Is this an easy A?
HardWork
28/100, and portfolio focus make an A hard unless you work nonstop.
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.
ESL39 · ENG047A · ESOL32 · ESL0886219 · ENG101 · 11 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
x x x x x, and portfolio focus make an A hard unless you work nonstop.
All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.
Is the course easy?
Average difficulty around 4/5 with x x x, and strict expectations.
All evidence is in-person.
Is attendance flexible?
Repeated tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; absences and lateness are harshly treated.
All evidence is in-person.
Is this professor recommended?
x x x x x; many warn to stay away despite a minority who praise high standards.
All evidence is in-person.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
22/100
x x x x x x, and grades ranging down to D.
Format shift
All evidence is in-person.
Workload
Heavy
22/100
Lots of homework, so many papers, weekly journals, and portfolio work.
Format shift
All evidence is in-person.
Teaching experience
Poor
35/100
x x x and x x x x x x, and worst college experience.
Format shift
All evidence is in-person.
Assessment method
FocusOnAssignments
30/100
Portfolios, essays, journals, homework, and pop quizzes; x x x x x.
Format shift
All evidence is in-person.
Luni fit check
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
polarizing mix of respected demanding teacher versus angry, condescending, heavy-workload experience.
Main concern
x x x x, and multiple reports of rude or disrespectful interactions.
What students said
“Hes rude and disrespectful if youre having a one on one with him about how to work on your grade”
“x x x x, and demanding. x x x x x x x x.”
“Amazing professor and helpful, but very strict.”
Remote format
Low confidence
No stored summary is available for this format.
Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
Assessment x x x x x x, and end portfolio rather than student-friendly open exams.
Assessment risk
Strict
35/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
Pop quizzes and x x x x x x x.
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
“Professor grades you upon portfolio at the end so work in class doesnt really seem to matter but it does”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Please respect yourself and x x x x x x.”
“x x x x x x. Strick and angry professor. His class is my worse experience in city college”
“Every week you have 1) movie journal... 2) vocabulary journal... You have lecture every week too!”
“Dont ever be late or absent. He doesnt care about your excuses or emergencies”
“Mr. Craig is an excellent ESL professor. x x x x, and demanding.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
11
Recent reviews read by the AI
11
Lifetime ratings
62/100
Evidence confidence
11 in-person reviews from 2012-2020 with detailed but polarized opinions; moderate credibility.
Inside 11 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
4 reported outcomes
A 1
B 1
No reported values
D 1
No reported values
Not_Sure_Yet 1