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English

Shawn Lahr

ENGL92 · ENG1A · 001C · ENGLI1C · 1A · ENG86B · ENG1B · ENGLENGL · ENG92 · ENGL001C · ENG1C · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
23.08%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid unless you already write at a high level and can align with his expectations; most students find him too harsh and subjective.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderSubjective EssaysLecture HeavyHard to PleaseOpinion-Driven
  • Students say success requires writing to match his views rather than independent analysis.
  • and opaque, with , and rare As.
  • A minority who engage deeply praise critical thinking gains and office help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As are described as rare; students must rewrite to his preferred arguments under high standards.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Critical thinking load, dense readings, and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Multiple reviews mark attendance mandatory with skip-class-you-won't-pass warnings.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

24/100

About 23% would take again; recent comments warn others off for grading and classroom climate.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

; essays graded to his worldview with late or missing Canvas updates.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

and exams create a high time cost for English units.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Some call him engaging and helpful if you participate; many say he rambles, does not teach writing craft, and is .

Format shift

In-person only; older reviews more positive than recent ones.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Several classes hinge on a small assignments.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

lecture-heavy English with and .

Main concern

Subjective grading and withdrawals.

What students said

“The only way to succeed in this class is to cater to his opinion.”
ENG1A
“he is disrespectful, inconsiderate, makes racist remarks, and wants you to fail.”
ENG1C
“Most of his students either got a D or failed his course.”
ENG1A

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and ; grades often stay blank until late in the term.

Test HeavySubjective EssaysHigh ExpectationsFew Graded Items

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and essays graded to his preferred answers.

Test HeavySubjective EssaysLate Grade Posting
“He based the class off of 3 exams and a midterm. Although the believes.”
ENG1A
“He expects the students somehow read his mind and write exactly what he thinks.”
ENG1A
“If ; you got yourself a low grade for that essay.”
ENG92

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“The only way to succeed in this class is to cater to his opinion.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 and polarized teaching views. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“there is no actual teaching. He doesn't teach you how to write an essay but he tells you what is wrong with it”

⚖️

20/100

“Most of his students either got a D or failed his course.”

👎 Recommendation

24/100

“I would never in a ”

🧠 Critical Thinking Upside

70/100

“he pushed the class to dig deeper into a subject, to think critically, and to develop strong arguments for it.”

Theme 1

📝

  • write the
  • an A was rarely seen in his class

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he talks in metaphor and uses storytelling a lot
  • His lectures are boring and tedious
  • forces you to think outside the box

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • makes racist remarks
  • His class feels like a liberal ideology being forced on you

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

26 in-person reviews with , but a long time span and polarized opinions lower precision.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 54
3 out of 56
2 out of 50
1 out of 510

Course coverage

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001C2 reviews
1A1 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

2

B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

2

D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2