David Birchman

ENGLISHC1000 · ENG01AH · ENGLM01A · ENGMO1AH · ENGLM01H · ENGLM01BH · ENGLM01 · MO1A · ENGLMO1B · M01A · ENGLISHCOMP · ENGM01A · ENGHM01A · ENG1B · 5737IO23REW7984 · ENGMO1B · ENGLM01AH · ENGLM01B · 192 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 51.02%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you can show up, follow rubrics closely, and if you want easy feedback or sensitive-topic warnings.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderGet Ready To ReadMandatory AttendanceSubjective Essay GradingPop Quizzes

and limited written feedback unless you visit office hours.
and graded; pop quizzes and dark readings without trigger warnings are common complaints.
Online sections feel more passable with weekly discussions and quizzes, but an A .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many students earn A or B by doing the few essays and following the rubric, but tough or reach.

Online reviews more often say you will pass easily; and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is standard English composition and literature with and a .

Both formats report lots of reading; online adds weekly posts and quizzes while and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most reviews say attendance is mandatory, timed at the start of class, and can sink your grade if you miss.

In-person evidence is strongly mandatory; a as not required.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

51/100

About half would take him again; praise for caring and stories, and stay-away posts.

Online lean more positive; in-person is highly polarized.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Tough grader and subjective essay marks are frequent; exists but .

Format shift

Online and ; online still often feels more passable overall.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Usually a few major essays, weekly discussions, and .

Format shift

Workload shape is similar across formats; .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Students praise caring lectures and help when sought, but others call lectures bland, PowerPoint-heavy, or personally harsh.

Format shift

Some say online lectures are clearer and shorter than in-person sessions.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

and discussion posts, with quizzes and occasional pop quizzes as secondary.

Format shift

Online leans discussions plus papers; in-person adds participation and pop quizzes.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person classes emphasize mandatory , and a ; students split hard between calling him caring and calling him harsh or embarrassing.

Main concern

Mandatory , and subjective grading that can feel personal.

What students said

“Follow the rubric as if it were gospel and you'll get an A.”
ENGLM01AH

“Odd person and will try to embarrass you in front of the class.”
ENGLM01BH

“Honestly the and cares for students.”
ENGLM01BH

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are generally more passable than in-person, with , and a few papers; but many students say you will pass if you stay on deadlines.

Main concern

and points may be docked even when following the rubric.

What students said

“If you take his online course, you'll pass for sure, but if you want an A, .”
ENG1B

“100% recommend his online class!!”
ENGMO1B

“ and 10 question quizzes based on the .”
ENGLMO1B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on essays and reading quizzes; formal proctored finals.

Pop QuizzesShort Timed QuizzesEssay FocusedReading-Based Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

readings, and major papers with subjective criteria; formal proctoring details are not clearly proven.

Pop QuizzesTimed QuizzesMajor Essays

“Likes to give pop quizzes on .”
ENGLM01AH

“I like that it was a and the odd ( .”
englishc1000

Online

Online work is mostly discussion posts, papers, and short reading quizzes, .

Discussion PostsReading QuizzesFew Papers

“There's a and a quiz every other week, with 3 papers.”
ENG1B

“You have a full week to complete them and .”
ENGLMO1B

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you take his online course, you'll pass for sure, but if you want an A, .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting grading, attendance, and polarized tone. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Reading And Essay Load

55/100

“Get ready to read”

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38/100

“ .”

🚪

22/100

“Atndnce @ the exact time class starts is recorded & graded.”

❤️ Polarized Classroom Tone

52/100

“Odd person and will try to embarrass you in front of the class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

A as it is a little 'Death by Powerpoint' otherwise.
He knows a lot about English and history and
Lectures matter in this class and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

Follow the rubric as if it were gospel and you'll get an A.
if you want an A, .
Definitely have to work hard for your grade.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

Birchman assigned almost exclusively readings with SA on young girls, and gave ZERO warning in his syllabus.
He told a student to stand up and called him average.
STAY AWAY.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews spanning years with , and polarized personality make the picture reliable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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3 out of 532

2 out of 533

1 out of 529

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

42 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 14 · A- 4

B range

B+ 8 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

C- 1

D range

D+ 2 · D 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1

David Birchman

x x x if you can show up, follow rubrics closely, and x x x x if you want easy feedback or sensitive-topic warnings.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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.

📚 Reading And Essay Load

⚖️ x x x

🚪 x x

❤️ Polarized Classroom Tone

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can show up, follow rubrics closely, and if you want easy feedback or sensitive-topic warnings.

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