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Cuyamaca College · Anthropology

Michael Blood

ANTH101 · ANTH130 · POLITICS · ANT130 · BONES · ANTHRO120130 · ANTHRO120 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
30/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you can tolerate a polarizing lecture style and are ready to self-manage difficult tests and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHard testsPolarizing personalityDry lecturesTough gradingOccasional easy A
  • Reviews are highly polarized, but negative comments dominate and , and arrogance.
  • Some students say he is knowledgeable, fair, funny, or caring if you pay attention and study.
  • The online evidence is very negative, while .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

A few students report easy grades, but , and a need to study carefully.

, while in-person evidence is mixed with some older easy-A reports.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Students often describe the class as hard, dry, test-heavy, and dependent on memorization or fast lecture notes.

The single online review calls it very demanding, while but lean challenging overall.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

35/100

Reviews do not prove a , but several comments and bonus opportunities.

Attendance evidence comes from in-person reviews, while the online .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Many students advise avoiding him because of , and a polarizing teaching style.

The online review is strongly avoidant, and in-person evidence is polarized but .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Students frequently mention tough or and , though some say effort can still lead to a good grade.

Format shift

Online evidence is strongly strict, while but and grading.

Workload

Heavy

30/100

The online review reports lots of homework, and , and difficult test preparation.

Format shift

Online workload evidence is harsher, while and exams than assignments.

Teaching experience

Poor

43/100

He is described as knowledgeable and sometimes caring, but many students criticize tangents, arrogance, dry lectures, and .

Format shift

Online teaching evidence is negative, while praise and strong criticism.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Student comments , and tricky questions rather than projects or papers.

Format shift

In-person reviews provide most exam-focused evidence, while the online review emphasizes homework and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are split, with some praising his knowledge and fairness but , and arrogance.

Main concern

The biggest recurring concern is hard or and a polarizing personality.

What students said

“ as well.”
ANT130
“ , but .”
ANTH101
“Coolest teacher I've ever had. Either you hate him or you love him.”
ANTH130

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

The only online review is , and a high risk of failure.

Main concern

The and excessive expectations for an introductory anthropology student.

What students said

“i would suggest taking this professor if you 100% want to fail.”
ANTH130
“he grades so meticulously and expects you to be a full on anthropologist like himself.”
ANTH130

Exam style

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The overall exam risk is high because many in-person comments describe hard, tricky, or , while .

Difficult TestsTricky Multiple ChoiceExam ReviewsBonus Points

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, multiple-choice exams, review sessions, and possible bonus points.

Difficult TestsTricky Multiple ChoiceExam ReviewsBonus Points
“ as well.”
ANT130
“All of .”
ANTH101
“ , but .”
ANTH101
“notes are worthless 4 tests, tests are hard”
ANTH130

Online

The online review does not clearly prove the , or final format.

Exam policy not clearly proven

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Coolest teacher I've ever had. Either you hate him or you love him.”

Voice snapshots generated from 19 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and polarized student reactions. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

43/100

“He pretty much just sits down and talks, and talks, and talks.. Going off on tangents very frequently...”

⚖️

28/100

“he grades so meticulously and expects you to be a full on anthropologist like himself.”

📝

28/100

“ , but .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Definitely a harder class and the material is rather dry.
  • Very out there. Goes off on interesting tangents.
  • The best and very understanding professor!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • It is a hard class but if you do all the work and put some effort into it you'll end up with a good grade.
  • .
  • Study, never miss class = A.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • but this teacher...he will sour your opinion of the teaching profession.!!!
  • do yourself a bigggg favo...skip this teacher. .
  • cuyamca, and

Data context

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Analysis sample

19

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

67/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because there are 19 reviews over a long span, but many older reviews are brief and opinions are sharply inconsistent.

Inside 19 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ANTH13010 reviews
ANT1303 reviews
ANTH1012 reviews
ANTHRO1201 review
ANTHRO1201301 review
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BONES1 review
POLITICS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

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