Eric Atkinson

ENGLISH5 · ENGLC1000 · ENGLISH1A · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 38/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 40%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you are a strong independent writer who can decode vague standards; most students should pick someone else.

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderOff-Topic LecturesLots of PapersPolarizing PersonalityUnclear Expectations

and .
Lectures frequently digress into comics, vinyl, and personal tangents.
A minority find him chill and funny if they self-advocate and keep up with heavy writing.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many students earn As only by grinding essays and .

Both online and ; online adds vague instructions as an extra barrier.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and unclear composition teaching make the content feel harder than a standard intro English course.

and pop quizzes; online reviews emphasize excessive reading and repetitive article work.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Most reviews report attendance as mandatory, though a and .

; online reports are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

35/100

About 40% would take again, and a large share of detailed reviews urge students to pick anyone else.

; online is small-sample and split.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough grader tags dominate; students report partial credit, missing feedback, and .

Format shift

Both formats report strict subjective grading; .

Workload

Heavy

30/100

Weekly journals, many articles, multiple essays, and late-work strictness create a consistently heavy writing load.

Format shift

In-person and online both mention lots of papers and reading.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Some students find him funny and engaging, but many say lectures go off-topic, composition is not taught, and expectations stay murky.

Format shift

In-person has the strongest praise and strongest hate; online leans toward vague instruction complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and reading responses rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

; online emphasizes essays and article questions.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

some call him hilarious and inspirational, , and .

Main concern

and frequent off-topic digressions.

What students said

“Easily one of the . The lectures were pointless, the grading was inconsistent, and the .”
ENGLISH1A

“He often goes off-topic, talking about comic books and making unnecessary comments about women.”
ENGLISH1A

“I've suggested this teacher to all of my friends. I absolutely love him and he grades the .”
ENGLISH1A

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections draw mixed praise for chill vibe but frequent complaints , and .

Main concern

Hard to get help outside office hours and .

What students said

“ , and if you are unable to attend office hours, you will not be able to contact them at.”
ENGLISH1A

“I found some of the assignment's instructions quite vague, but the dude is chill and !”
ENGLISH1A

“Every lecture was very repetitive, rinse and repeat, where the class read through 4-5 articles, answering the same four questions about each article.”
ENGLISH1A

Exam style

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Assessment is writing-heavy with essays and journals; proctoring detail.

Multiple essaysWeekly journalsPeer-reviewed draftsPop quizzesHeavy reading

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews emphasize essays, journals, peer review, and .

EssaysWeekly journalsPeer reviewPop quizzes

“we had weekly journals that worth 10 points, and he always gave us 8.7/10, or 6/10, no matter how good u do”
ENGLISH5

“Essays are peer-reviewed, meaning that you .”
ENGLISH1A

Online

Online reviews focus on repetitive article questions and exams.

Article response questionsMultiple essaysVague prompts

“Every lecture was very repetitive, rinse and repeat, where the class read through 4-5 articles, answering the same four questions about each article.”
ENGLISH1A

“5 essays, with prompts being hard to articulate and write about.”
ENGLISH1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Absolutely terrible Professor who expects you to write like a Harvard level genius, every class consists of class on how to become a better writer, extremely harsh grader with .”
Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting polarizing teaching, tough writing grades, and . Credibility rating: High.

📝

28/100

“Hardly gives full credit despite following instructions and quality work (got lots of 9/10, 8/10, 8.75/10 on the weekly assignments, and ).”

🎯 Polarized Teaching

40/100

“I took his class over the summer and I thought he was super silly and entertaining while still being an educator. I learned a lot about english and Im surprised he has so many bad reviews.”

📚

30/100

“there are 5 essays; if you value your grade and especially time.”

👎 Low Recommendation

35/100

“ if you can.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

All bro does is yap about his damn comics, like just teach the damn class.
He covers a lot of material in a way that feels very simple.
Classes are boring and pointless, all we did was discuss articles or books.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

His writing expectations are confusing—he says not to worry about perfection, but grades very strictly.
He's a .
as well.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He's a total nerd and he's down to Earth and very accepting.
Great and funny professor.
If you do something bad in the class he will send you an email 20 minutes before class starts and instead of talking to you on the side he will announce it to the whole class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

25 detailed reviews across several years show consistent themes of , and polarizing lectures.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58

4 out of 53

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 513

Course coverage

ENGLISH1A22 reviews

ENGLISH52 reviews

ENGLC10001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

A 12

B range

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

D+ 1 · D 1

F

F 3

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1

Eric Atkinson

x x if you are a strong independent writer who can decode vague standards; most students should pick someone else.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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.

📝 x x x

🎯 Polarized Teaching

📚 x x x

👎 Low Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

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

if you are a strong independent writer who can decode vague standards; most students should pick someone else.

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