Jo Rainie Rodgers

ANTH13162 · ANTHRO · ANTH004 · ANT1 · ANTH1A · ANTH4 · ANTH2A · ANTHCULT · ANTH002A · ANTH1 · ANTHRO1 · ANTH04 · ANTH6 · ANTH3 · ANTH38 · ANTHF001 · ANTHF00104W · SOSC20 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Take her if you can manage steady busywork for a good grade, but if you need flexible deadlines or .

Best fit · Effort For RewardEasy A with workHeavy busyworkStrict discussionsOpen-book online examsDisorganized for some

Many students say an A is realistic if , and study guide is completed.
Workload is the , and busywork.
Teaching quality and unsupported or disorganized experiences.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Grades can be very high because of , and , but only if students keep up with steady work.

Online reviews are more explicit about open-book and low A thresholds, while but stress busywork.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The concepts are not usually described as intellectually hard, but , and .

Online reviews show easier grading but heavy discussions, while in-person-coded reviews and workload.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Reviews do , but many describe strict participation timing and discussion posting rules.

Online evidence shows strict discussion timing, while and hybrid participation accounts.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

a good grade, but many warn against the workload and lack of support.

Online reviews are split between easy-A praise and workload complaints, while and often more negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Many students report easy A or A+ outcomes through and completed work, though .

Format shift

Online reviews provide the strongest evidence of , while .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and busywork are the most consistent complaints.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy workload, with online reviews stressing discussions and in-person-coded reviews stressing busywork.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Some students find the and interesting, while others say she does not teach, support, or clarify enough.

Format shift

Online reviews include both clean structure and tedious discussion complaints, while in-person-coded reviews include stronger frustration about organization and support.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Grades appear , and finals rather than relying only on exams.

Format shift

Online evidence mentions quizzes, discussions, midterms, finals, and papers, while and forum work.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person-coded reviews are mixed and often describe online or hybrid experiences, with repeated , and inconsistent support.

Main concern

Students often feel the workload is excessive compared with the learning value.

What students said

“Be prepared to teach yourself and to do a lot of .”
SOSC20

“As long as you do the work, it is an easy A.”
ANTH4

“LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of busy work.”
SOSC20

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews often , and steady work, but also warn about heavy discussions and strict participation rules.

Main concern

, and participation rules can become tedious and time-consuming.

What students said

“81.53% to get an A, very easy.”
ANTH1

“Currently in class and posts which are required daily.”
ANTHRO

“Tons of !”
ANTH1A

Exam style

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Some online exams are open-book and multiple choice, but other reviews describe timed, detailed, or .

Open Book Online ExamsMultiple Choice ExamsTimed TestsWeekly QuizzesStudy Guides

Assessment risk

Varies

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person-coded reviews mention multiple-choice exams, study guides, tough exams, and time limits, but do not clearly prove proctoring or .

Multiple Choice ExamsTough ExamsTimed ExamsStudy Guides

“Two exams. All MC.”
SOSC20

“75 questions in 80 min!”
ANTH2A

“Prepare the study guides and you'll and Final.”
SOSC20

Online

Online reviews explicitly support open-book quizzes and multiple-choice midterms and finals, but .

Open BookMultiple Choice MidtermMultiple Choice FinalWeekly QuizzesTimed Tests

“ and and your note”
ANTH1

“ and and open book”
ANTH1

“Test is 1 minute per question.”
ANTHRO

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“As long as you do the work, it is an easy A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and teaching. Credibility rating: High.

📈 Easy A Pattern

82/100

“As long as you do the work, it is an easy A.”

📚 Workload Pressure

28/100

“LOTS and LOTS and LOTS of busy work.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Be prepared to teach yourself and to do a lot of .”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Also it is an guaranteed A.
81.53% to get an A, very easy.
No way anyone who puts in time should get below an A in this class.

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

Tons of !
A ton of ridiculously boring busy work!
This class requires a lot of busywork, but if you do everything it should be fairly easy to get a good grade.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

and and open book
Test is 1 minute per question.
The exam could be marked wrong in because of the way she rephrases it.

Theme 4

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She focused more on the rules rather than wanting the students to learn.
This class was very clean cut.
Excellent classes! Excellent teacher!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-two reviews across many years provide rich and consistent , and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 58

1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 4 · A 2

B range

B 1 · B- 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Jo Rainie Rodgers

Take her if you can manage steady busywork for a good grade, but avoid her if you need flexible deadlines or low-effort discussions.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Varies

Depends

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.

📈 Easy A Pattern

📚 Workload Pressure

🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Workload

🧪 About Exams

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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

Take her if you can manage steady busywork for a good grade, but if you need flexible deadlines or .