AI Rate Professor

English

Caitlin Kirkley

ENG1A · ENGLISH103 · ENG001A · ENGLISH1A · ENGL001A · ENGL02B · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
85.19%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if and social-issue writing; do the essays and you will likely walk out happy with your grade.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilarious and caringDiscussion heavyLenient essay graderPolitically engaged lecturesSlow grade updates
  • Warm, funny, discussion-driven English instructor most students love.
  • Essays and effort ; easy A if you do the work.
  • Some want more traditional writing instruction and less .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Many call it an easy A if , and put in effort; rewrites and help.

Both formats report easy grades for completed work; .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Reading and but workload is repeatedly described as light to moderate for English.

In-person difficulty ratings and comments dominate the picture.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

Attendance is often checked or helps participation grades, but many say .

In-person mixed mandatory vs optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

and frequent best-English-teacher praise outweigh a small set of structure critiques.

Nearly all .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Focuses on structure and effort rather than nitpicking; late work and rewrites sometimes allowed.

Format shift

Online and if work is submitted.

Workload

Light

74/100

Typically a handful of essays, quizzes/readings, and a portfolio; not overwhelming for most.

Format shift

In-person comments consistently say doable workload; online similar with three essays plus portfolio.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Funny, caring, discussion-rich teaching that most students find engaging and supportive.

Format shift

In-person dominates; the one online review also rates her highly for feedback and care.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Mainly essays, portfolio, quizzes, and participation rather than traditional high-stakes exams.

Format shift

, but essays drive the grade.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

and and funny, with a manageable essay load and generally lenient structure-focused grading.

Main concern

Political digressions, slow grade posting, and uneven structure for students seeking traditional writing drills.

What students said

“AWESOME. A lot of instead of getting talked about things.”
ENGL02B
“Overall was an easy A and is not a heavy workload.”
ENGLISH1A
“Her lectures are VERY POLITICAL, barely correlating to the readings.”
ENGLISH1A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

if work is turned in.

Main concern

.

What students said

“She's not a , and as long as you turn in all your work you're guaranteed a B.”
ENGLISH1A

Exam style

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Assessment centers on essays and portfolio work with limited traditional testing pressure.

Essay HeavyPortfolioFew Traditional TestsIn-Class EssaysReading Based Midterms

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Typically a few out-of-class and in-class essays, readings, and occasional book-based midterms/finals with .

5 Essays CommonIn-Class EssaysPortfolioBook Based Midterms
“5 essays total (2-in class).”
ENGLISH1A
“3 out of class essay and 2 in class essay. At the end of the semester there's a portfolio project.”
ENG1A
“make sure to read the .”
ENGLISH1A

Online

Online section used three essays plus end-of-semester portfolio revision for the A.

EssaysPortfolioNo Hard Grading
“You're assigned 3 essays and they were mostly about social and political issues. As long as you do the portfolio at the end of the semester (expanding&revising 2 essays) you'll get an A.”
ENGLISH1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Prof. Kirkley is the ! She is genuinely a good person and is truly interested in what you have to say.”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting caring discussion-based English teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“She is super chill and respects everyone in the class. Definitely a class I look forward to and she is a .”

🅰️ Easy A Path

84/100

“If you do what you suppose to do, it's a easy A.”

💬

70/100

“A majority of her class time is actually spent on sparking conversation/debate among students.”

⚠️ Structure Critique

40/100

“Totally respect her as a person, but she isn't really an English teacher.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • hilarious and woke as hell
  • lectures are VERY POLITICAL

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • easy A and is not a heavy workload
  • Complete the and you'll be fine
  • gives you opportunities to improve your grade

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • She also bought everyone
  • !

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

32 reviews over many years with , and occasional political/structure critiques.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ENGLISH1A24 reviews
ENG001A2 reviews
ENG1A2 reviews
ENGL001A2 reviews
ENGL02B1 review
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ENGLISH1031 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

26 reported outcomes

A range

20

A+ 6 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2