Amy Masko - Grand Valley State University

Professor: Amy Masko

Department: TBD

College: Grand Valley State University

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENG308
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Maybe it was because we were online, but I really liked her. She had things mostly organized, but some things could have been more clear with expectations. It was a lot of work, but it was a 6 wk class. The group projects were a nightmare in an online setting, and she always picked grades apart. But she was nice and responsive and knew her info!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENG400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

There are a few of good qualities about Masko, her knowledge about AAE students being one of them. However the class was intended to be focused on culture diversity yet you will only hear one side, one culture & if you disagree or challenge anything, you will be wrong. There are also few points total, and she marks down on everything!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ENG108
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Masko is really caring about her students and shows it. She would motivate students and start off the class with a stretch excercise. She is more on the organized side. We did not stick to her syllabus. Sometimes things were not explained well. Overall she is a good caring teacher, she is just unorganized

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG308
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of the most disorganized professors i have ever had. She decided to change the final exam 3 weeks before the end of the semester and gave us little to no instruction on what to do for it. She also added a "quiz" that was supposed to be the week before finals and decided to change it to the day of our final along with another project.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENG180
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This professor is great at her job! She is very understanding and will help you with anything if you reach out. For example, when I slept through my final she let me retake it after class. You can really tell she cares about her students. She also makes sure to connect her class teachings with real-life situations. Organization could be better thou

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENG302
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Masko is the type of professor that you either love or hate. She is disorganized and sometimes unclear, but she is knowledgeable and enthusiastic and caring. There is a lot of reading and you don't get quizzed on the readings weekly, but the books are actually super helpful and informative, and the final is based off of them.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENG099
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I had Amy for my freshmen year and i was glad i did. Showed that she cared about you and your future, not only your academic, which made the class's environment very friendly and open. However, not an organized professor. Be sure to check the syllabus often and remind her

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENG099
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Amy Masko isn't the most organized teacher but she does show emotion to her students. Every day before the class begin she will ask how is everyone transitioning into college. Going off her syllabus will have you confuse because she constantly extending due dates. However if your not proficient in reading or analyzing texts take Amy's class!

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENG400
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Super easy class - no tests! A few group projects and individual assignments, but they are spaced out throughout the semester so they are easy. There are a ton of reading assignments, but you can get an A in the class without reading a single one of them. Prof is disorganized, never comes to class prepared and repeats the same big ideas each class.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ENG495
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Not the most organized professor which makes her class aggravating.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG400
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Masko teaches similar material in each of her classes. I was disappointed with what she covered in class because it didn't match the syllabus or the class description in the course catalog. I would not take her again. Went to every class, got all A's, and she still gave me a B+. She has very strong opinions and will tell you them!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ENG310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The syllabus was not very helpful. Did not bother reading the books after the first two weeks. I left everyday annoyed and wondered what we did for 50 mins. Easy grade received just have to put up with the boring classes.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENG310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I was looking forward to this class, but after taking it I feel like I learned nothing. She has you read 100 pages for every class, and then we don't discuss it. The syllabus doesn't apply after the first couple of weeks, and she doesn't make any connections to anything else we've learned in class. VERY DISORGANIZED!!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG310
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Unorganized. Syllabus goes out the window after the first couple weeks. Extremely unclear about expectations for any given assignment. Unfair grader.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENG309
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Loved, loved, loved this class! I learned so much and read so many great books. Prof. is nice.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ENG302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The class is not that hard, but it is a lot of work! She expects you to write a ton. This should be a SWS class. Funny professor. Very helpful, and interesting. I really liked this class. And I'm a better writer than when I started. And she expects you to use theory.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENG309
• 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:

Fantastic professor, but hard grader. I learned so much in this class! We read great books and had great discussions. Knows her field!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG307
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I liked Amy, even though I got an F in her class because I missed 7 class periods. She isn't very understanding in that aspect but I guess who could blame her. The books we used are dumb but I feel like that's a given with any ENG307 teacher. She tells funny personal stories. Fairly tough grader. Interesting lady though.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: EDR631
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

THE WORSE PROFESSOR I EVER HAD-She had no idea what or how to teach. She was never prepared and taught about whatever she wanted-didn?t follow syllabus. I learned nothing-WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY! Never take her-unless you want to hear about multi-cultural issues(not what class was about either). BAD

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: EDR631
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Master students have high expectations for professors-WELL FORGET IT WITH THIS ONE. She?s completely unknowledgeable, unprepared, unprofessional, simple-minded, and biased. This was a writing class, but all we talked about were black/white issues. She had her favorites (the brown nosers that were too scared to question her idiotic thinking).