DeFilippis

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Overall Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

What kind of test questions does this teacher use most often (choose one):

Multiple Choice
Fill-in-the-Blank
Short-Answer / Essay
Combination of the Above
Other

Is the teacher available for extra help during study halls, lunchtime, before or after school, etc.?

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Never

The teacher responds to emails promptly. Do you...

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Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
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Strongly Disagree

The teacher posts in-class materials online for reference (slides, etc.):

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Never

The teacher lets us know at the beginning of the course and along the way how much each part of the class (homework, papers, quizzes and tests) counts towards our total grade:

Strongly Agree
Agree
Neither Agree nor Disagree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree

How much homework does this teacher assign?

Way too much
More than most, but still okay
About the same as other classes
A little less than other classes
A lot less than other classes

The amount of writing required in this class is:

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Very Low / None

The teacher allows us to use technology in class (e.g. laptop, calculator, smart pen, etc.)

Almost Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never

How much memorization is required to do well in this teacher’s course?

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Very Low / None

What advice would you give yourself if you were just starting the class now?

Class of 2020

Nov 29, 2020

For AP Lit: make sure you stay on top of the writing assignments and GO TO HIM for help. Going to class alone will not be enough to get a good score on the AP test. When it comes to grading writing assignments: good luck, I have no idea what his criteria are, it changes every time. I recommend you ignore the actual grade and just look at the comments he made.

Additional Comments

Class of 2020

Nov 29, 2020

Mr. D is a very eccentric personality, and I truly loved his class. He is funny and lively and keeps things interesting. The only issue is that with his eccentric tendencies comes a bit of an issue when it comes to him going on tangents during class or being inconsistent with his grading/asssignments. While I enjoyed being in his class, I feel like his inconsistencies made it hard to improve and it did not prepare me (or many others in my class) for the AP test.