Is this an easy A?
FairEffort
58/100An A is possible, but many students , and following his formatting expectations.
Online reviews emphasize working hard for the grade, while and classes easy.
PHIL125 · HUM155 · RELG125 · REL120 · RELG215 · HUM110 · MYTH6363 · RELG120 · RELI120 · RELIGIOUSSTU · PHILLOGIC · RELI170 · PHIL110 · MYTHOLOGY · 33 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
An A is possible, but many students say it requires steady reading, homework, discussions, and following his formatting expectations.
Online reviews emphasize working hard for the grade, while in-person reviews more often call tests and classes easy.
Is the course easy?
The concepts are usually manageable, but religion and mythology readings can feel dense without strong instructor help.
Online comments describe easy content with heavy self-study, while in-person comments split between easy lectures and confusing instruction.
Is attendance flexible?
Participation and involvement often matter, but the reviews do not prove one consistent attendance policy.
Online evidence stresses discussion participation, while in-person evidence includes class involvement and some on-campus test requirements.
Is this professor recommended?
Students recommend him when the class feels interesting and easy, but many warn against him because of poor help, confusing instructions, and workload.
Online recommendation is mixed but workload-heavy, while in-person reviews are polarized across many years.
Course guide
Grading
Fair
48/100
Grading ranges from easy tests to strict word-count and formatting deductions, so leniency is inconsistent.
Format shift
Online reviews mention tough grading and word-count issues more often, while in-person reviews include both easy tests and strict deductions.
Workload
Heavy
30/100
Many reviews cite lots of reading, worksheets, homework, discussion posts, and videos.
Format shift
Online workload is clearly heavy, while in-person workload varies from simple homework to major frustration.
Teaching experience
Average
52/100
Some students find him clear and inspiring, but many describe him as boring, confusing, unhelpful, or disorganized.
Format shift
Online teaching is often self-directed, while in-person teaching has both enthusiastic praise and harsh criticism.
Assessment method
Balanced
58/100
Assessment appears to mix homework, worksheets, discussions, quizzes, tests, essays, and finals.
Format shift
Online reviews mention discussions, worksheets, tests, and a final, while in-person reviews mention homework, quizzes, essays, and tests.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward
In-person reviews range from very easy and interesting to confusing, boring, and unhelpful.
Main concern
The main risk is inconsistent teaching quality and help outside class.
What students said
“Do NOT take his class.”
“Easy class, great teacher. Take all his classes”
Remote format
Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro
Online reviews describe clear but reading-heavy classes with mixed support and uneven grading expectations.
Main concern
Weekly reading, worksheets, discussions, and unclear grading can make the online class feel time-consuming.
What students said
“Got an A but had to work for it.”
“No quizzes, 2 tests and a final exam, which are not hard if you do all the reading.”
Exam style
Exam evidence suggests standard tests and finals, sometimes timed or inconvenient, but not clearly strict proctoring or open-book.
Assessment risk
Standard
55/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
In-person reviews mention easy tests, weekend tests, on-campus tests, quizzes, and an essay final, but do not clearly prove closed-book rules.
“Makes you take tests on the weekends.”
“The final was an essay. Quizzes were not too diffult.”
Online reviews mention two tests, a final, and timed tests, but do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or open-book rules.
“No quizzes, 2 tests and a final exam, which are not hard if you do all the reading.”
“The test were kind of hard a lot of questions and they were timed”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Got an A but had to work for it.”
“clear and precise instruction. overall, good teacher.”
“This class took 50% of my study time out of 18 units!”
“TAKE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK!”
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Data context
Analysis sample
33
Recent reviews read by the AI
33
Lifetime ratings
86/100
Evidence confidence
Thirty-three reviews across many years provide rich but highly mixed evidence, with stronger confidence on workload and polarization than on current policies.
Inside 33 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
11 reported outcomes
A 2 · A- 2
B+ 1 · B 4
C 1
No reported values
No reported values
Drop/Withdrawal 1