Jake Patton

BIO152 · BIO130 · BIOL130 · ENVIR101 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 28/100
RMP rating: 1.6/5
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Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Avoid unless you need the credit and can tolerate boring, opinion-heavy lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProBoring lecturesPolitics-heavyRude to studentsReads from PowerPointExtra credit available

Students describe lectures as dull, political, and .
Classroom management is strict and sometimes publicly shaming.
and no required book are the main upsides.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Show up, do the work, and use and you can still earn an A despite weak teaching.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is not described as advanced, but and politics digressions make learning harder than it should be.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

No tolerance for tardiness, leaving early, or talking, so attendance and behavior are tightly controlled.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Students call him boring, rude, and retire.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

helps, but public shaming for wrong answers or bad grades undercuts any generosity.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Work is doable if you show up and ; .

Format shift

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Reads PowerPoint, stumbles, drones, and mixes politics into lectures instead of teaching clearly.

Format shift

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Comments mention group work, discussion questions, and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and political, with strict rules and uneven respect for students.

Main concern

, public shaming for wrong answers or bad grades, and constant politics talk.

What students said

“One of the most boring teachers there are. He talks about politics nonstop”
BIO152

“HE IS LIKE 75 YEARS OLD AND IS RUDE TO STUDENTS”
ENVIR101

“No tolerance for tardiness, leaving early, or talking during class.”
BIOL130

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews and group-related grading tension.

Limited exam detailExtra credit

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; students mainly note and strict anti-cheating tone.

Extra creditGroup work rules

“Pros of the class include no need for book, plenty of ”
BIO152

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“One of the most boring teachers there are. He talks about politics nonstop, can not stand people who talk in class, stumbles over his words, makes bad jokes, drones on for what feels like 8 hours when he lectures, reads directly from a PowerPoint.”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews spanning 2008-2011, highlighting teaching style and classroom climate. Credibility rating: Low.

😴 Boring Lectures

28/100

“One of the most boring teachers there are. He talks about politics nonstop”

😤 Classroom Respect

20/100

“DONT GET A BAD GRADE BECAUSE HE WILL PUT YOUR NAME ON THE BOARD IN FONT OF THE WHOLE CLASS”

📌 Strict Rules

22/100

“No tolerance for tardiness, leaving early, or talking during class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

reads directly from a PowerPoint
AND ALL ABOUT POLITICS
drones on for what feels like 8 hours

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

If you show up to class, do the work on time, and pay attention during class you should do fine
plenty of
I got an A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

RUDE TO STUDENTS
PUT YOUR NAME ON THE BOARD IN FONT OF THE WHOLE CLASS
No tolerance for tardiness, leaving early, or talking during class.

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Lifetime ratings

35/100

Evidence confidence

Only four mostly old reviews with uneven detail and no grade distribution reduce confidence.

Inside 4 stored ratings

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Course coverage

BIO1301 review

BIO1521 review

BIOL1301 review

ENVIR1011 review

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