Steve Kaufman

PHIL9 · PHIL24 · PHI1 · PHILO1 · PHILO2 · PHIL02 · PHIL1AND9 · PHILO101 · PHIL1 · PHIL11132 · PHIL2 · PHILOS11 · PHILOSOPHY1 · PHIL124 · PHILO5 · PHIL11 · PHILOS1 · PHIL09 · PHIL2965 · PHILO9 · 108 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 69/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 58.33%
Difficulty: 2.8

The decision

if you will read, show up, and engage with philosophy; avoid if you want a soft personality or no-effort A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate philosophy lecturesReading heavyClear type-up pathImpatient with side talkOpen note exams often

Students widely call him brilliant, passionate, and engaging when they like philosophy.
A sizable group finds him impatient, rude, or painfully long-winded.
Grades often run through type-ups, quizzes, midterms, and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Multiple paths like type-ups, open notebook exams, and work, not genius-level philosophy skill.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

56/100

, but and note-taking keep intellectual demand in the middle.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

34/100

Many say skipping tanks the grade because notes and discussion live in class, and .

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

62/100

Recommendation is solid for students who like philosophy and can handle his style, but far from universal.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

57/100

and and nitpicky deduction comments still appear.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

46/100

, usually manageable if you stay current.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Strong lecturer and thinker for many students; others experience boring monologues or abrasive tone.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Mix of type-ups, quizzes, midterms, finals, and occasional papers or service projects.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Lecture-heavy in-person philosophy with strong content delivery for engaged students and friction for those who miss class or clash with his style.

Main concern

Impatience, long lectures, and personality clashes can overshadow the .

What students said

“This class was amazing and .”
PHIL1

“He may get impatient at times with students, but mainly it was because they were getting off-topic.”
PHIL02

“Avoid!!!! rude, talks down to you, not a good teacher”
PHI1

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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Exams often pull straight from lecture notes, with .

Open notebookOpen bookTake-home examsType-upsLecture based tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and include open-book, open-note, or take-home options.

Open notebook finalTake-home midterm/finalType-upsQuiz drops

“If you get + on those you can pretty much fail the and still pass. Easy A.”
PHIL1

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PHIL2

“ .”
PHILOS1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Steven Kaufman has been my favorite teacher at SMC. , and simple!”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 , and personality friction. Credibility rating: High.

🧠 Lecture Power

70/100

“He's very intelligent, and I mean VERY intelligent, and you can tell he loves to teach.”

📗 Easy A Path

74/100

“You submit a total of 6 type ups on any Wednesday of your choice, for the whole semester.”

🚪

34/100

“ if you miss more than 2 consecutive classes.”

👍

62/100

“Overall GREAT PROFESSOR!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

every class was engaging
All he does is talk the whole class its pretty boring
He makes his lectures engaging and fun

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

Easy A.
Not an easy A.
open note and

Theme 3

❤️ About Personality

Cool, laid back dude.
Volatile!
rude, talks down to you

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty in-person reviews over many years show stable themes of , and personality split.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 11 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1

Steve Kaufman

x x if you will read, show up, and engage with philosophy; avoid if you want a soft personality or no-effort A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

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.

🧠 Lecture Power

📗 Easy A Path

🚪 x x

👍 x x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

❤️ About Personality

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 will read, show up, and engage with philosophy; avoid if you want a soft personality or no-effort A.

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