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James Wotherspoon

HIST17 · HIST101 · HISTORY17 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
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Difficulty
4.1

The decision

if you are comfortable with older, mixed evidence and a potentially demanding history class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMixed ReputationDifficult for Visual LearnersOld ReviewsSome Strong Praise
  • Reviews are sharply split between strong praise and very low ratings.
  • Most negative ratings describe high difficulty, but several reviews have no useful comments.
  • The evidence is old, so confidence in current teaching quality is low.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

One student earned an A after retaking the class, but the , and persistence are required.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The course appears intellectually demanding for some students, especially those who need visual instruction.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they show mixed but often difficult course experiences.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

The reviews do not clearly .

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Recommendation is weak because the positive comments are offset by several very low ratings and difficulty complaints.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

There is , but one student passed with an A after retaking the course.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Students mention reading and listening carefully, but there is .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and workload evidence is sparse.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

but several very low quality ratings.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and current teaching quality is hard to judge from old comments.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews do not clearly show whether the course relies more on exams or assignments.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews exist, and assessment details are not clearly described.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

praising clear teaching and others reporting very high difficulty.

Main concern

Several students rated the course very difficult, and one visual learner .

What students said

“Probably the ...mind you this was at Sacto. State College in 1970 or 71.”
HIST101
“He is a difficult teacher if you are a visual learner.”
HIST17

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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The reviews do not clearly prove the .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

policy or .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Policy

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is a difficult teacher if you are a visual learner. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and difficulty. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Probably the ...mind you this was at Sacto. State College in 1970 or 71.”

📈 Difficulty

30/100

“He is a difficult teacher if you are a visual learner. .”

⚖️ Grade Effort

35/100

“Good teacher, did not pass the first time, pass it with an a the seconf time.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He was young, energetic, and easy to follow.
  • Good teacher, did not pass the first time, pass it with an a the seconf time.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty

  • He is a difficult teacher if you are a visual learner.
  • Just listen and think and you can pass, do the reading

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

32/100

Evidence confidence

The sample has 7 reviews, but most are very old and several contain no useful comment detail.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50
4 out of 53
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

HIST173 reviews
HISTORY173 reviews
HIST1011 review

Reported outcomes

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