Candace Fertile - Camosun College, Victoria, BC

Professor: Candace Fertile

Department: English

College: Camosun College, Victoria, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG162
• Grade Received: C+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Candace was the kind of person where your first impression is totally inaccurate. She was incredibly strong in her reasoning and really quite strict, but was surprisingly kind. That being said, her expectations were REALLY high, and marked harshly. I learned a lot from her though, and would recommend her because of just how much she taught me.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CRWR154
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I took her creative writing class for fun. I like writing. The class consisted of long lectures that were almost completely irrelevant to the subject material. There are no take home project aside from major stories. She was unclear to any inclass questions and found finding grammatical terms "fascinating". Don't do it. Boring.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I encourage you to ignore the negative reviews on here if you're thinking of taking a class with Candace because none of them even sound like her! You'll learn a lot from her and class is always entertaining. Just read the content and complete your assignments and you'll do just fine. Would take another class with her for sure!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG161
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Don't take her classes. Day#1: "I don't have to agree with your position on a paper to get a good mark but the argument must be strong." Comments on paper: you make some good arguments but I think you should have focused on the relationship between...

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CRWR154
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

She's a tough marker, but she doesn't assign bad marks without reason.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG250
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Candace makes you work for it, I would not take her classes if you aren't willing to work. If you try and participate that's all she cares about. Don't expect to break an A with her easily though, she makes you work for every mark.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH151
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Great teacher, and one classy individual

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CRWR154
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Candace can be a hard marker, and she may not tell you directly what will give you an A+, but if you pay attention to her class, and engage, you will do well. She will give you exactly what you earned on an assignment (not afraid to say I deserved the 50%'s I got). An extremely smart, classy, and knowledgeable woman, and a really nice person.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL151
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

English isn't my favorite subject, but Candace made it bearable. Very helpful in class and during office hours. Assignment criteria was always clear. Compared to the horrible teachers I had to deal with in high school, I've found the English profs at Camosun to be very helpful.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG250
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

horrible.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL151
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Took ENGL151 as a summer class so it seemed a bit rushed but she was a great teacher. Very interesting subject matter

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGL151
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She seemed very thoughtful and helpful. Really interesting assigned papers.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: 250
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

I really enjoyed this class. Candice gave us a lot of freedom in our choices of what we wrote on. She's interested in the world around her and that translates through her passion of language. She is a very direct person which I appreciated. She's a little quirky but it's a part of her charm.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: 161
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

I highly discourage anyone from taking a class with this prof. Very unclear criteria, and extremely difficult marker. I am an A student and earned 61% on my first essay for simply using "too many adjectives" & for "using a thesaurus". Candace is a nice lady but definitely does not mark like a first-year English instructor. Here's your warning!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL161
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Awful. I Didn't learn anything from her. Her lectures had no real structure, I actually had to look up lectures on Hamlet from YouTube to learn anything substantial. Class barley prepares you for exams, but if you don't go you'll definitely fail. Took a first year course, but she grades papers like fourth year. Avoid her like the plague.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Yes she is a hard maker. However she is also very helpful. I could talk with her any time about paper's and she would let me know how on track I was. She made me a better writer, and therefore a better student. she does tend to go off topic, but pay attention when she is on topic for the test are based on what she says in class.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CRWR154
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

She'll tell you at the beginning of this class that she won't judge you on what you choose to write about (zombies, aliens, your grandmother, ect) and this will be a lie. Very, very picky and her marking shows it.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL161
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Candace is a good teacher and one of my favorite profs. She is very passionate about literature and made it interesting and fun. She is a tough marker but also fair. She tells you exactly what she expects out of your essays and marks accordingly, so if you miss classes you might miss key pieces of information about your essays.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG161
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

hard marker, not helpful

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGL270
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Candace is a very dedicated teacher, and is clearly passionate about literature. So am I, so I thoroughly enjoyed her Can Lit class! Class was discussion-based. Assignments were 3 essays on works/authors of your choice, and you pick your own topic. I would recommend this class for people who love reading, discussing, and writing.