Eric Odegaard

ENGL1A · ENG1A · ENGLI101 · ENGLISH450 · ENG101 · ENG450 · ENG1C · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 82/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
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Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

if you want a strong English teacher and are willing to attend, read, write, and keep up with assignments.

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny and energeticClear writing coachStrict with workDiscussion heavyReasonable grader

Students strongly praise his humor, clarity, dedication, and ability to make English interesting.
He is not a pure easy A because , and pop quizzes matter.
The class rewards students who keep up, participate, and use writing support.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

Students say you can do well if you keep up, attend, participate, and use support, but the class is not effortless.

All evidence comes from in-person-counted reviews, despite one comment describing an online class.

Is the course easy?

Standard

58/100

, but readings, essays, discussions, and strict expectations keep it at a standard challenge level.

, and they show both accessible teaching and real workload.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Attendance appears important because students , and needing to go to class to know what is happening.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Students recommend him because , and improves writing skills.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

72/100

Students call him reasonable and say an A is possible with work, but and expectations.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and possible pop quizzes, but students do not describe it as overwhelming.

Format shift

Only in-person-counted reviews mention workload, with one comment describing an online class.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Students consistently praise his clarity, humor, helpfulness, dedication, and ability to improve writing.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Assessment appears , and some quizzes rather than major exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All analyzed reviews are counted as in person, and students describe him as , and somewhat strict.

Main concern

He , and pop quizzes.

What students said

“ .”
ENG1A

“Very strict, and serious about homework and you a better student..”
ENG450

“be sure to attend every class because .”
ENG1C

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews mention quizzes and pop quizzes, but do not clearly prove midterm, final, proctoring, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Pop quizzesBook quizzesReviews do not clearly prove exam format

Assessment risk

Varies

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and book quizzes, but do not clearly prove exam format or .

Pop quizzesBook quizzesNo clear exam policy

“be sure to attend every class because .”
ENG1C

“Textbook-little usage,just for !”
ENG101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Mr Odegaard is a great english teacher! He uses interesting approaches to get you to think and clarify your writing.”
Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“ . Group discussions almost every class, but .”

📈 Effort Required

70/100

“pretty easy class if you keep up with the work, but be sure to attend every class because .”

⚖️

72/100

“overall good teacher and a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Good sense of humor and interesting teacher.
He uses interesting approaches to get you to think and clarify your writing.
I really like the way Mr. Odegaard .

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

Very strict, and serious about homework and you a better student..
MAKE SURE YOU DO MOST OF THE WORK.
he doesnt assign much homework he focuses alot on writing the essays

Theme 3

👍 About Recommendation

!
Great professor. .
. you'll love him!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

There are 16 reviews across several years with consistent, detailed , and grading.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

ENG1A5 reviews

ENG4505 reviews

ENGLISH4502 reviews

ENG1011 review

ENG1C1 review

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Eric Odegaard

x x if you want a strong English teacher and are willing to attend, read, write, and keep up with assignments.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Effort Required

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📚 About Workload

👍 About Recommendation

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if you want a strong English teacher and are willing to attend, read, write, and keep up with assignments.

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