AI Rate Professor

Ethnic Studies

Lewis Kawahara

ETHNIC585 · ETH440 · AAS323 · ENTHC101 · ETHNI101 · ETHN101 · ETHNI102 · ETHN585 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you can attend consistently, read carefully, memorize details, and tolerate a strict and uneven class style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardSpecific QuizzesHeavy ReadingStrict AttendanceExtra CreditMixed Teaching
  • Student opinion is sharply divided, with some praising his personality and .
  • The course can reward effort through , but quizzes and as specific and tricky.
  • , and summaries are major pressure points.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

An A , and , but specific quizzes and strict rules make it far from effortless.

The online review sounds easier, while in-person reviews , and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

The content is not always conceptually hard, but dense readings and .

The online review calls the class easy with work, while and tougher quizzes.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

10/100

Multiple students say attendance and punctuality matter heavily, including lockouts, dropped students, and penalties for lateness.

; the online review does not clearly discuss attendance.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

because personality and are offset by unclear teaching, strictness, and hard detail-based assessments.

The one online review is mildly negative, and .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

helps, but tough grading, strict penalties, and .

Format shift

, while the online review only mentions random-detail quizzes.

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students repeatedly describe long weekly readings, article summaries, quizzes, and heavy study demands.

Format shift

Heavy workload evidence is mainly in-person, with the online review saying the class is easy only if work is completed.

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Some students find him friendly and engaging, but many call his teaching vague, repetitive, or poorly connected to readings and assignments.

Format shift

The online review says he is a great person but not a .

Assessment method

Balanced

63/100

Assessments include quizzes, tests, reading summaries, , and final papers or reports.

Format shift

Online evidence mentions quizzes from films and articles, while , and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are highly mixed, with praise for friendliness and but frequent , and detail-heavy tests.

Main concern

Students often find the , and .

What students said

“ and hard!”
ETHN585
“ .”
ETHN101
“There are usually 3-10 articles each week and they are very long.”
ETHN585

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The single online review says the class is easy if students do the work, but and article details.

Main concern

from films and readings.

What students said

“Easy class as long as you do the work.”
ETHNIC585
“ he plays in class and of articles you can vaguely remember.”
ETHNIC585

Exam style

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Reviews , but assessments are strict because quizzes and tests focus on very specific details.

Specific TestsTricky QuizzesNo RetakesFinal PaperDetail-Based Questions

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe specific, hard tests and and a summative final paper or report.

Specific TestsTricky QuizzesNo RetakesFinal Paper
“ and .”
ETHN585
“ .”
ETHN585
“Tested on random facts from the books that he doesn't go over in class.”
ETHN101

Online

The online review does not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or , but and articles.

Random-Detail Quizzes
“ he plays in class and of articles you can vaguely remember.”
ETHNIC585

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“All you seriously have to do is attend his class, read, and study for his tests.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

38/100

“Teaching style wasn't very good for me; he's passionate about a good cause, but he just talks a lot and it didn't all piece together for me.”

📚 Workload Pressure

25/100

“There are usually 3-10 articles each week and they are very long.”

⚖️

30/100

“This guy was horrible!I got a 99% on my final and still got a C in the class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He literally just shows videos.
  • Tons of different films and lecture topics that keep class fresh and engaging.
  • PATHETIC.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and hard!
  • the really helps and its fun !(visit museums)
  • and he does not go over readings from the 3 different assigned books.

Theme 3

⏰

  • .
  • because I was one minute late and I was screwed the rest of the semester.
  • if you don't like attending class, this is the wrong class for you because you will be dropped.

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Nineteen reviews across online and , though opinions are polarized.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 52
3 out of 54
2 out of 51
1 out of 55

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

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

Incomplete 1