AI Rate Professor

English

Mike Valter

ENG101C · 101B · ENGLISH101B · ENGLISH · ENGL101A · ENGLISH101C · ENGL151A · ENGLISH151A · ENG · ENG101A · ENGB101 · ENG101 · ES · ENG101B · ENGL101C · BAA · ENGL101B · ENG1B · A101 · 54 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
Take again
71.43%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

if you want strict old-school English and and rigid rules.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderOld-schoolMandatory attendanceLots of papersPolarizing personality
  • some credit him for teaching real writing, many call him rude and harsh.
  • , and ; not an easy A.
  • Skip class and you risk failing; expect old-school lecture and read-alouds.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

A grades and readings; many hard workers still land B or lower.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and strict expectations make the content and pace demanding.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

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

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

About half value the writing growth; many others .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

26/100

Frequently called a tough grader who grades papers hard and doles out low marks.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

Lots of , and required labs or presentations.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

50/100

Some say he teaches essay writing well; others say rude, boring read-alouds and no real instruction.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

38/100

Dominated by papers, homework, poetry presentations, and reading quizzes more than a .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person English with and reading, and a very mixed personality reception.

Main concern

, and rigid attendance rules drive many students away.

What students said

“He is a week so it wasn't too bad at all.”
ENGLISH101C
“Valter is the meanest and most unkind teacher I have ever seen or heard of.”
ENG101A
“ . He has insane rules and treats you like a group of 12 year olds.”
ENG101B

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.

Papers graded hard with quizzes and presentations; not described as .

Hard paper gradingSection quizzesPresentationsIn-person class

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person papers, quizzes, and presentations with and no student-friendly exam policy noted.

Hard paper gradingRandom section quizzesPoetry presentations
“ random so be prepared.”
ENGL101B
“the hardest part of this class are the quizzes, in which he expects you to quote stories from memory.”
ENG101B

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Mike Valter is the life and career over the past 50 years. He is rude, mean, and unskilled.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting polarization, hard grading, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

50/100

“Mr Valter helped me, for the first time, to learn how to write an essay.”

⚖️ Grading Strictness

26/100

“He is a but you'll do well if you put in effort.”

🚫 Attendance Rules

15/100

“If you miss 2 classes in and you'll have to have a ridiculous sit-down meeting with him.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is much more an old school professor, likes to do things very old style.
  • as a class activity??
  • He provides excellent feedback on papers and if you ask.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • SO MANY PAPERS
  • You really have to work hard in order to get an A.
  • The most an average hardcore student can ask for is a B.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is a .
  • He is RUDE! RUDE!!!!.
  • Mr Valters is a gifted teacher who cares very much about his students.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

54

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years with rich detail and consistent themes on toughness and polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 515
3 out of 55
2 out of 58
1 out of 516

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

6

B 4 · B- 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values