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Steve Palladino

ERSMV02 · ESRMV14 · GEOGGEOG · GEOGV26 · GEOGV01 · ESRMV02 · ESRM00 · GEOG01 · ESRMV03 · GEOGV22 · GEOV01 · ESRM2 · GISV22 · 71 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
55.17%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

Take him only if , and tolerate off-topic lectures.

Best fit · Self Taught ProOff-Topic StorytellerStudy Guide DependentLecture HeavyTest HeavyPassionate But Scattered
  • Passionate traveler with dad jokes and real-world stories that many students enjoy.
  • unfinished lectures, mismatched study guides, and .
  • ; show up, complete note packets, and do when offered.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Study guides can make tests very doable, but incomplete notes, unclear grades, and .

Online sample is small and easier-sounding; in-person results vary widely by student effort.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Material is intro-level for many, yet lecture tangents and .

In-person evidence dominates; online comments lean easier.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Many warn that missing class means missing note packets and journals that feed tests.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; praise for personality clashes with organization and .

Online (tiny sample) is warmer; in-person is polarized.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

Some call tests straightforward with study guides; others call him a and late grade posting.

Format shift

; online lacks detail.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Few big tests and short , but note packets and .

Format shift

In-person workload notes dominate.

Teaching experience

Average

54/100

Students respect his knowledge and humor, yet frequent off-topic stories and poor organization drag the experience.

Format shift

; two online reviews are more positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

, with journals and occasional as secondary.

Format shift

and ESRM.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews split between funny passionate mentor and tests.

Main concern

Off-topic rants, incomplete note packets, and tests that miss study-guide material frustrate many students.

What students said

“His class was pretty easy as long as you paid attention.”
GEOGV01
“ . Lectures are never completely finished.”
GEOV01
“4 test the whole semester, worth 84% of your whole grade”
ERSMV02

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

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Main concern

Very small online sample may not represent typical experience.

What students said

“ so try to stay up to date with those and it should be a pretty easy course.”
GEOGV01
“There is not a country he hasn't been to and has endless stories to tell.”
GEOG01

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and note packets, but alignment and trickiness vary enough to frustrate many students.

Study-guide based testsFour major examsTrick questions reportedLecture-note packets

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and high stakes; study guides help when complete, but many say tests cover unfinished or uncovered material.

Four big testsStudy guidesTrick questionsLecture packets
“4 test the whole semester, worth 84% of your whole grade”
ERSMV02
“I studied all of the questions on the study guide and barely saw any on the test.”
GEOGV01
“He has study guides for the if you do them the day before the .”
GEOG01

Online

Online students say tests track the notes closely when kept up to date.

Note-based tests
“ so try to stay up to date with those and it should be a pretty easy course.”
GEOGV01

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . Lectures are never completely finished. Study guides all over the place.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews (mostly in person), capturing the persistent passion-versus-organization tension. Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Personality vs Structure

54/100

“Professor is a people laugh”

📝 Study Guide Dependency

60/100

“Just do the work and you'll pass. The study guides follow the .”

⚠️ Organization Risk

30/100

“His lack of organizaton will out you through a great amount of stress all throughout the semester.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Tells dad jokes.
  • He gets off topic VERY easily
  • Goes on an on about his life.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • As long as you do what's assigned, its an easy A
  • and hard class at times
  • Everyone knows he tries to trick you in his tests.

Theme 3

📍

  • You HAVE to make sure you are present in class
  • Skip class? You won't pass.
  • If you miss any class day, it's usually a major setback

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

71

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews over many years show a stable split between personality praise and organization criticism, so the mixed picture is credible.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 530
4 out of 512
3 out of 512
2 out of 510
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

15

A+ 6 · A 9

B range

10

B+ 1 · B 8 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D+ 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1