Average rating of the most matched results:
Libby Held, Holly High School, Holly, MI, 48442
Teachers like Mrs. Held are frustrating. It would definitely be understandable if they wanted kids to succeed in college and therefore gave them really picky feedback, allowing them to eventually reach high standards. (I've had a handful of teachers like that, and they're usually my favorites. :) ) However, a teacher shouldn't expect the students to meet the higher standard right off the bat--especially if, like it sounds Mrs. Held does, they can't even explain what that standard looks like. In truth, it seems like Mrs. Held couldn't explain her OWN grading. That raises a red flag. Now, I get that English grades are all somewhat subjective. However, there's a difference between Mrs. Held's grading and English teachers who don't have a totally foolproof grading method--but at least have a decently reasoned approach behind their thinking. Again, picky feedback does help students grow, so I would actually be okay with her giving students college-level *feedback* on their work. On another note, the unnecessarily picky *grading* really does hurt kids. Whether or not the colleges with purported "holistic admissions" want to admit it, so much of their decisions are still based on grades, especially junior-year grades. Teachers know those facts full well! It's not exactly fair for intelligent, diligent kids to be held to college-level standards grade-wise and therefore have to worry their dream school will reject them. Again, teachers know that full well! Plus, Mrs. Held, if you are truly worried your students will not be prepared for college if you don't grade them like you would a college student...please don't be! These are honors kids; unless they truly don't deserve to be in the class, their work ethic and abilities will be enough to do just fine--or better--in college. And if a student does not deserve to be in the class, please talk to the principal and knock them down to regular English! Please be harsh...when it's fair. Mrs. Held, if you can just save the picky criticisms for the feedback, not the grading and kick out kids who genuinely don't deserve to be in honors--I think your teaching style might be much more valuable to eleventh graders. Though ultimately, if you still feel the need to treat your high school students like college students, let's admit it...you might just not like high school kids. Which doesn't mean you're a bad person! At all!!! I don't really like high school kids myself. In my opinion, they are generally relatively awkward and entitled. Still, please don't make the kids bare the brunt of your attitude if you feel that way. And don't put yourself through a job you don't truly love! You work with kids more than they work with you...so I can't even imagine working a *full-time* job with people you don't like at all. As this reviewer mentioned, you might love teaching at a community college. You might be happier and more beneficial to students there.
As a parent I have absolutely loved every teacher my child has had in ...
? Like 0
? Invalidate 2
Category: Professor
Andrew Hoogheem, Blackhawk Community College, IL
Andrew Hoogheem is a fantastic English professor. Teaching ' English Comp I and II', he has a very unique, open-minded, and yet professional take on the work required as well as the discussions throughout the class. He brings a fun aspect to the class and respects student's personal thoughts and opinions. He also responds very quickly to questions and wants to see students succeed. So if you ever have the chance to take a class with him, I would highly recommend doing so :)
? Like 7
? Invalidate 0
Libby Held, Holly High School, Holly, MI, 48442
As a parent I have absolutely loved every teacher my child has had in this district. However, junior year Mrs Held has changed that. I am truly trying to find value in her, but it just isn’t there. She is rude to kids, she decides on day one how they will do (and admitted that to another parent). My child asked for some additional understanding, and her response was just to send the ruberik not actually answering the question. When she went back to her for further detail, Mrs Held responded back “college level”. While this is an honors class and all the kids have been in honors English classes since 7th grade that are in the class nowhere in the course description does it say college level and this is the class that was the option of you didn’t want to take AP but still had to stay in honors because average level wasn’t an option based on prior year course selection. She really needs to go retire and get a job at a community college if that’s what she feels she is capable of.
? Like 6
? Invalidate 0
Category: Professor
Mrs. Hevener, Blue Ridge Community College, Verona, VA
Mrs. Hevener English 111-05, she is the worst teacher you could get. She has her favorites. I've worked hard on all my papers and made sure it was the best it could be but still got a grade I shouldn't have gotten, but would give someone who's paper wasn't that good with bad grammar gave them a better grade then they should have gotten. I would not recommend not to take her class yes it is easy but if she doesn't like your paper or your not her favorite then you will not get the grade you would want.
? Like 2
? Invalidate 0
Category: Professor
Cathy Severance, ENGLISH 121, Pueblo comunity college, Canon City, CO
I wrote an essay on abortion. My stance is anti abortion. In my easy I come paired abortion to murder and a fetus , a baby. I was humiliated in the class in front of all the students. She compared me to a mass shooter and said she was affraid of me. For a month after until I finally wrote the college and complained. I would leave the class room on a break, leaving my backpack and books in classroom, when I wrote back into classroom she would say in front of classroom, " oh, I'm suprised u came back to class." Trying to get me to drop the class. She would dance like a puppet in front of class and displayed very un-approppriat behavior. I later had to drop class because I was devastated by constantly being harassed by teacher and even few students as well. One fellow classmate would act like the teachers body guard, comming from the Marin core, this man constantly treated me like some kind of criminal....including stepping on my back pack, ignoring me and treating like I belong in jail in group Projects! Despite all this unreal behavior in college I tried very hard to ignore n move on but the instructor cathy seversnse and a handfull of students wouldn't let it go. Taking turns in class standing up and say how great a instructor Cathy is when clearly this woman is sick and should not be an instructor. I have documented all claims I have made.
? Like 1
? Invalidate 0
Category: Professor
Mrs. Kaufman, Austin community college, Austin, TX
Honestly she’s the best teacher ever she really explains math very well to the point that even if you *** at math so bad you’ll understand it! I encourage everyone that needs help with math to take her class she’s the best teacher ever and she really made me feel like I have a chance in college now
? Like 1
? Invalidate 0