AI Rate Professor

English

Richard Speakes

ENG1A · ENGLI0820 · ENG461 · ESSAY999 · ENGL5 · ENGL461 · ENGL1A1B · ENGL421 · ENGL4 · ENGSECT · ENGL4C · ENGL4A · ENG4A · ENG4ABC · ENG4C · ENGL3 · ENG302 · ENG5 · ENGL1A · ENG305 · ENG3100 · ENG1B · ENGLI1A · 75 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want rigorous, personality-driven writing growth rather than a low-effort English credit.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHonest Essay FeedbackRewrite-FriendlyPoet MindsetPolarizing PersonalityLife-Changing for Writers
  • Many long-term fans call him brilliant, funny, and transformative for real writing craft.
  • He is demanding, sometimes harsh or unclear, and a poor fit for .
  • Rewrites and if you put in sincere effort.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Rewrites and desire for student growth help grades, but first drafts can be graded harshly and formula writing is discouraged.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

Students must read closely, write thoughtfully, and abandon canned five-paragraph habits for his creative standards.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

38/100

as mandatory or strongly expected for discussion-heavy writing classes.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

while a meaningful minority would never take him again, matching the .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

52/100

He can bruise egos on essays but commonly allows rewrites to improve the .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Expect substantial reading and .

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most reviewers praise inspiring, witty teaching, though a .

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Assessment centers on essays, reading, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person English and creative writing courses mix long lectures, heavy reading, and and rewrite chances.

Main concern

Some students find him condescending, unclear, or poorly .

What students said

“5 essays, accepts rewrites for all. Writes you an actual letter in response to every one.”
ENG1A
“I understand how this can anger people but I was a much better and honest writer after taking his class.”
ENGL5
“ . He's somewhat condensending, and his lectures are outragious.”
ENG1A

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.

; quizzes when mentioned are described as easy, not strictly proctored exams.

Essay HeavyRewrites AllowedEasy Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; some courses use easy quizzes that support a C threshold rather than harsh timed exams.

Multiple EssaysRewritesEasy Quizzes
“5 essays, accepts rewrites for all.”
ENG1A
“gives quizes , you need 70% as total of , though the as credit. very easy though”
ENG1B
“He can , but he allows you to rewrite your essays more than once for a higher grade.”
ENGL1A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“He will help you become a better writer, a better thinker and a better reader. and fosters a really open and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person English and creative writing reviews. Credibility rating: High.

✍️ Teaching Impact

78/100

“Richard has been one of the most honest teachers I've met. His honesty always came in a kind manner but straight to the point.”

📚 Workload and Craft

35/100

“He is not easy and requires you to read and write thoughtfully- some will not like that.”

🔀 Polarizing Fit

55/100

“He was awful. But I felt sorry for him. He desperately wanted to be relevant poet, but he was just a bad creative writing instructor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Love this man; his wit and character are priceless.
  • Speakes is a brilliant, hilarious, kind teacher.
  • He is an amazing, engaging teacher and he truly believes that writing and learning to appreciate literature is a matter of life and death.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • He can , but he allows you to rewrite your essays more than once for a higher grade.
  • If you are used to writing English major essays, prepare to have your ego bruised a bit.
  • if you put a little effort, you'll probably get an A on it, but if not, he lets you fix them for a higher grade.

Theme 3

⚠️

  • Lectures are long, not too clear of what he asks from his students.
  • He's somewhat condensending, and his lectures are outragious.
  • If you are interested in an easy A or are really good at the good ole 5 paragraph essay DON'T TAKE HIS CLASS!

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

75

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show a stable polarized pattern with rich detail, supporting high confidence in both strengths and risks.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 555
4 out of 57
3 out of 58
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1