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Lawrence Smith

HIST101 · HIS10 · HIS11 · HIST175 · HIST11 · HIST10 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
72.22%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you will read and keep an open mind; he is engaging and generally an achievable A with effort.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious LecturesGet Ready to ReadExtra Credit FriendlyOpinionated HistoryClear Grading Criteria
  • Most students love his funny, knowledge-heavy history lectures and call him a favorite.
  • You must read the textbook; workload is light-to-moderate with quizzes, papers, and exams.
  • Some dislike his strong political/racial framing and Canvas organization; online summer sections feel simpler.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

Many report an easy A if you read and use , but and some earn B/C.

Online summer courses sound simpler; and attendance.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Content is understandable but and .

Online students stress reading; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

while multiple online and some in-person sections do not require it.

Online often optional; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Strong majority praise humor, knowledge, and fair criteria, with a vocal minority rejecting his politics or organization.

; in-person has more love-him-or-hate-him split.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

Clear criteria and , though some call him a .

Format shift

; in-person more often notes tough essay standards.

Workload

Light

70/100

Often few assignments total, but and a .

Format shift

Online summer sections especially light on assignments; .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Frequently called hilarious, knowledgeable, and inspirational despite occasional boredom or bias complaints.

Format shift

Strong praise in both formats; politics friction appears mostly in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

and final, plus short papers more than constant homework.

Format shift

; and participation.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person and eye-opening, with reading, papers, and exams; a few students reject his political framing.

Main concern

Opinionated lectures and occasional Canvas disorganization frustrate some students.

What students said

“Prof Smith has been one if so far”
HIST175
“My overall grade was boosted 10 PERCENT by . Easy A.”
HIST11
“Dropped class after listening to intro speech”
HIS11
“Overall, he's a pretty easy A.”
HIST10

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online and summer sections are often described as simple and not assignment-heavy if you read, with , and .

Main concern

; one student got a C and .

What students said

“There's a midterm and final, and just 2 quizzes. Plus he's funny and has a chill personality.”
HIS11
“All his course consisted of was 4 homework assignments, 2 quizzes and 2 tests!”
HIS11
“Had to read A LOT. Class and material itself is not hard to understand”
HIST10

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; not clearly open-book or proctored beyond normal class expectations.

Midterm and FinalReading QuizzesEssay ResponsesExtra Credit on Exams

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention two tests, reading quizzes, papers with citations, and sometimes .

Two TestsReading QuizzesShort PapersExtra Credit
“Two Tests. . .”
HIST11
“There are 2 reading quizzes, 2 tests and 1 essay questions response.”
HIST101

Online

, and ; proctoring tools are not mentioned.

Midterm and FinalQuizzesLimited HomeworkReading Required
“There's a midterm and final, and just 2 quizzes.”
HIS11
“All his course consisted of was 4 homework assignments, 2 quizzes and 2 tests!”
HIS11

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Prof Smith has been one if so far, I took his Tuesday night class from 6-9pm at OCC and every class felt like half an hour long, he makes it interesting and fun to learn about the subject.”

Voice snapshots generated from 24 reviews (5 online, 19 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

😂 Hilarious Teaching

85/100

“I love him. He's a really caring and fun.”

📖 Read or Struggle

70/100

“You MUST read the text. He goes through a chapter a week.”

🎯 Easy A With Effort

75/100

“My overall grade was boosted 10 PERCENT by . Easy A.”

🧭 Opinionated Framing

40/100

“just teach HISTORY keep ur woke opinion agenda @home”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he makes it interesting and fun to learn about the subject
  • He's a walking history book. He is very honest and is inspirational.
  • He's very opinionated and very direct about what he wants

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Overall, he's a pretty easy A.
  • It is not an easy but you can get an A if you do the work and read the book.
  • You really need to read the book too pass this class.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • It was a summer course so it went by quickly and
  • everything was very simple and straightforward!
  • Was not stressful at all!

Data context

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Analysis sample

24

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-four detailed reviews across online and in-person formats from 2015-2023 with , and .

Inside 24 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 57
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

HIST109 reviews
HIST116 reviews
HIS114 reviews
HIS102 reviews
504111 review
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HIST1011 review
HIST1751 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 2 · A 7 · A- 2

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 3

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1