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History

Theodore (Ted) Kallman

HIST2AB · H006C · HIST6A · HIST017A · HIST06C · HIST30 · HIST002A · HIST4B · HIST17B · HIST002B · HISTORY2A · HIST30A · HIST006C · HIS2A · HIST006 · HIST2A · HIST17A · HIST2B · HIST6C · HIS17B · 102 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
26.67%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Avoid unless you need the history credit and will fully read, write carefully, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderTest heavyHeavy readingAI accusationsLow interaction
  • Consistently described as a hard, old-school history professor with and tough timed tests.
  • Many recent students , and little actual teaching online.
  • A minority who read everything and study hard find the class fair and rewarding.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

As require constant reading, careful discussion writing, and .

Both formats report hard As; online adds AI penalty risk.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Dense reading, frequent quizzes, long exams, and .

Summer online sections feel especially condensed and brutal.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

as required with no-skip consequences.

Online ; in-person also often mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Would-take-again is low; endorsements.

Negative tone dominates both online and in-person samples.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; AI flags, similarity scores, and unexplained cuts are frequent.

Format shift

AI accusations appear mainly in recent online reviews.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

Long textbook , and a major paper.

Format shift

Workload intensity is high in both formats; .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some call him knowledgeable and structured, but many cite rudeness, , and .

Format shift

Online teaching presence is especially thin; in-person is mixed.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

, plus discussions and a book review paper.

Format shift

.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and ; a few praise passionate lectures while many call him rude or miserable.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“He's a . He seems miserable.”
HIST6C
“ .”
HIST06C
“Don't waste your time taking him”
HIST17B

Remote format

Online

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

discussions, quizzes, exams, and and .

Main concern

, and canvas tab penalties.

What students said

“He doesn't provide any lectures- you purchase a book, read it , and .”
HIS17B
“Penalizes you with and exams if you leave the ”
HIST6C
“He accuses you of ”
HIST4B

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Strict timed exams and anti-cheating monitoring make assessments high-risk and student-unfriendly.

Timed quizzesLong midterms/finalsCanvas tab monitoringAI detectionTest heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person and hybrid-style comments still , and hard grading without soft policies.

Test heavyTough quizzesHeavy reading
“You have to read a lot and he makes you write a ton and .”
HIST6C
“Lots of ”
HIST006C

Online

Online quizzes and tab-leave penalties and AI scrutiny on writing.

Timed quizzesSame-day open/closeCanvas tab penaltiesAI detector on discussions
“Penalizes you with and exams if you leave the ”
HIST6C
“midterm is 100 questions in 100 min, final is 125 questions in 125 min”
H006C

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Don't even bother with this class it's unfair”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (28 online, 22 in person), emphasizing difficulty and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“ .”

👎 Recommendation Rate

28/100

“ .”

⚖️

22/100

“Kallman believes that I write too similar to AI, so he deducts SO .”

📚 Workload Reality

24/100

“This is the most time consuming class I have ever taken.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • old school method teacher
  • comes off very impatient and even rude.
  • An amazing teacher who is genuinely passionate about History.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • ! IF YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR GPA!
  • Class is not for lazy peeps
  • If you want easy credits... .

Theme 3

⚠️

  • he often accused my writing of being AI-generated.
  • .
  • Relies too much on similarity scores

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

102

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews spanning many years with consistent hard-grader and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 517
3 out of 518
2 out of 515
1 out of 525

Course coverage

HIS17B6 reviews
HIST17A6 reviews
H006C5 reviews
HIST017A4 reviews
HIST002B3 reviews
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HIST4B2 reviews
HIST6A2 reviews
HIS2A1 review
HIST17B1 review
HIST2AB1 review
HIST2B1 review
HIST301 review
HIST30A1 review
HISTORY2A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

14

A 11 · A- 3

B range

8

B+ 3 · B 4 · B- 1

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 1