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Social Science

Marty Bennett

HIST22 · HISTORYWOMENS · HIS22 · HIST17 · USHISTCAHIST · CALIFORNIAHIST · HST172 · HISTCA22 · HIST20 · HST22 · HIST182 · CAWOMENSHIST · WOMENSHIST · WOMENSHISTORY · WOMENHIST · WMHIS · HIST0976 · HISTORY22 · 41 lifetime ratings

AI rating
84/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you love history and will do the reading; skip if you want a free A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate HistorianHeavy Reading LoadExtra Credit LifelineEssay-Heavy ExamsNot an Easy A
  • Deeply knowledgeable and passionate about history with clear care for students
  • and writing workload with and essays
  • is abundant but an A still requires real effort

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A , and real effort even though helps cushion grades.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is approachable history material, but and .

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

42/100

One review calls him a stickler for showing up daily, so if not always formally graded.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

86/100

, and real learning if you put in the work.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

is plentiful and late work can be forgiven, but essays are graded more critically than English classes.

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and multiple essays create a heavy load for a 3-unit class.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students repeatedly call him passionate, knowledgeable, approachable, and one of the .

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and in-class essay midterms and finals.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person history courses feel stimulating and personal, with lectures full of , and .

Main concern

Workload can feel too heavy for a 3-unit class and .

What students said

“Absolutely wonderful teacher! I cannot praise his class enough. He is intensely passionate about the subject”
HIST20
“It's not an "easy A" but if you like history at all, you'll love it.”
HIST22
“He does assign a mountain of homework, but the handouts he gives in ”
HIST20

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Midterms and finals are mainly in-class essays; tests reward the reading and sometimes allow notecards.

In-Class EssaysNotes or Notecards AllowedStraightforward TestsReading-Based

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Exams center on in-class essays and reading-based tests that are fair if you prepare.

In-Class EssaysNotecards AllowedReading-Based Tests
“Be comfortable with writing in and .”
HIST22
“ and he lets you bring notecards.”
HIS22

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Absolutely wonderful teacher! I cannot praise his class enough. He is intensely passionate about the subject which makes every class meaningful and enlightening.”

Voice snapshots generated from 41 in-person reviews spanning a decade, highlighting passion, heavy workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“ dream! Passionate and knowledgeable.”

📚 Workload Reality

32/100

“The only down side is that there is way to much work for just a 3 unit class.”

⚖️ Not an Easy A

38/100

“If you're looking for an easy A class stay away.”

👍 Strong Recommendation

86/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is intensely passionate about the subject
  • Bennett is a wealth of information
  • Funny guy, too! Take this class if you like history

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • not an easy A but a good way to earn a B
  • He gives alot of opportunities
  • Bennett makes you work hard for your A, but you learn a lot

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He's a really sweet guy, too
  • He cares about his students, but he
  • MARTY IS AN AMAZING TEACHER!!! He genuinely cares about his students

Data context

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Analysis sample

41

Recent reviews read by the AI

41

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

41 detailed in-person reviews spanning 2004-2014 show strong consistency on passion, workload, and grading.

Inside 41 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 58
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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HISTORY222 reviews
WOMENSHISTORY2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

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