AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Lawrence Fike

PHIL11 · PHIL7 · PHIL1170084 · 10044PHIL11 · PHIL50734 · PHIL6 · PHIL170 · PHIL23361 · E10044 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
26.47%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you want a brutal critical-thinking gauntlet and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderOverwhelming workloadHarsh on tiny errorsConfusing lecturesCritical thinking hardcore
  • and crushing busywork.
  • Content can train critical thinking for a minority who stick with it.
  • Emails and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students say , and even strong students report B/C/D outcomes.

Both formats report harsh scoring; online adds vague instructions and piled finals tasks.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

20/100

Intro philosophy is made , and .

Online and in person both describe excessive difficulty relative to a 3-unit intro course.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

, while others emphasize participation and showing up.

; several in-person reviews treat attendance as important.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and most recent comments urge students to pick anyone else.

Negative consensus is strong in both formats, with only a minority of fans online and in person.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

15/100

, formatting, and minor issues.

Format shift

Online complaints about arbitrary rubrics are especially frequent.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Excessive papers, quizzes, tests, and intro level.

Format shift

Summer and short online terms are repeatedly called beyond overwhelming.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

A few praise deep thinking, but , and .

Format shift

In-person fans cite passion; online critics cite modules of random videos and poor tech use.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Multiple tests, quizzes, papers, and work.

Format shift

and essays in one week.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In and unclear-lecture complaints, with a smaller group praising passion and mind-training.

Main concern

Trick questions, off-topic tangents, and .

What students said

“ .”
PHIL11
“You can tell Larry has a real passion for Philosophy and it shows with his lectures.”
PHIL11
“ and unclear.”
PHIL11

Remote format

Online

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online is widely slammed for , and poor Canvas layout.

Main concern

Work piles up fast in short terms with multiple tests and papers and .

What students said

“ !!!!!!”
PHIL11
“for finals week, he assigned 3 tests, yes, 3, and 4 quizzes, and .”
PHIL11
“ and won't give .”
PHIL170

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are hard and detail-punishing, with occasional note-sheet help but little friendliness overall.

Tough testsTrick questionsMultiple finals testsNote sheet sometimes allowedHarsh rubrics

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In ; some note sheets or partner options on quizzes exist.

Trick questionsNote sheet on exams sometimesTough testsGroup project
“he lets you bring a sheet of .”
PHIL6
“he does have trick questions on the if you are thinking carefully.”
PHIL11

Online

Online reviews highlight multiple tests and quizzes without study guides and strict formatting-based scoring.

Multiple final testsNo study guides oftenHarsh paper rubricsQuiz heavy
“there is 3 tests to take for the finals.”
PHIL170
“for finals week, he assigned 3 tests, yes, 3, and 4 quizzes, and .”
PHIL11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . He's a terrible professor. Its like he's purposefully trying to make this class 10x harder than it needs to be.”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 reviews, highlighting harsh grading, overload, and minority passion praise. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“This professor is not great at teaching philosophy--provides nothing but modules with lots of videos to watch and excerpts to read”

👎 Recommendation

22/100

“ !!!!!!”

📚 Workload Overload

12/100

“Way to much workload for a 3 unit class... Oh and the final week theres Two essays, 1 "final flaunt" he calls (exam), 1 editorial paper, 1 quiz.”

⚖️

15/100

“You misspell a word? -15 points. You show signs of struggling? -50 points.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • This is not an easy A class, and he will make you work hard for it

Theme 2

😤 About Teaching Friction

  • his responses are always condescending and useless
  • He will send you condescending emails if you don't understand something

Theme 3

💡 Minority Positive Voices

  • If one is able to stay focused it will become apparent how important this class is
  • You can tell Larry has a real passion for Philosophy
  • It's opened my eyes to the world of arguments

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

39 reviews over many years show a and high-workload pattern with only a vocal minority of fans.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 520

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

13

B+ 2 · B 11

C range

4

C 2 · C- 2

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 1