Gavin Deare

ENG151B · ENGL163 · ENGL101C · 151RW · 101A · ENGL101A · 151B · 101B · 101C · ENGLISH163 · ENGL101A23 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 90/100
RMP rating: 4.4/5
Take again: 85.71%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

Must-take English professor if you will show up, read, and revise—effort reliably converts into a solid grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardContract grading B floorEssay revision allowedHeavy readingCaring feedbackAttendance matters

required work; revisions and conferences help push to A
Lots of reading and writing but and he genuinely wants students to succeed
Attendance and participation usually matter; remedial ENGL163 can feel overwhelming compared with 101-level classes

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

A B is nearly guaranteed for timely work, but an A usually needs revisions, , participation, and real effort.

Online notes stress for an A; in-person emphasizes revisions and contract work for A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

101-level content is manageable and interesting, but and writing keep it from feeling introductory.

In-person ENGL163 is much harder; online 101C feels lighter content-wise.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Many tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; participation and .

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Overwhelming praise as one of the best English professors, with only remedial-load outliers dissenting.

In-person recommendations are strongest; online is mostly positive with one style mismatch.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

80/100

Contract grading, full-credit resubmits, and if you do the work.

Format shift

Online and in-person both report resubmits; a few .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

, and homework; 101-level is manageable but ENGL163 can feel overwhelming.

Format shift

Online workload slightly heavy but manageable; .

Teaching experience

Excellent

90/100

Students , and one of the best English teachers.

Format shift

In-person praise is near-universal; online mostly positive aside from one teaching-style clash.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Essays, revisions, reading responses, labs, and .

Format shift

Both formats center essays and homework; and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person English classes emphasize caring mentorship, contract grading with a B floor, essay revisions, and .

Main concern

Skip class and you may not pass; and vocabulary work.

What students said

“He uses a a B if you put in the bare minimum of work”
101C

“He was by far the ”
ENGL101A

“The homework amount of ENGL 163 equal to the sum of other 3 classes!”
ENGL163

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online or transitioned and resubmits; workload manageable but lectures can feel one-way and opinions-heavy.

Main concern

unless is completed.

What students said

“easy professor, submit something and you get credit and if he's not happy with it you can resubmit and still get full credit”
101C

“Deare has done extremely well to accommodate us to complete the class and stay on track”
ENGL101A

“The workload is slightly heavy but manageable”
ENGL101C

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and contract grading; only remedial sections stress hard quizzes and tests.

Contract gradingEssay revisionsTake-home essaysIn-class essaysReading quizzes in remedial

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and conferences; remedial ENGL163 also has hard weekly quizzes and biweekly tests.

Contract grading B floorEssay revisionsGrading conferencesHard remedial quizzes

“ if bare minimum work is completed)”
ENGL101A

“ and take test per 2 weeks. And quizzes and testes are so hard!!”
ENGL163

Online

Online reviews focus on point-based contract work, resubmits, and rather than strict proctored exams.

Resubmit for full creditExtra credit for AContract-style points

“if he's not happy with it you can resubmit and still get full credit”
101C

“you MUST do in order to get an A because completing all the ”
101C

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Prof Dear is one of the best English professors at Ohlone! He really gives great feedback but does assign lots of reading. He uses a a B if you put in the bare minimum of work.”
Voice snapshots generated from 30 reviews (3 online, 27 , and strong mentorship. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

90/100

“Professor Deare is by far the ! Hes willing to help and truly wants to see his students succeed”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“Would highly recommend taking his 101A course to anyone.”

⚖️

80/100

“His grade is very fair. A lot of , and manageable. He guarantees B if .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and allows students to resubmit the
He makes english super interesting and fun
lectures consist mostly of him talking and not much interaction

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

if you do all the work but if you want an A work for it
LOVE his class! Lots of reading and writing
The homework amount of ENGL 163 equal to the sum of other 3 classes

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

very patient and kind
authentically wants students to pass
Cares about you and wants you to do well

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty reviews over many years with and care themes; a few loud remedial-workload outliers do not erase the majority pattern.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523

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1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 7 · A 12

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Gavin Deare

Must-take English professor if you will show up, read, and revise—effort reliably converts into a solid grade.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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