Kathleen Addison

HISTORY2 · HIS11 · HISTORY5 · HIST401 · HIST1 · HIST3 · HIST11 · HIST101 · HIST003 · P0415 · HIST86 · H1 · HIST0401 · HIST2 · HIS1 · HISTO13 · HISTORY87 · HIS52 · HISTORY11 · HIST01 · HIST52 · HIST7 · 89 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 3.1/5
Take again: 25%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

; in person only if , and uneven lecture focus.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized OnlineHeavy Reading LoadPolarizing LecturesTest HeavySlow Email Response

Online and email replies.
In-person students split between finding her funny and knowledgeable versus rambling and unfocused.
and just showing up.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Some students earn A or A+ only with constant reading, notes, and ; several report low grades despite effort.

Online reviews stress brutal exams and disorganization; study guides and essay options.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Large weekly reading loads, lecture-heavy pace, and the topic is survey history.

; online adds disorganized modules that raise perceived difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and stress that missing lectures hurts because exams track what she says in class.

Mandatory is common in both formats, though a few .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Would-take-again is only about 25 percent, with .

Online evidence is mostly negative; in-person evidence is mixed but still often hesitant.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

44/100

Study guides and essay options can help, but tough-grader tags and label.

Format shift

One online note calls her an ; and grading picky.

Workload

Heavy

26/100

Repeated tags and comments about massive reading, discussions, papers, and .

Format shift

Online students especially report 250 pages a week and many discussions; in .

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Students split between witty knowledgeable lectures and .

Format shift

In-person quality is mixed-positive historically; online quality is largely poor.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Multiple-choice or and discussions supporting but .

Format shift

Online adds short-timed tests and open-note paper exams; in .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

many older reviews praise humor and content knowledge, while others call lectures rambling, phone-read, and boring with and .

Main concern

Long rambling lectures and if you do not read and .

What students said

“Pay attention in class. Professor Addison will not just talk about the main topic”
HIST11

“If you want that A, you have to work hard for it”
HIST2

“I LOVE this professor! and is funny!”
HISTORY11

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections draw strong complaints about disorganization, modules that do not match tests, weeks-long email delays, and .

Main concern

Course structure and communication break down online, with .

What students said

“she quite literally will test us on things she hasn't taught us yet”
HISTORY87

“Takes about 2-3 weeks to answer an email and hasn't graded literally ANY of the assignments”
HISTORY2

“ , and lacks any form of effort in its creation”
HISTORY2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

notes and reading; friendliness varies by format and year.

Multiple Choice or Essay ChoiceStudy GuidesReading HeavyOccasional Open Note Online

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with study guides; essay path is widely said to be easier.

Multiple Choice or EssayStudy GuidesEssay Mercy Points

“Multiple-choice is difficult, but if so much easier and !”
HIST11

“She lets ”
HIS11

Online

Online reviews , and prompts that do not always match taught modules.

Short Timed TestsOpen Note Paper ExamQuizlet Mentioned

“Few tests, but difficult and short-timed”
HISTORY87

“We just had an ”
HISTORY87

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ ! You will be so your head spin. Be ready to read 250 pages a week.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews across online and in-person , and polarized teaching. Credibility rating: High.

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26/100

“Be ready to read 250 pages a week. Her lectures are all over the place.”

💻 Online Organization Issues

25/100

“She is horrible at managing an online class. Takes about 2-3 weeks to answer an email”

🎭 Polarizing Personality

42/100

“Professor Addison is witty and sassy. I enjoyed her class and consider her one of .”

📝 Hard Work for the Grade

38/100

“If you want that A, you have to work hard for it.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Loved the course a lot reminded me of 7th grade world history
she lectures off her phone
She's quirky, just look beyond it

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Not an easy A, but can be done
The as long as you took notes and
, but the

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

DO NOT REC!
Evident that she is on tenure. !!!
I am so lost in her Online History 11 course

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty detailed reviews span many years and both formats, with consistent themes of and polarized teaching quality.

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Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

B+ 2 · B 1 · B- 1

C range

C 1

D range

D 1

F

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No letter grade reported

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4

Kathleen Addison

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

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.

📚 x x x

💻 Online Organization Issues

🎭 Polarizing Personality

📝 Hard Work for the Grade

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

💻 About Online Experience

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

; in person only if , and uneven lecture focus.

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