Reviews of professor Matthew Sissom

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
The professor's teaching methods are ineffective and make it difficult to understand the material.He is very picky and his rubrics do not match up to his personal expectations.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Attendance isn't technically mandatory but he will tell his in-person class things that he won't send to people who miss, so maybe show up. Grading system is good and he gives nice feedback, but be prepared for his lectures to get off topic a bit because he likes to tell stories.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Sissom was a very funny guy. He helps if you have questions and gives good feedback on your papers. You can skip his class, but he will talk about you and draw attention to you if you skip often as a joke. Overall, I would take one of his classes again if they weren't so hard to get into.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
This was my only second online class and I thought it was easy to follow. He has everything laid out clearly on Canvas and answers emails when needed.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I'm totally not an English person so I decided to take the course online. Sissom was very forward and gave you everything you needed to write the papers correctly and he answered any questions very promptly. Pretty easy course but do not procrastinate on these papers as he does grade semi-hard.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
My time with Professor Matthew Sissom has been incredibly frustrating. Their strict grading and lack of support for mistakes make learning difficult. They don't offer helpful feedback and their standards seem random. Overall, I wouldn't recommend them to others.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Warning! Do not ever enroll in an eight-week English Composition course--ever! There was only a two-day window to start submission of essays. He refused to consider my extenuating circumstances when assigning my grade. Late submissions receive a 20% penalty, which were not eligible for revision. No feedback either.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Great teacher. Always willing to help when needed. 10/10 made me actually like a writing class

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Mr. Sissom is a really great teacher who cares about his students success. He know a lot about the subject and makes the classes interesting and fun. He is kind of strict about his policies and rubrics, but that actually helps you understand what you need to do.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I liked this class more than I thought. Thats saying a lot.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Sissom is not the best professor I have had at SEMO. He does have favorites, so be sure to participate. He grades very strictly, so be prepared to fix a lot of little things that affected your grade more than they should have. He makes class fun and his lectures are helpful, but he was not my favorite.