Lynette Reini Grandell - Normandale Community College

Professor: Lynette Reini Grandell

Department: TBD

College: Normandale Community College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ENGC1101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

She seemed nice during the weekly class meetings, but after meeting with her one on one to go over my final papers she talked down to me in a very condescending tone the whole time and made me feel bad for making very minor mistakes. If she doesn't like your paper she'll give you a bad score, no matter how much effort and time you put into it.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ENGC900
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took an online class, so I do not know how she is in real life. One thing I can say for sure that she is a really tough grader. If you care about your GPA beware. I passed the class only because of the tutors.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: COMP1101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Gave horrible feedback. Was not flexible at all with grading and did not give much guidance on assignments and was an unreasonable grader. Very opinionated. Steer clear if possible.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ENG1101
• Grade Received: D
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Early on in the course, she told me that I was one of the top writers and that I should sign up for more writing classes. Her feedback and assignments were very unclear and she wouldnt help or answer questions. She ended up losing most of my assignments and when I showed them to her with her markings she refused to accept it, therefore I got a D.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ENGC1101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

She's a sweet teacher, gets a bit lost but that's natural. tough grader but show up and you'll be fine

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ENGC1101
• 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:

Half of the assignments aren't even for credit, but if you don't do them she takes points away. She gives no feedback on your drafts. Extremely harsh grader, I wish I would have known this before taking this class.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2151
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Great professor. I took her fall 2019 and I loved her class. She walked the class through some serious topics and discussions through literature. If you need help with papers to go to her office hours or the tutoring center. Very cool and fun class. Seriously, proofread your essays.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2150
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

WORST PROFESSOR AT NORMANDALE! Was unclear about what she wanted and often contradicted herself. Told me I couldn't do research for my papers. Accused me of plagiarism (twice!) without any proof. Did not apologize when TurnItIn proved I hadn't plagiarized my papers. Condescending and rude. Constantly questioned my intelligence. I learned nothing.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ENGC1101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

At first I really didn't like Lynette. However, as I began to interact with her more in my online class, I began to really appreciate her. Her feedback on papers is amazing, especially her feedback videos. My only complaint is that sometimes it took forever to get an email response from her. IMO not an ideal online professor but still great.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: COMP1101
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I took Comp1101 online... Big mistake. All the papers and books we read were about race & if you didn't tell her what she wanted to hear, you would not get a good grade. Majority of the homework for the course provided ZERO credit, but if you missed homework she would take points away like reverse extra credit. All in all, don't take her courses.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ENG1101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Excellent teacher though kinda tough for some people, had an excellent time in course and had a better time than any other English class in the past

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: POETR1186
• Grade Received: WD
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took this class because I needed extra credits, and i thought an online poetry class would be interesting and relatively easy. I usually excel in english courses, but was forced to drop out of this one to avoid failing. I worked extremely hard, but couldn't manage to get above 70 on anything. I emailed her about my grade and she never replied.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ENGC1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Lynette is a great teacher! Shes very sweet and a lenient grader. If you do the reading, you should be good. If you dont, youre screwed. Do the reading, everybody!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ENG1101
• 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:

Would not recommend taking anything with her. Insanely hard grader, forgets consistently what she has talked about in class and mixes it up with other classes she is teaching. Plenty of group work (be ready to do everything) Obsession with the Erdrich family is super uncomfortable too. Seriously, skip her if you can.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ENGL2150
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I'm a graduate student in teaching and I needed this class for credit. At first it was rough - her writing prompts weren't always clear. I had to ask for specific feedback all the time. Once I got used to her, it was okay but while the structure and pace and content was good, her execution of it could have been better.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: COMP1100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Took Honors Freshman Comp and really enjoyed it! She had good feedback for me, and the readings were interesting, not just the same boring textbooks.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ENGC1101
• Grade Received: D-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

STEER CLEAR OF HER. She's a terrible professor. She will grade your work, give you a terrible grade with no feedback on how to improve, if its not good to her you cant do anything about it. Passed the class BARELY with a D. The supplemental instructor left because she didn't believe the ways Reini taught. 75% of the class dropped by December.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ENG1101
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

I took this class over the summer, online. The wording of the assignments were vague. One assignment instructed us to use internet or library sources, and to be sure to include opinions of others in paper. I lost points for using too many sources and also for not including my own opinion enough. Don't take online, would be better on campus.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: 1101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

HORRIBLE TEACHER. She's supposed to be head of the literary department. She is an extremely tough grader on papers, on rough drafts she gives little feedback and will give you full points for turning in the rough draft, but when you turn in the final draft she will mark down everything she can. Received 30100 on final after other teachers read it.

Rating # 20

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

Not a good professor at all. By the middle of the semester half the class had dropped and she was forced to reduce class to having each of us meet with her once a week individually for 15 minutes. In addition, graded papers on the basis of "if it's not what i want or how i would do it then it's wrong." Beyond pitiful.