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Agriculture & Natl Resources

Jody La Chance

PS0164 · PS801 · PSLAND · HORT801 · PLNTSC807 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
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Difficulty
3.0

The decision

If you can still take his landscape or horticulture classes, do it for the passion and career-ready skills, not for an easy ride.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInspiring MentorPlant ID ExpertHands-On PassionLife-ChangingRetired Legend
  • Most students call him the
  • He brings real field experience and fresh plant samples every class
  • One older outlier found him unprepared and early-dismissing

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Reported grades are A or A+, but plant ID and memorization demand real study, so the A is earned not free.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Difficulty ratings span 1-4 with repeated notes of memorization and field walking, so content is solid but not beginner fluff.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and field walking is part of learning, so skipping is not really an option.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Five of ; only one strongly negative outlier.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

68/100

Known grades are A or A+ but students still stress studying and plant memorization.

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

Lots of plant ID memorization and .

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students , and inspiring passion for landscape design.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Hands-on plant ID and field work matter as much as traditional tests; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person landscape and horticulture students overwhelmingly praise his passion, plant ID skill, and care for career readiness, with .

Main concern

Expect memorization and walking outdoors; one student felt lessons lacked structure.

What students said

“ . Helpful, cared about the student learning what they need to learn to become an excellent Landscape Designer.”
PS801
“This man changed my life and gave me direction.”
PLNTSC807
“This is not a class for those who don't want to study-lots of memorization.”
HORT801

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

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Reviews ; assessment centers on plant knowledge and field practice.

Plant ID MemorizationHands-On Field Work

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; students describe heavy plant ID memorization and field samples.

Plant ID MemorizationField Samples
“This is not a class for those who don't want to study-lots of memorization.”
HORT801

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I'm soooo glad I had Mr. LaChance as a professor for at least 10 classes. .”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 in-person reviews spanning 2011-2015, highlighting passion, mentorship, and workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🌟 Teaching Passion

86/100

“If you haven't taken a class with jody then you haven't experienced what passion for a subject real is.”

👍 Career Mentorship

88/100

“He is a gifted and caring instructor.”

📚 Study Expectation

52/100

“This is not a class for those who don't want to study-lots of memorization.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

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  • gifted and caring instructor
  • Teacher goes above and beyond to bring fresh samples to each class

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • This man changed my life and gave me direction
  • Thank you Jody LaChance for inspiring us
  • Love this guy. Sorry he retired last June

Theme 3

⚠️ About Weak Spots

  • never has a lesson plan, never has anything scheduled
  • did not learn on single thing

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed in-person reviews from 2011-2015 show strong consistency, but the sample is small and somewhat old.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

8011 review
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PS01641 review
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PSLAND1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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