AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

Kyle Thompson

PHIL80 · PHIL10 · PHIL90977 · PHIL76 · RELG101 · PHIL70 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want a highly engaging philosophy class that rewards attention, participation, and basic follow-through.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyAmazing lecturesCaring and respectfulClear gradingEngaging discussionsManageable workload
  • Students consistently describe Thompson as engaging, funny, caring, and clear.
  • The , and light studying, but most students still earned A-range grades.
  • Online reviews are also positive, with easy quizzes, discussions, and mentioned.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

86/100

Getting an A looks very realistic if students attend, read, participate, and complete the .

Online evidence mentions easy quizzes and , while , and studying.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

76/100

The material makes students think, but and keeps lectures engaging enough to reduce the difficulty.

Online reviews call the class not hard, while in-person reviews describe thoughtful but .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

as formally mandatory, but quizzes and participation make showing up important.

Online reviews do not discuss attendance, while and participation to success.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and memorable.

Both online and and richer praise from in-person students.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

82/100

Grades appear favorable because many students earned A-range grades and comments , and .

Format shift

Online evidence includes and easy quizzes, while and manageable exams.

Workload

Light

78/100

Students mention reading, quizzes, discussions, papers, and studying, but the workload is usually described as manageable.

Format shift

Online work is structured around weekly lectures, articles, discussions, quizzes, and one essay, while , and exams.

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

Students repeatedly praise his lectures, humor, care, knowledge, and ability to make philosophy interesting.

Format shift

Online reviews are positive but brief, while teaching style.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment appears , and exams rather than relying on one method.

Format shift

Online reviews mention discussions, quizzes, and an essay, while , and exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students overwhelmingly praise his lectures, humor, discussion style, and .

Main concern

Students need to attend, participate, read, and pay attention to do well.

What students said

“He's a very entertaining professor and will go over again anything you don't get.”
PHIL70
“Pay attention, engage in , and you won't have a and getting an A.”
PHIL80

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students describe the class as , and supported by easy quizzes, discussions, and .

Main concern

One student felt the and tests.

What students said

“Class isn't hard!”
PHIL76
“There's and 1 essay on a documentary.”
PHIL76

Exam style

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Exam evidence suggests standard or manageable exams and or strict proctoring.

Easy QuizzesTwo ExamsStudy Guide ReviewNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

support, and easy tests based on class material.

Post-Class QuizzesTwo ExamsStudy Guide Review
“He has post class quizzes that aren't too hard that are about 5 question.”
PHIL70
“ because they were about everything we covered in class”
PHIL10

Online

Online reviews mention easy weekly quizzes but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, webcam use, or .

Easy Weekly QuizzesNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“2 easy quizzes each week.”
PHIL76

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Professor Thompson is the absolute best that I have experienced at Chaffey College.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation strength; credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

97/100

“He will go above and beyond for his students.”

👍 Recommendation Strength

98/100

“TAKE THIS CLASS IF YOU CAN !!”

📈 Grade Path

86/100

“Pay attention, engage in , and you won't have a and getting an A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Animated lectures and participation is a must!
  • He makes everything interesting and fun.
  • I love his lectures.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Not too difficult of a class if you just pay attention and study the material.
  • because they were about everything we covered in class and, he also goes over everything on the study guide before the test
  • Class isn't hard!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He won't shoot you down and tell you "youre wrong!!!" Hes open to all opinions.
  • He is also very funny.
  • He cares about his student.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

91/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews across several years are highly consistent, detailed, and strongly positive.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 2 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1