Allen Bishop

ENG1A · ENG079 · ENGLISH · ENG79 · ENG79AND1A · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 2.8/5
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Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

Avoid unless you want a and can stay engaged through monotone lectures.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMonotone and boringHard paper graderLots of homeworkTangent-heavy lecturesHelpful for serious writers

Many students find lectures slow, monotone, and full of tangents.
Workload is heavy with frequent essays and .
A minority say his structure techniques help serious students who want a challenge.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Hard paper grading, heavy essay load, and mastery pass rates are mentioned.

; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and dense lectures make the intellectual and writing load feel heavy.

; no online reviews exist.

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

30/100

; only a minority praise learning gains for motivated writers.

; no online reviews exist.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

and comments that are hard to read.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

22/100

, and high-stakes papers late in the term.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Some credit real writing growth, but many cite boredom, refusal to help, and off-topic lectures.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Semester is driven by repeated essays and a .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person English with , and a split between students who learned a lot and those who felt abandoned or bored.

Main concern

, and high dropout/disengagement risk.

What students said

“He IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST ENGLISH TEACHER IN THE WORLD. HE DOES NOT HELP.”
ENG79

“TONS of work, goes off on tangents throughout the lecture but has some great ideas which really help if you pay attention.”
ENG1A

“if you hate homeworks he's surely not the one for you.”
ENG079

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Assessment centers on many essays and mastery-style writing rather than classic timed exams.

Heavy essay writingMastery assessmentHard paper grading

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students , and a mastery-style writing outcome more than proctored exams.

Essays all semesterHard paper gradingMastery pass

“You write essays all semester, none of the topics are fun to write about. However his and everyone in my class passed the mastery.”
ENG79

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ENG079

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“He IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST ENGLISH TEACHER IN THE WORLD. HE DOES NOT HELP. HE DOESN'T CARE IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND.”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 , and lecture style. Credibility rating: Medium.

😴 Lecture Style

30/100

“He sounds like the teacher from ferris buelers day off. very monotone.”

📝 Heavy Workload

22/100

“TONS of work, goes off on tangents throughout the lecture but has some great ideas which really help if you pay attention.”

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25/100

“ , and goes over the same thing over and over again.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

very monotone
he is such a slow talker, and he goes off on tangents
His teaching is so boring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you hate homeworks he's surely not the one for you
I learned a WHOLE lot about writing

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Support

HE DOES NOT HELP
!!
1/2 of class dropped out the first week.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

56/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews from 2005-2009 with detailed, recurring complaints and some praise, but older data and no formal grade distribution.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

ENG795 reviews

ENG1A3 reviews

ENG0792 reviews

ENG79AND1A1 review

ENGLISH1 review

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Allen Bishop

Avoid unless you want a x x x x and can stay engaged through monotone lectures.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

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Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

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See what students actually said.

😴 Lecture Style

📝 Heavy Workload

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Student Support

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Avoid unless you want a and can stay engaged through monotone lectures.

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