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Philosophy

Blakely Hume

PHI101 · HIS10501 · PHI104 · HIS111 · PHIL103A · PHI205 · HIST127A · PHILOSOPHY1 · HIS113 · HISTORY112 · HISTORY11201 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
82/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
83.33%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you will do the reading and write weekly; you will likely learn a lot and enjoy the humor.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHilarious and energeticHeavy reading loadGives good feedbackTough but fair graderInspiring history teacher
  • Most students find him hilarious, approachable, and inspiring in history and philosophy.
  • Expect , and .
  • and response speed.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Many As appear with reading, essays, and quizzes; self-motivated students can earn strong grades, but it is not a free A.

Online notes easy A with motivation and no late work; and challenging quizzes.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

58/100

and , and quizzes keep it from being effortless.

; and essays.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

while others say no or not provided; participation still matters.

; in-person rarely specifies.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

, and inspiration despite a few low-interaction online complaints.

; online is mostly positive with a few frustrated outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Some call him a tough grader who improves writing; and .

Format shift

and study guides; .

Workload

Heavy

35/100

Get , and multi-chapter weeks are common.

Format shift

Online especially flags weekly 700-word essays and heavy discussion load.

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most describe him as , and caring; minority online reviews cite low engagement.

Format shift

; online quality depends on section interaction.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of reading quizzes, tests, discussions, and essays; .

Format shift

Online emphasizes discussions and essays; and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person students emphasize energy, humor, approachability, and .

Main concern

Course can still be hard and if .

What students said

“He has more energy and enthusiasm than all the students combined.”
HIS111
“Blakely rocks!! Easy class. Really easy to comprehend and he cares about the students understanding/progress.”
PHI104
“quizes and but its a class im glad i took!”
PHI101

Remote format

Online

10 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online history and philosophy with , and mostly strong praise mixed with complaints about slow or low interaction.

Main concern

Some online sections report , and hard-to-reach instructor.

What students said

“I have never been more inspired and enlightened from a class before!”
HISTORY112
“Blakely did not respond to ONE single post the entire class.”
HISTORY112
“Be prepared to write 700 word essays every week”
HIS111

Exam style

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Quizzes and tests reward assigned reading; some sections provide study guides with .

Study guide for midterm and examReading-based quizzesWeekly essaysLowest scores dropped

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests challenge students who do not read the text; format details beyond that are limited.

Reading-based quizzesChallenging quizzes and tests
“quizes and but its a class im glad i took!”
PHI101
“read the text, it will help immensly on the quizzes.”
PHI101

Online

Online quizzes and tests track readings; ; weekly essays common.

Study guide for midterm and examReading-based quizzesWeekly essays
“Gives you study guide for midterm and .”
HISTORY11201
“Quizzes and as long as you do the assigned readings.”
HIS111

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I have never been more inspired and enlightened from a class before!”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 reviews (10 online, 7 in-person), highlighting humor, reading load, and mixed online engagement. Credibility rating: High.

⭐ Teaching Quality

82/100

“I have never been more inspired and enlightened from a class before!”

😂 Humor & Energy

88/100

“He has more energy and enthusiasm than all the students combined.”

📚 Reading Load

35/100

“A lot of reading, but .”

⚠️ Online Presence Risk

40/100

“Blakely did not respond to ONE single post the entire class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Funny guy, .
  • and
  • the man knows what he's talking about. One of the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Could be an easy A if you are self motivated
  • He is good .
  • Be prepared to write 700 word essays every week

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Blakely rocks!!
  • he's a Star Wars fan so he's already cool in my book
  • I want to marry him! no but seriously he is an awsome teacher

Data context

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Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

17 reviews from 2005-2019 across online and in-person formats with detailed comments and mostly consistent themes.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 4 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

1

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