AI Rate Professor

English

John Cann

ENGWR300283 · ENGWR58 · ENGWR300301 · ENG58 · ENG300 · ENGWR301 · ENG101 · ENGWRITING101 · ENGWR300 · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating
39/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
46.15%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

if you want a demanding, literature-heavy writing course and are willing to accept a high workload and polarizing teaching style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy ReadingTough GraderMany PapersPassionate But PolarizingNot An Easy A
  • , and strict grading.
  • Supporters say he is passionate, intellectually challenging, and can make students better writers.
  • Critics , and overwhelming workload.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Getting an A , and tolerance for strict grading.

The online review also expects detailed work, while an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

The course , and often built around dense literature and complex essay expectations.

Online evidence is limited but consistent with the and writing.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, and participation are necessary to keep up.

The online review mentions participation, while hurts performance.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

Recommendation depends heavily on student fit because some call him life-changing while many warn against the workload and grading.

The single online review is positive, but and often negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

22/100

Students repeatedly call him a and say high grades require extensive effort and careful compliance.

Format shift

Online evidence is too limited, while .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Reviews repeatedly mention lots of , and intense condensed courses.

Format shift

Both formats mention substantial work, but the overwhelming workload .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

He can be inspiring and intellectually rich, but many students report , and .

Format shift

The online review is supportive but limited, while .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Assessment is dominated by essays, journals, reading responses, research papers, and written assignments rather than exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize reading and writing, with .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some find transformative and others find hostile or confusing.

Main concern

Many students report too much , and .

What students said

“TOUGH class. But the most rewarding!”
ENGWR300
“He makes you do 5+ hr homework and makes you purchase 6 books.”
ENGWR300
“ .”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

The but minimal teaching and high-detail work.

Main concern

Online evidence is too limited to judge format-specific patterns confidently.

What students said

“Everything that he assigns is connected and none of it is irrelevant, but most importantly, it is relatable.”
ENGWR300
“his teaching is minimal,but what he does say will give you direction.”
ENGWR300

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews mention quizzes and a , but they do not clearly prove a .

Quiz format mentionedFinal writing mentionedExam policy not clearly proven

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a written final, but do not clearly prove open-book status or .

Weekly quizzes mentionedWritten final mentionedExam policy unclear
“I will not recommend him for anyone who doesn't like a ”
ENGWRITING101
“ , and wrote a .”
ENG300

Online

The online review does not clearly prove exam format, open-book status, webcam policy, or proctoring rules.

Exam policy unclear

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“TOUGH class. But the most rewarding!”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and polarized teaching experience; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“His lectures are inspirational, magical, cosmic!”

📚 Workload Reality

12/100

“He makes you do 5+ hr homework and makes you purchase 6 books.”

⚖️

22/100

“Definitely isnt easy A but if you improve writing”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Cann is a very caring and interesting person.
  • He is very rude and demeaning, but he'll teach you a lot.
  • and most can't even read his absurd handwriting

Theme 2

📚

  • Expect to so every week.
  • There are , and a research paper.
  • 2-3 papers and 50-300 pages to read every week.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Professor Cann is no easy A, but you can get through his class.
  • but grades HELLA HARD
  • If you do not pass 3/4 of the .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

71

Lifetime ratings

94/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years provide detailed and consistent evidence of a polarizing but demanding teaching style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523
4 out of 516
3 out of 516
2 out of 57
1 out of 59

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

34 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 3

B range

13

B+ 3 · B 6 · B- 4

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 1 · C- 1

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

9

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 2