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English

Cassandra Paden

ENGL1A · ENG2 · ENGL2 · ENGLI2 · ENG100 · ENGAAAA · ENG1A · E7680 · ENG6088 · EG7032 · ENGLISH1A · ENG1 · ENG7684 · AA · ENGL1A72670 · 1A · ENGLISH2 · ENGL283056 · 87 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you want a and can handle being put on the spot.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing instructorDemanding participationIntimidating classroomHeavy reading and writingMixed grading fairness
  • Students repeatedly describe a demanding class that rewards preparation but can feel intimidating.
  • Positive reviews praise deep learning, critical thinking, and strong preparation for upper-level courses.
  • Negative reviews , and poor organization.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible, but reviews , and strong effort rather than minimal work.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The course is intellectually demanding because students must analyze difficult readings, speak in class, and handle intense discussion.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Attendance and active participation appear effectively required, and several students describe being called on daily.

.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Recommendations are sharply split, but the volume of warnings about intimidation, bias, absences, and organization pushes the advice negative.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Some students earned A grades, but many describe strict , and perceived unfairness.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students report , and stressful end-of-semester workload spikes.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Poor

42/100

Her strongest fans praise deep learning, but frequent , and organization lower the teaching score.

Format shift

Teaching evidence is entirely in person, with no online comparison available.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and class discussion far more than exams.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are highly polarized, with some students calling her transformative and many others calling the .

Main concern

Students often say participation pressure and .

What students said

“Phenomenal. You will have to work hard.”
ENGL1A
“ , but not for her, she didn't show up for over 8 classes and then stopped coming completely with 4 weeks left.”
ENGL2
“Hardest class I took at cabrillo.”
ENG1

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 do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, open-book rules, or .

Exam policy not clearly provenAssignment-heavy courseParticipation-heavy course

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and final assignments but do not clearly prove exam format or .

Exam policy not clearly provenFinal assignments mentioned
“She gives you the questions and .”
ENG2
“ and not necessary.”
ENGL1A

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Take this class. It will teach you to think critically and prepare you for future classes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom climate; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“One of the .”

⚠️ Classroom Pressure

15/100

“She would put students on the spot with questions and if you got them wrong, she would humiliate and belittle you.”

📈 Effort For Grades

38/100

“Show up, talk, do the work = A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is passionate about her subject and the preparation for upper division college courses was invaluable.
  • She opens your mind to things unthinkable.
  • She puts everyone on the spot and purposely tries to embarrass people.

Theme 2

📚 About Difficulty And Work

  • You will have to work hard.
  • Hardest class I took at cabrillo.
  • Study with classmates, go to office hours, read the text. Don't expect a handout.

Theme 3

⚖️ About Fairness And Organization

  • .
  • The and more than half the .
  • . Real fair Huh?

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

87

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

The sample is large and detailed, but many reviews are old and opinions are highly polarized.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 512
3 out of 59
2 out of 522
1 out of 530

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values