Joanne Braxton - College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Professor: Joanne Braxton

Department: English

College: College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG419
• 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:

Professor Braxton is awe inspiring. Those who do not like her tend to do so because of the structure and the level of excellence she expects from her students. She caused me to think on a much higher level, and she truly changed my life.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG207
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

STAY AWAY! Ridiculous sums her up.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG466
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

She was unbelievably rude to me on several occasions. I don't hear well out of one ear and if I asked her to repeat something she would act like I was stupid. Besides that she was just very opinionated and unhelpful. One of the worst professors I have ever had. Can't believe my tuition pays her.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG201
• 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:

Professor Braxton is one of the best professors I've ever had @ W & M. She's passionate and inspired me to continue reading the authors she taught me, and now I'm going to teach them myself. I feel like I owe her a lot, because she gave me so much

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGL201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Terrible! Narrow minded and God help you if you disagree with her (and you probably will, because she's for the most part dead wrong). She had one middle-of-the-pack idea, 30 years ago, and is now riding it into the ground, shrilly demanding unearned respect.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Excellent teaching ability and great interest in the subject!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG207
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

AVOID! Strongly-opinionated. If your opinions do not match hers, it will be reflected in your grade. Eng 207was purely related to black struggles and the connections she tries to form in class are weak and incoherent. She will frequently miss class, but for every class missed by a student a half-letter grade is taken from your final grade. AVOID!!

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL466
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Just stay way--for the love of God, stay away! By the middle of the semester, you will regret not dropping the class.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGL234
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Ughh. Avoid at all costs! Not a bad person, just a bad professor. The worst combination of opinionated-yet-stupid. And a dinosaur, as far as her area of expertise. Like some '80s Pop band (think, e.g., Journey). Sort of fun, but hopelessly out of date and irrelevant). She'd be kind of funny if she weren't so sad, the way she's been left behind.

Rating # 10

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

She is nice, but disorganized.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BLACKWRITERS
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Braxton is awful! Comes unprepared to class, confuses names of characters in novels, hypocritical with double standards for students vs. herself, wasteful with class time, stubborn, and does not give helpful comments on papers. Good luck if you have her...

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG207
• 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

Comment:

Overall, this class comes off as a Black Literature class rather than an American Writers class. She ties everything to social struggle and black literature; that's what she's passionate about. Therefore, the class discussion is interesting but monotonous. Also, its hard to gauge how you're doing.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: AFWMWRITER
• 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:

the class is not too hard, but she's a killer when it comes to grades. i worked my butt off and still got a b. just make sure you come to class on time and whenever you say something, make sure you can back it up and it's not total bs.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG207
• 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:

Speaking as a non-English major, this was a pretty good course. She is willing to help 1 on 1 and a very understanding person. She'll respect you if you respect the class. Themes in the class got to be repetitive and one-sided, but still a good class.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG207
• 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:

her class could be the best or worse class i was taking depending on the day. she gave good feedback on papers, although she lost things all the time. you could get away without doing a lot the work. claims to know a lot of people. crazy hair.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG463
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is wonderful. Absolutely inspiring. However, she can get a little off track in letures and she forms opinions almost immediately so put your best foot forward right off the bat.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG463
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Very unorganized, uninspiring, overall just bad. Prof. Braxton is probably one of the worst professors in the English department. The class is easy, and lacks intellectual stimulation. I got the feeling that the professor was perhaps not the smartest.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG207
• 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

Comment:

Braxton, a brilliant woman, exemplifies what a college professor should be. She rarely answers emails, but is willing to help you out when she can. Working hard and establishing a rappore is essential to success.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG207
• 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

Comment:

She is usually helpful with writing when you go and see her, but always pretentious. For a major American writers class there should have been more diversity in the reading (not all of American literature is about racism).

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: AFRWMNWRTR
• 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:

Profesor Braxton is by no means an easy professor. She is intersting and takes time to get the students interested. It isn't hard to get an A if you work for it or pay attention.