Is this an easy A?
EasyA
82/100An A is often reachable through rewrites and homework, but students still report heavy work and .
All evidence is from in-person reviews, with .
Foothill College · English As A Second Language
ESL2 · ESL · ESL025 · ESL177 · ESL25 · ESLSECT · ESL2526 · ESL167 · ESLL26 · ESL26 · ESJ25 · ESL166 · ENG26 · 50 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
An A is often reachable through rewrites and homework, but students still report heavy work and inconsistent grading.
All evidence is from in-person reviews, with no online reviews available.
Is the course easy?
The writing content is manageable for many students, but essays, readings, and unclear prompts make the course feel uneven.
All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance and participation appear important because students say he likes students who attend, speak up, and work in class.
Only in-person reviews mention attendance-related behavior.
Is this professor recommended?
Recommendation depends on whether you value rewrites and writing practice enough to tolerate unclear teaching and mood concerns.
All recommendation evidence is in person, and opinions are strongly split.
Course guide
Grading
Lenient
74/100
Rewrite chances and easy-A comments suggest lenient grading, but complaints about bias and harsh grading keep it from being fully generous.
Format shift
All grading evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Workload
Heavy
30/100
Many reviews mention essays, rewrites, readings, oral reports, and tons of homework.
Format shift
All workload evidence comes from in-person reviews.
Teaching experience
Average
58/100
Some students say he teaches writing well and helps them improve, while many others call him unclear, moody, or ineffective.
Format shift
All teaching evidence is in person and highly mixed.
Assessment method
FocusOnAssignments
25/100
Reviews repeatedly mention essays, rewrites, homework, oral reports, and quizzes, with fewer clear exam details.
Format shift
All assessment evidence comes from in-person reviews.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
In-person reviews show a polarizing writing teacher who may help students improve but can feel unclear, moody, and workload-heavy.
Main concern
Expect unclear expectations, many writing tasks, and a grading experience that some students see as unfair.
What students said
“he gives you a lot of chances to revise your assay untill you get A if you would.”
“Tons of homework!!”
“Despite getting As, I do not recommend anyone taking his classes.”
“He is an unclear, emotional & moody old man, & can teach few things.”
Remote format
Low confidence
No stored summary is available for this format.
Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
Exam evidence is limited, with one review mentioning two essay exams and another mentioning hard quizzes.
Assessment risk
Varies
45/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person reviews mention essay exams and quizzes, but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or closed-book rules.
“There will be four essays and two essay exams”
“the quizes were a little hard.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Despite getting As, I do not recommend anyone taking his classes.”
“He is the best English teacher I have ever had. I learnt a lot and improved my english skills too.”
“Easy to get an A as long as you do your homework”
“he gives you a lot of chances to revise your assay untill you get A if you would.”
“He is an unclear, emotional & moody old man, & can teach few things.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
50
Recent reviews read by the AI
50
Lifetime ratings
86/100
Evidence confidence
Credibility is high because 50 in-person reviews span many years and repeatedly show the same split themes despite some vague comments.
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