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History

Donald Gantner

HISTUS · HIS13 · HIST12 · HIST13 · HIST1169 · HIST2304 · HIST012 · HIS12 · HISTO13 · HIST11 · HIST63 · 115 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if you show up, take notes, and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterHilarious LecturerEasy ATake-Home QuizzesCynical & WittyLow Homework
  • Entertaining, freestyle lectures full of humor, politics, and current events
  • little or , and fair finals
  • Most students call him a must-take history professor; a minority cite disorganization or

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

and papers, and most students report an easy A.

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Is the course easy?

Introductory

84/100

Content is approachable history storytelling more than heavy memorization or constant drills.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

72/100

He notices absences and lectures drive the class, but .

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Overwhelming praise for humor, insight, and easy structure makes him a .

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Most call him fair to generous, though papers can be graded strictly and some later reviews cite tougher B/C grades.

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Workload

Featherlight

90/100

, and a final for many sections.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Brilliant, funny freestyle lectures that make students want to attend and learn history.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and finals with limited traditional busywork.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Charismatic in-person history lectures with minimal busywork and .

Main concern

Disorganization and .

What students said

“IF YOU ARE . NO HOMEWORK, 3 TESTS, VERY FAIR GRADING.”
HIST12
“Pretty much a guaranteed A, but you learn something along the way. .”
HIST13
“His class is super easy and . Even though the class is easy, I enjoy sitting in his lectures because he is so witty, sarcastic and cynical.”
HIST2304

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments lean student-friendly with and .

Take-Home QuizzesEssay TestsQuestions In AdvanceNo Heavy Proctoring Mentioned

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and essay midterms/finals; students often get prompts early.

Take-Home QuizzesEssay FinalsPrompts In Advance
“ . The research paper wasn't too hard either because he gave continuous feedback.”
HIST12
“ but they are easy he'll tell you what they are about.”
HIST13

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“IF YOU ARE . NO HOMEWORK, 3 TESTS, VERY FAIR GRADING. I PURPOSELY TAKE ALL MY HISTORY CLASSES WITH HIM.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting humor, ease, and light assessment. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Professor Gantner by far one of the greats in SMC. This was one of the classes I had.”

😎 Easy Grade Path

86/100

“Read your book, Easy A.;]”

😄 Humor & Style

90/100

“Professor Gantner is hilariously cynical and proficient at teaching his own clever way of looking at things.”

📝 Light Workload

90/100

“Textbook was NEVER used and . .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He's hilarious and well informed. You learn so much and leave class with a smile on your face.
  • He has a real knack for being informative and entertaining at the same time.
  • Good lecturer, which is critical for teaching yet hard to find in a professor!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Super easy class. Literally just sit there listen to him talk about politics.
  • Something wrong with him this semester. He gives B and C even to the A students.
  • Pretty much a guaranteed A, but you learn something along the way.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • NO HOMEWORK, 3 TESTS, VERY FAIR GRADING.
  • Just a , and the final.
  • Didn't have to show up (although I always did) and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

115

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

and mostly consistent on ease, humor, and light workload.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 568
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2 out of 54
1 out of 58

Course coverage

HIST1220 reviews
HIST1318 reviews
HIST114 reviews
HIS121 review
HIS131 review
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