you have to wait until next semester. He is a difficult grader and the material he gets you to read and work with is EXTREMELY strange/weird and boring. It is definitely also chosen with a political bias. Awful readings.

All his material was inappropriate and sexual. He had no issues saying slurs when they have no relation to the novels. He focused heavily on grammar quizzes and had no remorse for any issues you had. He was rude, interrupted, and talked down to all his students. Avoid him at all costs.

Would not recommend this prof!!

AVOID. This man is one of the rudest profs ever. He makes fun of you for getting answers wrong and treats everyone as if he is the smartest man in the world and you are the dumbest. PLEASE avoid this man at all cost!!!

I would avoid at all costs, he is rude and a super hard grader!

PLEASE avoid this man at all costs. Don't take his course unless you want to be mocked, interupted and ridiculed in front of the entire class for having the "wrong answer", given no tips for improvement on homework you do badly on, given a fail for hard work even if you get all the work done according to instruction, etc. NOTHING IS GOOD ENOUGH.

I would not retake the class, Todd is rude and inconsiderate of the students. If you want free time during the weekends this class is not the one to take, there are two quizzes every weekend. Avoid this class at all costs! His grading was the most difficult I've experienced in school so far, with outlandish expectations. Avoid if possible.

Won't take his class again

Mostly fine. Just absolutely awful. DO NOT TAKE THIS MANS CLASS.

literally an awful prof he was so rude and condescending to everyone. he was a tough and unfair grader and required 3 textbooks for the course when other English 1090 profs didn't require books at all!! I dropped his class because I couldn't stand him

he thinks he's the biggest most powerful person ever, and wholeheartedly believes his course is more important than anyone else's (has told people to leave a lab early to not be late to his class???) terrible readings it seems as if he enjoys watching you suffer and loves when you have to spend a ridiculous amount of money on books. do. not. take

His feedback is filled with slang that is unclear, and he is rude in his communication. He shows little care for helping students and assigns grades randomly without clear explanations. Todd holds other jobs and is often unavailable to respond. His critiques of student work are poorly written, and his assignments are often difficult to understand.

Extremely rude and not understanding at all. He belittles students and doesn't listen to anyone's ideas including interrupting when someone is trying to discuss something to go off on his own personal tangent. He is extremely critical and disrespectful despite doing a terrible job of explaining what he wants you to do.This is a self-taught class fs

Would not recommend ,especially if you are a first year.

This English class was described to me as a place where your opinion was encouraged, and discussion was important. In reality, Todd talks 90% of the time and loves to belittle student opinions. I was told on more than one occasion that I was wrong and obviously didn't understand the text. Prepare to be interrupted constantly!

I do not recommend Karnas if you want to succeed in your english course. It seems like to me that the only way you'll pass this course with Todd is to put all of your other courses aside and focus solely on this one. He is very tough grader and gives no good or helpful feedback. I cried over this course not to long ago and I can't wait to get out.

This is the worst educator that i've ever encountered. He will belittle your ideas, absolutely grill you in class discussions and is not understanding at all. He is creepy towards women and is just a bad person overall. After leaving his class I want to cry….every time. Please avoid this man at all costs he is not professional at all.

He belittled, heckled, and was unclear in his teaching. Impacted me in a negative way.

Completely unreachable outside of class, grades incredibly difficult for an intro/first year course . Will spend all class complaining about attendance to the people that do show up. Avoid at all costs this should only be a last resort if you have no other options

Please avoid Todd at all costs! I had him my first semester in MUN and he was an absolute nightmare. He is extremely opinionated and is not afraid to belittle students.

Do yourself a favour and run because tears will be your friend. He makes your effort to be useless. Don't just run, flee from his class even if his the only teacher. His registration is always open because people drops his class,he even had to open two classes but it is always empty. Todd be nice and do better the world does not revolve around you

a week of classes with Todd was enough to notice; His rudeness and little understanding of citing sources. I understood why a 40 person class only has 10. Todd is quick to degrade his students and has no awareness of the importance his voice carries on new students.

He belittles students so bad.he opened two English for 1110 and it is not half full, at this point you should know that he is the problem. Too rude and unprofessional. He references race in an unpleasant way when he teaches, it rubbed me off the wrong way

He is not afraid to belittle students for not knowing the answer to the question he asked. Very rude and will humiliate you infront of peers.

If GPA matters to you avoid this professor at all costs!

I've only been in Todds class for 2 weeks and already I've seen why so many students drop this class. Todd has no respect for students or their writing, he will degrade and humiliate you for the smallest mistakes. His "feedback" is belittling and unclear making it impossible to improve. This class will make you want to drop out of uni. pray for me.

I wish I saw these reviews prior to now as I would have changed profs immediately. Todd does not give clear feedback so it is literally impossible to know where you went wrong. I have never had a prof as terrible as he is. It feels like he is being forced to do this job against his will. RUN!!!!

He doesn't teach anything. He is passive aggressive in posts regarding the class, and just plain unhelpful. Don't take this class with him. Ever. Complete waste of time and money.

Worst professor I have ever had.

I took Todd's class my first year, I thought it was just hard to adjust. He was very critical, would call on students & be mad when they weren't prepared. Overall a very big bully personality and enjoyed belittling students. First day 30 people, second day maybe 8. He joked asking if it was him. It was.

I signed up for this course without checking the reviews which turned out to be the biggest mistake I could have made. Todd posts assignments that are extremely difficult and provides very little explanation or help. He grades tough and grades are given with no clear feedback or reason. He is rude and unhelpful. All his posts are demeaning.

This man may genuinely be evil. He is the most neurotic human being i have ever had the displeasure of being taught by. The fact that my tuition, in part, paid his bills, fills me with a rage and shame I cannot begin to describe. I avoid wishing ill upon people but I genuinely, genuinely hope horrible things happen to Todd. Do not take his class.