AI Rate Professor

English

Steve Zelt

ENG1A · ENGL1A · ENGLISH1A · ENG1C · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Consider him for 1A if you want rigorous writing growth, but .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerCourse-Level SplitHeavy WritingMandatory AttendanceTough On 1CInspiring Or Condescending
  • ENGL 1A reviews often call him life-changing, funny, and deeply invested in student writing.
  • ENG 1C reviews slam him as , and hostile in discussion.
  • Expect lots of reading and writing with and tough standards.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Heavy essay load and support is available.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Tons of reading and writing plus fast pace make the course intellectually and workload-intensive.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and sometimes tracked through quizzes.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

38/100

Older 1A students rave about him, but later 1C reviews and 0% take-again make recommendation highly conditional.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Described as a and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

24/100

Multiple papers, daily reading quizzes, and constant writing dominate the semester.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some students find him inspiring and available; , and intimidating.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Course is paper-and-reading heavy with quizzes used for accountability.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person English is sharply split by course: supportive and rigorous in 1A, harsh and unapproachable in 1C.

Main concern

and confrontational classroom style, especially in higher-level English.

What students said

“Mr. Z's class is life changing!”
ENGL1A
“By far the .”
ENG1C
“He is CONDESCENDING and DISRESPECTFUL.”
ENG1C

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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Assessment centers on essays and reading quizzes rather than traditional high-stakes proctored exams.

Essay-Heavy AssessmentReading QuizzesNo Formal Proctoring MentionedWriting Portfolio Style Work

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and .

EssaysReading QuizzesAmbiguous Prompts
“Do the reading because u get quizzed on it the next day which acts as .”
ENG1A
“TONS of writing involved”
ENGLISH1A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This professor admits that he is easy on his 1A students, however to us 1C students he is most likely the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews, highlighting the sharp 1A versus 1C split in tone and difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“ !”

👎 Later Course Experience

20/100

“By far the .”

📚 Workload Reality

24/100

“Lots of writing but I loved it!”

🚪 Recommendation Split

38/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's funny and will teach u things other than english.
  • He talks down to the class.
  • He goes around the room to pick on students but does so in a very rude manner.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and
  • The class isn't easy but you're going to come out of it a better writer.
  • TONS of writing involved

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Climate

  • He genuinely wants each and every student to succeed.
  • Unapproachable and condescending.
  • The learning environment that he creates is absolutely terrible.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

14 reviews are detailed but split hard by course and year, lowering overall consistency confidence.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ENG1C4 reviews
ENG1A3 reviews
ENGL1A3 reviews
ENGLISH1A3 reviews
302001 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1