AI Rate Professor

English & Literature

Tom Thrasher

ENGLI201 · LIT · ENGL · ENGL201 · ENGL101 · ENG101 · ENGLISH · LIT144A · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
94/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
1.8

The decision

if you dread English and want a fun, fair path to a good grade.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyLaid-back humorLenient essaysMakes English funShow up and writeClear explanations
  • Students say English becomes fun and manageable with his humor and .
  • Essays are lenient and workload is light if you attend and complete work.
  • as one of the best English options at the school.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Students report A grades when they show up, participate, and write the .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

78/100

He makes English and literature feel easy and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Multiple reviews say show up because explanations and info come from class.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Students repeatedly call him awesome, the , and a must for English dreaders.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

86/100

Students say he is lenient on essays and easy to pass if work is turned in.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Light

80/100

Few tests or quizzes and a manageable number of essays when you attend.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Praised for humor, clarity, caring, and making English interesting and fun.

Format shift

In-person only.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Grade is driven mainly by essays and class work rather than heavy testing.

Format shift

In-person only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person English and literature feel laid-back, funny, and easy if you attend and write the essays.

Main concern

Missing class means missing the .

What students said

“If you show up, participate, and !”
ENG101
“Funny, laid back, easy to pass. I reccomend taking his class.”
ENG101
“He's lenient on the and he's down to earth.”
ENGL201

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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Assessments center on essays with .

Few tests or quizzesEssay-focusedClass participation

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and light testing if you attend and write.

Essay-focusedFew tests or quizzes
“ and .”
ENG101
“If you show up, participate, and !”
ENG101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you are dreading English like I was, take Thrasher. You will be pleasently surprised with how fun and easy he makes it! I got an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person English reviews, highlighting fun teaching and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“Definitely one of the !”

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

84/100

“If you show up, participate, and !”

👍 Recommendation Strength

95/100

“ if you can.”

🪶 Workload and Lenience

80/100

“He's lenient on the and he's down to earth.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Thrasher has a great sense of humor, and
  • Dope teacher. Makes teaching Fun... ..
  • He makes everything so clear. I loved his class.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Funny, laid back, easy to pass
  • Just show up to class and do your work

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He definitely cares about his students and makes class interesting
  • Very cool guy. Class is interesting and fun
  • VERY down to earth and keeps you interested and makes jokes

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

65/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen highly consistent positive reviews, but most date from 2004-2012 with sparse grade data.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENG1014 reviews
ENGL2012 reviews
ENGLISH2 reviews
ENGL1 review
ENGL1011 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

0

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C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather_Not_Say 1