AI Rate Professor

English

Hugh Bonar

ENG2 · ENG1 · ENGLISH2 · ENGL63 · ENGL2 · ENGLISH1 · 78 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
94%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Take him for Eng 1 or 2 if you want a and a realistic path to an A.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyChill and HilariousGreat Essay FeedbackEasy A With EffortPop QuizzesInspirational Lectures
  • Extremely popular English professor with and
  • , and quizzes if you show up and try
  • ;

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Most students say effort on essays and ; not free, but very achievable.

Online and in-person both report easy As with work; a few international students find As harder.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Standard English load of essays and readings, generally chill and not intellectually brutal.

Compressed online terms feel faster; regular in-person is described as simple and fun.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

62/100

and quizzes punish absences; if you keep up.

; online usually no attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Nearly universal praise for , and life-changing English experiences.

Strong recommendation holds online and in person with only rare outliers.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

82/100

Fair to generous if you put in effort; rewrites and .

Format shift

; a minority call essay grades mood-based.

Workload

Light

70/100

Usually a few essays, readings, and quizzes rather than constant busywork.

Format shift

Some online late-start classes feel paper-heavy; normal terms stay light-to-moderate.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Funny, knowledgeable, accessible, and highly inspiring across years of reviews.

Format shift

Online and in-person both highlight humor, help, and strong lectures or discussions.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and reading quizzes more than classic exams.

Format shift

and pop quizzes; online is papers and quizzes.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person classes are funny, laid-back lectures with interesting readings; do the essays and .

Main concern

Occasional long rambles and pop quizzes if .

What students said

“easy, easy A, could've gotten an A+”
ENG1
“as long as you do your work you're pretty much guaranteed an A.”
ENGL2
“Never wanted to miss a lecture.”
ENG1

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections stay fair and ; accelerated terms can feel paper-heavy but .

Main concern

Late-start or compressed and reading.

What students said

“As long as you try, I can guarantee you an A.”
ENG1
“He will make you work for the A. He's not a but your grades will easily reflect the amount of effort”
ENGL2
“the work felt excessive. if you have a lot of time to focus on this course.”
ENGL2

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly essays and reading quizzes; formal testing is light and student-friendly.

In-Class EssaysPop Quizzes on ReadingFew Formal ExamsTake-Home EssaysStraightforward Quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and as in-class essays rather than strict closed-book batteries.

Pop QuizzesIn-Class Essay FinalFew Homework Assignments
“He does give pop quizzes, however, and if you don't pass them or are not in .”
ENG1
“ .”
ENG1

Online

Online work centers on papers, quizzes, and reading; .

Papers and QuizzesReading-Based Work
“3 papers and 3 quizzes, and all were pretty straightforward and easy.”
ENG1
“It was a late start class and it consisted of lots of papers, quizzes, and lots of reading.”
ENGL2

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Arguably the greatest professor in Santa Monica College history.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (10 online, 40 in person), highlighting humor, fairness, and ease. Credibility rating: High.

⭐ Teaching Excellence

92/100

“I'm usually too selfish and don't want to tell other people about a good teacher but I can't help myself. He's AMAZING.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

84/100

“as long as you do your work you're pretty much guaranteed an A.”

📝

90/100

“ and explains how you can better your writing.”

🔥

94/100

“Do yourself a favor and take this class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's very chill and laid-back, likes to yap, love him.
  • Never wanted to miss a lecture.
  • HE DOESNT HAVE A STAPLER, BUT . EXCELLENT.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • as long as you do the work and put in effort.
  • As long as you try, I can guarantee you an A.
  • Getting an A is kinda hard for international students but getting a B is easy.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he is the coolest!!
  • Professor Bonar is amazing!!! Extremely reasonable and helpful.
  • ! Funny and woke as hell.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

78

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews with , and detailed positive patterns.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 547
4 out of 519
3 out of 56
2 out of 52
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ENG130 reviews
ENG212 reviews
ENGL24 reviews
17901 review
ENGL631 review
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ENGLISH11 review
ENGLISH21 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

39 reported outcomes

A range

32

A+ 2 · A 30

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1