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Cabrillo College · Anthropology

Jim Funaro

ANTH1 · ANTHROPOLOGY2 · ANTHRO8 · ANTHROOFRELIG · ANTHRO2 · ANTHRO1L86779 · ANTHOR2 · ANTRO5667 · ANTHR1 · ANTHR2 · ANTHRSECT · CULTURALANTHRO · ANTHO1L · PHYSICALANTHRO · ANTHR182474 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

unless you are comfortable learning independently from scattered lectures and difficult exams.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganized tangentsHard examsPoor communicationPolarizing lecturerHarsh grading
  • Reviews are highly polarized, but negative comments dominate and often warn students away.
  • Students repeatedly complain about tangents, weak direction, poor communication, and lectures that miss test material.
  • Exams and did not translate into strong grades.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Some students say a B or A is possible with effort, but , and disappointing grades despite doing the work.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

, but lectures often wander away from tested material and make the course harder to manage.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

because students rely heavily on lecture notes for tests, though no strict mandatory policy is clearly proven.

Only in-person reviews exist, and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Many students because of disorganized lectures, poor communication, and difficult exams.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

20/100

Several students and gives low grades despite completed work and .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

38/100

Workload varies, but , and difficult exams make the course feel heavy for many students.

Format shift

Only in-person reviews discuss workload.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

A minority praise his knowledge and passion, but many describe rambling lectures, tangents, and weak communication.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

75/100

Reviews repeatedly center on , and homework as .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews describe a polarizing instructor whose passion sometimes lands well but whose tangents, hard exams, and .

Main concern

Poor structure and .

What students said

“The and long!”
ANTHRO1L86779
“He gives you no direction!”
ANTHR1
“my advice is run away as fast as you can.”
ANTHROPOLOGY2

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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Exams are described as long, confusing, and difficult, but reviews .

Extremely Difficult ExamsLong ExamsMidterm and FinalTrue/False and Multiple Choice

Assessment risk

Strict

25/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews describe difficult and long exams, including a midterm and final, but .

Extremely Difficult ExamsLong ExamsMidterm and FinalTrue/False and Multiple Choice
“The and long!”
ANTHRO1L86779
“Midterm and Final were 100 question true/false & multiple choice questions designed to confuse.”
ANTHROPOLOGY2
“The because he devotes most of his lecture time to these "acid-trip" theories and not to the materiel on which he is testing.”
ANTHR1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ , if you're in . It's literally the .”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“He gives you no direction!”

📘

25/100

“The and long!”

⚖️

20/100

“I did all the work, was there (almost) every day, sat in the front, did , and he gave me a C.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He went off on tangents A LOT.
  • His lectures are disjointed ramblings, delivered while relentlessly pacing.
  • Although he is overconfident and sometimes harsh, Mr Funaro is a fantastic teacher.
  • Great lecturer.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The and long!
  • I did all the assignments and he have me a C.
  • Be prepared to work... you can get an A if you follow his instructions, review notes, do the assignments.
  • A little effort will score you a B

Theme 3

🚩 About Recommendation

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Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-two reviews across many years provide rich, consistent evidence of polarizing teaching and .

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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A range

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B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

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D range

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