AI Rate Professor

English

Brian Fonken

ENGLA101 · ENGLISHA101 · ENG101 · ENGL101 · A101 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will read and participate; if your only goal is an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirational EnglishSci-Fi ThemesMust Read NovelsParticipation HeavyHard for Easy A
  • Near-perfect teaching praise with fun themes and strong lecture energy.
  • Getting a true A is hard; many land B-range grades despite learning a lot.
  • and mandatory participation drive success.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Students warn that As , and most classmates land B to D range without exceptional work.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Material is interesting and well taught, but novel reading and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and participation is a major grade factor.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Almost all students praise him as one of the and would take him again for the learning experience.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

Multiple comments call him a hard grader for English 101 with few easy As and no .

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Workload

Heavy

36/100

Lots of , and participation create a heavier-than-average English load.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Students rave about fun themes, depth, humor, clarity on essays, and genuine care for understanding.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grades hinge on essays, novel reading, class discussion, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English feels fun, thematic, and and essay effort required.

Main concern

As and .

What students said

“Despite all this, he's probably one of the . if you want an A.”
ENGL101
“Brian is awesome! one of !”
A101
“His lectures were interesting, he's funny, and very understanding.”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Assessment risk is mainly essay and reading based; reviews do not describe lockdown or webcam proctoring.

Essay BasedNovel DependentParticipation WeightedNo Extra Credit

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and participation with clear writing expectations and no Blackboard grade portal.

Essays from NovelsParticipation MattersNo BlackboardNo Extra Credit
“There isn't a textbook but the 2 books he assigns must be read since essays .”
ENG101
“He does not offer , but participation does matter! .”
ENGLISHA101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Despite all this, he's probably one of the . if you want an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 in-person reviews, highlighting excellent teaching versus hard A path and reading load. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Brian was one of ! ... His lectures are fun and he's funny too.”

📈 A Difficulty

32/100

“ if you are trying to get an A in English.”

📚 Reading Load

36/100

“Be ready to read a lot. We've gone over poetry, novels, short stories and movies.”

👍 Recommendation

88/100

“Would take again 100% definitely.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures were interesting, he's funny, and very understanding.
  • doesn't teach the boring usual literature which makes the class interesting
  • essays.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • He gives out a lot of work and is a hard grader for English 101.
  • Majority of my classmates are getting B-D's.
  • This class requires more effort than other English classes I've taken in the past

Theme 3

📖 About Readings and Themes

  • His class theme is mainly time travel or anything related to science fiction.
  • You MUST read the novels.
  • Made us read quite a lot but the material was fun and interesting.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Eight consistent detailed reviews over several years show stable praise for teaching with a repeated hard-A warning.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENG1013 reviews
A1012 reviews
ENGL1011 review
ENGLA1011 review
ENGLISHA1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1