AI Rate Professor

English

James Santilena

ENG1961 · ENG83A · ENG2018 · ENG81B · ENGLISH81A · ENG81ABC · A81A · ENGLISH · ENGLI1974 · ENG1995 · ENG84W · A81 · ENGLC1170 · ENG2051 · 81A · ENGLISH81 · ENG81 · ENG81A · ENGLISH81B · ENG2020 · ENGL81A · ENGL81 · ENGLISH81C · ENGLI84 · 44 lifetime ratings

AI rating
97/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
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Difficulty
1.3

The decision

If he is available, take him for developmental or lower-level English without hesitation.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyBest Teacher EverFunny and PatientWriting Confidence BuilderMust TakeCaring Mentor
  • Overwhelming consensus calls him one of the best English teachers at SMC.
  • Class is easy and supportive while .
  • , and makes shy students comfortable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Students say show up, bring the book, do the essays, and you pass or get a strong grade.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

84/100

Material is approachable for developmental English, with humor and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

, though some note flexibility during personal hardship.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Nearly every review is an and enjoyment.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

88/100

Students say he is not hard and focuses on helping you pass and improve essays.

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Workload

Light

80/100

; there can be several essays, but .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Reviews are almost uniformly ecstatic about humor, patience, clarity, and care.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Writing assignments and essays drive the course, with passing a .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person English 81-level classes are consistently described as fun, supportive, and highly effective for writing growth.

Main concern

He though content and .

What students said

“ . PERIOD.”
ENG2020
“OMG! Santilena is the ! No lie!”
ENG81A
“he .. but he is a great teacher!”
ENGLC1170

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

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Comments emphasize essay practice and preparing students to pass the .

Essay FocusPass the FinalIn-Class Writing Help

Assessment risk

Standard

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews highlight essay growth and a .

Essay FocusPass the Final
“His main goal is for you to pass his class and to pass the final.”
ENGL81
“there were quite a number of but it will sure help you ALOT!”
ENGLI1974

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . PERIOD. So helpful and understanding.”

Voice snapshots generated from 44 in-person reviews with near-unanimous praise for teaching, ease, and care. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“ . if you want to build your english composition, then take him”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

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❤️ Student Care

96/100

“most teachers won't bother 2 ask if things r alright but he did.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is very funny, and is a very happy person.
  • Funny guy and class is never boring.
  • especially when uses his marker as a cigar.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It's such an easy class
  • you will pass his course if you show up and bring your book
  • REal easy

Theme 3

✍️ About Writing Growth

  • .
  • He really teaches his students to write excellent essays.
  • showed me the path.

Data context

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Analysis sample

44

Recent reviews read by the AI

44

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-four reviews are extremely consistent and detailed across many years, with almost no dissent.

Inside 44 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 542
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

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A 1

B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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