William Cushing

ENG1A · ENG1 · ENGL1A · 1C · ENGLISH1C · 1A · ENGL1C · ENGLISH68 · ENGL68 · ENG68 · ENG1C · 73 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.6/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

if you can tolerate long tangents and want a passable English grade with rewrites, not deep writing growth.

Best fit · Easy A HunterOff-topic rantsEssay rewrites allowedSo many papersOld-school styleEasy pass if patient

Polarizing old-school English professor who rambles about politics and movies but allows rewrites and late work.
Heavy paper load with weekly essays and reading quizzes; .
Many students call it an easy A if patient; others call lectures a waste of time.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students report easy As and MLA, and complete a subset of weekly papers.

; the single online review also calls him an easy A with grammar focus.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Content is not conceptually hard, but volume of , and .

In-person reviews dominate; online and volume.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

38/100

, though some later sections report it as optional.

In-person comments ; the online review also marks attendance yes.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; others urge avoiding his rambling, unstructured lectures.

Recommendation split .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

62/100

First drafts can be harsh, but rewrites, late work, , and stopping .

Format shift

In-person reviews repeatedly cite rewrites; the online review stresses grammar for the A.

Workload

Heavy

36/100

Students repeatedly report weekly papers, reading quizzes, debates, and .

Format shift

; online also tags so many papers.

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Warm and funny to some, but constant off-topic rants and weak structure leave many feeling they learned little English.

Format shift

Polarization is almost entirely from in-person reviews across a long time span.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and research paper more than traditional exams alone.

Format shift

; online still emphasizes papers and quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

, and often off-topic; grades improve via rewrites, late work, and stopping after several solid essays.

Main concern

, and tough first grading frustrate students who want efficient English instruction.

What students said

“take his class if you want an easy A. There's , and he takes late work.”
ENG1A

“ , but he after each writing assignment he gives you like a paragraph of feedback so that you could change it and resubmit it.”
ENG1A

“Absolutely no structure to the class and tangents are constant and irrelevant.”
1C

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

One older online ENG1C review calls him the easiest A if you focus on grammar and .

Main concern

and grammar focus.

What students said

“He's probably the easiest A you can get it. You .”
ENG1C

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Expect frequent reading quizzes, paper rewrites, a group debate, research paper, and often an in-class essay final.

Weekly reading quizzesIn-class essay finalGroup debateResearch paperGrammar focus

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, group debate, research paper, and in-class essay finals.

Weekly reading quizzesIn-class essay finalGroup debateResearch paperRewrite allowed

“Expect a , but if you do good on 4-6 of them, then you're done. Expect a .”
ENG1C

“There's a group debate & a research paper. .”
ENG1C

Online

One online review notes easy quizzes with one harder quiz and heavy grammar emphasis; .

Easy quizzesGrammar focus

“ , but one of them is hard. He talks about himself, a lot!”
ENG1C

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice
“Just sit through his class, do the work, and your guaranteed at least a B.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting papers, tangents, rewrites, and split recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

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78/100

“he after each writing assignment he gives you like a paragraph of feedback so that you could change it and resubmit it.”

🗣️ Lecture Tangent Fatigue

40/100

“He always goes off on a tangent. You don't learn much from this class.”

🎯 Easy A For The Patient

78/100

“take his class if you want an easy A. There's , and he takes late work.”

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36/100

“So many papers! A .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His teaching feels like a debate class, political class, and history class not so much English.
He digresses and rants a lot, but it just shows how passionate he is.
Talks more then teaches.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Easy A but still helps you improve your writing.
He's an easy B but hard A
If you are looking for an easy A, this is your professor.

Theme 3

📄 About Workload & Structure

This professor does not use Canvas.
No structure to the class and tangents are constant
You can stop when you feel you achieved the grade you want.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning nearly two decades with , and mixed recommendation.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527

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3 out of 517

2 out of 55

1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 3 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Incomplete 1

William Cushing

x x x if you can tolerate long tangents and want a passable English grade with rewrites, not deep writing growth.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

Depends

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.

📝 x x x x

🗣️ Lecture Tangent Fatigue

🎯 Easy A For The Patient

📚 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📄 About Workload & Structure

See exactly what the AI read.

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

if you can tolerate long tangents and want a passable English grade with rewrites, not deep writing growth.

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