David Cowper

ENGLISH101 · ENG1A · ENGLISH100 · ENG35101 · ENG202 · HUMANITIES101 · ENG100 · 77 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 83.87%
Difficulty: 2.2

The decision

if you want an easy A with and can handle unfiltered philosophy rants.

Best fit · Easy A HunterCreative Freedom KingEasy Paper GraderPhilosophy-Heavy LecturesPolarizing PersonalitySlow Online Grading

Grades mostly on a handful of .
Lectures mix philosophy, film, and personal stories more than traditional English skills.
many call him life-changing; others find content inappropriate or off-topic.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Most students report an A from turning in a .

Both formats describe easy As; online adds more complaints about ungraded work.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is light on traditional English mechanics and heavy on open creative/philosophical writing.

Online and structure.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Many students skipped often and still passed; as yes but enforcement is lax.

; in-person varies by semester.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

and easy grades, despite a loud minority who disliked the style.

Recommendation is strong in both formats when students value creativity over structure.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Repeated tags and comments call him an .

Format shift

but still .

Workload

Light

82/100

Typically a .

Format shift

Online may include long lecture videos that students often skip.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Many praise inspirational lectures; others say content is off-topic, personal, or unhelpful for writing skill.

Format shift

In-person fans emphasize energy; online .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Grade is almost entirely a small set of essays and occasional self-evaluations.

Format shift

Same paper-heavy pattern online and in person.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Inspirational creative writing with open topics; ; lectures can feel off-topic or intense.

Main concern

Controversial personal topics and weak traditional English skill transfer for some.

What students said

“TAKE THIS CLASS! Cowper is the . He made me love writing when initially I hated it.”
ENG100

“He was easy, but I didnt learn anything in his class!”
ENG100

Remote format

Online

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Easy A ; long videos rarely needed; slow or .

Main concern

Slow or .

What students said

“DO NOT expect your stuff graded in a timely manner. Although my transcript has an A, he didn't grade 5/7 essays, including my 10 page final.”
ENG100

“I only went to 4 of the zooms and still passed... Rough drafts not necessary, open topics,5 papers in total and ”
ENG100

Exam style

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Assessment centers on creative essays rather than closed-book tests.

Few or No Traditional ExamsOpen-Topic EssaysOptional Rough Drafts

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and little mention of strict exams.

Open-Topic PapersEssay-Only Grading

“You are graded by the and the subjects are very open.”
ENG100

Online

Online sections emphasize essays and occasional Zoom self-evals with little formal proctoring evidence.

Essay-BasedZoom Self-Evaluation

“He only grades you based on the , and a mandatory in class (zoom call) self evaluation.”
ENG100

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“TAKE THIS CLASS! Cowper is the . He made me love writing when initially I hated it.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews spanning online and , and polarizing lectures. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy A

86/100

“as long as you do all the ”

🧠 Creative Freedom

84/100

“You will get to pick your own topics for your papers so and be creative!”

⚠️ Polarizing Content

55/100

“he would often share students papers or movies that were very sexual and inappropriate”

🐢

40/100

“he didn't grade 5/7 essays, including my 10 page final”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures are always interesting and funny
Not like any other english teacher
Hes allows the students to guide the class and craves more creative thinking

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Just turn in and you'll get a good grade
There's not much required for this class

Theme 3

⚠️ About Controversy

If you get easily offended you might not want him
anti-religion rants
Class was easy but you will NOT be ready for ur next English class

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 detailed reviews spanning 2011-2024 with and polarizing lectures.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 552

4 out of 512

3 out of 51

2 out of 54

1 out of 58

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 21

B range

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

No reported values

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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David Cowper

x x if you want an easy A with x x x and can handle unfiltered philosophy rants.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Optional

WorthIt

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.

🎯 Easy A x x x

🧠 Creative Freedom

⚠️ Polarizing Content

🐢 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Controversy

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

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F

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if you want an easy A with and can handle unfiltered philosophy rants.

🎯 Easy A

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