AI Rate Professor

English

J Paik-Schoenberg

ENGLISH20 · ENGL1S · ENG2 · ENGL2 · ENG21 · ENG20 · ENGL11819 · ENG21B · ENGLISH21A · ENGL10 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
20/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
11.11%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you already write at a high level and want a strict academic-writing bootcamp.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderUnclear InstructionsHeavy ReadingHarsh FeedbackHigh Expectations
  • Most students warn she is an .
  • Workload is heavy on reading, essays, and .
  • A minority say you can learn strong academic writing if you accept the harsh standard.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Repeated claims of more Fs than As, harsh essay deductions, and very few high grades make an A extremely costly.

; In person reviews dominate grade complaints.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

26/100

, and lots of homework make the content and pace hard for most students.

Both formats describe high demand; In and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

Some sections list attendance mandatory while , so policy is mixed.

Online ; In person sometimes list yes.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Only about one in , and the dominant student .

Online reviews are uniformly negative; In person has a few learning-focused positives but .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

for small mistakes and expectations above many students' starting level.

Format shift

and In person.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Lots of reading, essays, peer review, and .

Format shift

In person reviews stress reading and .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Many students report , and little useful teaching, with only a minority finding the structure helpful.

Format shift

; In person splits between harsh pedagogy and rare writing-growth praise.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Essays, readings, peer review, and .

Format shift

Both formats center on essays and writing tasks.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person reviews mostly call her a and essays, though a few credit her for improving writing skill.

Main concern

, and heavy independent work.

What students said

“ . !! She was very vague on her instructions for the essays assigned and grades harshly.”
ENG2
“ . I am someone who will put the effort to do good but she won't care.”
ENG2
“She is a and it's hard to get a good grade in the class but I honestly think if you want to learn to write well, she is a good professor.”
ENGL1S

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online students say and condescending, with little teaching beyond an expensive textbook and .

Main concern

and unresponsive or condescending communication.

What students said

“Her directions are unclear & she was condescending when I tried to clarify them.”
ENG2
“She is vague and . She sets you up for failure.”
ENG2
“cant even contact her when you unsure about an .”
ENGL1S

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; quizzes appear but proctoring tools are not clearly described.

Essay HeavyHarsh Essay GradingQuizzes MentionedUnclear Prompts

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person assessment centers on strictly graded essays and heavy reading, with at least one quiz incident noted and .

Strict Essay GradingHeavy ReadingPeer ReviewQuiz Mentioned
“She was very vague on her instructions for the essays assigned and grades harshly.”
ENG2
“She told me while taking a a C almost a B and ”
ENGLISH21A

Online

and textbook-driven work rather than proctored exams.

Unclear Assignment InstructionsTextbook DrivenLittle Feedback
“Instead of teaching she makes us read an (expensive) textbook that covers basic concepts, & gives .”
ENG2
“she gives riddled instructions and expects you to decode her below average level of communication.”
ENG2

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !! Trust me on this. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews across Online and In , and a minority learning benefit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“Her directions are unclear & she was condescending when I tried to clarify them.”

🚫 Recommendation

18/100

“ !! Trust me on this. .”

⚖️

18/100

“She is a and it's hard to get a good grade in the class”

📚 Learning Tradeoff

40/100

“I really learned to write in this class and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She was very vague on her instructions for the essays assigned
  • Instead of teaching she makes us read an (expensive) textbook
  • A lot of her comments had condescending or arrogant tones

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • .
  • She gives more F's than A's in every class she teaches.
  • mistakes.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • Get ready to read
  • She assigns so other courses
  • A lot of work is crammed in; you're expected to do 99% of it on your own

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-one reviews over many years show a durable majority pattern of tough grading and learning-focused praise.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 510

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 2