Mary Ann Leiby - El Camino College, Torrance, CA

Professor: Mary Ann Leiby

Department: English

College: El Camino College, Torrance, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG40A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

The class was dull, and the Professor continuously talked about herself. There was a large amount of reading; however, we did not analyze any of it since she only wanted to talk about her life. The class is awful and I do not recommend taking it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: 1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Leiby is one of a kind. She knows what shes doing to teach and prepare you for the next step. She will help you when you ask and give good feedback. A very helpful and intelligent professor that cares.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: 1BHONORS
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Leiby was an incredibly attentive teacher despite her being swamped by several classes worth of students at any given time. I'm grateful to have had her as my instructor for English 1BH. She is thorough when it comes to MLA formatting though, so make sure you don't BS that part of your essay. Seriously, do your works cited right.

Rating # 4

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: N/A

Comment:

Where to begin? (teachers like her are hard to find) Dr. Leiby is awesome! By far one of the best teachers i have ever had! She is so caring and understanding of her students. I can honestly say i have learned sooo much from her in the short weeks of summer. I admire her in everyway she has been of great influence to me!

Rating # 5

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Dr. Leiby is very supportive and encourages her students to do their best regardless of what level of English they are at. She also considers how costly school can be and makes her resources easily available. Dr. Leiby will make you a better writer and change the way you view and value education. This is the best class to prepare for university.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Dr, Leiby is by far the best teachers I have ever had. She is not a tough on homework and quizes. Just do your stuff and you will pass. The whole point of college is to succeed and go further in life and she will help you through every step! She is very helpful when it comes to writing a paper, so i highly recommend her! She is very understanding!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Leiby really cares about her students. She's very open & understanding. That being so, she's very forgiving about accepting late work. Reading and writing makes up the bulk of English1A, so be ready for it. She's very passionate about education (and liberal politics), as her many opinionated lectures will show.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG1A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing. The most passionate and caring teacher. Yes, shes a tough grader, but it only makes you a better writer. Do your work and correct your mistakes on your essays and you will be fine. Essays account for a really big portion of your grade so just make sure to correct your mistakes and get the highest grade you can. She will help if struggling

Rating # 9

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Dr. Leiby is one of those super passionate professors you'll only encounter a few times in life. She knows her stuff inside and out, she will make you a stronger writer, and she allows you to massively improve your grade through essay revisions. Yes, she's a little wacky but she gives her everything, every day.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG15B
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Leiby is one of the most caring and understandable professors at El Camino college, sure the readings are a big load but that's what English Majors signed up for. The readings are actually very interesting and she lets the class make up the pop quizzes she is very fair and overall a great professor. I would definitely take her again.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG15B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Leiby is caring and intelligent professor. Her lectures are helpful and she only tests on things she has mentioned during class. The work load is manageable, but there is a good amount of reading. There is group work, but nothing overbearing. I truly enjoyed this class. Thank you, Dr. Leiby!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENGLISH15B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

She is a really nice professor. Exams aren't hard if you pay attention, she goes over every quote. So she wanders a little in her lectures, big deal. Less time to assign work! She has incredible knowledge of the books, authors, poems. Tons of chances to make up work. Who else lets you make your own pop quiz? Plus, she gives full points for trying!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG40A
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I didn't learn much in this class. Most of the class each day was spent on reading quizzes that tested our ability to memorize inconsequential details from the readings; we were not tested on our ability to analyze the text. We were also frequently asked to do essay-length group work. Lectures largely focused on the professor's personal life.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG15B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She is a nice woman, but she often goes off topic . I would have prefer her to discuss the reading material a bit more in class. The Exams of very hard, so make sure you are ahead of the game as much as possible. She is understanding, so if you have a hard time make sure you go and talk to her! She really makes you work for it!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG15B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Leiby is a great professor that is really passionate about what she teaches. She gives a lot of readings but it's an English course so that should be a given. She is pretty lenient on quizzes and really cares about her students but it is a work heavy course so be prepared to work.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG15B
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Leiby is an okay professor but is boring when she lectures, her lectures are dry and often goes off topic about her personal life. You would expect her quizzes to be about analysis of the readings since it is an advanced English class but they're about unimportant details about the readings. If there was not a quiz often, I wouldn't have gone.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 1B
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

A lot of reading, some group work. Group work is not hard. Reading is pretty much the only homework, but it's a lot and takes a long time. She makes it very clear what will be on the test, so there's no excuse for not getting a good grade unless you don't study or if you're bad at in class essays.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENGL1A
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's a nice person, but she just can get a bit senile. I took her during Fall. we had papers every week or other day. I was so Stressed when I was taking her. Her lectures are good, though she gets off-tangent a lot. All I can say is, don't fall behind in class because she works in anxiety-filled hyper-speed.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ENGL15B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Leiby's 15B class is great. Three exams, 1 term paper, and some group work. Of course, you will have to read the works from the writers you are studying (It's an English class- if you don't want to read, why are you an English major? Just saying) Not a lot of hw besides the reading. DO the reading and you'll do great. Will take again!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ENG40A
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Prof Leiby is a nice woman but she is one of the worst professors I've ever had. She would go on 20-45 minute tangents in the middle of her lectures (which weren't useful anyway). 40-60 pages were assigned per night but we never discussed in depth during class. She would leave us literally 5 minutes at the end of class for essay-length group work.