Reviews of professor Robert Brissey

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I honesly liked Dr. Brissey, you can tell he wants us to good in class and not going to just hand out A's left and right- you definitely have to work for it but it is accomplishable. He gives some bonus work and you get graded on responses to the readings of the week, two essays, one midterm and one final. Overall, a very fair grader and class.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Class overall wasn't terribly hard to do well in, but he assigned a lot of work during class and a lot of it was group work. He tried to make the class interactive by asking a lot of questions, but makes you feel somewhat stupid if you didn't reply with what he wanted. Class felt like a high-school class. He did give extra credit opportunities.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Brissey was really a cool guy. I thought we wouldn't have a great year but he is truly passionate about teaching and wants to make sure that everyone can succeed. If you go to his office hours to talk about a paper he is super helpful. The class was not bad at all. Would highly recommend it.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mr. Brissey is a great guy but can be a hard grader. There are readings to do before everyone's class and he expects everyone to participate in the discussion. You are only allowed 3 absences. There are big papers, a midterm, and a final, with weekly reader response assignments.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mr. Brissey was an excellent english teacher who was always very present for his students. The class work all essentially was building up to the final essay, so when it came time to write the final essay it felt manageable. All in all, I got a lot out of this class!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
In my honest opinion, he grades too critically for a 2000 level English class. His lectures are 99% just him asking really vague questions and waiting for someone answer with exactly what he wants(if this works for you, I recommend. it's just not my favorite method of teaching). Readings aren't too heavy though.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
He acts like a high school teacher. He gives a lot of work which I tolerate but they are very hard and grades harder. If you have an opinion on something that's different than his its wrong. If you miss class or look like you're not paying attention, he takes it personal and will call you out. I got a B in the class but at what cost. Don't take.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
He is an extremely tough grader, your rough draft will be graded as a final essay. There is only one paper for the entire semester, but a lot of small assignments. Your final paper will be 7-10 pages in length and about 3,000 words long. He is a nice person and is lenient on assignment extensions. He is not the worst teacher but avoid if you can.