AI Rate Professor

English

Ross McLean

ENGLISH101 · ENGLI101 · ENG101 · ENG33 · ENGL101 · ENGLISH · ENGLISH030 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.3/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take him for English 101 if you will do the reading and essays; he is a rare mix of , and fair.

Best fit · Effort For RewardConstructive feedbackEasy A with effort1000-page readingRewrite-friendlyPatient and funny
  • Teaches real writing skills with constructive criticism and rewrites
  • Course is manageable if you finish the 1000-page nonfiction reading and essays
  • Near-universal praise as one of the best English teachers at the school

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students report an A is realistic if and the and flexible deadlines available.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is approachable writing practice rather than abstract theory, though the 1000-page reading adds volume.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

58/100

, but many describe short weekly meetings and .

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Would-take-again is 100% and comments repeatedly call him one of the best English teachers they have had.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

He is critical to improve writing but , and is described as not a .

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Workload

Light

68/100

Typical load is about five essays, some in-class writing, a book review, and 1000 pages of self-chosen nonfiction.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and lasting improvement in writing ability.

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All evidence comes from in-person reviews; a few .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and a book review rather than high-stakes formal exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English is built around short meetings, student-chosen nonfiction reading, essays, and .

Main concern

Falling behind on the 1000-page reading requirement is hard to recover from.

What students said

“ !!! Only 5 essays and a book review plus 4 in-class essays.”
ENGL101
“His class is easy as long as you do what he asks for.”
ENG101
“if the re-wright it.”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Exam style

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Assessment is mainly essays and in-class writing with feedback and rewrite chances rather than strict closed-book exams.

In-class essaysEssay rewritesNo heavy proctoring mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-class essays and formal essays dominate; students can often rewrite weaker papers.

In-class essaysRewrites allowedBook review
“Only 5 essays and a book review plus 4 in-class essays.”
ENGL101
“he will let you re-wright it.”
ENG101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is by far the BEST English teacher I have ever had. He actually offers constructive criticism, and doesn't grade your papers 'til later on in the semester after he's taught you the RIGHT way to write a paper.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 , and workload themes. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Mr. Mclean is an awesome teacher! One of the .”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“ !!! Only 5 essays and a book review plus 4 in-class essays.”

✏️ Grading and Feedback

76/100

“His comments are contructive without being rude. He's a . Deadlines aren't set in stone.”

📖 Workload Reality

68/100

“Don't fall behind in reading because its really hard to catch up again, pick one big book for 1000 pages.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he is a great teacher
  • how to write
  • He's also funny!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Best English teacher, easy A as long as you do his work
  • It's not super easy, but it's hard to fail
  • its not a really hard course but its hard to get an A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's one of the best and nicest teacher I have ever had
  • He actually cares about you
  • Friendly and and his time

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

30 mostly consistent in-person reviews span many years with rich detail on workload and .

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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