Jordan Bell

ETHST20 · ETHST77 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 61/100
RMP rating: 3.5/5
Take again: 59.38%
Difficulty: 2.2

The decision

if you want an accessible ethnic-studies A; unless you can tolerate delayed grades and vague directions.

Best fit · Easy A HunterHeavy Weekly ReadingSlow Online GradingCreative Midterm OptionsPassionate In PersonUnclear Online Directions

, and highly recommended.
Online sections draw , and weak feedback.
Grades are generally easy if and essays.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Most students report As with modest effort on weekly responses and essays, though a .

Online reviews stress free A with few assignments; but with and participation.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

, but weekly reading volume keeps it from feeling effortless.

Both formats emphasize heavy reading; while .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

82/100

as not mandatory, though in-person participation clearly helps.

; a minority of in-person reviews list attendance as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

, while many online students would not.

Recommendation is high in person and sharply lower online.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Many students get As and note flexible creative options, but and source bans appear in some online essays.

Format shift

Online reviews mix free A claims with ; .

Workload

Light

62/100

Assignment count is low, but and writing volume is consistent throughout the term.

Format shift

; online often has fewer graded items with long delays.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

In-person teaching is praised as passionate and caring, while online and unserious.

Format shift

In-person quality reviews dominate positives; online quality scores are much more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and creative midterm or final options rather than traditional tests.

Format shift

Online emphasizes essays and responses; and participation.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

materials, discussion-centered classes, creative assessments, and an easy path to high grades.

Main concern

and occasional pop quizzes reward .

What students said

“Dr. Bell is extremely intelligent, caring and charismatic and if you actually care about the material.”
ETHST20

“easy class, just lots of reading and writing.”
ETHST20

“Bell is one of the . His lectures are especially engaging.”
ETHST20

Remote format

Online

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

many call it a free A with , while others slam month-long grading delays, unclear syllabus-only instructions, and .

Main concern

Extremely slow grading and next essay.

What students said

“Have an A so far but it's tough to monitor your own progress and improve for and a half (and counting) to grade assignments.”
ETHST20

“basically a free A in this course, there are once a .”
ETHST20

“Takes months to grade and .”
ETHST20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and creative alternatives instead of strict closed-book exams.

Open-Book QuizzesCreative Midterm OptionsEssay-Based FinalsNo Traditional Tests

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

86/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

readings, and creative nontraditional midterms or finals.

Open-Book QuizzesPop QuizzesCreative ExamsParticipation Rewarded

“I used my notes to write 2 discussion posts, 1 essay, 6 open-book quizzes, and 2 creative exams.”
ETHST20

“ , however, only 5 questions and 2/5 is 75%, 3/5 is 100%.”
ETHST20

Online

Online reviews describe midterm and and no standard timed proctored exams.

Essay Midterm and FinalCreative Submission OptionsReading Responses

“a midterm and , though you can submit a creative approach like art and get pretty close to 100%.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice
“basically a free A in this course, there are once a . will dock points the less you write. Took time to grade things but .”
Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting the . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Split by Format

58/100

“Dr. Bell is extremely intelligent, caring and charismatic and if you actually care about the material.”

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30/100

“Have an A so far but it's tough to monitor your own progress and improve for and a half (and counting) to grade assignments.”

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

84/100

“Easy A! But only 10 assignments for semester. Prof has been slow with grading, but I've gotten A's for everything, despite not .”

📚 Reading Load

40/100

“And there is so. Much. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Really special environment!! Class is as easy or hard as you make it.
His lectures are especially engaging
Honestly the thing that carries his rating for me is his charisma

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

basically a free A in this course
easy class, just lots of reading and writing
Doesn't believe in perfect scores so will max give out 99%

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Friction

Never had a
Directions never make sense
It feels like a bot is running the class

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-two detailed recent reviews across online and in-person formats , and a sharp online versus in-person split.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513

4 out of 56

3 out of 53

2 out of 55

1 out of 55

Course coverage

ETHST2027 reviews

ETHST775 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

32 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 6 · A 18

B range

B+ 1 · B 4

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 3

Jordan Bell

x x x x if you want an accessible ethnic-studies A; x x unless you can tolerate delayed grades and vague directions.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Optional

Depends

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Split by Format

⏱️ x x x

🅰️ Easy Grade Path

📚 Reading Load

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Online Friction

See exactly what the AI read.

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

if you want an accessible ethnic-studies A; unless you can tolerate delayed grades and vague directions.

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