AI Rate Professor

English

Curt Riesburg

ENGLISH103 · ENG102 · ENGLISH101 · ENG101 · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating
18/100
RMP rating
1.8/5
Take again
11.11%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

Avoid unless you have no other English option and and dense writing loads.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderHarsh feedbackHeavy papersRude toneHard to get an A
  • Most students call him rude, nit-picky, and a .
  • Workload is paper-heavy with long readings and .
  • Only one strongly positive review; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

14/100

Students report he almost never gives perfect scores and actively blocks easy As even with hard work.

; online comments dominate the A difficulty picture.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

, and accelerated 5-week loads make the content feel heavy.

Online reviews stress heavy reading and papers; the .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections list attendance mandatory and .

and the single in-person review.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

12/100

Nearly every review and .

One positive online review exists, but the bulk of online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

16/100

and students say he rarely awards full credit on assignments.

Format shift

and in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Many papers, long chapter readings, and extra-credit tutoring loads stack up quickly.

Format shift

and dense reading.

Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

, and poor support despite one structured positive review.

Format shift

In-person review is strongly negative; online is mostly negative with one outlier.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Grades center on essays, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online comments emphasize papers and discussions.

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

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and political comments on an essay.

Main concern

and inconsistent standards.

What students said

“Riesburg is extremely rude and .”
ENG101

Remote format

Online

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and often described as rude or discouraging.

Main concern

Harsh comments and .

What students said

“The because I enrolled late and he was the last English Professor left I now know why.”
ENGLISH101
“I would 100% avoid”
ENGLISH103
“If you want to pass with an "A" he'll ensure you don't.”
ENG101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; exams are not clearly detailed.

Essay heavyMany papersExtra credit tutoringUnclear instructions

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

than exam format.

Harsh essay grading
“ .”
ENG101

Online

Online , and tutoring with harsh comments.

Many papersTough feedbackExtra credit tutoring
“a lot of papers but offers a lot of which is tutoring.”
ENG101
“almost never ever gives a .”
ENGLISH101

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“The because I enrolled late and he was the last English Professor left I now know why.”

Voice snapshots generated from 9 reviews (8 online, 1 in and low recommendation. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Recommendation

12/100

“I would 100% avoid”

⚖️

16/100

“almost never ever gives a .”

😤 Teaching Tone

20/100

“Rude. he is really rude and don't follow his samples I promise .”

Theme 1

📝 and Feedback

  • .

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • So many papers
  • some chapters had up to 30-40 pages
  • Lots of homework

Theme 3

⚠️ About Student Experience

  • This is a very discouraging teacher
  • be ready to get annoyed by him.
  • .

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

9

Recent reviews read by the AI

9

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Nine recent reviews are , but the sample is small and one outlier is strongly positive.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 56

Course coverage

ENG1014 reviews
ENGLISH1013 reviews
ENG1021 review
ENGLISH1031 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

2

D+ 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1