James Tarvin - Orange County Community College (SUNY), Middletown, NY

Professor: James Tarvin

Department: English

College: Orange County Community College (SUNY), Middletown, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Well, he's retiring after the Spring '07 semester, but he was a pretty decent guy. I never had any problems with him at all, but I could tell that some of the students in my class didn't like him.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I loved mr. tarvin. Kinda hard, if you pay attention and do the work you will do fine. Research paper was fun and interesting.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not an easy class. But fair grader on papers. Quizzes are unfair though. Need to be longer, or more often. Class could be boring, but overall was fine. Would take him again.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: AMLITSINCE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

very knowledgeable but very boring. uses pop quizzes for half of the grade which i found pretty ridiculous. books were boring as well. he's a good guy but makes some poor decisions in material.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

fair grader, but can be a stickler at times. tries to be funny and sometimes it works, haha. He knows a lot about english b/c he is a hardcore

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: AMLITTOCIVIL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This class was incredibly boring. There are random quizzes that account for 50% of the grade, and the reading material is nauseating. However, if you aren't a good writer this is definitely the class for you. There are only 2 writing assignments and he's easy on the grading. Just make sure to read every single night.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: FRESHENG1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Singles out students, if you write anything remotely political it is a guarantee he wont agree with you and it WILL affect your grade on the assignment. He grades based on what his personal opinions on the subject are not what the facts you find say.

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

you'll do alot of reading and sometimes it's overwhelming but you'll learn a ton. attendance is a must and participation is a crazy amount of your grade, but you'll want to participate in his class. great teacher, helpful, respectful, all around good guy.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CIVILWARLIT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Very very very very very boring teacher. His quizzes suck. He is a nice guy. It might just be the class itself that sucks, not him, I dont know.

Rating # 11

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He is a good teacher. He has pop quizzes and if you read the material and look up the vocab words you should be fine. He is a ok grader, just follow how he wants the essays done.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This guy is a cute old man he reminds me of my grandpa. He makes some funny jokes and his assignments are easy is you pay attention to the directions. He is a bit strict so don't expect him to bend over backwards for you if your in a jam, even if your a great student.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: FRESMANENG2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Broad sense of knowlege, very impressive. Makes jokes, funny old man. Read and take down vocab words , you'll pass every quiz. Essays are pretty easy, just do it in the way he asks. Prove thesis, and focus on details, generalizations are boring, he makes this very clear!Excellent teacher!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: AMERICANLIT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

This was my first eng at OCCC. He's very intelliegent man but he is strict in a sense. I recommmend doing all the hw and paying attention in class. Assignments were very few. Only quizzes and a research paper. Just be prepared for class if you want to impress him with your lit skills.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

I had him for Freshamn 1 and 2 then again for American Lit. He's very easy, just read and look up the vocab words. On papers just prove your thesis. He's really not hard.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: BSCWRT2
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

unfair grader. singles out students in class. He's an A**.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG102
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He's a very good professor. Not the most exciting class, but he's extremely fair with grading. i'd definetly recommend him to anyone.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG040
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

A very nice man, work is easy if you apply yourself