David Bell - California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

Professor: David Bell

Department: English

College: California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG125
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

So sad to hear he retired. David Bells was my favorite teacher at CSUS. He refused to write me a letter of recommendation for a Jr. High teaching job. Instead, he offered to write one for the PhD program at Berkeley. It was the nicest thing I had ever heard.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGL120A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Brilliant, encouraging, and inspiring...

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGL220B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Bell is awesome: helpful, knowledgeable, fun. He's been teaching a long time so he knows what he's doing and he's confident doing it. He grades fairly but don't turn in papers padded with fluff; he hates that. Read the texts for the class and he'll help you to understand everything. Also, he gives fun, unique final exams.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG140M
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

i had low expectations coming into the class because it was outside of my major. prof. bell made the class interesting through his enthusiasm and spirit. his assignments are really easy and no tests. the only difficulty is keeping up with the reading. he is a good teacher and unfortunately retiring since this is his last semester.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL140M
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Brilliant. No other words. Brilliant, brilliant man.

Rating # 6

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I'm sure the entire CSUS English Department will feel the loss of the brilliant man when he retires at the end of the semester. I know I will.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL120A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Best professor I've ever had. I was challenged and learned SO much. He may not be "hot" but his mind is.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL185I
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Bell has been teaching at Sac State for 35 years and it was a pleasure to be in his class! His lectures are interesting, he explains things well, and he is so darn nice. He seems to really care and enjoy helping serious students succeed. Yes, he does always wear the same outfit... it's part of his charm :)

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG145I
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is wonderful - hilarious, kind, humble, nutty, brilliant, and inspiring. He has one favorite shirt, apparently. :-)

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENGL120A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Professor Bell expects an honest attempt on homework, and he expects you to integrate the writing techniques he teaches into your papers. Five essays and 12 homework assignments. No final and no Midterm!! This was a GREAT class, and I REALLY learned something valuable that will help me write better papers for all my classes.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENGL120A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This is a really hard class, be prepared to grow as a writer and actually learn something. Prof. Bell is really helpful and willing to talk before or after class.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGDEEE
• Grade Received: N/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:

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Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGL120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Had Bell as an undergrad and as a grad student. Now that I am a professor myself, I can say that I model everything I do after him. He is currently emiritus so take him while you can. The only writing professor who ever actually changed what I do when I write and for the better. All English majors this way...

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG100A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Well the nice thing is, he pretty much goes over everything in class, the reading can be a little hard to understand. His grading seems fair, and because he's been teaching for over 25 years, he pretty much knows what he's doing. He still uses a type writer though, and he doesn't have a phone line or email, so it's hard to get ahold of him. but ok!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG140M
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He is a good teacher and a nice guy. His class was fun and interesting - we performed plays and had to go see two of them. The work was pretty easy but the final was intense (two full essays that took almost three hours). I would totally recommend his class.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG120A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bell is the best professor I've ever had. I learned so much from him. He's expects effort but he's fair. He works very hard to communicate what he knows. He inspired me to do my best.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Bell is a great teacher and nice man. Take him if you get a chance.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG120
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

If you are an English Major and you don't take his advanced writing class, then you're a coward. He is brilliant, but he can't stand lazy students. P.S. Does he care? I had NO teaching credential and had NEVER taught a lesson at any level. His Letter of Rec. landed me a job at Rocklin High School. It was my first and only interview. Mr. Adams

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH100A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Bell is brilliant, engaging, and enlightening. If you work hard, you will learn. His was one of the more useful classes I've taken at CSUS.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG120A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

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