AI Rate Professor

English

Scott Alkire

ENG01A · ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENG001A · ENGLC1000 · ENGLISH1A · 1A · ENGL001A · ENG1B · LLD100A · ENG92 · 85 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
62.07%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Take Alkire only if and and tough essay standards.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy reading loadDaily quizzesCaring storytellerTough essay graderBook-club style class
  • Many students love his kindness, books, and discussions
  • Daily reading quizzes and high writing standards divide the class
  • Slackers struggle; committed readers often pass and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are uncommon; many report , and grades clustering around B or lower without strong writing.

Almost all grade and ; online sample is too small.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is readable novels and discussion, but volume of and .

; the two online reviews felt manageable.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and participation; skipping hurts grades.

; online late-work flexibility was noted once.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

About 62% would take again; fans praise care and books while and .

; in-person is polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

and claims that few students earn As; essays face high standards.

Format shift

and ; online comments do not stress harsh grading.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and a research paper create heavy ongoing work.

Format shift

In-person workload is consistently high; online LLD100A felt lighter.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Many call him caring, funny, and inspirational with great book choices, though some feel under-taught on writing craft.

Format shift

Both formats praise approachability; deeper teaching debates are in-person.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and a research paper share weight.

Format shift

; online mentions assignments without detailing quiz load.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person English is book-club style with 3 novels, daily quizzes, essays, and a research paper; students split between loving him and calling the .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“Professor Alkire was one of the !”
ENG001A
“ ! Be ready to read lots of books bigger than the bible. Test every class. Stay away!!!!!”
ENG001A
“He is always there to help you become a great writer!”
ENG1A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and good Zoom book experience.

Main concern

Too few online reviews to fully map workload online.

What students said

“professor Alkire was very approachable, and understood thoroughly. and very understanding.”
LLD100A
“Great guy and picks good books to read for the semester.”
ENGLISH1A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent reading quizzes and essay-heavy assessments define the course .

Daily pop quizzesNovel-based quizzesIn-class essaysResearch paperHandwritten in-class tests in some sections

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

each novel, and sometimes handwritten in-class tests.

Daily reading quizzesBook essaysResearch paperIn-class handwritten essaysDetail-heavy quiz questions
“ .”
ENG1A
“ .”
ENG1B
“ . The quizes are super easy.”
ENGL001A

Online

Sparse online comments mention standard assignments and Zoom class without describing proctoring tools.

Online assignmentsZoom class
“ and very understanding.”
LLD100A
“I took Mr. Alkire's English class in the Fall 2020 over zoom and it was a .”
ENGLISH1A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Alkire was one of the ! and makes the class feel comfortable with open discussions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews dominated by in-person English courses, , and grading. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Reading Intensity

32/100

“My only criticism is his English 1A class heavily depends on reading and a lot of it, so be prepared to read.”

❤️ Caring Classroom

80/100

“Scott is by far the nicest Professor I have ever taken, and truly inspirational.”

📝

35/100

“ ! Be ready to read lots of books bigger than the bible. Test every class. Stay away!!!!!”

👍

62/100

“If you put in the work you will learn a lot!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • makes the class feel comfortable with open discussions
  • tells amazing stories
  • book club meeting
  • always there to help you become a great writer

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Test every class
  • His class are tough to do well but easy to pass
  • Not one student in my class got an A

Theme 3

📚

  • Get ready to read
  • lots of
  • three books
  • Be ready to read lots of books bigger than the bible

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

85

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with rich detail; polarized but large sample supports high credibility.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 559
4 out of 57
3 out of 57
2 out of 53
1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

33 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

12

B+ 4 · B 8

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 2 · C- 1

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 1