AI Rate Professor

English As A Second Language

Brian McDonald

21B · ESL21B · ESL11A · ESL21B1352 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you and can handle tough in-class essays; otherwise the risk is high.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard GraderPolarizingIn-Class EssaysHelpful to SomeESL Writing
  • Reviews split hard between great teacher and stay-away disaster
  • and high fail risk for some
  • Strong learners who like structure often thrive; others report favoritism and mass failure

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some report easy As, but , and high fail rates.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

ESL writing with heavy in-class essays and high standards makes content and assessment tough for many.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Attendance is not clearly spelled out, though so presence matters.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Six glowing reviews clash with and favoritism.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

, and reports of failing large shares of the class.

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

the load feel heavy for many.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

and interesting classes for supporters; others say they learned little useful writing help.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

About 60% of grade from in-class essays versus roughly 10% homework in one detailed account.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and note-heavy for motivated students, but and class attrition is reported.

Main concern

Some claim he fails over half the class and plays favorites on second chances.

What students said

“ , but he is fair. I learned alot from him, because and give lots of notes.”
21B
“He fails over half the class!!”
ESL21B
“Although, he grades hard, he is a very good teacher.”
ESL21B

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.

In-class essays drive most of the grade with and .

In-Class EssaysHard GradingLimited Redo PointsHeavy Essay Weight

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; redos exist but barely recover points.

In-Class EssaysHard GradingLimited Redo Points
“60% of your grade is in class essays and only 10% is your endless amount of homework.”
ESL21B
“He lets you redo some in-class essays but .”
ESL21B

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Although, he grades hard, he is a very good teacher. I always looked forward to go to class, because he always made it interesting and I learned a lot about writing from him.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 polarized in-person ESL reviews, balancing hard-grader warnings with strong praise. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“ , but he is fair. I learned alot from him, because and give lots of notes.”

⚖️

28/100

“BEWARE, STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS. He fails over half the class!!”

📝 Assessment Style

72/100

“60% of your grade is in class essays and only 10% is your endless amount of homework.”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • and give lots of notes
  • Interesting class and he loves his family
  • he always made it interesting and I learned a lot about writing from him

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • , but he is fair
  • he is really easy to pass. do no hestating
  • He fails over half the class!!

Theme 3

⚠️ About Fairness

  • he is doing good for who he likes.or give one more chance

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Nine in-person reviews from 2012-2014 are detailed but highly polarized, so .

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ESL21B4 reviews
21B2 reviews
ESL11A2 reviews
ESL21B13521 review

Reported outcomes

D range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

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No reported values

B range

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C range

0

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D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1