James A. Russell

DC0229 · DEVCO3418 · DEVCO1228 · DEVCO36 · DEVCOM36A · DEVCOM036 · DEVCO36A · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 46/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
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Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

if you can handle sarcasm and teach yourself—experiences range from easy A .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing PersonalitySarcasticDiscussion HeavyLaidback Easy AInconsistent Experience

Reviews split hard between easy-A fans and students who found him mean, sarcastic, or lazy.
and easy grades if you show up and try.
Negative reviews warn he mocks students, seems disengaged, and can feel unfair.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

74/100

Multiple students call it an easy A with notes and attendance, though some report B grades and quirky tests.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

Work and , but engagement and .

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

42/100

Roughly half strongly recommend him while and laziness.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Some get easy As for effort; others .

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Workload

Light

72/100

Easy work and manageable reading for many, though six books were required in one course.

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Teaching experience

Average

44/100

Insightful discussions for some; boring, sarcastic, or disengaged teaching for others.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Notes, reading, class discussion, and at least some tests drive grades with .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person developmental/psych-adjacent courses feel either laidback and and hostile depending on the student.

Main concern

Several students report sarcasm, mockery, and unfair attitude toward disagreement.

What students said

“He is not fair. He makes fun of students and try to low their self-steam.”
DEVCO3418

“Great and show up to Class.”
DEVCO3418

“he's terrible, sarcastic, he doesn't teach he laughs of students”
DEVCOM36A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews mention tests and reading but .

In-Class TestsReading HeavyDiscussion Based

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and discussion more than exam security details; format is not clearly proven.

In-Class TestsDiscussion Based

“I got a B just because I did bad on a the end of the class”
DEVCO36A

“ and show up to Class. as long as you try your best, there is no reason why you can't get in "A"”
DEVCO3418

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“The worse teacher Valley College has, he's terrible, sarcastic, he doesn't teach he laughs of students... You won't learn absolutely nothing”
Voice snapshots generated from 11 polarized in-person reviews, balancing easy-A praise against sarcasm complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

44/100

“mr.russell is a great teacher he makes u think and use ur brain for once.”

⚠️ Personality Risk

30/100

“He is not fair. He makes fun of students and try to low their self-steam.”

🅰️ Easy Path for Some

74/100

“An easy A tho... !”

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25/100

“ unless to be bored and learn bad.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Very knowledgeable and insightful!
VERY VERY VERY BORING EVEN THE READING.
his class descussions are very interesting, he make the class fun

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

and show up to Class.
I got an A even though english is my second language.
if you are up for a laidback easy class.

Theme 3

😠 About Attitude

he has a lot of attitude in class and if you don't agree with his ideas.
He is really sarcastic:allows other students laughat the ones that are behind.
he sits and eats in class and makes fun of students

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Eleven mixed older reviews (2006-2011) are detailed but highly polarized, lowering consistency confidence.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54

4 out of 52

3 out of 50

2 out of 52

1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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James A. Russell

x x x if you can handle sarcasm and teach yourself—experiences range from easy A x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

Depends

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In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

⚠️ Personality Risk

🅰️ Easy Path for Some

👎 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

😠 About Attitude

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if you can handle sarcasm and teach yourself—experiences range from easy A .

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