AI Rate Professor

English

David Lipton

ENGLISH105 · ENGL24 · ENG2 · ENG1 · EGLI1 · ENGENG3 · ENGL3 · ENGL105 · ENGLI1 · ENGL1 · ENG24 · ENG105 · LANGUAGEARTS1 · ENGL2 · ENGLISH27 · ENGLISH1 · 105 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you want a brutal writing bootcamp and can handle harsh critique; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderSarcastic and intimidatingInspirational for hard workersStrict on formatHigh attrition
  • some credit him with life-changing writing skills, many call him rude and humiliating.
  • Expect , and high drop rates.
  • as mandatory and lateness is often penalized, while he himself is frequently late or absent.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

and withdrawals, and warnings that grades require heavy work and strict format compliance.

All evidence is In person; no Online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

25/100

, and high difficulty ratings make this a brain-burner for many.

All evidence is In person across ENG1, ENG105, and related courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, and fail for missing essays; flexibility is low.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Would-take-again sits near 75% among recent answers, but the large body of .

All recommendation evidence is In person; older reviews are especially split.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

and format rules, and stories of hard-earned low grades dominate.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Get ready to read, multiple essays, vocab quizzes, and .

Format shift

All workload evidence is In person; one .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some call him inspirational and the ; many call him sarcastic, humiliating, and off-topic.

Format shift

Entire sample is In person with strong polarity.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Essays, vocab and grammar quizzes, and .

Format shift

All assessment evidence is In person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

rigorous craft teaching and students who felt belittled, late-class chaos, and unfair grading.

Main concern

, and chronic lateness or absences.

What students said

“He was truly inspirational and was a master at teaching writing as a craft.”
ENGLISH27
“ .”
ENG105
“ .”
ENGLISH1

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes and error; not student-friendly open-book style.

Essay heavyVocab quizzes word-for-wordStrict MLA and formatIn-person quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essays are harshly nitpicked.

Word-for-word vocab quizzesHarsh essay nitpickingStrict attendance and tardy points
“ , if you get one small mistake in a .”
ENG1
“Harshly nitpicks the most meaningless things in .”
ENGL2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to learn and actually work for your grade, then this is the Professor to take.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and polar personality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“He was truly inspirational and was a master at teaching writing as a craft.”

⚖️

22/100

“Harshly nitpicks the most meaningless things in .”

⚠️ Classroom Climate

30/100

“He was very sarcastic and liked to humilate students.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • master at teaching writing as a craft
  • Amazing lectures
  • He's funnier than hell, and means what he says.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Get ready to read
  • class started with 40 students and by finals, only 5 were left

Theme 3

⚠️ About Character Risk

  • rude and disrespectful
  • liked to humilate students
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

105

Lifetime ratings

85/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty In person reviews over many years with detailed, recurring themes of rigor versus humiliation yield high confidence despite polarity.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 516
3 out of 514
2 out of 517
1 out of 522

Course coverage

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LANGUAGEARTS11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather_Not_Say 1