Sally Kirkeby

ENGL1 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 15/100
RMP rating: 1.5/5
Take again: 12.5%
Difficulty: 4.4

The decision

; only consider her if you want intense writing practice and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderPaper HeavyHarsh ZerosHostile ToneSummer Killer

Students repeatedly call her a exact format.
Online and summer , and reading with little goodwill.
A few note real writing rigor if you want to learn, but most advise avoiding her for GE English.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Tough grading, sudden zeros, and and costly.

Online reviews drive the harsh grade story; the .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Content aims at real writing and grammar rigor, but volume and strictness make it far from an easy GE.

Online summer comments emphasize daily .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

70/100

Most recent reviews are online with ; .

Flexibility is mainly an online pattern; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

14/100

and comments range from zero for format to hostile or .

Online reviews are harsher; one in-person student still said yes with heavy caveats.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

and reports of zeros without valid evidence dominate the sample.

Format shift

Online reviews more often allege unfair zeros and bias.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Multiple , and heavy reading.

Format shift

Online summer sections report the most extreme daily essay load.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Students describe rudeness, dismissiveness, bias, and little constructive support for writers.

Format shift

; online focuses on unfair treatment.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and a timed essay midterm more than light quizzes.

Format shift

Online comments list papers and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

; one notes a scary blunt persona that can work if you never miss work.

Main concern

Intimidating .

What students said

“This teacher is hard to read. She seems rude and dismissive at first”
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Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online ENGL1 reviews are mostly very negative on fairness, zeros, discrimination claims, and .

Main concern

Harsh zeros and and low trust.

What students said

“I'd rather sell a kidney under no anestesia before taking her class again.”
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“Even if you did the assignment and if it wasn't done the exact way she wanted it she gave you a zero for no reason”
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“ . You won't survive. Essays every single day 6-8 pages.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is writing-heavy with multi-page papers and a timed in-class style essay .

Timed Essay MidtermMajor Research PaperDiscussion PostsCorrection SheetsPaper Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and lots of homework.

Tough GradingLots Of Homework

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“never miss work, and you'll be good.”
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Online

Online work includes major papers, daily essays in , and a 2-hour essay midterm.

Timed Essay Midterm6-8 Page PapersDiscussion PostsCorrection Sheets

“midterm is writing an essay in 2 hours”
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“Essays every single day 6-8 pages.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I'd rather sell a kidney under no anestesia before taking her class again.”
Voice snapshots generated from 8 ENGL1 reviews with and paper load. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation Level

14/100

“I'd rather sell a kidney under no anestesia before taking her class again.”

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15/100

“she gave you a zero for no reason”

📝 Paper Workload

18/100

“Essays every single day 6-8 pages.”

📚 Learning Tradeoff

40/100

“If you want to learn grammar, writing, and prepare for .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Tone And Fairness

She seems rude and dismissive at first
Intructor was unfair and discriminatory
graded with bias, sometimes giving zeros without valid evidence

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

Very hard to complete!!

Theme 3

✍️ About Writing Load

So many papers
3 major papers (1 is a research paper with 6-8pgs)
lots of reading!!

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

8 recent ENGL1 reviews are and heavy writing, but the sample is small and mostly online.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 52

1 out of 55

Course coverage

ENGL18 reviews

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

C 1

D range

D+ 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1

Sally Kirkeby

x x x x x; only consider her if you want intense writing practice and x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

Challenging

Optional

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🚫 Recommendation Level

⚖️ x x

📝 Paper Workload

📚 Learning Tradeoff

👨‍🏫 About Tone And Fairness

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

✍️ About Writing Load

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

; only consider her if you want intense writing practice and .

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