Jason Kalchik

ENGLISH47A · ENG215 · ENGL215 · ENG205 · LCOM101 · ENGL105 · ENGL47A · ENG105 · ENG101 · ENGLISH49 · ENGL252A · ENGLISH210 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 94/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
Take again: 93.88%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

Take him for almost any English GE or major course if and writing; he will help you improve and pass.

Best fit · Effort For RewardGives Excellent FeedbackCaring and Lenient on Late WorkLots of ReadingExtra Credit FriendlyClear Rubrics

and revision chances.
, and discussion rather than high-stakes exams.
Easy A is realistic if you complete work on time and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

, and make an A reachable with consistent effort.

Online reviews stress late-work leniency more; in-person stress participation and discussion.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

, but volume of reading and writing keeps it from being trivial.

Online summer sections feel heavier; regular terms are more moderate.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

92/100

, and skill growth and .

Both online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

, and mercy on incomplete effort when students try.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize late-work flexibility more strongly.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and several essays; summer online can spike.

Format shift

Online especially summer can feel like lots of homework; in-person classwork often lightens load.

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

, and real growth in writing skills.

Format shift

Strong praise across both formats.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Essays, discussion posts, quizzes, and projects dominate; few traditional high-stakes exams.

Format shift

and projects; online is assignment-heavy.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

33 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and supportive with participation emphasis and interesting readings.

Main concern

Attendance and participation matter; shy students may feel pressure.

What students said

“ class very simple to understand”
ENG101

“Truly an amazing professor, 1-2 readings a week, 1 quiz a week, no exams just 2 fun group/solo projects.”
ENGL215

“Super lenient late policy and a in his rubrics.”
ENG205

Remote format

Online

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are reading- and writing-heavy with , and ; summer sessions feel heavier.

Main concern

Volume of weekly reading and .

What students said

“He accepts late work and really wants you to pass the class.”
ENG205

“As long as you put in a pretty small amount of effort and come up with your own opinion without relying on AI, you will easily get an A.”
ENG205

“So much reading. Jason assigns more reading per week than is reasonable for a 3 unit class.”
English210

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is mostly writing and finals.

Essay RevisionsWeekly QuizzesProjectsLimited Traditional Exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

projects; exams when present follow class emphasis.

Discussion BasedGroup ProjectsLight QuizzesEssay Focus

“no exams just 2 fun group/solo projects.”
ENGL215

“whatever piece of the text he emphasizes in class will most likely be on the exams.”
ENG215

Online

, and discussions with late acceptance and revision notes; .

Reading QuizzesEssaysLate Work AcceptedRevisions

“Had 3 essays, reading assignments, quizzes, etc.”
ENG205

“ and always gave notes on what to improve on.”
ENG101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Easily the . He gives a large amount of and is very in depth with it.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (17 online, 33 in , and workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“By far the !”

📝

88/100

“He gives tons of feedback. As long as you try and show some effort, he will show mercy”

📈 Easy A Path

80/100

“Easy A as long as you put in the work.”

👍 Recommendation

92/100

“Do yourself a favor and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He makes the class very simple to understand
sessions were always very engaging and fun
super cool guy. He cares about his students

Theme 2

📚

Get ready to read
Lots of work, but just try your best to stay on top of the work
as long as

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Very caring professor.
True gem in Mesa College.
he really cares to improve our writing

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent and older reviews across online and and care.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 547

4 out of 58

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

41 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 14 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 8

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1

Jason Kalchik

Take him for almost any English GE or major course if x x x x x and writing; he will help you improve and pass.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

📈 Easy A Path

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📚 x x x x

❤️ About Character

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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

Take him for almost any English GE or major course if and writing; he will help you improve and pass.

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