AI Rate Professor

English

James McBride

ENG030 · ENG30FILM · ENGENG · ENGLICH79 · ENGLISH · ENG79 · ENG079 · ENGLISHLIT · ENG46B · ENGLISH79 · ENGLI30 · ENG46A · ENG · ENG46 · ENG046B · ENGMANY · ENG30 · ENG42 · ENG80 · FILMASLIT · 39 lifetime ratings

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

The decision

if you want rigorous film or lit content and can handle a dry, strict classroom tone.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing lecturerFilm-as-lit heavyBoring for manyStrict demeanorEssay and book tests
  • Students either call him brilliant and rigorous or boring, pretentious, and unkind.
  • Film classes revolve around , and book-based tests.
  • Attendance and following directions matter; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

Film sections can be straightforward with show-up write-ups, but papers and .

All evidence is in-person; difficulty varies by course more than format.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

film viewing is light, but and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

; students report being called out or dropped for absences or lateness.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

, but long-run comments are deeply split.

and polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

40/100

Several students say grades must be earned and .

Format shift

In-person only; a few report easy grading if directions are followed.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Typical load is film write-ups, a few papers, and .

Format shift

Workload comments come only from in-person sections.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

He is often called knowledgeable yet boring, condescending, or disengaged with student questions.

Format shift

In-person reviews range .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessment mixes movie responses, major papers, and book-based midterms or finals.

Format shift

In-person film and lit courses both combine writing and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All evidence is in person and highly polarized between respect for intellect and frustration with tone and dull lectures.

Main concern

Boring delivery and harsh interpersonal style turn many students off.

What students said

“All I had to do was show up, watch movies, and do a few assignments. It was very easy.”
ENG030
“THIS MAN IS THE DEVIL! !”
ENG30
“Mr. McBride is not a bad teacher, he's a wonderful teacher. He's absolutely brilliant.”
ENG46B

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.

generous study guides, plus multiple papers.

Book-based midterm/finalFilm response papersFew study guidesTimed essays

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and papers dominate, with midterms and finals tied to book chapters and film analysis writing.

Midterm and finalBook chaptersMultiple papersNo study guide
“ and and he does not give study guides.”
ENG30FILM
“you expect us to pass a on, or a study guide”
ENG30

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Easy to respect, hard to like.”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 in-person reviews with Medium credibility due to strong polarization and older timestamps.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“McBride is a brilliant man but he is so hard on his students.”

🎬 Course Structure

50/100

“Watch film, write about it. Its not that hard.”

👎 Classroom Tone

28/100

“He does not care about his students at all.”

👍 Serious Students

70/100

“if you want to learn and are serious you will have fun here ignore all the bad comments from the crybabies”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • boring or condescending
  • absolutely brilliant
  • dry sense of humor

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Grades very hard
  • you have to earn your grade
  • All I had to do was show up, watch movies

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • Don't show up late he'll put you on blast
  • alienate and harass every student
  • doesn't look or talk to you just lectures

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

but polarized and thin on recent grade detail.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 55
3 out of 57
2 out of 511
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not_Sure_Yet 1