AI Rate Professor

English

Josh Stein

ENGL85 · ENG85 · ENGL120 · ENGL90 · ENG90 · ENG120 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
31.25%
Difficulty
4.2

The decision

Avoid unless you specifically want a brutal writing boot camp and can accept a low grade.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderRude And AggressiveHeavy Paper LoadUnclear InstructionsLearn Writing Process
  • and buried assignment instructions.
  • Heavy essay and .
  • Some students improve as writers if and harsh criticism.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Students say an A is nearly unreachable, rubrics are missing, and range.

Online reviews stress an unreachable A ceiling; despite occasional A grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

, and advanced-level grading make intro English feel harder than many STEM workloads.

and papers; online comments especially compare workload to chemistry.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and tags warn skip class and you will not pass.

In-person evidence is stronger on mandatory daily presence; online is mixed with .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Low take-again rate and dominant comments about rudeness, unclear rules, and process.

Online reviews are almost uniformly negative; older in-person ENG90 reviews are more mixed but still tough.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Tough-grader tags dominate and students report .

Format shift

Online students highlight an 89% ceiling; .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of essays, related assignments, constant reading, and daily quick writes create a paper-heavy load.

Format shift

Online stresses so many papers; in-person adds daily quick writes and lecture-heavy notes.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Many describe aggressive scolding, buried instructions, unreadable handwriting, and .

Format shift

Online focuses on Canvas and instruction chaos; in-person focuses on classroom rudeness and note quality.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and process writing more than a single high-stakes final.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person sections mix a few students who credit him with real writing growth against many who call him rude, publicly humiliating, lecture-heavy, and a .

Main concern

Aggressive classroom tone, unreadable notes, and .

What students said

“Easily the .”
ENGL120
“Good luck taking notes in this class, his handwriting is near impossible to read.”
ENG120
“his class is no easy A. He does give back amazing feedback which, in my opinion, is more important than an just getting an easy A.”
ENGL90

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online ENG120 is widely panned for convoluted blogs instead of paper load, and grading so harsh an A often seems unreachable.

Main concern

, and needlessly harsh scoring on an intro online course.

What students said

“Instructions for " and not clearly stated.”
ENG120
“If you look at the highest score in someone possibly could've gotten was an 89%.”
ENG120
“ never reachable.”
ENGL120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment centers on papers and occasional pop quizzes rather than clearly described proctored exams.

Pop QuizzesEssay HeavyLecture Notes Matter

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and lecture-heavy note-taking, not Lockdown-style proctoring.

Pop QuizzesLecture Heavy
“Beware of pop quizzes”
ENGL120
“Good luck taking notes in this class, his handwriting is near impossible to read.”
ENG120

Online

Online comments emphasize essays and .

Essay HeavyVague Rubrics
“Lots of and tons of reading.”
ENG120

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Stein teaches to scold and discipline, not to educate or inspire.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews spanning online and and demeanor themes. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

30/100

“ .”

⚖️

18/100

“an A is never reachable.”

📚 Workload Reality

22/100

“Class had more workload than my chemistry class.”

✍️ Skill Growth For Some

55/100

“I can honestly say I'm a much better writer than I was 3-4 months ago.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He was always super aggressive and overly critical
  • Instructions were convoluted and
  • his handwriting is near impossible to read

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • his class is no easy A
  • I worked my butt off... and I still got a C

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • responded rudely
  • rudest and most unprofessional teacher I've ever had

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

23 detailed reviews spanning 2014-2026 with and demeanor themes across online and in-person formats.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

7

B 6 · B- 1

C range

4

C 3 · C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Not sure yet 1