Jim Reck

GEO185 · GEOGR180 · HIST150 · GEO180 · GEO100 · HIST190 · GEOG180 · GEOG100 · 91 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 61/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
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Difficulty: 3.2

The decision

Take Jim Reck if you want an engaging geography teacher and are ready to study hard for difficult exams.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHard ExamsEngaging LecturerHeavy ReadingAttendance HelpsPassionate Teacher

Students often praise his humor, passion, and real-world examples.
Grades , and detailed lecture notes.
, but not for an easy A.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Getting an A usually , and good test performance.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Students repeatedly call the material hard because exams are detailed and reading-heavy.

, and they consistently describe a challenging course.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

68/100

Many students recommend him for engaging teaching, but the .

Recommendations .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

Students mention , and C-level averages, though dropped exams help somewhat.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

28/100

The workload is heavy because , and taking detailed notes.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Most students find him funny, passionate, knowledgeable, and .

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

90/100

Grades appear to be driven mainly by multiple exams, often with the lowest score dropped.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews describe an entertaining and knowledgeable professor , and .

Main concern

The main concern is very hard tests with little room for .

What students said

“ and its hard to get an A”
GEO180

“I recommend it 100% but don't expect an easy A.”
GEOG180

“Prof Reck is one of the .”
GEO180

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 describe a and .

Hard Multiple-Choice ExamsBest 4 Out Of 5 ExamsEssay Fifth ExamNo CurvesNo Extra Credit

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

possible essay exam, and grades based mostly on tests.

Hard Multiple-Choice ExamsBest 4 Out Of 5 ExamsEssay Fifth Exam

“Exams are hard with multiple choices(4), the ”
GEO180

“4 m/c exams & 1 essay exam - drops lowest score.”
GEOG180

“your grade is based on 5 tests (drops lowest one)”
GEO100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I recommend it 100% but don't expect an easy A.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“Professor Reck is the coolest professor in the world. Hes hilarious and he has a million stories.”

📈 Grade Difficulty

30/100

“NOT AN EASY A. Reck is so cool, but .”

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30/100

“ and its hard to get an A”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Uses entertaining powerpoints, but enhances his teaching rather than replaces it.
He gives great examples during his lectures and will clarify things if one doesn't understand.
A great teacher!! He has traveled all over so he lives Geography- its not just out of a book.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

This was not an easy class but I managed to get a C.
This class is pretty hard. If you are looking for an easy A this ain't the class to be in.
You are not going to breeze through this class, it took work to get an A.

Theme 3

📝 About Exams

There are no curves, no , just the best 4 out of 5 exams.
!
if your not a !

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews span many years and show a consistent pattern of engaging teaching with difficult exams.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 54

1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

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C+ 1

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F

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Jim Reck

Take Jim Reck if you want an engaging geography teacher and are ready to study hard for difficult exams.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

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 Quality

📈 Grade Difficulty

🧪 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

📝 About Exams

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Quality ratings

Course coverage

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

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