Brian Rutishauser

HISTORY18 · HIST12 · HISTORY20 · HIST18HIST2 · HIST20 · HIS36359 · GREEKHISTORY · HIS20 · HIS1 · HIST1 · HIST3 · HIST11 · HISTORY1A · HIST118 · 146 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 87/100
RMP rating: 4.6/5
Take again: 81.4%
Difficulty: 2.6

The decision

He is a strong choice for students who can keep up with lectures and notes, with online sections offering the easiest path.

Best fit · Effort For RewardStory-driven lecturesClear test structureEasy online formatEssay grading riskLecture heavy

Students overwhelmingly praise his knowledge, storytelling, and ability to make history interesting.
The class is usually manageable if students attend, , and prepare essays.
Online reviews are especially easy, while in-person sections have more attendance pressure and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

An A is very realistic if students keep up with , and .

Online reviews call the class an easy A, while , and stronger essay preparation.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The because and structured, though note-taking and reading still matter.

Online sections feel easiest through short lectures and weekly tasks, while but understandable.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

88/100

Students recommend him because his lectures are , and the workload usually feels fair.

Both formats are recommended, with online reviews more strongly emphasizing ease and .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

and fair, but and have caused some negative experiences.

Format shift

Online grading is described as comfortable and straightforward, while .

Workload

Light

72/100

The workload is usually weekly quizzes or reading and notes.

Format shift

Online workload is lighter and more flexible, while and note review.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Most students describe him as knowledgeable, passionate, funny, and unusually engaging for history.

Format shift

Both formats praise his teaching, with in-person reviews especially focused on storytelling and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

80/100

Grades and essay portions, supported by weekly quizzes or discussions.

Format shift

Online and , but online reviews make the weekly tasks sound easier.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

43 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews praise engaging lectures and clear exam structure, but , and .

Main concern

Missing lectures or because and key terms.

What students said

“Just do the assignments and and you'll pass, a generally easy class.”
HIS20

“He literally grades every .”
HIST20

“ .”
HIST1

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online reviews describe an discussions, and comfortable exams.

Main concern

Students still need to keep up with weekly work and four exams.

What students said

“It's a very easy A, .”
HIS1

“Easy class, especially online.”
HIST1

“The .”
HISTORY20

Exam style

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Exams are structured and predictable, usually combining multiple choice or key terms with essays, but .

Four ExamsMultiple ChoiceEssay PortionWeekly QuizzesEssay Questions Ahead

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or key terms plus essay sections, sometimes with essay questions given ahead of time.

Multiple ChoiceEssay SectionKey TermsEssay Questions AheadFour Exams

“4 exams: 25 definitions and an essay question.”
HIS20

“ and multiple choice portion of the key terms.”
HIST11

“ and other half is an essay.”
HISTORY1A

Online

Online reviews mention four exams, weekly quizzes or discussions, and comfortable exams, but .

Four ExamsWeekly DiscussionsWeekly QuizzesComfortable Exams

“One discussion and quiz per week, 4 exams and that's it!”
HIS1

“ and half essay.”
HIST1

“The .”
HISTORY20

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“One of the !”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“He teaches in a way that makes it feel like a real story and always leaves you wanting to hear what happens next.”

📈 Easy A Potential

84/100

“It's a very easy A, .”

📝

68/100

“His 4 tests consist of two parts each, one multi choice and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures are actually fun and he is a .
His lectures always hold my interest, it doesn't at all feel like he's reciting from a textbook like most history teachers I've had.
He teaches the subject like he is telling a story.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload And Exams

One discussion and quiz per week, 4 exams and that's it!
Just do the assignments and and you'll pass, a generally easy class.
He literally grades every .

Theme 3

👍 About Recommendations

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if you can.
heartbeat.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

146

Lifetime ratings

93/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis uses 50 reviews across many years with , and format differences.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 53

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

44 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 13 · A- 1

B range

B+ 10 · B 6

C range

C 3

D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 5 · Rather not say 1

Brian Rutishauser

He is a strong choice for students who can keep up with lectures and notes, with online sections offering the easiest path.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📈 Easy A Potential

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📚 About Workload And Exams

👍 About Recommendations

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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