Professor Popham is great! Her workload is about the right. There are a lot work to do at first, but later on the course is not stressful. Also, she allow us to revise essays as many times as we want. She is always ready to help you with any questions in office hour. If you are not good at writing, Popham is the best choice! And you will learn many valuable things in her course!

As a person, Dr. Popham is super nice and she "forces" you to make friends with some of your classmates. She's helpful and never criticizes your writing too harshly. Her class requires a lot of work, but that's the best thing about this class. For a math & science major, this class is ideal because even if you're not a good writer, if you revise your essays a lot you can still get a good grade.

Professor Popham is absolutely incredible! She was definitely my favorite professor of the year! It is true that she does give a lot of busy work. You have 3 journals to write in, at least 1 entry per class, but in the end it all works out. There are 3 papers for the class which is 75% of your grade! When i first heard this i was scared because I dont consider myself the best writer, but you can revise an essay over and over and give it back to her for more feedback without a grade. She will tell you what she wants you to change and how to make it better and she will only grade the final essay. If you revise each essay at least 2 times before you turn it in, then you are in good shape for the class. Make sure to put the effort in. She is a great professor. Her lectures for the most part are pretty good. she helps you break down writing a thesis, brainstorming, editing, and the like because she want your writing to improve. She does make lame jokes and has different tones of voice that she uses that are pretty weird but in the long run, you will be a better writer. I stayed up until 4am the day before the final portfolio was due making sure it was perfect and it payed off because i got an A! You really feel like you accomplished something if you get an A in her class! I highly recommend Professor Popham, even though there is a lot of work.

you could get at least a B, if you are willing to work. And you only have to spent like 30 mins each day for her work. She is an awesome prof.

Professor Popham is a very nice woman. She is concerned and always willing to help her students. However, being a pre-med science major her class is a lot and i mean A LOT of stupid busy work. She doesn't realize that her students have other classes I think. Regardless it does not take away from her being a nice lady, but still the workload is insane.

I don't think she is that effective and easy..
I think the grading is pretty random,, and I didnt really learn anything in this class.
This class is just super busy and annoyig...
Busy doesn't always mean Learning.
I'd choose a different professor if I had a chance

One of the most effective, easiest, concerned, and good overall. I say this the ratings say this.
Yea yea, she has too many good ratings but things are not taken into consideration. Everyone can get an A, even if you turn in some assignments late. There's no midterm or graded papers that affect negatively your grade.
The way the grading goes is that you have to make a lot of essays, you submit them to the professor, then she gives them back. Many of my friends had their essays back like 5 or 6 times, and have all told me that the homework is tedious.
So, if you want an A, it is achievable, but you have to do alot of busywork. I mean alot. This class is time consuming.

I was terrified of taking English Comp 3 since I am an engineer, but I actually didn't think the class was that bad. Yes, it's quite a lot of work, so if you can't put the time in then I wouldn't recommend taking her class, but you will learn a lot. I felt that my writing improved tremendously over the quarter whereas I was not happy at all with my writing before I took the class.

So basically, her class is easy but a lot of work. If you are able to put the work in (and not procrastinate) then you will probably get an A and learn a lot.

I didn't really like her. She was a nice lady, but she had too many homework assignments which were pure busy work. Personally, I think college students should not have to do 3 journal entries on what they learned in class each day.

She is obsessed with the extermination of the verb "to be" and even if you have no other option but to have a "to be" verb in a sentence, she will still mark you off for it.

I did everything that was required and did it very well but still got a B, because she takes off points if you don't follow her suggestions. I should have taken another professor who does not give so much busy work.