AI Rate Professor

English

Michael Duffett

ENG1A · CIV003 · ENGLISH1A · HUM14B · RELGN014A · RELHUM14 · ENGLISH · CIV3 · CIVILIZATION03 · RELIGION · LING001 · RELGN1 · ENG001A · ENG1D · ENGLISH1B · HUM004 · WCIVILIZATION · RELIG001A · RELIGION14B · ENG1B · 46 lifetime ratings

AI rating
89/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
70%
Difficulty
1.7

The decision

Take him for an easy English A if you can handle sarcasm, religion talk, and end-of-term portfolio crunch.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious blunt British styleEasy portfolio gradingNo testsReligion digressionsLife lessons
  • Most students call the class easy with portfolio work and few or no tests.
  • beloved for humor and life lessons, disliked for bluntness and digressions.
  • Assignments often pile up until end-of-semester portfolio turn-in.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Students repeatedly say do the portfolio work, revise early, and you pass or get an A with modest effort.

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Difficulty averages low; work is short essays, films, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

and warn skipping hurts; others say showing up is optional for learning.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

About 70 percent would take him again, with strong fans outweighing a vocal minority of droppers.

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Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

, and easy standards dominate student reports.

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Workload

Light

72/100

, but overall load is light if .

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Many call him unforgettable and wise, though organization and on-topic English instruction vary.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and an end-of-term portfolio rather than exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person students mostly praise an easy, memorable class with humor and light formal testing, while a .

Main concern

Blunt jokes and off-topic religion talk can alienate sensitive students.

What students said

“Its a pretty easy class with , and .”
ENG001A
“Take DUFFETT FOR ENGLISH 1A. Show up, learn about life, write a couple of paragraphs from time to time”
ENG1A
“Easily the .”
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

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, and portfolio-based grading.

No testsTake-home finalPortfolio due end of semesterOpen-ended homework

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person English , and end-of-semester portfolios.

No testsTake-home finalPortfolio due end of semester
“Its a pretty easy class with , and .”
ENG001A
“There's about 25 200 word essays and 1 3000 word essay but you get to turn them all in at the end of the semester in a portfolio.”
ENGLISH1A
“He doesnt believe in tests so we never had a test.”
ENG1D

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Duffett is a hilarious old British guy who loves his students individually. He will pick on you but he teaches a lot of life lessons.”

Voice snapshots generated from 46 in-person reviews, balancing easy-A praise with blunt-style complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Experience

78/100

“I look forward to taking his English 1B class, he helps you become more open minded!”

🅰️ Easy A Potential

86/100

“There seriously isn't a way that you can't pass.”

⚠️ Polarizing Style

40/100

“He goes out of his way to make his students feel bad.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • hilarious old British guy
  • talks about religion
  • teaches a lot of life lessons

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • pretty easy class with no test
  • Easy A if you actually try
  • do all the work and youll be fine

Theme 3

📁 About Assessment

  • compile a portfolio at the end

Data context

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Analysis sample

46

Recent reviews read by the AI

46

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-six detailed reviews across many years and a polarizing personality.

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 58
3 out of 59
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 6

B range

4

B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1