Dick Harrington - Piedmont Virginia Community College

Professor: Dick Harrington
Department: English
College: Piedmont Virginia Community College
Rating # 1
Overview:
  • Course: ENG111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Excellent professor. Demanding. Dr. Harrington taught me how to be a better writer. Not for cry babies.
Rating # 2
Overview:
  • Course: ENG110
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great professor. Made me a better writer. Tough, but if you really want a good education you must take Harrington's class. Always grateful to have had him as a professor. Not for cry babies.
Rating # 3
Overview:
  • Course: CREATWRIT
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If you like to write how could you not like creative writing? But Dr. Harrington made it even more fun by encouraging each person in their own style. Easily my favorite class at PVCC. Extra points for the stache!
Rating # 4
Overview:
  • Course: ENG111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Fantastic teacher! Difficult, but worth the challenge. He's supportive, friendly, funny and super cool! Take his class and you'll love English even if you didn't before, like me!
Rating # 5
Overview:
  • Course: ENG121
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Prof Harrington is a great writer and a good professor. He does give out a ton of work, and encourages group work. but if you ask for an extension, he always gives you one. he is a little fruity. also, i would say the worst thing is that he is not the fairest grader, but usually he gives you a good grade.take his class- he's good. the best at pvcc.
Rating # 6
Overview:
  • Course: ENG111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: No
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
He's a pretty good professor but there's a lot of work involved. He's also not the fairest grader! Still, it's worth it.
Rating # 7
Overview:
  • Course: ENGL111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: Yes
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Great teacher. Lots of writing, but you do learn a lot.
Rating # 8
Overview:
  • Course: ENG112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 9
Overview:
  • Course: ENG111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
makes you write way too much
Rating # 10
Overview:
  • Course: ENG11277
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 1.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
take it from a UVa student, this class prepares you to write at a high level. The work load is high but manageable. The group critiques and writing process is helpful and unique. He's the best English professor at PVCC and would do anything to help his students
Rating # 11
Overview:
  • Course: ENG112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 2.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Horrible professor! He made half of my class withdrawal after the withdrawal without penalty! Realized he did this because he's the head of the department and he can't have that sorta thing on his record. Don't take him! Grades extremely unfairly!
Rating # 12
Overview:
  • Course: HON111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 3.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Awesome guy! A little fruity but very helpful in helping you become a better writer through his class. The "group" atmospher was very helpful also! Lots of writing but worth it!
Rating # 13
Overview:
  • Course: ENG11277
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Mr. Harrington is arguably the best English teacher at PVCC. His work load is enormous, but he spaces things out so you can't get behind. He grades compassionately, and I think my writing has improved enormously b/c of this class.
Rating # 14
Overview:
  • Course: ENG111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
My least favorite teacher here. He grades VERY subjectively, gives out way too much busy work and is unhelpful. Instead of helping, he says "ask your groupmates." For the amount of work you do, you get very few grades.
Rating # 15
Overview:
  • Course: ENG111
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 1.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
a hideously horrid teacher that gives ten times as much work as the cirriculum requires. unclear and quite a fruitcake so you dont really want to ask him for help.
Rating # 16
Overview:
  • Course: ENG112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 3.0
  • Course Difficulty: 5.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
If he does not like the way you write, forget it.
Rating # 17
Overview:
  • Course: ENG11177
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 4.5
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Pretty much what everyone else here said. He spaces out everyone's work load better than some of the other pvcc teachers. He gets you started right away on a paper, where as some the other ENG teacher let you put it off till you have a bunch of stuff due
Rating # 18
Overview:
  • Course: ENG111H
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
his grading was subjective, he would grade papers based on HIS opinions regarding content. Not whether it was a pursuasive, well thought out, gramattically correct. Although (in the honors class anyway) it was the difference between A and a B+.
Rating # 19
Overview:
  • Course: ENG111AN
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 2.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very passionate about his courses. You will write lots of papers.
Rating # 20
Overview:
  • Course: ENG112
  • Grade Received: N/A
  • Overall Rating: 5.0
  • Course Difficulty: 4.0
  • For Credit: N/A
  • Textbook Used: N/A
  • Would Take Again: N/A
  • Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very helpful, patient, and good at dealing with varying levels of skill.
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