AI Rate Professor

Mathematics

John Schantz

MATH124 · MATH253 · MATH353 · MATH351 · MATH251 · MATHN64 · MATH10 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
19/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
13.33%
Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Avoid unless you are a strong math student and self-study.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyConfusing lecturesLots of homeworkHigh drop rate
  • Majority of students rate quality 1-2 and
  • than lectures or homework
  • A minority say he is fair if you work hard and want real algebra mastery

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even motivated students say you must work hard for an A, and many report Ds, Cs, incompletes, or withdrawals.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students call intermediate algebra and intro stats unexpectedly hard under his teaching and testing style.

Difficulty comments come only from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and tags warn that skipping means you will not pass.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

15/100

Would-take-again is about 13 percent and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

, and harsh test scoring dominate reviews.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Students cite lots of , and test-heavy weeks with little relief.

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Most describe unclear, disorganized, or book-reading lectures that leave students relying on tutors.

Format shift

A small minority praise lectures; majority are strongly negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

85/100

Tests carry most of the grade while .

Format shift

In-person math reviews only.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

23 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person math students overwhelmingly report , and high withdrawal rates, with only a few praising real learning if you grind.

Main concern

and homework, and many students fail or drop.

What students said

“The very brief, general lectures and .”
MATH10
“ . Im writing this the same day im dropping, in fact im writing this in his classroom.”
MATH124
“He is hard but if you work for it you can get an a.”
MATH353

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are high-stakes, often harder than lectures or and strict method requirements.

Test heavyNo cheat sheetsHarsh test gradingHomework-exam mismatch

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report monthly or , and include tough word problems with no cheat sheets.

Test heavyNo cheat sheetsShow work his wayWord problems
“ if you dont show work the way he had taught you.”
MATH353
“No cheat sheets for tests.”
MATH124
“They're shocking. The very brief, general lectures and .”
MATH10

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If regret ever moment of staying in his class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 in-person reviews emphasizing tests, clarity gaps, and dropout warnings. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Clarity

22/100

“Professor is really bad at explaining things.”

🧪 Test Pressure

25/100

“This professor gives no warning of the difficulty of the monthly exams. They're shocking.”

⚖️

18/100

“Prof. Schantz is a and wants everything done his way.”

🚫 Recommendation

15/100

“Take another teacher if you can. It's way too hard to pass this class considering it's such an easy course.”

Theme 1

📚 About Lectures and Homework

  • His lectures only focus on the easier concepts as he kips over the harder concepts
  • , and are nothing like the actual tests
  • Makes simple concepts more complicated than they should be.

Theme 2

📝 About Tests and Grades

  • He is also a
  • and misleading

Theme 3

🚪 About Dropping and Outcomes

  • More than half of the class dropped
  • There are only 8 people left
  • Waste of money.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

23 in-person reviews over many years show consistent themes of , and low recommendation rates.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 55
1 out of 514

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

1

B 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

7

Drop/Withdrawal 3 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3