AI Rate Professor

English

Timothy Kahl

ENGWR302 · ENG302 · ENG300 · ENGL20 · ENGLISH302 · ENGWR300 · 83 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
34.62%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if you want structured English instruction; only consider if you are self-motivated and can tolerate rants and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProOff-topic ranterOutdated personal websiteTough essay graderChronically lateLaid-back but uneven
  • Lectures often wander into economics and politics instead of writing craft.
  • and website.
  • , but recent students strongly advise against him.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some older students call it easy if you follow criteria, but and hard-earned As on essays.

Almost all evidence is in person; the one online review does not report an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content is reading and , but structure and off-topic lectures make it feel harder than it should.

In-person reviews dominate; online also stresses heavy books and essays.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

78/100

Most students say and class is very laid back, though a .

In person is mostly optional; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

and recent comments repeatedly call him a last , and weak writing instruction.

Both the online review and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

34/100

and picky paper feedback dominate, even when redo opportunities exist.

Format shift

In-person comments drive this; .

Workload

Moderate

42/100

Expect several books, reading questions, and .

Format shift

Online and in person both emphasize books plus essays.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Students split historically, but recent reviews describe unfocused rants, late arrivals, and little writing instruction.

Format shift

In-person corpus is large and mixed; online is uniformly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

and reading work, with little emphasis on traditional proctored exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person, class is laid-back and often late-starting, with book readings and Canvas; older fans liked the humor while recent reviews slam off-topic rants and .

Main concern

, and lectures that rarely teach writing.

What students said

“ . I took him last year and hated it. He is always off topic, talking about random stuff.”
ENG300
“DOES NOT BELIEVE IN CANVAS LOL...aka he uses his own outdated website and takes FOREVER to grade.”
ENG300
“His website is hard to navigate plus a . It was hard to get an A in his class.”
ENGWR300

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online review calls the class the , and a political final unrelated to class learning.

Main concern

and essays, and weak instructional value.

What students said

“This was the !! He barely responds to emails, assigns so many books to read in such a short amount of time”
ENG300

Exam style

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Assessment centers on papers and reading work; .

Essay-focusedFew traditional examsOnline final mentioned once

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In and occasional question sets; traditional exam policy is barely discussed.

Multiple essaysReading questionsRough draft feedback sometimes
“only one assignment that really matters (2,000 minimum word essay NOT BASED ON THE BOOK AT HAND)”
ENG300
“4 essays 1 online final! !”
ENGWR302

Online

One review notes a learning, with essays for every book.

Essay finalBook-based essays
“assigns an essay for every book and anything that we learned in class”
ENG300

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ . I took him last year and hated it. He is always off topic, talking about random stuff. I didn't learn a thing.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in person), highlighting teaching focus, platform issues, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Focus

38/100

“he talks about everything but English. The books assigned were off-putting”

🖥️ Course Platform Pain

30/100

“uses a website from the 90's (DOES NOT USE CANVAS), exposes everyone's grades publicly on website”

📝

34/100

“He's a good guy, funny even, but his class made me want to cry.”

👍

32/100

“there are better professer's this one is not one of them.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • rambles constantly
  • ALWAYS LATE TO HIS OWN CLASS
  • You show up, sit there, and listen to him rant for an hour

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It was hard to get an A in his class
  • Easy class if you put in the work

Theme 3

💻 About Logistics

  • his outdated and
  • DOES NOT BELIEVE IN CANVAS

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

83

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with detailed, recurring themes on website, lateness, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 515
3 out of 514
2 out of 513
1 out of 513

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 2 · A 9

B range

5

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 2