Which college professor would you choose?

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<p>These are feedbacks written by students from two different teachers and I'm debating which teacher to take for this writing course. Which teacher did a better job teaching? (course: Intermediate Writing for college fresh) based on their feedback (grammar, word choice, style) and their statement? Which teacher would you choose?</p>

<p>T#1:
Great teacher! She has students write on divisive topics, and really pushes you to succeed. Her comments and feedback strongly improved my writing, too. I highly recommend you take her class if you get the chance. You won't regret it. And as George Zimmer says, "I guarantee it."
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<p>Great teacher! She's really passionate about improving her student's writing skills. I was absolutely dreading this writing class, but I grew to really love it. She assigns a lot of essays, almost weekly, but they're definitely possible. Great teacher, recommended her to a lot of friends!</p>

<p>T#2:
Great guy but he is a very tough grader. The kind of teacher who is looking for specific things. I went to the writing center about 5 times for my first paper and obsessed over the details, and in the end I got a 137 out of 150. Other than that he knows his stuff, you just need to go in with the attitude that you will learn from HIM.</p>

<p>I would definitely recommend taking this writing course with Nicholas. He did seem like a tough grader at first, but that only motivated me to put more effort into my papers. Overall, I was pleased with how he taught this course.</p>

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<p>Are those the only two responses? It doesn’t sound like you oculd go wrong, but I personally would choose professor #1. “She has students write on divisive topics, and really pushes you to succeed.” I believe it would really strengthen your own writing by writing about interesting topics you are passionate about. And personally “really passionate about improving her student’s writing skills” sounds more favorable than “The kind of teacher who is looking for specific things” and “obsessed over the details.” Though it could help you notice things that would make you become a better writer, sometimes helping an INDIVIDUAL become a better wrriter through themselves is better than being nitpicky about things.</p>

<p>I have had both types of teachers in high school and learned great things from both of them. You can’t go wrong, but I would definitely prefer the first one.</p>