Professor: Patrick Slattery
Department: English
College: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: ENGL2013
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Professor Slattery is a tough grader and his lectures are pretty boring. Even if the exercises are finished early, he rarely lets class out early. In his essay writing class, I learned a lot but I was shocked when I realized he only accepted one absence, after that he deducts points.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: ENGL2013
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Slattery is the best. "Creative Non-Fiction" is his version of Essay Writing. He's a stickler for grammar but really helps you understand it. He isn't handing out A's like candy, but if you show up and put in effort, you'll do fine.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: ENGL2013
- Grade Received: A-
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Mr. Slattery is awesome and the class is interesting, but I love to write. 4 papers, 1 easy final, assigned readings here and there. He will help you if you ask for it and is really understanding if schedule conflicts arise. Tough grader though on paper content and grammar.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: ENG2013
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He is really nice guy. He helps you guys all the time. My favorite professor ever!
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: ENGL2013
- 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:
LOVED this class! This was my favorite class all semester. He helps you to understand how to write a good essay, and gives practical writing advice for future classes. This class was worth every effort. Take it if you get the opportunity!!!
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: ENGL5003
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.5
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
TA class: Worst experience of my academic career. We read some useful essays, but his exams required us to memorize the first & last names & middle initials of all authors of every paper assigned (around 50), a distraction from true thought. I had former philosophy profs who were horrified by this "method." Nice guy. Hope he's changed approach.
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: ENGL5003
- 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:
Pat Slattery is the best. Hands down.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: ENGL4011
- 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:
My favorite professor
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: ENGLGRAD
- 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:
Slattery is a great teacher. He really cares about his students and gives more time and energy than the average professor. I learned a lot from him about teaching composition. He has high standards, and I've really appreciated and respected him in the years I've known him. He's an awesome mentor-- smart and human and just downright cool.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: ENGLPEDA
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's a really nice guy, but the class was pretty useless. He focuses way too much on 'theory' and not enough on practical application. Every article we were forced to read was pretty much useless. My main gripe is that he is too "academic." But again, a super nice guy. Just sludge through the hideously boring articles the best you can.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: ENGL5003
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Good teacher. Very clear and fun to be in class with.
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: PEDAGOGY
- 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:
It's been several years since I was his student, and I still value what I learned from him. He is also a great guy. He stands up for you when it gets down to it. He's got your back.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: COMPPEDAGOGY
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Pointless reading, little practical purpose to the structure and course content. Chooses favorites and panders to them from the first few weeks onward; considering that grad students get no credit toward their respective degrees, the class is nightmarishly dull and needlessly difficult, especially considering that it's full of busy work.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: PEDAGOGY
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.0
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
As far as his class is concerned, he is pretty much as 19th century as they come. Very old-fashioned. Very conventional. If you want to succeed in a teaching career, you might try doing the opposite of everything he says you should do. His style is appropriate for 4th graders, but probably not for college students.
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: COMPOSITIONPED
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Slattery's approach seems rather backwards and backhanded. The "cumulative final" is pointless, as is most of the theory. I mistrust him for multiple reasons. For one, he says he doesn't count attendance as part of the grade, but he records it. Why? Also, he interrupts compulsively and listens to noone but himself. Takes everything too seriously.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: 5003
- 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:
He's okay. Good at what he does. Nice beard. Shark-sized catfish in his pond. He highly priases the work of Janice Hays.
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: COMPOSITION
- Grade Received: 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:
The man cares, but he won't settle for anything less than everything you can possibly do. He wants to see his students succeed, but he won't give you any illusions, because they would hinder your true progress. Overall, he made a great impression on me because of his approach in and out of a classroom; he cares about the subject matter and the students, and those two are hard to find in many professors.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: ENGL
- 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:
The U of A is lucky to have Dr. Slattery. He is wonderful and a very caring person. He makes everything interesting. He also has a great sense of humor. He's the best!
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: ENGL1013H
- 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:
I hate English, and Dr. Slattery has been my favorite teacher at the University thus far. His class is interesting, you write papers on topics you care about, and he really cares about his students. Overall I would really recommend his class to anyone!
Rating # 20
Overview:
- Course: ENGLISH
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
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