Kathleen Farrell

ENGL1B · ENG1A · ENGLI1B · ENG60 · ENGLISH1A · ENG1B · ENGLI60A · ENGLI1A · ENGB · ENG5050 · ENGLISH · ENG50 · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 24/100
RMP rating: 2.3/5
Take again: —
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you have another English option; only consider her if you already write strongly and can self-manage .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough subjective graderNo clear rubricMisses classesMumbles hard to understandEssay-only focus

A large share of students call her one of the worst English instructors they had.
as , and based on personal judgment.
A smaller and helpful one-on-one if you revise drafts with her.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

even for strong English students.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Essay load and opaque expectations create high friction beyond the base content difficulty.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

while she herself is criticized for missing class.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Most reviews explicitly say do not take her, with only a .

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and grades that feel like personal judgment.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Main work is multi-page essays and revisions rather than constant busywork.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Common themes are mumbling, feeling belittled when asking questions, little teaching, and class absences.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Courses are described as essay- and presentation-based with little or no traditional testing.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person English is essay-driven with frequent complaints about unclear standards, hard-to-follow lectures, and missed class sessions.

Main concern

, and communication issues dominate the experience.

What students said

“Quite honestly the .”
ENG1A

“ !Talks to students as if they're stupid, and makes you feel you have no brain.”
ENG1B

“She has no rubric for , and she missed 4 classes”
ENG1A

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment risk is high because and outcomes feel personal.

Essay-onlyIn-class essaysNo clear rubricSubjective grading

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and in-class writing with unclear prompts and .

Essay-onlyIn-class essaysNo clear rubric

“First day of class we had an in-class essay, and not one person got better than a D.”
ENG1B

“ .”
ENG50

“SHE IS TERRIBLE. SLOPPY TEACHING AND ”
ENG1B

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
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Voice snapshots generated from 36 in-person and low recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Overall Experience

28/100

“Quite honestly the .”

⚖️

18/100

“She doesn't have a proper grading system, so and her personal judgement.”

👎 Recommendation

22/100

“ .”

🗣️ Communication Issues

28/100

“ because she mumbles, and then she gets upset when you ask her to repeat herself.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

never engages students into any actual learning
she just assigns thinking you'll know what to do
She mumbles & smells.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

She is a .
She grades based on how much she likes.

Theme 3

❤️ Minority Positive Notes

I found Prof.
For .
Great teacher if you are willing to learn.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-six reviews over many years show a strong and consistent negative majority with and classroom complaints.

Inside 36 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56

4 out of 54

3 out of 55

2 out of 58

1 out of 513

Course coverage

ENG1A13 reviews

ENG1B7 reviews

ENG504 reviews

ENGLI1B2 reviews

ENGLISH1A2 reviews

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2

Kathleen Farrell

x x if you have another English option; only consider her if you already write strongly and can self-manage x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

MissionImpossible

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

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In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🚫 Overall Experience

⚖️ x x

👎 Recommendation

🗣️ Communication Issues

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ Minority Positive Notes

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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 have another English option; only consider her if you already write strongly and can self-manage .

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