Sydney Brown

ENGL232 · ENGL120 · ENG110 · ENGLISH124 · ENG122 · ENG120124 · ENG232 · ENG098 · ENGL124 · ENG124 · ENG099 · ENG120 · 221 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 82/100
RMP rating: 4.2/5
Take again: 68.09%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

if and are willing to revise, read, and participate consistently.

Best fit · Effort For RewardGreat feedbackCaring but polarizingEssay heavyRevision friendlyDiscussion driven

Most positive reviews praise her feedback, care, revision opportunities, and ability to help students grow as writers.
The course is not effortless because essays, reading, discussions, and accelerated pacing can create a heavy workload.
Negative reviews focus on tough grading, disorganization, slow grading, or feeling talked down to.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

A high grade , and revisions, but students still need to complete essays and reading.

Online sections can be heavier and more polarized, while and support.

Is the course easy?

Standard

54/100

The writing work is manageable with effort, but , and accelerated pacing keep it from being easy.

Online accelerated sections are the hardest format, while and manageable.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

78/100

, and growth in writing, despite a loud minority of negative experiences.

, while online evidence is more mixed because accelerated courses increase workload.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

She , but revisions, rubrics, , and many A grades make grading more forgiving for engaged students.

Format shift

Online reviews include both generous revision praise and , while and supportive.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

The workload is writing-heavy with essays, reading, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online accelerated classes are heavier, while as manageable.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Students frequently , and writing support, though some report disorganization or condescension.

Format shift

, while online reviews include more complaints about tone and structure.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Grades mostly center , and some quizzes rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Online reviews mention quizzes more often, while and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mostly very positive , and class discussions, though some criticize organization and grading.

Main concern

Students who dislike discussion, politics, or heavy writing may struggle.

What students said

“Gave me the , and she allows revisions.”
ENG124

“Terrible. Extremely disorganized teacher, constantly behind on her syllabus calendar.”
ENG232

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are strongly mixed, with many students praising structure and revisions while , and .

Main concern

Accelerated online sections can feel intense and .

What students said

“ and lets you revise assignments for a new score w/ no penalty.”
124

“ due in 4 hours once opened & you can only open these ONCE.”
ENG124

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention quizzes and essay-based assessments, but do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or closed-book rules.

Essay QuizzesTimed Four Hour QuizDiscussionsEssays

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and writing assignments, but do not clearly prove closed-book exams or proctoring rules.

Pop QuizzesEssaysRevisions

“She gives pop quizes but she will clue out when they are.”
ENG122

“the and she allows you to revise if you don't like the grade you get.”
ENG120

Online

and regular quizzes, but they do not clearly prove webcam, proctoring, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.

Timed Four Hour QuizEssay QuestionsQuizzes

“We only had one four hour quiz that was four short essay questions that were not that hard at all.”
ENG124

“ due in 4 hours once opened & you can only open these ONCE.”
ENG124

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Gave me the , and she allows revisions.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“I learned more about writing in this class than all of high school.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

78/100

“Would've taken all my English classes with her if so far!”

📝 Writing Workload

48/100

“ and lots of reading.”

Theme 1

👩‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Sydney cares so much about her students and their success.
She gives alot of feedback, and helps her students above and beyond.
She tends to act superior and speaks to her students as if they are unintelligent.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

Not Easy A if you don't do work, but if you do it's an easy A 100% because she loves to teach and she actually cares about students.
Follow the rubric, and essays are graded generously (I got 95%+ on all).
She is also a .

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

The structure of the so you don't get lost.
This class was on the easy side, .
the class with W.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

221

Lifetime ratings

95/100

Evidence confidence

The rating is based on 50 reviews across many years and formats, with rich but polarized evidence.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 5156

4 out of 524

3 out of 510

2 out of 511

1 out of 520

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 22 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 6

C range

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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

Sydney Brown

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

WorthIt

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📝 Writing Workload

👩‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

💻 About Online Experience

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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

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