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Foothill College · Philosophy

David Hoekenga

PHIL8 · GID001 · PHIL1 · PHILOSOPHY1 · WORLDRELIGIONS · PHIL001 · PHIL · PHILOSOPHY · PHIL04 · PHIL008 · ETH1 · ETHIC10 · ETHICS · PHIL3 · HUMN3 · 52 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

if and want an interesting, often forgiving philosophy class.

Best fit · Self Taught ProInteresting lecturesDisorganized gradingSlow feedbackWriting heavyEasy if self-managed
  • Students often like his ideas and .
  • Many , and late or absent grading.
  • Grades can be easy, but students may not know where they stand until very late.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

An A is often reachable by completing the work, but and writing volume can make the path stressful.

Online students often call it easy but poorly managed, while and low difficulty.

Is the course easy?

Standard

56/100

The philosophy content is interesting but because the .

Online confusion comes mostly from missing feedback, while and discussion-heavy lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Attendance appears helpful and sometimes important, but reviews do .

and participating; online reviews focus more on deadlines and discussion posts.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

and but warn strongly about disorganization and poor communication.

In-person recommendations are notably stronger than online recommendations.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

68/100

Many students earned high grades and describe him as generous, though .

Format shift

Leniency appears in both formats, but online students were less confident because grades were often missing.

Workload

Moderate

46/100

Some classes have light work, but , and papers.

Format shift

Online reviews report more discussion posts and papers, while in-person workload varies by course.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

He can be engaging and knowledgeable, but and organization pull the experience down.

Format shift

teaching.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and finals.

Format shift

, and finals; in-person reviews mention papers, participation, midterms, finals, and presentations.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are mixed but more positive, with praise for , and .

Main concern

Organization and .

What students said

“Online is easier than In Class, but both ARE EASY!”
PHIL008
“I found his lectures engaging and the out of class load work was hardly anything.”
PHIL008
“However, he is a and the work is easy, but I was pretty disappointed with the class overall.”
PHIL1

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are much more negative, mainly because of poor communication, late grades, and .

Main concern

Students often felt ignored and unsure of their grades.

What students said

“ if you can in person, not online.”
PHIL001
“Never really knew my grade but if you do everything and ”
PHIL008
“ .”
PHIL04

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because students mention easy tests and one online review explicitly says the midterm and .

Open Book Midterm And FinalEasy TestsFew ExamsPapers And Discussions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, but do not clearly prove open-book, webcam, or proctoring policies.

Easy TestsMidtermFinalPresentation
“ .”
PHIL04
“The , and an ethical dilemma presentation.”
PHIL008

Online

Online evidence clearly supports an and final in PHIL04, but .

Open Book MidtermOpen Book FinalQuizzesFinal Project
“Midterm and and there are .”
PHIL04
“15% Student Lead Forum: 10% Final Project: 10% Final Exam: 15%”
GID001

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“To be blunt, David is the easiest professor I have taken. I received A's in a few of his courses without lifting a finger.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Lectures and .”

📉 Organization Risk

35/100

“ .”

📈 Easy Grade Potential

78/100

“If you do all the work and the participate you'll get an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Clarity and wit are the .
  • I found his lectures engaging and the out of class load work was hardly anything.
  • He is sarcastic and humorous at all his class lectures, and a very laid back individual.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload And Grades

  • SO much work and reading and .
  • Easy class if you just do all the .
  • He is very lazy which is good for a easy grade.

Theme 3

⚠️

  • Don't expect .
  • Never got any of .
  • Hard to understand how you were progressing.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

52

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews across many years give strong evidence, despite some older comments and course variation.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 511
3 out of 510
2 out of 59
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

20

A 17 · A- 3

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3