AI Rate Professor

English

David Zehr

ENG04 · ENG1 · ENG02 · ENG2 · ENGLISH11882 · ENG01 · ENG1SCHOL · ENG1SCHOLARS · ENGLISH2 · ENGL1 · ENG21919 · ENGL4 · ENG4 · ENGLISH1 · 171 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
76.67%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you like debate and current events and will participate; skip if you want quiet lectures or apolitical English.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerParticipation HeavyHilarious but AbrasivePolitics-Focused DiscussionsEssay-Centered GradingLove-Him-or-Hate-Him
  • Strong writers who speak up often thrive; quiet students can feel targeted.
  • if you echo class notes and participate, but some call him tough or unclear.
  • Classes lean into court cases, politics, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

if you participate and use class notes in essays, but tough-grader and B-despite-effort stories also appear.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is discussion and reading based; intellectual challenge is moderate and rises with denser texts.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most students say show up, get called on, and .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Roughly three in and growth while a loud minority strongly warn others away.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

and few graded items help many, yet others label him a tough or .

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Often a few essays plus reading and .

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Engaging and inspiring for many; demeaning or off-topic for others.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and occasional quizzes more than formal exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and polarizing; success hinges on participation and matching his style.

Main concern

Abrasive call-outs, political tangents, and personality clashes turn some students off.

What students said

“He's really funny and enjoys talking w/ his students.”
ENG1
“He's a very rude and mean guy.”
ENG01
“ and , so not too much work.”
ENGL4

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.

Assessment is mostly papers and exams.

Few Graded ItemsEssay HeavyOccasional QuizzesParticipation Graded

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and class talk; quizzes are few when mentioned.

Essay HeavyParticipation GradedOccasional Quizzes
“ and , so not too much work.”
ENGL4
“Only like 4 papers plus a midterm and final.”
ENG02

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He is one of the . I have ever had.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting participation culture and polarized personality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“Kind, compassionate, and intriguing professor. Encourages discussions and everyones opinion on subjects in the class.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

72/100

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🗣️ Participation Pressure

22/100

“If you don't speak up in class, you will learn whether you want to or not.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's really funny and enjoys talking w/ his students
  • tends to go off-topic and talk about Trump
  • lectures are brilliant

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if
  • I didn't have to put too much efforts to get an A
  • Despite working super hard I ended up getting a B

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • can be extremely abrasive
  • love him or you hate him
  • rude and unprofessional

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

171

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews across many years show a consistent love-hate pattern around personality and participation.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 589
4 out of 538
3 out of 517
2 out of 515
1 out of 512

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

35 reported outcomes

A range

23

A+ 6 · A 17

B range

7

B 7

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4