AI Rate Professor

English

James Isbell

ENGLISH101 · EGLIS101 · ENGLI101 · ENG102 · ENG061 · ENGL101 · ENG101 · ENG103 · 84 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you will read, participate, and revise; if you want an easy English A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCritical Thinker BuilderHeavy Reading and WritingTough Essay GraderOffice Hours HelpfulPolarizing Feedback Speed
  • Strong for students who want real college writing and critical thinking.
  • , and a long research paper.
  • many praise growth and and harsh tone.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Many say an A , and participation; easy B is more common.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content is writing-heavy with weekly journals, lots of reading, and long research papers.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

, and some note limited absences before being dropped.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Students who work hard praise growth and support, while others warn about workload and .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

38/100

Repeatedly called a , though fair if you follow instructions and revise.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and a 10-12 page research paper are common.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Good

72/100

Many call him inspiring and , though some report rudeness and poor paper return.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and in-class writings more than traditional exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English , and multi-page papers with tough but often fair grading if you put in work.

Main concern

Heavy writing load and inconsistent paper-return speed frustrate some students.

What students said

“I still think of him as the . He made us think and encouraged a comfortable environment to discuss and brainstorm.”
EGLIS101
“Be prepared for and a 10-12 page research paper. It's hard work, but this is college.”
ENG102
“ , but an A requires a lot of effort”
ENG101

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.

, and occasional in-class writings rather than high-stakes proctored exams.

In-class essaysResearch paperWeekly journalsTurnitin submissions

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and journal heavy, with research papers and some in-class writings.

In-class essays10-12 page research paperWeekly journalsTurnitin
“Be prepared for and a 10-12 page research paper.”
ENG102
“ . 3 essays, one research paper and 2 in class essays.”
ENG101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you put in effort you'll learn how to write better for all your classes”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting teaching growth, heavy writing load, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“I still think of him as the . He made us think and encouraged a comfortable environment to discuss and brainstorm.”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“ if you arent an english major. He expects a 10-12 pg research paper on top of 60 pgs of reading/nite.”

⚖️

38/100

“ , but an A requires a lot of effort”

👍 Recommendation Split

68/100

“He's great just dont think this is high school to slack off in class”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he makes you think!
  • and grades fairly
  • Class discussions are interesting and will help you write the papers

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Not an easy A, but not impossible
  • LOTS of reading
  • he is a , but is willing to work with you

Theme 3

⚠️

  • !!!
  • takes too long to grade, very rude and condescending
  • he doesn't grade work and he lacks structure

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

84

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

but consistent themes on workload and teaching style.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 537
4 out of 517
3 out of 58
2 out of 510
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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EGLIS1014 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 2 · A 3

B range

6

B+ 3 · B 3

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2