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English

Dabney Lyons

ENGL090 · ENG230 · ENGL100 · ENGLISH221 · ENG0470 · ENGLISH100 · ENGL90 · ENGL230 · ENG90 · ENGL1001 · ENG100 · 57 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
53.57%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

if and delayed grades in exchange for a funny, hands-on writing coach.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLate Grading ChaosEssay HeavyBakes for ClassPolarizing EnglishRewrite Culture
  • many love her humor, help, and rewrites while and workload
  • Expect , and feedback that often arrives too late to course-correct
  • ; online sections draw more disorganization complaints

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Rewrites help, but tough essay standards, heavy reading, and .

; in-person still requires serious writing work.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

, and rewrite cycles make the course intellectually and time-demanding.

and papers; summer and higher-level courses feel especially intense.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

, and several tags warn that skipping hurts your grade.

In-person more often requires presence; but .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

54/100

dedicated writers love her support, while and late grades.

In-person older reviews are warmer; recent online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

Rewrites exist, but many call her picky on format and slow or .

Format shift

; in-person students still note tough standards.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and stacked end-semester deadlines dominate the experience.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work; some online terms pile several major tasks into the last month.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

When present and engaged she is funny, helpful, and thorough; and opaque.

Format shift

In-person personality shines more; online reliability draws sharper criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Course , and rewrites far more than traditional multiple-choice exams.

Format shift

Essay focus is consistent online and in person; some .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews often praise energy, baked goods, rewrites, and one-on-one help, with and mandatory work.

Main concern

Even fans warn about lots of reading, rewrites, and grades that appear very late.

What students said

“despite having class at 8 am she always has so much energy and is very attentive.”
ENGL100
“She grades nothing, so and might be making the same mistakes in ”
ENG230
“There are if you fail, and that's what your grade basically is.”
ENGLISH100

Remote format

Online

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online experiences are mixed to negative, with , and unclear progress.

Main concern

while .

What students said

“I don't have even the slightest hint or because assignments submitted 3+ months ago still aren't graded.”
ENGLISH221
“She has only graded about 5 of my assignments and the semester ends in a few weeks.Pick another teacher!!”
ENG0470
“Took her online and had a much better experience than most of these reviews so give her a shot!”
ENG100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on essays and reading with occasional open-note quizzes; .

Multiple EssaysLate FeedbackRewrites AllowedOpen Note QuizzesHeavy Reading

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes open-note group quizzes with rewrites.

Four Major EssaysOpen Note QuizzesRewritesIn-Class Essay Help
“There are if you fail, and that's what your grade basically is. We didn't have one test, or quiz.”
ENGLISH100
“ and in groups!”
ENG90

Online

Online students rarely describe proctoring tools and mainly report essay stacks, finals, and .

Essay StackingDelayed GradingFinal Exam PaperResubmits Sometimes
“Get ready to do 2 essays, 2 mandatory meetings, an annotated bibliography, and a 3 page final exam all at the same time in the last 4 WEEKS”
ENGLISH221
“Was not a and lets you resubmit essays that got less than a certain score.”
ENG100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She didn't grade any of my essays until the last 2 weeks of the semester. How am I supposed to know I need to improve on something if she won't grade then before the next one is due.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 and essay load. Credibility rating: High.

⏳

25/100

“assignments submitted 3+ months ago still aren't graded. Unacceptable”

🍪 Personality and Care

78/100

“Amazing teacher! A lot of work though... Really good teacher, she even bakes for you.”

📝 Essay Workload

28/100

“ and there were so .”

🔄 Rewrite Safety Net

60/100

“If you get below 84 on the !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she's hilarious when it comes to lecture
  • she even brings baked goods
  • though

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Lots of homework, but it's easy as long as
  • She is a
  • and might be making the same mistakes

Theme 3

⚠️ About Organization

  • Doesnt keep up with grading
  • Unorganized. Many cases of
  • Find another instructor

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

57

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews across many years show a , and personality with rich detail.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 533
4 out of 56
3 out of 53
2 out of 58
1 out of 57

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 5 · A 7 · A- 1

B range

10

B+ 6 · B 4

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 2