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Barry Bitker

HIST6921 · HIST7 · HIST1B · HIST1117 · HIST2B · HIST7A · HIST78 · HIST7B · AA · 29 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
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Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if and handle essay exams without relying on lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProBoring LecturesRead the BookOnline QuizzesEssay Heavy ExamsMixed Easy A
  • Lectures are widely called boring, off-topic, or useless for tests.
  • Grades and finals.
  • Some students coast to an easy A by reading; and drop.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many call it an easy A via retakeable online quizzes and known essay prompts, but and .

All .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is manageable if you read, though and lectures add little.

Easiness comments come only from in-person sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

75/100

Students say he barely cares if you sleep, use laptops, or .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Most reviews urge others to stay away because lectures are boring and unhelpful.

Recommendation tone is overwhelmingly negative in in-person reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Some get easy As with ; others report harsh essays and unfair quiz weighting.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

68/100

and final essays, with little daily classwork.

Format shift

Workload description is consistent in in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Students repeatedly call lectures boring, tangent-heavy, and disconnected from tests.

Format shift

Teaching criticism dominates the large in-person sample.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades center on online or weekly quizzes plus essay midterms and finals.

Format shift

Assessment structure is described only for in-person sections.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person students mostly pan boring lectures and say you must read for and unfair-grader critics.

Main concern

Useless lectures plus quiz and if .

What students said

“Easy A. The class is boring and the lectures ar long.”
HIST7A
“Lectures are useless but if you read consistently you should be fine.”
HIST7
“ .”
HIST7B

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Typical setup is publisher or weekly quizzes plus essay midterm and .

Online QuizzesEssay MidtermIn-Class Essay FinalQuestions Sometimes Given in Advance

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe online or weekly quizzes, essay midterms and finals, blue books, and .

Online QuizzesEssay ExamsAdvance Essay PromptsBlue Book Final
“My history 7A with Bitker consisted of and two in .”
HIST7A
“Just three essays for the semester. One was for the midterm and the other two were for the final, but he gave us the .”
HIST7A
“The midterm and a blue book for.”
HIST7A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Lectures are useless but if you read consistently you should be fine.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 in-person reviews, highlighting boring lectures, self-study, and . Credibility rating: High.

😴 Boring Lectures

32/100

“His lecture is the most boring thing ever.”

📖

62/100

“Basically read read read. It's the only way to get by.”

⚠️

28/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Bad lectures goes off on a tangent every 5 minutes.
  • the way he presents is really boring
  • His lecture is irrelevant

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Easy A. The class is boring
  • I don't know how you could get a bad grade in this class.
  • grades unfairly

Theme 3

📝

  • and .
  • and finals and .
  • he gives you the questions for the !

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

29

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-nine in-person reviews over many years show a stable boring-lecture and .

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 56
1 out of 514

Course coverage

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HIST7B7 reviews
HIST72 reviews
AA1 review
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