AI Rate Professor

English

J Leal

1A0 · CHICANOLIT · FILM49A · ENGL39 · ENGL1B · ENGLISH2 · ENGL1A · ENG2 · ENGL2 · CRITENGA · ENG1B · ENG49A · ENGLA · ENGA6240 · FILM49 · 1A · ENG1A · ENG39 · ENG1A91591 · ENGL100 · COMPENG2 · ENGL49A · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Take J Leal if you like political and social-issue writing and can handle ambiguity, but if you need structured writing instruction.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate About Social IssuesClear RubricsPolarizing Teaching StyleReading And Writing Heavy
  • Students often praise his passion, current-events topics, and willingness to help students who put in effort.
  • Many complaints say the class feels more like politics or sociology than a traditional English writing course.
  • Grades can be fair or easy with rubrics, but workload, participation, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

An A is realistic if you follow rubrics, participate, and keep up with readings, but it is not consistently effortless because writing load and .

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

The course content is manageable for strong writers but can feel challenging because it leans heavily , and persuasive essays.

Only in-person reviews exist, so course difficulty cannot be compared by format.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Attendance and participation matter because students mention not missing class, speaking in class, quizzes, presentations, and heavy in-class discussion.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

64/100

He is worth it for students who enjoy provocative social topics, but the recommendation is limited and weak writing instruction.

Recommendation evidence is entirely in-person, with no online review comparison.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

use rubrics, though several reviews call him tough or unclear.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

45/100

The workload is moderate to heavy because reviews mention , and class participation.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Teaching is polarizing because students praise his passion and support but , and limited writing instruction.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Assessment , and participation, with some quizzes and tests mentioned.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are strongly mixed, with praise for passion and rubrics but frequent concern about politics-heavy content and .

Main concern

The main concern is that assignments and class focus can feel unclear or too political for students expecting standard English instruction.

What students said

“He gives example papers for the things he is looking for AND in your essay.”
ENG2
“ , and frequently tardy or absent from his own class.”
ENGL1A
“this is an easy A he pretty much lets you choose what you want to write about”
ENG1A

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention quizzes and tests, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, .

QuizzesTestsPresentationsEssays

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes, but and proctoring details are not clearly proven.

QuizzesTests
“Gives tests, and quizzes but not many”
ENG1A91591
“Need to show up ready for quizzes and presentations each class meeting”
ENGL2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Take the class if you want to learn outside the box.”

Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and course focus. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“His critical thinking class had a big impact on me and on my world perspective.”

⚖️

58/100

“As long as you follow his rubrics, you will .”

📚 Workload Reality

45/100

“You have a reading due every class other than the .”

👍 Recommendation Fit

64/100

“Take the class if you want to learn outside the box.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He wants his students to succeed and actually teaches his class unlike some teachers.
  • , and frequently tardy or absent from his own class.
  • very good personality and very smart, he makes every lecture interesting.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Attend class & participate and keep up with .
  • He , however, I thought he did a good job bringing up my mistakes and challenge to do better.
  • Very, very easy A.

Theme 3

🧭 About Course Focus

  • If you .
  • All he talks about is politics!
  • Controversial topics on racism (especially Tea Party racism), sexism, and classism make the course interesting and relevant to todays world.

Data context

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Analysis sample

48

Recent reviews read by the AI

48

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 48 detailed in-person reviews span many years, though opinions are polarized and many reviews are old.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 511
3 out of 511
2 out of 59
1 out of 55

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1