AI Rate Professor

English

Herschel Greenberg

ENGL1A · ENG1A · ENGL1B8050 · ENGLISH1A · ENGL1C · ENGL85338 · ENG1B · ENG68 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
21/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
27.66%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

unless you specifically want a demanding writing class and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh essay graderHeavy writing loadUnclear feedbackSelf-taught feelPolarizing lectures
  • as harsh, picky, and hard to predict.
  • The workload is writing-heavy, with many papers, readings, and .
  • A smaller group says he can improve strong, self-driven writers who follow his exact rules.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible, but students repeatedly say it requires heavy writing, exact formatting, and .

, while online reviews mention more structured revision and in a few positive cases.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

27/100

The course is intellectually and procedurally difficult because students report , and .

Online students emphasize many papers and readings, while and self-teaching.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

52/100

but important or required in several lecture and participation-heavy sections.

Online reviews mention optional Zoom attendance and lecture quizzes, while .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

29/100

Most students do not recommend him because the grading, workload, and feedback feel stressful and .

Both formats contain praise from successful students, but negative warnings dominate in online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students repeatedly describe him as a and unclear compliance with his rules.

Format shift

especially focused on strict essay outlines and vague criteria.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

The class commonly includes many essays, lots of , and frequent writing assignments.

Format shift

Online fast-track sections mention weekly essays and readings, while and writing demands.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Some students praise his knowledge and feedback, but , and weak support.

Format shift

Online reviews are more polarized, while in-person reviews more consistently complain about disorganization and poor help.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grades appear driven mainly by essays, papers, discussions, readings, and .

Format shift

Both formats focus on essays and writing assignments, with online reviews explicitly saying essays make up most of the grade.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are also mostly negative, with repeated complaints about strict , and an unapproachable style.

Main concern

Students often feel unsupported and .

What students said

“ and unhelpful, making it hard to improve.”
ENG1A
“After turning in an .”
ENGL1A
“his class is truly life-changing.”
ENGL1C

Remote format

Online

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are sharply split but mostly negative, with many students citing harsh essay , and many papers.

Main concern

, and stressful.

What students said

“If you're looking for an easy English class, this is NOT it.”
ENG1A
“just run away while you still can... and at least 5-6 essays that's worth 90% of your grade, pretty much a .”
ENG1A
“His class was honestly one of the . .”
ENG1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and , but they do not clearly prove a standard exam, proctoring, webcam, open-book, or final format.

Essay-Heavy AssessmentLecture QuizzesDiscussion WorkNo Clear Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and test-heavy tags, but do not clearly prove closed-book exams, proctoring, open-book, midterm, or final policies.

Lecture QuizzesEssay-Heavy AssessmentNo Clear Exam Format
“You're forced to watch his 1 hour zoom meetings and do a ”
ENG1A
“Skip class? You won't pass.”
ENGLISH1A

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes based on lectures and , but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, midterm, or .

Lecture QuizzesEssay-Heavy AssessmentNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“ but he would make quizes based off the lectures.”
ENG1B
“at least 5-6 essays that's worth 90% of your grade”
ENG1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“just run away while you still can... and at least 5-6 essays that's worth 90% of your grade, pretty much a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“He doesn't guide you toward success and rarely offers meaningful help when you have questions.”

⚖️

18/100

“He marks essays really tough and and gives out a random grade.”

📚 Workload

24/100

“We had an track class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Greenberg is and .
  • Herschel doesn't teach, he has his endless abyss of a docx teach you with nonsense.
  • whole class is SELF TAUGHT.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He is a and
  • , and creativity is NOT welcome.
  • Just get the MLA/APA right (and somewhat try on the papers), and you will get good grades.

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • and
  • at least 5-6 essays that's worth 90% of your grade
  • Lots of reading too but I loved it

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The 50 reviews span many years and formats, with detailed and , and support.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 532

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 4 · A 6 · A- 4

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

2

D 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

14

Audit/No Grade 1 · Drop/Withdrawal 8 · Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1