AI Rate Professor

English

David Starkey

ENG271P · ENG111 · ENG110121 · ENG110 · ENGL271P · ENG270 · ENG271 · CRWRPOET · ENG100 · ENG111H · 69 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
55.56%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you will work hard; be cautious for composition, especially online.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing English ProfTough Grader on CompCreative Writing FavoriteLots of PapersCaring but Demanding
  • Creative writing and poetry students often love him; composition students are split.
  • Expect , and strict or .
  • Online and some ENG111 experiences .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many call him a ; an A usually requires consistent hard work and revisions.

Online reviews sound harder; effort.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is college English with and writing, not impossible but clearly work-intensive.

Creative writing in .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

Tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass, with .

Mandatory or and writing classes.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

loved for creative writing, often avoided for composition.

Online recommendation is .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

and harsh composition stories outweigh occasional grade bumps and .

Format shift

Online and ENG111 reviews are harsher than many ENG270/poetry reviews.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Students repeatedly cite lots of , and peer work.

Format shift

Heavy paper and .

Teaching experience

Good

68/100

Many praise interesting lectures and , but a sizable group finds him confusing, boring, or unhelpful.

Format shift

In-person creative writing praise is strong; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and creative pieces.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person creative writing is often praised as chill and rewarding, while and strict.

Main concern

Skip class and you may fail; quizzes, papers, and .

What students said

“David Starkey is one of ”
ENG270
“This was by far the most horrible experience ever”
ENG111
“Starkey is by far one of the ”
ENG110

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections draw mostly harsh reviews about , and .

Main concern

Students report , and very tough grading online.

What students said

“everything is online, but he doesn't teach”
ENG111
“Horrific experience in his class during the Covid Pandemic”
ENG111
“I loved Starkey! His book for the course gave me a new perspective on creative writing”
ENG270

Exam style

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Assessment centers on papers and frequent reading quizzes rather than clearly described proctored finals.

Reading QuizzesMany PapersPeer PostsTurnitin MentionedFew Formal Final Details

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews commonly mention reading quizzes, papers, presentations, and .

Pop or weekly reading quizzesMultiple papersPresentationsTurnitin
“his daily quizzes are 20% of the grade”
ENG270
“ because of the ”
ENG111
“uses turnitin”
ENG111

Online

Online reviews emphasize , and no Canvas for at least one section; proctoring tools are not clearly proven.

Weekly chapter testsMany papersOdd submission hoursDoes not use Canvas (reported)
“ on the chapters”
ENG111
“ , ”
ENG111

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“All you have to do is work hard in his class, and he will reward you by doing so.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (4 online, 46 in-person), highlighting the split between creative writing praise and composition criticism. Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Polarizing Experience

55/100

“ . If you're a creative writing major, switch to English lit and transfer.”

📝 Heavy Writing Load

34/100

“He barely goes and he gives a buttload online and offline.”

🌟 Creative Writing Strength

68/100

“If you're interested in learning the rudiments of different genres of creative writing, there's no better teacher than Professor Starkey.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • lectures are interesting and upbeat
  • He's just a fun, goofy guy who is incredibly intelligent
  • The environment in his class so welcoming

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • he is a
  • If you revise your stuff. You'll be fine
  • As long as you show up everyday and do the work you should get an A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Complaints

  • everything is online, but he doesn't teach
  • Literally the most
  • Probably 85% of my class is miserable walking in every single day

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

69

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews across many years and courses show consistent split themes between creative writing praise and composition criticism.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 548
4 out of 58
3 out of 53
2 out of 53
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 6 · A- 3

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1