Scott Lankford - Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA

Professor: Scott Lankford

Department: English

College: Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1AH
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Absolutely one of the most caring and devoted professors I have ever had in my entire life -- he truly made an effort to educate his students and make his class entertaining. There is a lot of reading and essays, but this class helps prepare you for the workload when you transfer. Don't be put off by the negative reviews, take this class!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG1AH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor overall. Amazing essay and MLA help. Group work in class. Is very helpful. Would definitely take classes with him again if he wasn't teaching only about climate change.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG1AH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Cares a lot about his subject but is bad at talking to students. Either very repetitive or skims through important material super fast. It's really up to you to do the reading and write papers on your own. Gets way too in-your-face about anything he doesn't like. Unpleasant experience to say the least.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG1CH
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

just do the rewrites. do them. also, you're going to have to suffer some passive aggressiveness.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG05
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

A great teacher who is very thorough and easily accessible. However, he is a difficult grader and tends to knock points if the essay is not done EXACTLY as he said. Understandably. If you're looking for an easy A, this is NOT the class.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG05
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Every week, 2 (25 points each) journals ( 50 points) and one test. You can skip 8 journals or 4 tests in order to pass. ( 200 points). Also there is 200 points extra credit. (1000/1200). He will provide books online so no need to buy all his 6 books. (out of them you will read one or two chapters then move on to the next book). Highly recommand

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

For this class as long as you do the 3 essays and 1 of the 4 optional tests each month, you will pass. He is not a hard grader and does care about what he teachers, he can get carried away with the lectures though but he does give 3 breaks. Very funny as well.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Boring and require a lot of works than others...

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1BH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Genuinely enthusiastic about english! Centers everything around climate change, however. 3 major essays and a final project due at the very end of the quarter, allows rewrites so don't procrastinate. Optional weekly essays as well. The workload is manageable, so don't be scared, and his grading isn't hard. Really enjoyed his class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG1AH
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Best English teacher I ever had! You have to make efforts to get a good grade, but he really cares about each student and want everyone to succeed! And he makes hilarious jokes!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG1AH
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG1AH
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is so nice for allowing re-writes. Do all of your essays before Week 11. Just do it. You'll want the chances to re-write.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1AH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very hands-off in his honors courses, bc it's honors. He doesn't hand hold you so the class is more like a discussion group and he's the mentor, there for help if needed. Everything is due at the end of the qtr (procrastinators beware) and attendance isn't mandatory. He teaches you techniques but not how to write. Prior knowledge is crucial.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1CH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof. Lankford was great for Children's Lit. His feedback is always clear and he gives students the opportunity to always be engaged. This class is fun, and easy. I took it for summer quarter at Foothill and I felt like maybe I wouldn't be able to handle it; however, he made it easy and while fast paced, not impossible. Totally recommend!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG1CH
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Really good professor who cares a lot about his students, but his class is quite challenging. The book we started reading the first day of class was the most difficult book I've ever read. But it is not difficult to do well in the class. Scott does not grade too harshlyeven giving 100% on writing assignmentsand allowing for rewrites.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1BH
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Nice guy, funny lectures and the deadlines of his papers are all in the end of the quarter, which is kinda a bad thing since a lot of students procrastinate and end up rushing towards the end and giving poor papers.A good advice would be go to his office hours to ask for advices and write the papers earlier in the quarter. He allows rewrites.

Rating # 17

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Scott is an amazing professor. I have never really liked English but he made it bearable. For Honors, he assigns 3 essays and in class quizzes every week, but he is quite generous with his grading if you follow his criterias. I still use his teachings when I write papers for my other class and they truly helped. He is the best!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1BH
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I would definitely recommend taking Professor Lankford's classes if you have a strong interest in Climate Change. Taking his classes has improved my English writing skills tremendously. Very accessible outside of class and extremely clear grading criteria for the essays (full page one thesis).

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1CH
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Best and most influential teacher I've ever had. Take his classes. Yes, it's work, but it's well worth it. Great lectures, super helpful resources (he has Top Ten Tips for basically everything, so you always know exactly what to do if you actually look at them.) Don't procrastinate on the papers and you'll be fine. I had him for 1AH, 1BH, and 1CH.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1BH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Exceptional professor with huge interest in climate change. His Honors classes, of course, will require about double the amount of papers the usual English class does. No deadlines for all essays; you can submit all papers on the last day of the quarter. Tells a lot of (often dry) jokes, but sometimes so cheesy that they become funny.