AI Rate Professor

English

Michael Lathrop

ENGL101 · ENG101 · ENGLI101 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
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Difficulty
1.9

The decision

Take him for a fun, low-stress English 101 if and will actually do the essays.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious storytellerSlow graderInspiring English teacherEasy A with effortUnorganized at times
  • and inspiring
  • Easy A if and journals with real effort
  • and occasional disorganization frustrate some

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Students repeatedly say you can get an A and .

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content and as not too tough, with and early dismissals.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

, so flexibility cannot be confirmed from comments.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students call him a strong disaster outlier.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Not a if you show effort; some say hard but with .

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Workload

Light

74/100

Blogs, journals, and a few essays; and writing.

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Teaching experience

Good

78/100

grading and spotty organization.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and some quizzes rather than high-stakes exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person ENG101 is entertaining and , and an easy path to an A if you put in the work; the main pain is very slow grading and uneven organization.

Main concern

and occasional chaos or harsh call-outs in class.

What students said

“He knows how to teach, he knows how to tell stories, he knows how to inspire students.”
ENG101
“Easy A, although you really do learn a lot.”
ENG101
“DISASTER. disorganized, constantly ”
ENGL101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Exam style

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Assessment centers on multi-page essays and .

Essay heavyOnline quizzesIn-class writing

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Essays, journals, blogs, and some online quizzes; exams are not the main stressor in comments.

Essay heavyOnline quizzesIn-class writing
“Some blogs, journals, and in-class writing which is not too tough.”
ENG101
“5 essays (one is 7-10 pages), read ”
ENGL101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He knows how to teach, he knows how to tell stories, he knows how to inspire students. This English class was so much fun because of the professor.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 in-person reviews spanning 2010-2014, highlighting humor, easy A with effort, and . Credibility rating: Medium.

😄 Teaching Personality

78/100

“Lathrop was probably one of the funniest teacher's I ever had.”

🅰️ Easy A With Effort

82/100

“As long as you put in effort to do the work you can get an A.”

🐢

35/100

“Takes FOREVER to grade.”

👍 Overall Recommendation

78/100

“he is a must take teacher. i really enjoyed him”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He knows how to tell stories, he knows how to inspire students
  • Awesome professor, very funny
  • interesting and up to date topics for discussion

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A, although you really do learn a lot
  • This class is not too difficult, just make sure you do the work
  • Not a lot of homework

Theme 3

⚠️

  • and
  • Takes FOREVER to grade
  • DISASTER.

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Ten detailed but older (2010-2014) in-person reviews with mostly consistent praise and one sharp negative outlier.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 55
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ENG1018 reviews
ENGL1011 review
ENGLI1011 review

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