AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Ryan Leffingwell

PHIL1C · PHIL1CETHICS · PHIL2 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
5.0/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want an engaging, thoughtful philosophy class where effort and participation are rewarded.

Best fit · Effort For RewardInspirationalEngaging DiscussionsCaringHilariousThought-Provoking
  • Every review gives the highest quality rating and recommends the class strongly.
  • Students praise his discussion-driven teaching, humor, approachability, and ability to make philosophy meaningful.
  • The course requires thinking, participation, and papers, but students still earn strong grades and value the experience.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Grades are strong and students report A or A+ outcomes, but the class still requires participation, reflection, and papers.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

The course is approachable and engaging, but it challenges students to think critically about biases and ideas.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

60/100

, but participation matters and discussions appear central to the class experience.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Students enthusiastically recommend him because , and focused on real learning.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Reported grades are mostly A or A+, and students describe him as relaxed while still expecting effort.

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

The workload includes papers, discussion, and reflection, but students describe the class as enjoyable and manageable.

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All .

Teaching experience

Excellent

98/100

Students consistently describe his teaching as engaging, caring, funny, thoughtful, and among the .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Reviews emphasize papers, participation, discussion, and learning over tests or exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students describe him as , and excellent at making students think.

Main concern

Students should expect active discussion, reflection, and writing rather than passive memorization.

What students said

“His class was a lot of fun and I learned a lot.”
PHIL1C
“Really gets the class involved in discussions and wants you to learn.”
PHIL2

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews do not clearly prove an final structure.

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Varies

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and participation but do not clearly prove exam format or requirements.

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Policy

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Ryan was my favorite professor this semester! Hes really relaxed but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, recommendation, engagement, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

98/100

“Amazing teacher! Really gets the class involved in discussions and wants you to learn.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

98/100

“I dont have anymore phil classes but if ! Hes a real gem”

📚 Learning Value

55/100

“Instruction is unique and challenges the student to think, resulting in higher engagement.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Ryans legit! Students able to speak their mind, will call you out, but ties it back to the material.
  • His lectures are interesting and make you aware of your biases.
  • Amazing teacher! Really gets the class involved in discussions and wants you to learn.

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • Made me feel equal rather than under him in some hierarchy.
  • He is as he presents himself and and truly wants the student to learn.
  • He's relevant, witty, and a pleasure to be around.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Hes really relaxed but .
  • Instruction is unique and challenges the student to think, resulting in higher engagement.
  • Favorite class!

Data context

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Analysis sample

5

Recent reviews read by the AI

5

Lifetime ratings

65/100

Evidence confidence

The review count is small at 5, but all reviews are recent, detailed, and strongly consistent.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PHIL23 reviews
PHIL1C1 review
PHIL1CETHICS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

0

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