David Moton - Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, CA

Professor: David Moton

Department: English

College: Bakersfield College, Bakersfield, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: B1A
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

The most difficult professor! He hardly responds to emails and he grades HARSHLY. He gives so much busy work in-between the big projects. Hour-long sessions of work. I do not recommend taking it online. It requires a lot of in person activities that I personally didn't have time for, hence why I took it online. Online classes shouldn't require that

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: B1A
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

David Moton teaching English B1A, takes forever to respond to emails, no examples on what he actually wants you to do, just expects you to get it done. I was super eager taking this class trying to find a easy A but this professor defiantly made me dread English. Hes a nice person just needs to be more descriptive and helpful with students.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENGB1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This class was hard. He was a very hypercritical grader. I would often go in to office hours because he didnt answer his emails in a timely manner, and he would critique my assignment and if i went in again and ask for help after i had fixed my mistakes he would go in and make more confusing critiques. Hard grader. Heavy lecturer. And a bit werid.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENGLB2
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Advanced comp. and crit. thinking should look at ALL sides of the argument, correct? Yet, Moton, Williams, and Trujillo are one of the most narrow-minded teachers I've ever come across at BC. If you don't mind cussing, discussing robots (our semester's topic included robotic sex dolls, ect.) bashing of religion/your opinion, and cussing, go ahead!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher, interesting dude

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher, interesting guy

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGLB2
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a pretty funny dude so lectures/discussions are interesting. Loooots of reading, but you know in advance so you can definitely schedule accordingly. He's a tough-ish grader, so no BS in your papers and he also leaves great comments so you can improve your writing.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: B1A
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is obsessed with GMO's and is very clear on which side of the argument he's on. Very tough grader and assigns a ton of busy work. He makes you critique your peers writing and you get dinged on your grade if other peers do not participate. Be prepared to dedicate a bunch of time to this class. I would NOT take him again.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: B1A
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

tough, but fair, clear, and helpful.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: B1A
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Obsessed with GMOs. Makes you watch and read about horrific research on where your food comes from. Makes u take orientations at the library. Makes students correct each others essays to avoid grading.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I do not suggest you take his class online. It's incredibly difficult! He is constantly giving you work and reading throughout the semester. He also had my class do papers on topics such as food processing in america (nasty) and slavery in the coco industry in Africa. He graded these papers harshly. He is very good at giving feedback.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: B1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He's really funny, but he ain't playin'. He gives a lot of busy work, but it's worth it in the end. He's a tough grader, but he gives good feedback. Be prepared to do a lot of research, reading, writing and group work. His jokes were worth it though.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: B1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He gives great feedback, (even if you don't want it). He takes the time to show you what he wants and is very concise. I enjoyed his class. Note that he will NOT coddle you, as he shouldn't because he is not a babysitter.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Took him a year ago. He had us read World War Z and talked about The Walking Dead a lot, the class was very interesting. Takes time for questions, too much time, he'll stare at you until someone asks something..

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGB1A
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Loved Moton! You cannot slack off. He is serious about MLA format because that's what you have to use when writing college papers! He's extremely helpful and super chill. I would recommend him.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very confusing :( A lot of homework and very strict with mla format. He uses moodle and if you forget to check it you will not pass this course.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: B1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is hands down the best teacher I had at BC. I worked my butt off for the B I got, but I learned more in this class than all my other classes combined. Interesting, funny, and challenging.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISHB1A
• 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:

If you're interested in actually getting something out of your time in college, take this class. Moton is an extremely intelligent, funny, and entertaining professor. You will learn a lot, but to get an A, you MUST show up to almost every single class. He's available for help, and the paper topics are extremely interesting. Highly recommended

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGLB2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Moton is great! He's super nerdy and it's wonderful. He is extremely strict on MLA format but he's helpful and friendly. I definitely recommend him. However, I don't recommend the ENGL B2 class, it was horrible.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGLIB1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

From day one the class is relatively unclear. The syllabus is not followed very well and you can expect to have a hard time if you're not an English major. He does try to make the class more interesting with funny jokes and interesting material, but it leads to papers that just aren't satisfying to write about, not to mention they're graded hard.