AI Rate Professor

English

Dennis Ross

ENGLI219 · ENG119 · ENGIDK · ENG217 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
57/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you can handle an old-school, sometimes unfocused style and want help improving essays, but if rude comments or political tangents bother you.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful but unevenBoring at timesGets off subjectPolitically opinionatedEssay support
  • Student experiences are sharply mixed, ranging from very helpful essay guidance to rude or boring lectures.
  • The course seems manageable if students attend and show improvement.
  • Older reviews suggest the class can drift off topic and may not fit students who want focused lectures.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

Getting an A appears realistic with , and basic effort, but the comments do not show a free A.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

The writing course sounds fairly approachable, though lectures can be or boring.

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

because one student says the class is easy if you improve and come to class.

, and they suggest showing up helps.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

and kindness, while others report rude, boring, or outdated teaching.

Recommendation and is notably split.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

because students say improvement and effort can lead to passing essays, but there is little grade evidence.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

70/100

The workload sounds manageable, with no .

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Teaching is inconsistent, with useful essay help for some students and rude, boring, or unfocused lectures for others.

Format shift

, and they conflict sharply.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Comments focus on essays and writing improvement, with .

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed, with several students praising his helpfulness while others call him rude, boring, or .

Main concern

The main concern is inconsistent lecture quality and off-topic or political discussion.

What students said

“Ross was a great teacher. .”
ENG119
“He is rude.”
ENG119
“His class is pretty easy as long as you improve and come to class.”
ENG119

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

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Reviews do not clearly prove the .

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

policy.

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Ross was a great teacher. . Teaches great, helps if need be, and is over-all a .”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, effort, and classroom concerns; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Great teacher, a little at times, however still a great teacher.”

👍 Recommendation Level

58/100

“Ross was a great teacher. .”

📈 Grade Effort

70/100

“His class is pretty easy as long as you improve and come to class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Great teacher, a little at times, however still a great teacher.
  • I have trouble staying awake.
  • Sometimes gets off subject, but hey, it makes the day go by a little faster.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His class is pretty easy as long as you improve and come to class.
  • Older teacher, he's a good guy and will help you learn as long as you strive to get it.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • He is rude.
  • Needs to retire.
  • " as classroom examples.

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

60/100

Evidence confidence

Eight reviews provide some consistency about helpfulness and off-topic lectures, but they are old and polarized.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

ENG1195 reviews
ENG2171 review
ENGIDK1 review
ENGLI2191 review

Reported outcomes

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