AI Rate Professor

Physical Ed

Koren Pollock

HEALTH300 · WEIGHTTRAINING · SWIMSECT · HEED300 · SWIM · HEEDH · SWIMPOLOWEIGHTS · HEALTH300ONLINE · SWIMTEAM · SWIMMING · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.1

The decision

Avoid unless you are highly self-driven and can handle heavy independent work plus uneven responsiveness.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing instructorHeavy online HEED workloadOpen-book examsSlow email repliesTough coach in PE
  • HEED/ , and many papers
  • , but and rudeness are common
  • PE/swim students often praise her as a hard but effective coach

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

64/100

Many health comments call the class easy or , but others describe grade fights, picky scoring, and heavy writing.

; several bodies describe online HEED sections, but no separate online review count exists.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

PE can be physically hard; health content is not conceptual brain-burn but , and papers.

; several bodies describe online HEED sections, but no separate online review count exists.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some HEED comments say only orientation is required, while PE/weights students complain about absences and in-person coaching demands.

; several bodies describe online HEED sections, but no separate online review count exists.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

Roughly half love her coaching or ; many others call her rude, unhelpful, or one of the worst.

; several bodies describe online HEED sections, but no separate online review count exists.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

Students report , and angry responses when grades are challenged.

Format shift

; several bodies describe online HEED sections, but no separate online review count exists.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Health sections mention 14 chapters, long quizzes, multiple long papers, and lots of reading, especially in summer.

Format shift

; several bodies describe online HEED sections, but no separate online review count exists.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Strong coach praise in swim/weights clashes with frequent claims of rudeness, mind games, and poor online support in HEED.

Format shift

; several bodies describe online HEED sections, but no separate online review count exists.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

HEED blends discussion boards, papers, and many multiple-choice exams; and performance based.

Format shift

; several bodies describe online HEED sections, but no separate online review count exists.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

All 27 analyzed reviews are tagged in person; comments still split between demanding HEED/health sections and intense PE/swim coaching, with praise for results and frequent complaints about workload, tone, and .

Main concern

, and reports of rude or unhelpful responses when grades are contested.

What students said

“Without a doubt, 1 of the . Once registered for the class you are in for the fight of your life w.grades.”
HEED300
“THIS TEACHER IS GOOD. SHE IS SERIOUS WHEN SHE SAYS SHE GOES BY DEADLINES. I TOOK THIS CLASS ONLINE. LOTS OF BUT STILL A LITTLE HARD. I GOT AN A”
HEED300
“She knows what she is talking about! Good Coach! ! She works you hard but it pays off in the end!”
SWIMSECT

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.

Multiple comments describe long online open-book exams from the book, which is student-friendly in format but still lengthy.

Open bookOnline examsLong multiple choiceBook-based questions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

74/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

open-book multiple-choice tests; proctoring software is not clearly proven.

Open bookOnline exams50-question quizzesBook-based
“ BUT STILL A LITTLE HARD.”
HEED300
“ as well since you had the book.”
HEED300
“since all the ... . This is a REALLY easy class.”
HEED300

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Without a doubt, 1 of the . Once registered for the class you are in for the fight of your life w.grades.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 in-person-tagged reviews, highlighting polarizing , and heavy workload. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Polarizing Experience

42/100

“Some people shouldn't be teachers! Lot's of work, makes you feel uncomfortable if you ask for help”

📚 Heavy Workload

28/100

“14 chapters, 14 multiple choice exams (50 questions ea.), 5 papers (1200 words ea.) and 2 final papers”

📖 Open-Book Exams

74/100

“ BUT STILL A LITTLE HARD. I GOT AN A”

🏊 Coaching Strength

80/100

“She knows what she is talking about! Good Coach! ! She works you hard but it pays off in the end!”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This is a REALLY easy class.
  • I never bought the book and would just guess the answers on the test and I got a B
  • she and that is if enough people complain

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • LOTS AND LOTS OF READING
  • About 5000 words of writing and 14 online quizes
  • The HEED 300 Summer online class is a lot of work

Theme 3

❤️ About Coaching & PE

  • Best swim teacher/coach ever!
  • one of the
  • i love koren.

Theme 4

😠 About Communication & Tone

  • she is angry&rude
  • Very slow to return emails
  • I have never had such an unhelpful, angry professor in my entire life.

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

27

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-seven reviews spanning PE and HEED from 2004-2009 provide rich, recurring themes despite older dates and format tagging that marks all as in person.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 56
1 out of 54

Course coverage

HEED30012 reviews
SWIM4 reviews
HEALTH3002 reviews
SWIMMING2 reviews
WEIGHTTRAINING2 reviews
Show 5 more courses
HEALTH300ONLINE1 review
HEEDH1 review
SWIMPOLOWEIGHTS1 review
SWIMSECT1 review
SWIMTEAM1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values