Dajarah (David) Houston

PHILO110 · HUMA180 · PHILOCTHK · PHIL130 · PHILO101 · HUMYN101 · HUM3209 · HUMAN160 · PHIL · HUMAN180 · HUMAN6476 · HUM6042 · PHILO120 · HUMAN101 · HUMANITIES · HUM · PHILO130 · PHILO135 · HUM120 · HUMYN · HUMAN120 · 54 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 86/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 85.71%
Difficulty: 2.0

The decision

if you want a reflective, discussion-heavy humanities class and can handle an unconventional teaching style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and passionateReflective discussionsEasy if participativeUnconventional lecturesOccasional unclear grading

Students often describe him as caring, passionate, and personally meaningful.
Grades are , and a few projects or papers.
Some students dislike his unclear, dramatic, or off-topic style and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Getting an A , and basic effort rather than heavy studying.

Online evidence is clearly easy with steady participation, while in-person evidence is also easy but .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The workload and content are usually manageable, but the reflective and unconventional style can confuse some students.

Online comments describe straightforward modules, while lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

MustTake

86/100

Most students recommend him because , and makes the class personally meaningful.

Online reviews are uniformly positive, while minority warning about his style.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Grades are usually achievable with effort and participation, though some .

Format shift

Online grading sounds flexible and clear, while .

Workload

Light

78/100

Work usually consists of reading, discussion, reflections, projects, essays, or .

Format shift

Online work centers on discussion posts and reflections, while but , and presentations.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

Students often praise his care and passion, but .

Format shift

Online teaching reviews are cleaner and more positive, while and stronger style complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

24/100

Reviews emphasize , and participation more than exams.

Format shift

Online evidence points to discussion boards and reflections, while , and some tests.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are mostly positive but more mixed, praising his passion while , and .

Main concern

The main concern is his nontraditional style and .

What students said

“He cares for his students and wants them to succeed.”
PHILO110

“He doesn't know how to grade so he grades the way he feels like it.”
HUMAN120

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online reviews are consistently positive, with , and reflection work.

Main concern

The main concern is keeping up with reading and participation.

What students said

“As long as you put a bit of effort and thought into the .”
HUMAN180

“Read the material, give good responses, and participate in each module and you will get an A.”
HUM120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exam evidence is limited but and final were take-home, making the overall exam risk low.

Take-Home MidtermTake-Home FinalParticipation-Based PassingReviews Do Not Clearly Prove Online Exam Policy

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

One in-person review says the midterm and final were take-home, while .

Take-Home MidtermTake-Home Final

“ and .”
PHILO110

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove exam format, proctoring, .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Online Exam Policy

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“if you have the .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and style. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“He cares for his students and wants them to succeed.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

86/100

“ .”

⚖️

76/100

“As long as you put a bit of effort and thought into the .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

He does tend to talk a lot, however what he has to say is relevant to the course and material.
He also tends to lecture about completely off topic things with random mentions to something that is actually on topic.
You have to be a little more advanced to understand his way of teaching.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Read the material, give good responses, and participate in each module and you will get an A.
just do all the stuff he said and you will get an A.
He doesn't know how to grade so he grades the way he feels like it.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Love this teacher, he really cares about his students and is passionate about teaching about love
Amazing professor and even more amazing person.
I just love this class! it is wonderful to have a caring teacher!

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews span many years and show consistent themes, despite some older and vague comments.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

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Dajarah (David) Houston

x x if you want a reflective, discussion-heavy humanities class and can handle an unconventional teaching style.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

⚖️ x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

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F

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if you want a reflective, discussion-heavy humanities class and can handle an unconventional teaching style.

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