Michelle Stockdale

ANTHR101 · ANTH101 · PHYSANTHLAB · ANTHROPOLOGY · ANTH100 · ANTHLAB · ANT102 · ANTH102CULTUR · ANTH101L · ANTH102 · ANTH107 · ANTHR102 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 100/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 2.0

The decision

if you want an engaging anthropology professor who rewards steady work and makes the subject easier to understand.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPassionate TeacherHelpfulClear GradingInteresting LecturesManageable Work

Students overwhelmingly describe Stockdale as passionate, kind, helpful, and engaging.
Grades are fair and usually accessible if , and tests.
Online reviews mention more reading and participation, while , and easy tests.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

An A is very achievable with steady work because students cite , and fair expectations.

Online reviews stress doing weekly work, while in-person reviews more often mention easy grading, , and easy tests.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

79/100

Students often say she makes anthropology interesting and easy to understand, though some reading and .

Online content seems reading-heavy, while as easier through lectures, help, and hands-on work.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

98/100

Students almost universally recommend her because , and makes anthropology enjoyable.

Both online and and stronger evidence from in-person classes.

Course guide

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Grading

Generous

88/100

Students mention , easy tests, and many reported A grades.

Format shift

and work-based, while in-person reviews add stronger evidence of curves, , and easy tests.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

Workload is usually manageable but includes readings, discussions, labs, projects, and .

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize reading and participation, while in-person reviews range from light .

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

Reviews consistently describe her as passionate, helpful, caring, energetic, and unusually good at making anthropology interesting.

Format shift

Both formats praise her teaching, with , and classroom energy.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Assessments include discussions, , and tests.

Format shift

Online reviews explicitly mention quizzes, discussions, midterm, final, and fieldwork, while , and assignments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students repeatedly describe her as , and able to make anthropology easy and interesting.

Main concern

Some classes require attendance, reading, projects, or .

What students said

“She's a model teacher and getting an A isn't difficult.”
ANTH101

“she makes the subject super interesting, and does everything within her power to make it super easy for students to understand”
ANTH100

“LOTS OF WORK AND TIME PUT IN FOR A 1 UNIT COURSE.”
ANTH101L

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and helpful communication, but note reading, participation, discussions, quizzes, and major assignments.

Main concern

The and participation.

What students said

“ and criteria. 1 chapter/week.”
ANTH107

“There's a lot of reading and participation in the class”
ANT102

Exam style

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Exam evidence is generally student-friendly, with easy tests and , but most proctoring details are not proven.

Easy TestsOpen Book Evidence In One In-Person ReviewTake-Home TestsCurve Or Dropped QuestionsExam Policy Not Fully Proven

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, dropped hard questions, and take-home tests in one review.

Easy TestsTake-Home TestsCurve Or Dropped Questions

“she grades on a curve and . she gave us 2 take home tests.”
ANTHROPOLOGY

“ .”
ANTH102

Online

Online reviews mention a midterm, final, quizzes, and exams that are not difficult, but .

MidtermFinalWeekly QuizzesExam Policy Not Clearly Proven

“ , and 1 fieldwork assignment.”
ANTH107

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“She takes the , and if you do not get any of the concepts.”
Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

97/100

“She is extremely passionate about the anthropology field, and you can tell she really enjoys teaching students about it.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“ .”

📈 Easy A Potential

86/100

“If you show up every day and do the and all the projects, there's no reason why you shouldn't get an 'A'.”

⚖️

88/100

“ and criteria.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Her lectures are amazing.
She makes the subject super interesting, and does everything within her power to make it super easy for students to understand :)
Her passion for Anthro keeps the class interesting and fun, never boring.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

getting an A isn't difficult.
She offers .
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Theme 3

🧭 About Workload

There's a lot of reading and participation in the class
I took it for the summer and it wasn't really work heavy.
HAVE TO STUDY TEXT TO PASS, ALMOST ALWAYS AN ASSIGN DUE IN

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven reviews across many years are highly consistent, detailed, and strongly positive, though some are old.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 524

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Course coverage

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ANTH101L4 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 6

B range

B+ 1

C range

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No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Michelle Stockdale

x x if you want an engaging anthropology professor who rewards steady work and makes the subject easier to understand.

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EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📈 Easy A Potential

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👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

🧭 About Workload

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Course coverage

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if you want an engaging anthropology professor who rewards steady work and makes the subject easier to understand.

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