AI Rate Professor

English

Jeff Westfall

ENGLI836 · ENGLI100 · ENG110 · NEH · ENGL100 · ENGLISH100 · ENG101 · ENGLISH · ENG846A · ENGL110 · EN100 · ENGL836 · ENG836 · ENG100 · ENGLISH110 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want to become a much stronger writer and will put in serious effort; skip if you want an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHard but FairEssay IntensiveRewrites AllowedHomelessness ThemePolarizing
  • Demanding English teacher who transforms writers willing to work hard.
  • Many rewrites and office help, but and standards are high.
  • serious students praise him; others call him harsh or impossible.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

High grading standards and , even with rewrites.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

, and high criteria make the content intellectually demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

Showing up and doing the work is strongly emphasized; .

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Most students who put in effort say he makes them far better writers and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Often called an extremely hard or , though rewrites and effort can help.

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and high revision demands.

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Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Entertaining and transformative for many writers, though some find him rude or unpleasable.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

; midterms appear secondary.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English courses are challenging essay-heavy classes with high standards, rewrites, and .

Main concern

Harsh or and heavy workload frustrate students seeking an easy pass.

What students said

“Westfall was one of the ... Not only did his class make me a better writer, it made me a better student and person.”
ENGL100
“never take a class with him!!!!! ... .”
ENGLI100
“He's incredibly challenging and thought provoking... I highly reccomend him for any serious student”
ENGL110

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; occasional midterms noted as easier.

Essay HeavyRewrites AllowedMidterm Sometimes EasyCitation Strict

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; as easy; strict on citations and late work.

Multiple EssaysRewrites AllowedStrict CitationsIn-Class Essay Work
“ . sometimes he will give .”
ENG836
“he is extremely thorough and picky,especially with citations.”
ENGL100
“you can do rewrites for any paper throughout the semester and if you need an .”
ENG100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Westfall was one of the , and by far the best professor at Skyline College... Not only did his class make me a better writer, it made me a better student and person.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting hard-but-transformative teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“By Mr. Westfall's guidance, support, and challenges, he made me a better student.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

72/100

“I highly reccomend him for any serious student”

⚖️

30/100

“ . never teaches anything himself always says to go to learning center for help.”

📚 Workload

28/100

“the amount of time and hard work it takes to get a good grade is overwhelming.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He was entertaining, interesting and motivating.
  • His lectures were grab my attention.
  • he is very sarcastic and can be embarrassing

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Impossible to get higher than a C
  • Westfall is hard there is no doubt, but he's fair
  • People who do not pass his class are simply lazy to do the work.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He cares about his students, and reciprocates the effort
  • He even spent an hour of his time to help me with my paper.
  • HE IS A HARD TEACHER! NOT TO MENSION HE'S HELLA RUDE!

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with rich detail and consistent themes on difficulty, rewrites, and polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531
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