Ed Williams

ENG1A · ENGLISH50 · ENG5354 · ENG11 · ENGLISH1A · ENG60A · ENG1B · ENGLISH1B · ENG · ENG50 · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 47.62%
Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

if you want strict accountability and and controversial class debates.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough GraderGrade Opacity Until EndStrict Tardiness PenaltiesPolarizing PersonalityHeavy Reading and Essays

Attendance and punctuality are strictly enforced with penalty journals for lateness.
Grades stay hidden until the end and often require a .
Students either find him inspirational and caring or rant-heavy and unfair.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Getting an A usually , and arguing for your grade because scores stay hidden.

Evidence is mostly in person; the two online As.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is standard English reading and essays, but volume, debates, and and stress.

; online adds rigidity complaints while in person adds lecture tangents.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

, and skipping risks failing.

; one online review said attendance was not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; fans praise growth and feedback while critics warn of boredom, bias, and .

ones; online sample is too small to settle it.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

and never-100% comments outweigh the occasional self-eval grade negotiation.

Format shift

Harsh tone appears in both formats, with online also labeling him a .

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and penalty journals add steady busywork.

Format shift

Lots of and in-person tags alike.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

and memorable lectures for some, but many call lectures boring, personal, or .

Format shift

One strong COVID online praise contrasts with several low in-person quality scores.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Grades come , and a late-term grade argument essay.

Format shift

; online notes feedback-focused writing work.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

cards, personal stories, and tough tests; reactions split between life-changing mentor and chaotic tough grader.

Main concern

Late minutes, grade secrecy, and uncomfortable debate topics frustrate many students.

What students said

“He takes punctuality very serious and keeps track of how late you are and assigns you penalty journals”
ENG1B

“You work for a grade he refuses to tell you about until the end of the semester.”
ENG1B

“He found ways to make current events, history and politics relevant in the assignments.”
ENGLISH1A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

one student praised strong writing feedback during COVID, another said flexibility was undercut by heavy attention demands and .

Main concern

Online sections can still feel rigid and high-pressure rather than flexible.

What students said

“If you really want to learn and become a . He gives great feedback on your writing without making you feel belittled.”
ENGLISH1A

“this guy didn't like how easy the material was and decided to make it unnecessarily difficult by requiring all of your attention despite the class being online”
ENG1B

Exam style

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Exams and quizzes are often described as hard and test-heavy, though .

Vocab QuizzesTough TestsOptional Final via Grade EssayPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a final that may be waived after a grade-defense essay.

Tough TestsVocab QuizzesGrade Defense EssayPop Quizzes

“for !”
ENG1B

“the last essay was to debate what grade we deserve and if he agrees .”
ENG1B

Online

Online comments focus on rigid .

Essay Heavy

“In theory, this is a very easy class... decided to make it unnecessarily difficult by requiring all of your attention despite the class being online”
ENG1B

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“It's not an easy A he will challenge you, but believe me it will be worth it he will make you a better student.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and opaque grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“He thought us so much about writing and how to properly use MLA format he also thought us how to cite sources etc.”

⚠️ Grade Opacity

36/100

“You also do not know your grade until the end of the semester!”

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18/100

“Keeps track of how many minutes youre late using a notecard”

👍 Recommendation Split

48/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures are really interesting and he doesnt require textbook.
He would spend the majority of class talking about either himself or politics.
I very much enjoyed his stile of old school teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

never will you get 100%.
His tests and !
if u want an A u will get it.

Theme 3

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assigns you penalty journals after a certain amount of minutes.
Skip class? You won't pass.
don't be late, because you have to write penalty journals.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning 2009-2024 with , and polarizing lectures support a stable but mixed profile.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 531

4 out of 516

3 out of 55

2 out of 57

1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

B+ 7 · B 11 · B- 1

C range

C 1 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1

Ed Williams

x x x if you want strict accountability and x x x x and controversial class debates.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

⚠️ Grade Opacity

⏰ x x

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⏰ x x x

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want strict accountability and and controversial class debates.

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