AI Rate Professor

English

Ken Kiehn

ENG2 · ENGWR302 · ENGWR100 · ENG302 · ENG51 · ENG300 · ENGWR301 · ENGLISH302 · ENG100 · ENGWR300 · 77 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
31.03%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you want a and can handle a polarizing tough grader.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderPhilosophy over writing craftMany papers with rewritesLove-or-hate lecturesOffice hours help if you grind
  • Most students call him a and unclear or mood-based criteria.
  • Supporters say office hours and rewrites can turn poor drafts into solid grades if you write his way.
  • Lectures often wander into personal stories, science, and philosophy rather than practical writing instruction.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

and style requirements mean an A takes heavy revision and writing exactly his way.

Both online and A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

, and dense reading make the course intellectually and time-heavy.

Online and and difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Many reviews say attendance is mandatory even when lectures feel off-topic or personal.

Online also flags skip-class risk; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

; dominant themes are stress, bias, and .

Online reviews are uniformly negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; many feel criteria are vague, biased, or mood-based despite rewrites.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

So many papers, frequent homework, and .

Format shift

Online and .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some students credit growth and humor, but many say lectures ignore writing craft and .

Format shift

In-person has more positive outliers; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades hinge on several major essays and a .

Format shift

Both formats are paper-driven; a few mention in-class essay exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Large split between students who grow from rewrites and those who feel rambling, biased, and unfairly graded.

Main concern

and tough subjective grading.

What students said

“True, he is a , so if you are hoping for an easy A, don't look here.”
ENGWR302
“ as a college student.”
ENGWR300
“If is difficult to get anything but an A.”
ENGWR302

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students describe extreme stress, rude , and zeros before deadlines.

Main concern

.

What students said

“I would not recommend this professor to any student looking to succeed.”
ENGWR300
“ , and for the most part - useless.”
ENGWR300

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on multi-page essays and a heavy research paper, sometimes with midterm or final in-class writing.

Multiple major essaysLarge research paperOccasional in-class essay examsRewrites allowed

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

paper, and sometimes in-class midterm or final essays.

Research paperIn-class essaysRewrites for better grades
“Final and so be prepared for that. Also there's a research paper”
ENGWR300
“You do about 3 essays thats worth 100 points and one final research paper thats worth 200 points.”
ENG300

Online

Online comments focus on harsh paper grading and .

Many papersHarsh essay gradingUnclear feedback
“He would give your assignment a zero before the due date would even pass.”
ENGWR300
“ , and for the most part - useless.”
ENGWR300

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“True, he is a , so if you are hoping for an easy A, don't look here.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and polarized teaching style. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

22/100

“He is the if you do not agree with his opinion.”

📝

28/100

“Gives tons of papers and grades very tough but .”

🔁 Office Hours Can Save You

70/100

“If is difficult to get anything but an A.”

👎 Recommendation Split

32/100

“WARNING!! if you care for your success.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures seem endless and rarely relate to anything you read about in class
  • He should be teaching philosophy, not English writing.
  • if you don't like being called out on your crap.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you are hoping for an easy A, don't look here.
  • . Gives tons of papers and grades very tough
  • he lets you rework them for a better grade.

Theme 3

❤️

  • he is amazing when it comes to helping you succeed
  • This professor is horrible , rude, inconsiderate, and always off topic.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

77

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over more than a decade with , and lecture style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 59
3 out of 514
2 out of 514
1 out of 523

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

9

A 8 · A- 1

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

5

C+ 1 · C 4

D range

2

D+ 1 · D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 2 · Rather not say 1