AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Stephen Pacheco

PHILO101 · 102A · PHIL102A · PHI100 · PHIL102B · PHILO102A · PHIL100 · 46 lifetime ratings

AI rating
81/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
76.92%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you will show up, read, and engage; skip if you need rigid structure and zero personality.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious LecturerCaring and AccessibleParticipation CriticalNotecard-Friendly ExamsPassionate About Philosophy
  • Most students love his humor, passion, and .
  • , and participation more than busywork.
  • A minority call him unstructured, rant-prone, or harsh on phones and respect.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students say show up, read, participate, and use notecards for an A, though a few still struggle.

Easy-A language is strongest in person; online evidence is thinner but mostly positive when completed.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

Average difficulty about 2.7 with dense and discussion.

Both formats describe manageable philosophy content with reading and .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Repeated tags and comments say skip class and you will not pass; participation is graded heavily.

; online reports are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

76/100

, and useful lectures, tempered by structure complaints.

In-person recommendations dominate; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Many report easy A with , and .

Format shift

Leniency evidence is mostly in person; and occasional .

Workload

Light

62/100

Weekly work exists but is often called manageable with little busywork and few graded items.

Format shift

Both formats mention weekly assignments without calling them overwhelming.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Strong praise for humor, passion, and accessibility outweighs recurring complaints about rants and organization.

Format shift

In-person quality is consistently high; online has one severe negative outlier.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Grades often rest on a as practice.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In person, most students call him funny, passionate, and fair if you participate; and .

Main concern

A minority report lateness, rants, single-outs, and weak structure.

What students said

“Pretty simple class if you just show up and participate.”
PHIL100
“Easy A”
PHI100
“If you appreciate a funny hair-brained professor who lacks structure then he's for you.”
PHI100

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

two glowing reviews for care and and uncomfortable Zoom vibes.

Main concern

At least one student felt patronized and .

What students said

“ !”
102A
“ . .”
PHIL102B
“ as a zoom course, the initial vibes given off made me uncomfortable less than 15 minutes into the class.”
PHILO102A

Exam style

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Students , and sometimes a dropped lowest score.

Notecard AllowedTake-Home ExamsStudy GuidesDrop Lowest Exam

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

76/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In and track lecture plus readings.

Notecard AllowedTake-Home ExamsStudy Guides
“On the a cheat sheet.”
PHIL100
“ .”
PHI100
“2 were take home exams.”
PHIL100

Online

Online reviews .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Pretty simple class if you just show up and participate. You can tell he is very passionate about his job and cares about students success.”

Voice snapshots generated from 46 reviews (3 online, 43 in , and . Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Teaching Style

78/100

“He makes cringe dad jokes and teases students to make the lectures more entertaining.”

👍 Recommendation

76/100

“ . Participation is huge, so show up, contribute to the discussions, and you'll do well.”

📝

76/100

“ . Assigns hw and goes over them in class, doesn't grade them.”

⚠️ Structure Concerns

45/100

“If you appreciate a funny hair-brained professor who lacks structure then he's for you.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • hilarious
  • Amazing lectures
  • passionate about his craft
  • never boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A
  • show up and participate
  • Pretty simple class if you just show up

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • cares about students success
  • bends over backwards for his students
  • Accessible outside class
  • understanding of his students

Theme 4

⚠️ About Rough Edges

  • lacks structure
  • Singles out students
  • Requires cameras on
  • rants and wastes a lot of time

Data context

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Analysis sample

46

Recent reviews read by the AI

46

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

46 reviews spanning many years with detailed, mostly consistent themes on humor, participation, and .

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 56
3 out of 57
2 out of 52
1 out of 52

Course coverage

PHIL10013 reviews
PHIL102A10 reviews
PHI1008 reviews
PHILO1015 reviews
102A4 reviews
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PHIL102B4 reviews
PHILO102A2 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

14

A+ 1 · A 12 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 6

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1