Is this an easy A?
MissionImpossible
12/100Students , and almost no path to a high grade despite rewrites.
Online and ; online also stresses simultaneous paper load.
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Students describe extreme harsh grading, drops, and almost no path to a high grade despite rewrites.
Online and in-person both report harsh grading; online also stresses simultaneous paper load.
Is the course easy?
Heavy reading, many papers including long research, and confusing instructions make the content feel crushing.
Both formats call the course stressful and paper-heavy; online hybrid felt especially overloaded.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance is marked mandatory and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.
Mandatory attendance noted in both online and in-person reviews.
Is this professor recommended?
Zero would-take-again and near-unanimous warnings to take anyone else.
Avoid sentiment is consistent online and in person.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
12/100
Repeated tough-grader tags, unclear feedback, and drop or C outcomes dominate reviews.
Format shift
Harsh grading reported in both online and in-person sections.
Workload
Overwhelming
10/100
So many papers, textbook-based writing tasks, and constant homework create high stress.
Format shift
Online review emphasizes concurrent papers; in-person echoes so many papers.
Teaching experience
Awful
15/100
Students say he does little teaching, is rude or smug, and confuses more than he helps.
Format shift
In-person reviews are most detailed on personality and teaching failure; online also says he does not really teach.
Assessment method
FocusOnAssignments
18/100
Assessment is almost entirely papers, homework, and a long research paper with little exam discussion.
Format shift
Paper focus appears in both formats.
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Course format
Classroom format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
In-person English 100 is widely called a drop-heavy, tough-grader disaster with unclear instructions and little teaching.
Main concern
Harsh grading, unclear feedback, and massive paper load drive stress and withdrawals.
What students said
“Horrible teacher! Seriously this man should not be teaching. He makes his assignments extremely confusing.”
“He is known for having a high drop rate. The class started with 30+ students and ended with 6.”
“I don't recommend taking this class. He gives so much homework/classwork, it's ridiculous.”
Remote format
Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
Online hybrid English felt extremely stressful with simultaneous textbook writing tasks plus major papers and harsh unclear grading.
Main concern
Too many concurrent writing assignments and little teaching during class.
What students said
“He gives out so many writing assignment based on the textbook reading plus 4 other papers that you have to do simultaneously. His grading is extremely harsh and he doesnt give clear feedback either.”
Exam style
Reviews focus on papers and harsh essay grading rather than a clear exam policy.
Assessment risk
Varies
45/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
Mostly writing assignments and a long research paper; exams are not clearly detailed in comments.
“Mostly writing assignments and a 10 pg research paper.”
“he does give you a chance to rewrite essays and turn in late hw”
Reviews emphasize simultaneous writing assignments and harsh essay grading; exam format is not clearly described.
“The most stressful english class i had to take. He gives out so many writing assignment based on the textbook reading plus 4 other papers”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Horrible teacher! Seriously this man should not be teaching. He makes his assignments extremely confusing. Is not willing to work with his students, and frankly is a rude person.”
“He's more concerned with telling his students off then actually teaching them something. BEWARE!!”
“I would not recommend taking him. He was an extremely difficult grader and he didn't seem to care whatsoever.”
“He gives so much homework/classwork, it's ridiculous. This class will stress you out.”
“he is an extremely harsh grader, he does little teaching and his instructions are unclear.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
7
Recent reviews read by the AI
7
Lifetime ratings
58/100
Evidence confidence
Seven recent reviews are highly consistent on harsh grading and overload, but the small sample and few grades limit certainty.
Inside 7 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
3 reported outcomes
No reported values
No reported values
C 1
No reported values
No reported values
Drop/Withdrawal 2