AI Rate Professor

English

Bernie Gershenson

ENGL161 · ENG400 · ENG162 · ESL400 · ENG161 · ENG110 · ENGL100 · ENGL400 · ENG102 · ENG203 · ENGAAA · ENGLISH · ENG100 · ENG165 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

Choose him if you want serious reading and , but if you need a gentle or easy English class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizingWriting HeavyHelpful If AskedHarsh CriticReading Heavy
  • some call him excellent and helpful, while others strongly warn against him.
  • The class often , and criticism, especially in English and creative writing courses.
  • and can handle blunt feedback and effort-based grading.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some students report an easy A with decent effort, but , and real effort requirements.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

43/100

The course content is manageable for engaged writers but becomes difficult because of , and criticism.

because there are no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but discussion-heavy classes make showing up important.

because there are no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

and writers, while others strongly warn that he is boring, harsh, or unhelpful.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and discouraging, so it appears fair but inconsistent by student fit and course.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of , and writing-heavy expectations.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

He is knowledgeable and helpful for some students, but many others call him boring, ineffective, or discouraging.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Assessment , and class discussion rather than exams.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews show a highly polarizing professor with strong supporters, harsh critics, heavy writing, and .

Main concern

The and writing combined with criticism that some students find discouraging.

What students said

“ but if you put some effort you'll see good results.”
ESL400
“We and read about five books.”
ENG110
“prepare to get your feeling hurt.”
ENG162

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews focus on essays, reading, and homework, and they do not clearly prove the .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam FormatEssay-Based WorkReading Discussions

Assessment risk

Varies

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reading, but they do not clearly prove midterm, final, open-book, closed-book, or proctoring policies.

Essay-Based WorkReading DiscussionsExam Policy Not Clearly Proven
“We and read about five books.”
ENG110
“He does ”
ENG165
“He gives a lot of work.”
ENG102

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you're looking for someone who's extremely knowledgeable about the English language and will provide as much assistance as needed, then you've come to the right place.”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“He is a great English teacher who chose very interesting books for the semester I took.”

📈 Grade Effort

58/100

“ but if you put some effort you'll see good results.”

📚 Workload Pressure

30/100

“We and read about five books.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Bernie is THE best English teacher I've ever worked with.
  • The worsest teacher i've ever had. He doesn't know how to teach.
  • He is very humorous and helpful too.

Theme 2

📚

  • He makes you write and read a lot, but it's all interesting material.
  • There is a lot of reading too, but the books are wonderful.
  • We and read about five books.

Theme 3

⚖️

  • but if you put some effort you'll see good results.
  • Overall, its an Easy A just do your work and he gives you good grade for a decent effort.
  • If your feelings are easily hurt, or you want to take a super-easy, do-whatever Creative Writing class, look elsewhere.

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight reviews across many years provide substantial evidence, though opinions are strongly polarized by student expectations.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 59
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 57

Course coverage

ESL4009 reviews
ENG1653 reviews
ENG1102 reviews
ENG1612 reviews
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