AI Rate Professor

English

John Tagg

ENG205 · ENG100ONLINE · ENGLISH100 · ENGLISH · ENG202 · ENG100 · ENG243 · 55 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless you are thick-skinned, self-motivated, and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProRude and SarcasticUnclear ExpectationsHarsh FeedbackPortfolio GradingPolarizing
  • Many students find him rude, sarcastic, humiliating, and .
  • Essay and portfolio heavy; grades often withheld until the end, but if you revise.
  • A sizable and will raise your writing if you put in the work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Many say you can get an A and fixing every error he marks, but and harsh attitude still cost effort.

; some comments mention online-style sections.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

and discussion, not intellectually brutal, but internet load and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

; some in-person sections feel like online busywork while others punish lateness with sarcasm.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

A large share of because of rudeness, humiliation, and confusion, despite a minority of strong fans.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

You can recover with revisions, but grades stay hidden until the end and plagiarism rules can be harsh.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

42/100

Several essays, online participation, and heavy internet work; some report hours of .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

, and boring, though a minority find him helpful and thorough on essays.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

, and a final portfolio rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

many call him rude, boring, and unclear, while and easy A potential if you follow revisions. Several comments describe internet-heavy or online-style work even when flagged in person.

Main concern

Rude tone, public humiliation, mystery grades until semester end, and .

What students said

“By far the . He is argumentative, insulting, and is always late to class.”
ENG100
“Easy A to me, but I admit it isn't a super stimulating class. You will need to have some self-motivation to get through it”
ENG100
“He enjoyes trying to humiliate students. If you ask a question for clarity he implies that you weren't paying attention at all.”
ENG100

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.

Most sections grade essays and a closed-book exams.

Essay PortfolioNo Traditional ExamsRevision Feedback

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report few or no exams; success depends on essays, participation, and .

Essay PortfolioOnline ParticipationRevision-Based
“He only grades on online participation and .”
ENG100
“you're graded solely on 3 essays, but he is very boring and sarcastic”
ENG205
“You can easily get an 'A' in this class if you do all the , and .”
ENG100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“By far the . He is argumentative, insulting, and is always late to class. Yet he preaches the importance of deadlines.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting harsh personality versus portfolio revision path. Credibility rating: High.

😠 Classroom Climate

25/100

“He enjoyes trying to humiliate students. If you ask a question for clarity he implies that you weren't paying attention at all.”

📝

60/100

“If you fix everything he tells you to before the .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

28/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is argumentative, insulting, and is always late to class.
  • He is monotonous and boring, he embarrasses students.
  • Stiff, pedantic, condescending, critical, aloof, short-tempered.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A to me, but I admit it isn't a super stimulating class.
  • he waits till the end to announce grades
  • .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he is mean and rude and talks crap about students
  • He's a know-it-all offensive, and brash man.
  • the English Department had a party when John Tagg retired. John Tagg was not invited to this party.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

55

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning years with strong thematic consistency on personality issues and , though data is older.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 510
3 out of 53
2 out of 511
1 out of 520

Course coverage

ENG10038 reviews
ENG2055 reviews
ENGLISH2 reviews
ENGLISH1002 reviews
ENG100ONLINE1 review
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Reported outcomes

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B range

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