AI Rate Professor

English

Deborah Paes De Barros

ENG205 · LIT205 · ENGLISH100 · ENG203 · ENG225 · ENG220 · ENG202 · ENG100 · ENG50 · WORLDLIT · 94 lifetime ratings

AI rating
86/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
63.64%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Excellent choice if and discussion and will revise for her standards; skip if you want an .

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate lecturerHeavy readingEssay focusedHilarious discussionsInspiring mentor
  • Students widely praise her passion, humor, and care while warning you must read a lot.
  • Grades rest on a few essays and papers; A.
  • and analysis more than light busywork.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many pass with solid writing, but an A needs real analysis and meeting her style expectations.

Online reviews stress subjective A ceilings; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Ideas are accessible but multi-book reading and .

; difficulty ratings cluster mid-range.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

Some sections mark attendance mandatory and useful; if you read and turn in work.

; in-person is mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

74/100

Most detailed voices call her inspiring and .

In-person love is strong; online reviewers were cooler.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Helpful and often gentle for effort, yet particular on style and evidence when awarding high marks.

Format shift

Online flags subjective tough As; in-person calls her fair but not free.

Workload

Moderate

50/100

Few graded items but heavy novel and .

Format shift

Both formats say get ready to read; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students consistently describe funny, passionate lectures and genuine investment in student growth.

Format shift

In-person praise is overwhelming; online still calls her caring.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and occasional quizzes rather than many exams.

Format shift

Consistent across formats with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes are discussion-rich literature courses with but , and a charismatic, caring professor.

Main concern

Tough essay standards and .

What students said

“She's not too harsh a grader, but then again you gotta really work for that A.”
ENG202
“Deborah is delightfully kooky and colorful. Her lectures are hilarious and full of interesting discussion.”
ENG225
“I spent maybe 2-3hrs/week and got an A.”
ENG100

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students find her kind and prompt-driven but note tough or and .

Main concern

and hard A ceiling online with .

What students said

“if you're shooting for an A, she gives pretty and grades extremely subjectively.”
ENG202
“She's a bit of a the assignments and the exams. Get ready to READ!”
ENG205

Exam style

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Assessment is mainly essays and .

Essay heavyResearch paperQuote or character testsHeavy reading

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and research papers, with some in-class essays or quote-based tests.

EssaysResearch paperIn-class essayDiscussion based
“ , and a research paper.”
ENG100
“ an A.”
ENG202

Online

Online comments mention essays and .

Tough essay gradingReading heavy
“she gives pretty and grades extremely subjectively.”
ENG202
“ the assignments and the exams”
ENG205

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Probably the first great teacher I've had at Palomar college. She's funny and charismatic... you gotta really work for that A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (48 in-person, 2 online), highlighting passion, reading load, and essay standards. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“An extremely talented professor who , and fun... Her lectures are always fascinating and exciting”

📚 Reading Load

40/100

“Get ready to READ!”

📝

58/100

“She's not too harsh a grader, but then again you gotta really work for that A.”

👍

74/100

“I cannot praise her enough for how great of a teacher she is in every sense of the word.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Deborah is delightfully kooky and colorful
  • Her lectures are hilarious and full of interesting discussion
  • she loves to talk about herself and often bunny trails

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • you gotta really work for that A
  • grades extremely subjectively
  • As long as you use basic writing techniques and meet deadlines, you'll pass

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Nicest professor I have ever met
  • She truly cares about the success of her students
  • true gem of a professor

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

94

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with detailed, consistent themes on reading load, passion, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 568
4 out of 515
3 out of 55
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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WORLDLIT3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 1 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

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