Mark A. Kobler

ENGL1A · ENGLI100 · ENG400100 · ENG400 · ENGL100 · ENGLISH100 · ENG101 · ENG400WINTER · ENG100 · 34 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 54/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
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Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

Take him only if you and will use rewrites; skip if you need an easy A .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPicky grammar graderVocab-heavy testsFunny but ramblingEssay rewrites allowedPolarizing English 100

Students split hard between easy-pass fans and .
Class centers on vocabulary, grammar nitpicks, and a .
, and can soften the grade if you use them.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Passing is often easy via vocab and rewrites, but .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is mostly vocab and grammar rather than heavy theory, yet standards on writing mechanics feel high.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

52/100

Roughly half praise an easy funny class while a large minority call him the worst or most unfair English 100 option.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

Many students say commas, spelling, and formatting cost letter grades even when rewrites exist.

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Workload

Light

72/100

Typical load is vocab lists and a .

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Teaching experience

Average

62/100

He is often funny and knowledgeable, but also boring, off-topic, or unhelpful depending on the student.

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

and finals, plus occasional labs or rewrites.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English 100 reviews are mixed: many call him funny and passable with vocab focus, while and unfair hardness.

Main concern

Grammar and punctuation nitpicking can sink essay grades even when overall workload is light.

What students said

“Getting an A or a B in this class is a piece of cake.”
ENGL100

“ the hardest and most unfair teacher in the world.”
ENGL100

“ . Difficult to get over a .”
ENG100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Exams lean on vocabulary and spelling; essays are graded strictly on mechanics, with .

Vocabulary midterms and finalsEssay rewritesOccasional take-home finalPicky grammar scoring

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and grammar; one summer section mentioned a .

Vocab testsGrammar nitpicksTake-home final mentionedEssay rewrites

“ !!!”
ENG100

“on the test if u miss spell or forgot to put a comma here or there, he catches every mistake”
ENGL100

“The final and mid-terms are based on vocabulary words, so it's easy to pass.”
ENG100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ the hardest and most unfair teacher in the world.”
Voice snapshots generated from 34 , and mixed recommendations. Credibility rating: High.

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34/100

“A comma can kill you on the test.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“He's simply the best! :)”

👍 Recommendation Split

52/100

“Getting an A or a B in this class is a piece of cake.”

📚 Workload Style

72/100

“No homeworks at all but a lot of vocabulary words.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very funny and entertaining teacher not very helpful though
He constantly goes off subject a lot
Hes an easy n funny teacher, but .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

if u want to get an A,
he'll let you redo a grade
Difficult to get over a .

Theme 3

📝 About Assessment Focus

His class focuses primarily on vocabulary and grammar.
he makes u memorize like 73words
if it's under 75.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-four in-person reviews across many years show detailed, consistent themes despite older dates (roughly 2004-2011).

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516

4 out of 58

3 out of 51

2 out of 53

1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Mark A. Kobler

Take him only if you x x x x x and will use rewrites; skip if you need an easy A x x.

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Depends

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Take him only if you and will use rewrites; skip if you need an easy A .

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