AI Rate Professor

English

Michele Laporta

ENGL60 · ENGIS100 · ENG60 · ENGLISH100 · ENG101 · ENGLISH102 · ENG801A · ENG100 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
20/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
4.4

The decision

if you can handle strict structure, frequent participation, and a polarizing classroom style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerVery StrictPolarizing PersonalityHeavy Writing WorkloadHarsh Classroom ToneLearn If Dedicated
  • Most reviews describe a very strict and difficult English class with heavy writing expectations.
  • Positive reviews say she teaches well if students follow directions and work hard.
  • Many negative reviews report rude, humiliating, or .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible, but reviews repeatedly say it requires dedication, exact formatting, participation, and heavy writing work.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The material may not be inherently impossible, but the course feels challenging because of strict expectations, , and frequent writing.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Tags and comments show participation matters and skipping class is likely to hurt performance.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Most students warn against taking her, despite a smaller group saying she is effective for disciplined learners.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Some students say she is not hard if formats are followed, but and low tolerance for mistakes.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

22/100

and difficult quizzes or tests.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

She is seen as knowledgeable by some, but , and rude classroom conduct.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

The comments emphasize essays, homework, reading, and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, though a minority say she is a demanding teacher who helps disciplined students learn.

Main concern

The main concern is a harsh classroom tone combined with and .

What students said

“she's tough! essays 4+ pages of very hard kinds of writing!”
ENG100
“She is tough, but you do learn a lot though.”
ENG60
“this teacher is rude, mean, and anything but a professional.”
ENG60
“This teacher will not put up with laziness of any sort, but she is a FANTASTIC educator.”
ENGLISH100

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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Reviews mention difficult tests and quizzes, but they do not .

Tests And Quizzes MentionedStrict ExpectationsExam Policy Not Clearly Proven

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes but do not clearly prove the .

Tests And Quizzes MentionedStrict ExpectationsExam Policy Not Clearly Proven
“Her test and .”
ENG100

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This teacher will not put up with laziness of any sort, but she is a FANTASTIC educator.”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“She is tough, but you do learn a lot though.”

⚖️

25/100

“She is NOT a . All u have to do is follow the format she teaches u, and she goes over it ALOT.”

📚 Workload Pressure

22/100

“she's tough! essays 4+ pages of very hard kinds of writing!”

⚠️ Classroom Tone

20/100

“this teacher is rude, mean, and anything but a professional.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is tough, but you do learn a lot though.
  • This teacher will not put up with laziness of any sort, but she is a FANTASTIC educator.
  • and provides no examples on the board.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you want an a you have to be very dedicated to this class or you won't do well.
  • I got an A in that class...so it's doable!!! Just don't be lazy!
  • I tried cruising through this class and got a big fat "F!"

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Experience

  • She belittles students in front of the class and publicly announces what students do wrong instead of having a conference with them.
  • She makes students feel bad for asking questions in class.
  • I dreaded coming to class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 20 in-person reviews span many years and show a consistent pattern of strictness and polarization.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 53
1 out of 510

Course coverage

ENG607 reviews
ENG1006 reviews
ENGLISH1002 reviews
ENG1011 review
ENG801A1 review
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

2

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C range

0

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D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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