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History

Tom Keville

HIST12 · HISTORY11 · HIS11 · USHIS2298 · HISTSECT · HI2293 · HISTORY · HIS12 · HIST1 · HIST11 · 74 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
45.45%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if and study guide and are not easily offended by blunt comments.

Best fit · Self Taught ProStudy-guide drivenPolarizing personalityEasy with effortBlunt and opinionatedLecture heavy
  • Study guides ; many call it an easy A if you do the work.
  • some find him hilarious and honest, others rude, unwelcoming, and unhelpful.
  • Workload is light ( ) but attendance and respect matter in some terms.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Many students say study the guide, do film reviews, and an A or B is realistic; but grades stay workable.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is standard US history with reading, but structure is straightforward and difficulty averages moderate-low.

All evidence is in person.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Often not strictly enforced and sometimes for going, but and punish skipping.

All evidence is in person.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About 45 percent would take again; praise for lectures and and poor support.

All evidence is in person.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

and , but tough-grader and pop-quiz tags plus mismatched-test complaints pull leniency down.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Light

74/100

Little or ; main work is study guides, a few exams, and short film reviews.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Knows the material and can be funny and passionate, yet many call lectures boring, random, or unsupportive.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grade centers on a few multiple-choice exams plus film-review papers; .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

study guides and light homework, offset by frequent complaints about rudeness, boring lectures, and tests that sometimes feel off the guide.

Main concern

Personality clashes and inconsistent support can sour an otherwise easy history course.

What students said

“An A is easy if you put in the basic effort needed”
HIST11
“ gives you.”
HIST11
“One of the ”
HIST12
“Strick, unwelcoming, rude, bad teacher.”
HIST11

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

choice; lowest test often dropped, though some say tests deviate.

Study guidesMultiple choice examsDrop lowest testFilm reviewsPop quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Study guides provided; and occasional pop quizzes.

Study guidesMultiple choiceDrop lowest testFilm reviewsPop quizzes
“He gave us the study guide a week before the exam and all questions were from there.”
HIST12
“Study guides are provided and there is no HW. .”
HIS12
“ gives you.”
HIST11

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you are an easily-offended special flower, you may be more comfortable in another class... if you care about history, you are in for some excellent learning.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting study-guide grading, light workload, and sharp personality divide. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Study Guide Path

76/100

“He gave us the study guide a week before the exam and all questions were from there.”

🎭 Personality Split

48/100

“Strick, unwelcoming, rude, bad teacher. bad lectures, boring class.”

🪶 Light Workload

74/100

“No HW and study guide. We watch videos for class and PPT.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • and don't help much
  • tells it like it is

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • An A is easy if you put in the basic effort needed

Theme 3

😤 About Classroom Climate

  • Never in a good mood
  • hilarious
  • Could care less about his students

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

74

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed in-person reviews across many years with consistent themes on study guides, ease, and personality polarization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 511
3 out of 511
2 out of 512
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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HIS114 reviews
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HISTORY112 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values