AI Rate Professor

English

Paul Polloczek

ENGLISH100 · ENGLISH10 · ENG100 · ENGLISH1A · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

unless you already write well and just need a .

Best fit · Self Taught ProBoring lecturesEssay-heavy EnglishNice but unclearMixed grading surprisesStudent-led discussions
  • Many students call lectures boring slow or .
  • Class centers on essays and .
  • Grades can feel surprising and some report doing most of the teaching themselves.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Doing the essays usually lands a B and an A is possible with help but .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content and effort load stay light for many yet the class feels empty or repetitive rather than hard.

; no online reviews exist.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

so .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

More students warn against him for .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some say he is fair and will proofread for an A while and feel screwed.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

72/100

Main work .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

A minority love his creative style but .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment revolves around essays and discussion rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and essays; some students enjoy creative style while many find lectures boring unclear and poorly structured.

Main concern

and little actual teaching from the front of the room.

What students said

“He is a really cool guy but class is definitely repetitive. The .”
ENGLISH1A
“he makes students teach the class for him. you dont learn anything in the class. Just do the essays and you should get an easy b though.”
ENG100
“Horrible. . Boring as hell.”
ENG100

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews focus on essays not formal proctored exams so and assignment-driven.

Essay-focused assessmentGroup discussionsLimited exam detail

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; formal exam format is rarely described.

Essay-based gradingGroup discussions
“Just do the essays and you should get an easy b though.”
ENG100
“He tells you what and if you need help he will proof read and tell you what to do to get an A.”
ENG100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“he makes students teach the class for him. you dont learn anything in the class. Just do the essays and you should get an easy b though.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews, highlighting mixed teaching quality and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Lectures on ends about nothing. Does not promote creative writing. . Contradicts himself.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

32/100

“Lots of better teachers out there. !”

⚖️

48/100

“ .”

📚 Workload

72/100

“Lots of group discussions...don't have to do much tho. Easy class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • BORING class. Lectures are not fufilling
  • he makes students teach the class for him
  • Awesome teacher! He helps to unlock the creativity in your mind

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Just do the essays and you should get an easy b though
  • He'll help you to do whatever you need to do in order to get an A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is a really cool guy but class is definitely repetitive
  • Nice guy, bad class
  • Cool dude w/european accent

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

14 mixed reviews with thin detail and most from 2003-2006 plus one 2014 outlier limit confidence.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 55
2 out of 55
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENG10010 reviews
ENGLISH1002 reviews
ENGLISH101 review
ENGLISH1A1 review

Reported outcomes

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