AI Rate Professor

English

James Arlandson

ENGLISH101 · ENGL087 · ENG102 · ENGL101 · ENG101 · ENG015 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
80%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Worth it for a chill, funny English 101 if , and can handle his political banter.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilariousEssay HeavyPolitics in ClassTough GraderAttendance Counts
  • Many students call him funny and say ENG101 is manageable with a few short essays.
  • Attendance and and affect grades.
  • Critics say he overdoes politics/YouTube and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Few short essays can yield a solid grade, but and or C.

Online student claimed an A; in-person stresses work-for-it and .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

and grammar; difficulty scores stay moderate when you follow his structure.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Multiple tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; progress checks each meeting count.

In-person evidence dominates; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

About 80% would take again and many call him chill and funny, tempered by politics and .

Stronger positivity online (one review) and mixed but mostly positive in person.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Clear criteria for some, but tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online one student got an A; .

Workload

Light

72/100

Typically a handful of short essays (about 3 pages) and a .

Format shift

Similar essay-focused load across formats.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Students praise humor and basics of essay writing; others say politics and .

Format shift

Online review very positive; in-person more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Grades center on a few essays and in-class progress credit rather than exams.

Format shift

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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 Beginner Friendly

and complaints about politics, tough grading, and weak feedback.

Main concern

and political tangents can sink grades or patience.

What students said

“Hes a chill teacher, explained the concept ”
ENG101
“He spends most the time showing prank videos on youtube while he ”
ENG102
“Really easy class if you need to take English 101. and each were only three pages.”
ENGLISH101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

One older online student loved him, earned an A, and stresses .

Main concern

Single online review cannot confirm current online structure.

What students said

“This english professor was one of . He truly is a good professor. He is really cool. I ended his class with an A.”
ENGLISH101

Exam style

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Assessment is paper-based with little to no traditional testing, which is generally low-stress if you write.

Few or No TestsShort EssaysFinal Paper ExpansionProgress Credit in Class

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person, students report few or no tests and .

No Test3-Page EssaysFinal Paper 7 PagesAttendance Grade Impact
“No homework just 2-3 page papers for the whole semester . No test.”
ENG015
“His papers are not very long they're about 3-4 pages and his final paper is 7 pages”
ENG102
“ and each were only three pages.”
ENGLISH101

Online

Single online ; success framed around essays and advice.

Essay FocusEmail Feedback
“I ended his class with an A. He was also very blunt and WILL speak his conservative opinion.”
ENGLISH101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He's very laid back, as long as you do your work and show up you'll pass. One of the yet.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews (1 online, 10 in , and politics critiques. Credibility rating: Medium.

😄 Humor & Vibe

80/100

“ . As classes. He is a wonderful, thoughtful, and funny teacher.”

📝

72/100

“Really easy class if you need to take English 101. and each were only three pages.”

⚠️ Politics Friction

35/100

“ if you speak out against his views, which is hard to do since he lectures about social and political issues”

👍

68/100

“If you struggle in English and want to improve in .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • explained the concept
  • teaches everything from the being such as grammar and how to write a proper sentence
  • Talks a lot about politics and not about English.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A if you work for it!
  • if your original grade on a and you didn't turn in a summery and/or missed class your grade will go down to a B or C.
  • . Tells you whats wrong but doesn't show you how to fix it.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Hilarious
  • He's a chill teacher
  • Yes he does speak his conservative opinions so if you're easily offended.

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven reviews across years but older posts and mixed quality dilute consistency.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

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

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2