AI Rate Professor

English

Beth Gillis-Smith

ENG1A · ENGLI101 · ENGLISHMO1A · E · COLM01 · ENGLM01B · ENGM01B · ENGLM01 · MO1A · ENG13A · ENG3163 · ENGLMO1 · ENGL1B · ENGLM01A · M01 · ENGLMO1B · ENGA · ENG101 · ENGLMO1A · ENGL01 · ENGMO1A · ENGM01 · ENGM1 · ENGL1 · ENGM01A · ENGMO1C · ENG1B · 73 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
30%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

Only take her if you can handle lots of busywork and unclear prompts; many students recommend someone clearer and lighter.

Best fit · Effort For RewardBusywork HeavyUnclear InstructionsMixed GradingCaring But PolarizingOnline Overload
  • Workload is the main complaint, especially busywork and heavy online reading or posts.
  • Some students find her caring and revision-friendly; others call instructions unclear and .
  • Would-take-again is low, so she is a risky pick unless you like structured busywork.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Some students cruise to As with revisions, while others work hard and still feel graded harshly or unfairly.

In person leans easier for completed work; online more often reports tough grading and unfair outcomes.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Material is often called basic or middle-school level, but constant busywork raises the effective grind.

Online reading and discussion load can feel harder than the in-person basics.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

52/100

Attendance is required in some sections and less central in others; showing up still helps because instructions can be scattered.

In-person comments mention mandatory attendance more; online focuses on assignment deadlines instead.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Low take-again rate and repeated busywork or clarity complaints outweigh the pockets of strong praise.

Online reviews are more strongly negative; older in-person reviews are more mixed.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Revisions and caring support help some students, but others report tough grading, unclear rubrics, and favoritism.

Format shift

Online tough-grader tags are common; some in-person and older online students call her easy with rewrites.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Frequent reading, long discussion posts, multiple papers, and other busywork dominate the student complaints.

Format shift

Online workload complaints are loudest; in-person still mentions busywork but sometimes lighter essay counts.

Teaching experience

Average

50/100

She can be caring, funny, and helpful, yet many say lectures are boring, basic, disorganized, or .

Format shift

Praise clusters in some in-person English sections; online experience is more often frustrating.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

24/100

Papers, discussion posts, peer review, and busywork drive the grade more than formal exams.

Format shift

Both formats are assignment-heavy; online leans harder on weekly posts.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In person she is often called nice and sometimes easy, but many still criticize busywork, basic content, and uneven grading.

Main concern

Busywork and occasional favoritism or unclear standards can undercut the easy-class reputation.

What students said

“Just horrible when it comes to instructions. You are left to guess everything that happens in the class.”
ENGLMO1B
“EASYYYYY!!! take her! 2 essays didnt even read the book i used spark notes got A's on both EASY!”
ENGLM01B
“The Class, not a whole lot of .”
COLM01

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections draw the strongest warnings for busywork volume, tough grading, and unclear assignment criteria.

Main concern

Heavy weekly posts and papers with unclear expectations can overwhelm even hardworking students.

What students said

“DO NOT take her online class!! She assigns so much busy work it is literally ridiculous.”
ENGLM01B
“She's a very hard grader and her online assignments are very unclear.”
ENGLM01
“This professor is wonderful! She is approachable and loves to meet with students.”
ENGM01A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Most assessment is essay and homework based, with limited evidence of strict proctored exams.

Essay BasedDiscussion PostsRevisions AllowedFew Formal Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, essays and homework dominate; some sections mention few or no tests and occasional combined-course exams.

EssaysBusyworkFew Or No Tests
“2 essays... watched movies,group work, no tests.”
ENGLM01B
“Total of like 4 papers and 3 tests based on both HIST & ENG.”
ENGMO1A

Online

Online grades come from frequent posts, multiple papers, and sometimes quizzes; reviews do not clearly prove webcam proctoring.

Busywork PostsMultiple PapersUnclear Criteria
“You have to read multiple texts a week and write long discussion posts.”
ENGLM01B
“She also allows revisions on all of the 3 essays you write.”
ENG1B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“DO NOT take her online class!! She assigns so much busy work it is literally ridiculous.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting busywork, grading clarity, and online versus in-person splits. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Busywork Overload

28/100

“If you want A LOT (a lot may be an understatement) of busy work than this is the class for you.”

🧭 Unclear Instructions

35/100

“Just horrible when it comes to instructions. You are left to guess everything that happens in the class.”

❤️ Caring Support

60/100

“She is approachable and loves to meet with students.”

👎 Low Recommend Rate

30/100

“Do yourself a favor and DO NOT TAKE THIS PROFESSOR!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is a pleasant lady but a bit too eccentric for my tastes.
  • She really is a very sweet and kind lady who wants to help the students, but at times she seems rather disorganized.
  • Would not recommend to anyone. Teacher plays favorites.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She's a very hard grader and her online assignments are very unclear.
  • EASYYYYY!!! take her!
  • If you email she responds right away, which is really nice. She also allows revisions on all of the 3 essays you write.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • this class is more work than the other two!
  • I put 100% of my effort in this class but still wasn't able to complete any of her work.
  • She is the easiest and nicest grader! If you don't like your grade on a essay, you can fix the errors.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

73

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years show a durable split between busywork frustration and occasional easy-caring praise.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
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2 out of 511
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 3

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1