Keith Kroll - Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI

Professor: Keith Kroll

Department: English

College: Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Kalamazoo, MI

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

He is the worst professor ever. Literally you will write papers every single day. No grades will ever be posted. Hard to met the contract. Been doing the same literally since the class has started! When you ask him for help it seem as though he doesn't want to help or explain, just goes throughs the stuff very fast. DO NOT TAKE HIM!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Good guy but as a professor, he has problems. No grades you can check like Moodle, instead a weird grading contract thats hard to follow, easy to fail and leaves your grade ambiguous for most of the semester. He will want you to rewrite papers but wont tell you what you did wrong and only gives 1 try. Not the class if you want clear grade criteria.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG111
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing teacher. He's cute too. He's a freak about punctuation but it's fun.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

he is tough grader. you really have to write papers again and again to gain marks. nothing is posted on moodle, so you wont be able to track your marks. Although its true that he gives one sheet with your marks on it, but the game changes in final. if you want to gain knowledge, definitely tale him; but if you want to gain marks then avoid him.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG111
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Overall great teacher. Hilarious. Relates to students and knows when stuff is stupid and work is uncalled for. Need to get all of the books. Be ready to read, quizzes are detailed questions. Cannot make up any work which can hurt your grade. You do the same thing in class everyday but I would take him again.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Literally the best prof. I have ever had. Extremely personable. Cannot miss deadlines!! Plenty of time to complete work. Great class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I had him Winter 2017. Keith doesn't use moodle, but if you need your grade, go to his office. He's cheeky, to say the least. Say something to surprise him, he's a jokester. We did a crapload of reading, and papers on it. Also, sharing your paper, you don't share, you don't get points. Show up or you lose credit. Wait to buy the books as well.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG099
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fabulous teacher. He is such a rebel about education -

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH111
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Lots of reading, seven books, papers are due every Monday and quizzes every class. If you don't read or show up to class, you will not pass. Tough grader and does not use moodle or really any kind of grading system, so its tough to know your grades.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG111
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The reason I've switched to an English major.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG160
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

He is my favorite professor. He encourages you to explore your field of study and subjects you are interested in. He is very understanding and is always willing to help. I loved that you get the grade at the end. It takes a lot of the pressure off throughout the semester.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG204
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Excellent at answering your questions and giving you help when it is needed.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG111
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Keith is awesome! I hate English but I enjoyed going to his class. There is lots of reading writing and quizzes but all of them are easy. He is so funny and actually helped improve my writing.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG110
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Kroll is the man! took a summer class at KVCC, Kroll made it so that every class was fun and engaging.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG160
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Keith is absolutely incredible. He has a fun accent, and I promise he doesn't look as creepy as the picture. He encourages class discussion & participation and apparently grades us on it, but at the end of the class allows you to write an essay about why you didn't do well & your reflection. He loves hearing your thoughts. Easy A.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG214
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He loves it when you go to his office hours to talk about your life and is known for giving books away. If the class is a good one, he creates this amazing open atmosphere to allow students to bounce ideas and he just sits back and lets you discuss your views. Incredible professor.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG214
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Keith is very passionate about the reading and topics he brings in to class. He encourages office visits and is easy to get in contact with if you can't. Great discussions have been had in class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG214
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Keith is a good professor and is very knowledgeable in English. I personally didn't like the readings he chose for the semester and thought that the genre he chose wasn't one that many of the students enjoyed. Great guy. Boring class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENG214
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Keith is very knowledgeable in his field. However, I often felt lost in his assigned readings. The class seems to jump around a lot and I had to consult the class description to understand the underlying connections between the texts he assigned. He's a nice guy, but he's forgetful and unsympathetic.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG214
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Keith Kroll was overall a great professor, but you need to be ready to read an to read deeply because the material for this class was difficult at the best of times. For the amount of credit you get though, it's totally worth it. He is easy to understand, although he does tend to get louder the longer he talks.