AI Rate Professor

English

Daniel Landau

ENG2 · ENG1 · ENG02 · ENGLISH2 · 21A · ENGL2 · ENGLISH1 · ENG21A · 204 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
75.56%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want rigorous writing prep and can handle dry sarcasm and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderUniversity Prep WritingDry SarcasmParticipation HeavyGet Ready To Read
  • Serious English instructor who , and college-level standards.
  • Many students credit him for transfer-ready writing; others call him belittling or picky.
  • Attendance and participation are expected, and an A takes real work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Students often say an A is possible only with serious reading, revisions, and effort, not by coasting.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and and workload demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and stress showing up and participating.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Roughly three-quarters would take again, mainly for writing growth despite personality friction.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader and ; fair if you revise, harsh if .

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Regular reading, several papers, exams, and participation keep the load high for English.

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Teaching experience

Good

64/100

Strong praise for inspirational writing coaching balanced by complaints about belittling sarcasm.

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Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Essays and and pop quizzes also present.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person Eng 1/2 and related courses with , and participation; rewarding for motivated writers, frustrating for those seeking an easy A.

Main concern

and personality clashes can overshadow learning for some students.

What students said

“If you are serious about knowing how to write for all your classes and even on the job, this is the professor for you.”
ENG02
“One of the toughest professors I've ever had, but def knows what he's doing.”
ENG02
“He is very picky when it comes to answers and gets annoyed easily.”
ENG02

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Papers, midterms, finals, and occasional pop quizzes; .

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Expect essays, exams, and .

Essays heavyIn-class examsPop quizzes
“3 papers, 1 exam and a final.”
ENG02
“Beware of pop quizzes”
ENG02

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Daniel Landau is the . He taught me so much more than I ever did while taking classes at a UC school.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting tough grading versus transfer-ready writing growth. Credibility rating: High.

✍️ Writing Growth

78/100

“Yes, UCLA is more challenging than SMC, but thanks to Landau, I know what I'm doing, writing-wise.”

🔥 Tough But Fair Effort

40/100

“I started off w/ a D, worked my ass off and ended w/ a B. AND . .”

😬 Personality Clashes

25/100

“If he does not like you then he will not be afraid to humiliate you in class.”

Theme 1

📚 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Not an easy A. Takes writing seriously.
  • Just do the , and you got an easy A.
  • Gotta work for an A.

Theme 2

🧑‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Dry sense of humor.
  • Work close to the text
  • He made the . But you need to be engaged.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and will help you with the course.
  • He really cares for students to learn.
  • zero tolerance for laziness

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

204

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews spanning years with consistent themes on toughness and writing growth.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 568
4 out of 541
3 out of 537
2 out of 524
1 out of 534

Course coverage

ENG0229 reviews
21A6 reviews
ENG16 reviews
ENG21A4 reviews
ENG22 reviews
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ENGL21 review
ENGLISH11 review
ENGLISH21 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

43 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 1 · A 19 · A- 3

B range

9

B+ 2 · B 7

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

7

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1