Spencer Robins

ENG1A201 · ENG25H · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 91/100
RMP rating: 4.5/5
Take again: 85.71%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

if you want to become a better writer and will do original work without AI shortcuts.

Best fit · Effort For RewardExceptional FeedbackWriting Skill BuilderFlexible and KindChallenges Deep ThinkingNo AI Shortcuts

and real writing growth.
He is caring and often flexible, but not a free A if .
One harsh outlier exists, yet most call him a top English professor.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

High grades are common when students put in real writing work; he is not described as an automatic free A.

Online leans more flexible; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

, but essays and deeper thinking keep it from feeling trivial.

Online and demand.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

88/100

About 86 percent would take again and .

Online praise is nearly uniform; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Not an easy grader, but understanding deadlines and .

Format shift

Online students stress leniency; .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly discussions and multi-essay writing are substantial but usually called reasonable with strong guidance.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

, and genuine investment in student growth dominate.

Format shift

Both formats praise teaching quality; in-person has one low-quality outlier.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Essays, discussion boards, and revision cycles are the core assessment pattern.

Format shift

Online and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person ENG1A reviews and care, with one strong complaint about tough grading and long lectures.

Main concern

A minority finds him tough and lecture-heavy in person.

What students said

“if you are not ”
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“His lectures are long and .”
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Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online honors and lit sections get glowing reviews for , and skill growth with reasonable readings.

Main concern

Still requires sustained writing and reading; not a no-effort class.

What students said

“The .”
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“super lenient with deadlines, love this guy so much”
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“4 essays around 8000 words total”
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Exam style

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Assessment is writing-centered with and little evidence of strict proctored testing.

Essay FocusedDiscussion BoardsDetailed FeedbackFlexible Deadlines Often

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments focus on essay revision help and writing skill; .

Essay RevisionWriting FocusNo AI

“helps us revise the essay again and again”
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“do not use AI.”
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Online

Online reviews describe lectures, short readings, discussions, and .

EssaysDiscussion BoardsFlexible DeadlinesNo Textbook Required

“His class consists of lectures, very short readings, and .”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I genuinely think he is the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting feedback, growth, and effort themes. Credibility rating: High.

📝

91/100

“gives out amazing and , and takes the time to read everything you do”

🧠 Real Writing Growth

88/100

“his class really strengthened my writing skills and how to write effectively.”

⚖️ Fair but Not Free

58/100

“he is not an and witre everything by yourself”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

super passionate
His lectures are also very in depth
and a great person to be around

Theme 2

📈 About Effort & Grades

Do the work and get your A.
Put in the work and he'll see that
not an

Theme 3

❤️ About Support

super lenient with deadlines
always reaches out to help
very kind and patient

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

14 detailed reviews across online and and one clear dissent.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

ENG25H10 reviews

ENG1A-2014 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

No reported values

C range

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D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 6

Spencer Robins

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📝 x x x

🧠 Real Writing Growth

⚖️ Fair but Not Free

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Effort & Grades

❤️ About Support

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want to become a better writer and will do original work without AI shortcuts.

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