Reviews of professor Jonathan Gelernter

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Very knowledgeable professor. The class consists of 3 analytical essays + 1 prose exercise. You can send unlimited rough drafts to him before it's due + ask for extensions. This way you can get a lot of feedback and know what you did right and wrong. There's a lot of reading, but we're not tested for it. Reading only counts toward participation

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Very condescending and patronizing. The class tried to a ask him to cut hs some slack cause of the pandemic which he did but, he lectured us for 30 minutes basically saying none of us try hard enough or read well. Gives a lot of work. He can be understanding when it comes to extensions and stuff. But overall very academic and a bit mansplain-y

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Had him for English 17 (intro to fiction). Be prepared for hundreds of pages per week of extremely high level writing to read. Essays are given with little instruction, and no clear rubric or guidelines

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Is very specific on what he wants to see in your writing. He is always willing to meet with you outside of class to read over your essay and gives you very clear feedback. You will get a good grade as long as you put in the effort