AI Rate Professor

Philosophy

James Woolever

PHIL021 · PHIL001 · PHILO3 · PHIL3 · PHILO021 · PHIL0 · PHIL017 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.7

The decision

Avoid unless you are a strong reader-writer and vague rubrics.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy Writing LoadDisrespectful ToneUnclear ExpectationsAvoid Online
  • Many students call him harsh, inconsistent, and disrespectful with .
  • Heavy essay and journal writing with long page requirements and lots of reading.
  • ; 0% would-take-again baseline is damning.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

and inconsistent rubrics; students report Ds and GPA hits despite effort.

Online reviews emphasize failing grades and .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

and massive writing load with high expectations make content and workload challenging.

Both formats report heavy writing; online adds disorganization.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some sections use sign-in and ; .

; in-person mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Would-take-again is 0% and most .

Online tone is especially hostile; a .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tagged tough grader with inconsistent harsh scoring and .

Format shift

Online reviews stress unexplained fails more than in-person.

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Tons of essays, journals requiring page-long answers, and .

Format shift

Both online and in-person report heavy writing loads.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

A , but many say disrespectful, condescending, and unhelpful.

Format shift

In-person has more mixed praise; online is almost entirely negative.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and projects more than traditional exams.

Format shift

Online emphasizes essays and discussions; in-person adds journals and projects.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but lean negative: interesting material for and disrespect for many.

Main concern

and disrespectful classroom tone.

What students said

“He is completely inconsistent with . ... .”
PHIL017
“Teacher is disrespectful to students and treats you like you are in Jr. High.”
PHIL001
“It is a lot of work and if you aren't a strong reader and ”
PHILO3

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online students report ton of , and failing grades despite effort.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“He gives a ton of essay's for his online class, and will .”
PHIL001
“ . Professor is condescending and vague when asked for .”
PHIL017
“ and badly arranged material.”
PHIL017

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is writing-heavy with and .

Heavy Essay AssignmentsJournal EntriesReading HeavyUnclear Rubrics

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person work emphasizes journals, long written pages, and .

Journal AssignmentsLong Written PagesBook Dependent
“He expects at least a 1-page explanation for each question in ”
PHIL3
“there are a total of 32 single spaced pages to be written”
PHILO3

Online

Online work centers on many essays and and .

Lots of EssaysOnline DiscussionsHarsh Grading
“He gives a ton of essay's for his online class, and will .”
PHIL001
“Harsh and potentially spiteful, you will struggle to get through this class”
PHIL017

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Professor is condescending and vague when asked for .”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews (3 online, 10 in-person), highlighting harsh grading and respect issues. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚖️

22/100

“He is completely inconsistent with . He gives broad requirements for assignments and then grades harshly”

📝 Workload

18/100

“This class was super hard. He gives a ton of essay's for his online class”

👎 Recommendation

18/100

“Do not waste your time with this guy!!! He is unfair to students and is very disrespectful.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • will
  • I tried harder in his class more than my others and ends up being the only class i didnt get an A in

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching & Respect

  • Teacher is disrespectful to students and treats you like you are in Jr. High
  • Professor is condescending and vague
  • he has no respect for his students.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • and badly arranged material
  • Does not communicate well and there is typo's and invalid information all over the syllabus.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

13 reviews across online and and respect, plus a few positive outliers.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

0

No reported values

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1