AI Rate Professor

Health & Physical Education

Nathan W. Carlen

PE675238 · PHYSE675 · HEALTH011 · KIN316 · KARAT2932 · KARATE · PE2908 · P2906 · HEALTH11 · KARAT3355 · KARA73 · PHYSED675 · PE · KARAT1 · PE675 · PE1 · PE2125 · KIN329 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Take Carlen for karate, self-defense, or health if you want a fun, caring, easy-A PE experience.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyBest at PierceEffort-based gradingFun self-defenseInspirationalMust take
  • Near-universal 5-star praise for karate, self-defense, and health classes.
  • show up, try hard, and an A is realistic.
  • Classes are fun, practical, and confidence-building across decades of reviews.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

88/100

Effort and ; students repeatedly call it an easy A if you show up and try.

; in-person karate is effort-based.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Physical skills and health content are approachable for beginners with guided practice.

Both formats describe low intellectual difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Many PE/karate reviews expect regular show-up; some allow a miss or two if you catch up.

Online Health sometimes optional; in-person karate leans mandatory for success.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

98/100

100% would-take-again tone across decades; .

Both online Health and in-person PE/karate are strongly recommended.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Generous

92/100

Grade is based on effort and participation; try hard and you pass with an A.

Format shift

Same effort-based theme in person; online Health also easy with assignments.

Workload

Light

72/100

Show up, practice, and ; but still easy.

Format shift

Online Health has more assignment volume than in-person karate.

Teaching experience

Excellent

97/100

Consistently praised as patient, skilled, fun, and deeply knowledgeable about self-defense.

Format shift

In-person sample is huge and glowing; online Health also excellent.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Participation, effort, and practice dominate; finals exist but are fair and easy if you attend.

Format shift

; still not hard.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

44 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person karate and PE are legendary for fun, respect, practical skills, and effort-based easy passes.

Main concern

and partner work; low effort lowers the experience.

What students said

“Professor Carlen is by far the .”
KIN316
“if you try he will pass you!”
KARATE
“this is a class that .”
KARATE

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online Health is an easy A with , and .

Main concern

though difficulty stays low.

What students said

“Although their was a lot of assignments. It was an overall easy A !”
HEALTH011
“ and final BUT they are NOT HARD AT ALL.”
HEALTH11
“ .”
HEALTH11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Finals and quizzes are fair and easy when you participate; .

Effort-based finalFair final if you attendEasy quizzes and exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

90/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person finals are effort-based and fair if you attend and practice.

Effort-based gradingEasy final if you show upParticipation heavy
“at the end he gives out a effort, if you try he will pass you!”
KARAT2932
“There is a but it's very easy if you goto class everyday.”
PE675

Online

, and final that students call not hard.

Easy discussionsEasy quizzesEasy midterm and final
“ and final BUT they are NOT HARD AT ALL.”
HEALTH11
“It was an overall easy A !”
HEALTH011

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Carlen is by far the . You actually learn a lot of Karate all while having fun and making new friends.”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews spanning 2004-2023, almost entirely positive on PE and Health. Credibility rating: High.

🏆

98/100

“HE IS THE !!”

🎯 Effort Equals A

92/100

“if you try he will pass you!”

🥋 Real Self-Defense Skills

95/100

“you will learn how to defend yourself in almost all situations”

❤️ Caring Coach

97/100

“He treats everyone with respect, and cares about their success.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Fantastic instructor, probably one of my favorites at Pierce college.
  • He explained everything clearly
  • loves what he does!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It was an overall easy A !
  • grade is based on effort.
  • Show up, always give 100% effort, and you will most likely get an A

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and knows what he's doing.
  • , and dedicated.
  • awesome guy. , and approachable.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

95/100

Evidence confidence

47 reviews spanning many years with extremely consistent praise and almost no negatives.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 545
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

PE67511 reviews
KARATE10 reviews
HEALTH0113 reviews
HEALTH113 reviews
KARAT13 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 5 · A 6

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

Not sure yet 1