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Paul Baltimore

HIST312 · HIST311 · HIST308 · HIST380 · HIST310 · HIST307 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
56/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
62.5%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you want rigorous history writing growth; if you fear heavy weekly papers.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy writing loadDetailed feedbackLove-or-hateAmazing lecturesExtra credit available
  • In-person students often love his lectures, humor, and feedback.
  • Online and and paper loads.
  • You will work hard, but many say you actually learn critical history skills.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

As are possible with effort and , but papers, reading, and .

Online comments stress workload and ; in-person comments emphasize effort plus .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

High difficulty ratings and constant deep reading, analysis, and .

Both formats call the work heavy; online short terms feel especially brutal.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

46/100

Online reviews say attendance is not mandatory, while .

Online is flexible; in-person requires showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

About 62 percent would take again; lovers praise learning and lectures while .

In-person recommendations are warmer; online recommendations are split or negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Some call him a relaxed grader who rewards effort; others brand him a .

Format shift

Online reviews are more mixed; and .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Lots of , and many papers dominate nearly every review.

Format shift

Online short terms get the strongest overload complaints.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Strong lectures, humor, and feedback when students connect with him, but low interaction and .

Format shift

In-person teaching is widely praised; online interaction is weaker.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment centers on , and little traditional testing.

Format shift

Both formats are writing-heavy; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students call him funny, brilliant, and transformative, despite lots of writing and critical analysis.

Main concern

Overwhelming writing volume and high expectations for citing and analysis.

What students said

“No tests but . Be ready to college up, that means citing sources and using critical thinking skills.”
HIST312
“ . Smart, funny, and very understanding.”
HIST308
“Actually the . a plenty, ya gotta work but you learn a lot.”
HIST380

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews split between chill-but-busy and overloaded, with and .

Main concern

and slow grading.

What students said

“Absolutely insane workload for a 3-unit class.”
HIST311
“he's a so as long as you participate and show some effort you should be good.”
HIST311
“Non-stop lenghty papers. 4 Essays, and . .”
HIST308

Exam style

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Assessment leans toward papers and essay-style quizzes rather than strict closed-book proctored exams.

Many short essaysWeekly essay quizzesNo tests in some coursesExtra credit

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person courses feature many short essays, strong paper feedback, and .

Many short essaysNo testsExtra creditDetailed paper feedback
“No tests but .”
HIST312
“There's lots of writing, but also lots of opportunities.”
HIST308

Online

and heavy textbook reading; proctoring is not clearly described.

Weekly discussion postsEssay-style quizzesTextbook heavy
“A discussion post and so very participation heavy, and the .”
HIST311
“4 Essays, and .”
HIST308

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“As a teacher, you will either love him or hate him. He makes you do more than just repeat history back to him.”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews split evenly online and in person, highlighting workload and love-or-hate teaching. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Workload Reality

18/100

“Absolutely insane workload for a 3-unit class.”

🎤 Lecture Strength

78/100

“Actually the . a plenty, ya gotta work but you learn a lot.”

📝 Writing Growth

72/100

“You will learn a lot and have noticeable improvements in your work.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Get ready to read
  • So many papers
  • he's a so as long as you participate and show some effort you should be good.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • Smart, funny, and very understanding

Theme 3

💻 Online vs In Person

  • didn't grade 2/3's of the work until week 7 of 8
  • .
  • Take his class if you can and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Eight detailed, mixed reviews across online and modest sample.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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