Reviews of professor Leon Erickson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I took english 101 through him online as my first college course and it was an awesome choice. He was a very fair grader, not to tough, not too easy. You do write several essays but he allows you to choose your own prompt which makes it more interesting. He is available 24/7 and answers all questions super fast. Highly recommended.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He grades way too harshly. It is really frustrating because he does not do a good job explain why he grades so harshly. I would not take this class again.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This professor is engaging in the classroom. There is quite a bit of reading when it comes to the coursework, where your main focus will be writing essays. The essays can be difficult because of the level of creativity they ask from you, because they ask you to not choose many relevant political topics that are overused.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Loved that we were given the option to write about what we wanted in essays. Very understanding and although he doesn't usually accept late work, the workload is not massive. He is always available for questions if you need him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Erickson was an amazing professor. He by far has been my favorite professor, he is very helpful and will help you write your papers if you struggle at that. However, he doesn't give out writing prompts so if you are uncomfortable or don't think you can come up with a prompt don't take him.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
This class had unclear grading criteria. It was very frustrat9ing. I worked very hard in this class, but I never quite knew if I was doing it right.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
He talks a lot but sometimes it's important so make sure to listen. Also he's very reliable for help if you're struggling

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Doesn't really give feedback besides the first week. A lot of discussions and having to comment on others. Weekly summaries that don't help you understand the topic. only a one-on-one meeting towards the ends of the quarter when you cant really do much to help your grade. Kind of have to know what you are doing because he doesn't do rough draft

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Erickson was a good professor, but the class is really hard. Textbook is provided and free. No prompts on essays which was extremely difficult, you choose them yourself. Not the clearest feedback and the essays were always way too long. 4 per quarter, one in class. I normally get A's but that seemed impossible with this class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Erickson is a firm but fair type of teacher. His teaching style might seem militaristic from his background, but his concepts draw you toward understanding. His desire to see real creative writing challenged traditional essay writing, but inspired sound critical thinking. Highly recommend his classes if you want to become a better writer.