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English

Roberta Takahashi

ENG101C · ENGLISH101A · ENG151B · ENG151A · ENGLI101A · 101A · ENGL101A · ENGLISH101C · ENG152 · ENGL151A · A151 · ENG101A · ENGL10 · 51 lifetime ratings

AI rating
49/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
65%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you like political debate and ; avoid if you want neutral grammar-focused English.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolitically opinionatedHeavy reading loadSo many papersTough lovePolarizing classroom
  • English courses lean heavily into politics, media, and opinionated readings.
  • Workload is paper- and reading-heavy; attendance and participation matter.
  • Grades can be fine if you follow instructions and engage, but many dislike the tone and bias.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many earn As by doing the papers and aligning with expectations, but work volume is high and .

Single online review still earned an A with heavy work; in-person repeatedly ties As to effort and political alignment.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Not advanced theory, but , and research make it a real grind.

Online and and writing volume.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Skip-class warnings, phone confiscation, and required presence appear throughout reviews.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

, but strong love-hate split over politics and respect for students.

The one online review is positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Some say she grades easier if she agrees with you; and high standards.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Frequent tags and comments about so , and .

Format shift

Online also reports quite heavy workload.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Passionate and sometimes inspirational for fans; condescending, political, and .

Format shift

Online review is warm; in-person averages out polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Grade driven by and final writing more than quizzes.

Format shift

In-person details four big assignments , and final.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Long in-person record is split between inspirational tough-love fans and students who call the class political, condescending, or toxic.

Main concern

, and reports that agreeing with her opinions makes grades easier.

What students said

“IF you just agree with whatever she says and parrot that back to her it's an easy A.”
ENG101C
“my writing skills improved and I learned how to write a . Very rewarding.”
ENGL101A
“you're taught nothing about how to argue, compose or review facts”
ENG101C

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

One online ENG101A student found her caring with but a and fact-based writing load.

Main concern

Quite heavy workload with lots of reading and interpreting.

What students said

“very caring professor. however the work load is quite heavy.”
ENG101A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is paper- and writing-centered with midterm and .

Research paperIn-class essaysMidterm and finalReading responses

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Common structure includes midterm, oral paper .

Midterm10-12 page research paperIn-class essaysWeekly papers
“She has 4 main assignment that make up your entire grade 1)Midterm 2) A in class 3) A 10-12 page research paper 4) Final.”
ENG101C
“2 Essays/Week on top of .”
ENG101A

Online

Online evidence emphasizes writing assignments and .

Writing assignmentsHeavy readingFact-based writing
“lots of , and fact based writing.”
ENG101A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“IF you just agree with whatever she says and parrot that back to her it's an easy A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (1 online, 49 in person), capturing the politics-versus-growth split. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“Robin Takahashi is honestly one of .”

📚 Workload Intensity

24/100

“This teacher gives too much work for a general ed class.”

⚖️

40/100

“if you just agree with whatever she says and parrot that back to her it's an easy A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • very passionate when she teaches
  • like a hip grandma and gives tough love
  • Most of time, she just talks about her political and media opinion

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • parrot that back to her it's an easy A
  • Work hard and you shall be rewarded
  • she grades very harshly

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • so many papers
  • annotate 50 pages of reading
  • immense amount of homework

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

51

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with rich recurring themes on politics, workload, and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 520
4 out of 514
3 out of 56
2 out of 56
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 3 · A 13

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

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