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John Holmes

M143451 · HIST7B · HIST7A · HISTORY7A · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

; only consider his online discussion-based section if you want light weekly posts and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough graderInconsistent syllabusHeavy essays and discussionsBoring lecturesOnline discussions easier
  • , boring lectures, and heavy writing.
  • One online HIST7B and simple quizzes.
  • and syllabus drift undermine trust.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

40/100

One online A- exists, but and As unreliable.

Online ; in person is tougher on essays and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content difficulty is moderate, but workload style and .

Online HIST7B sounds easier; in-person HISTORY7A and tricky tests.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

and others optional, so flexibility depends on the section.

and optional; one online section marks mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about 25% would take again, with and .

One online review is highly positive; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online also includes a , but another online review attacks shifting criteria.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of homework, discussions, and .

Format shift

Online can ; in person is heavier on essays and reading.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Except one glowing online review, students criticize boring, late, off-topic lectures and weak classroom management.

Format shift

Online HIST7B praise contrasts sharply with in-person boredom and irritation.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Discussions, essays, and weekly modules appear more central than a pure exam course.

Format shift

Online emphasizes weekly discussions; in person adds essays and broad tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person HISTORY7A reviews are strongly negative: arrivals, boring off-topic lectures, and tricky broad tests.

Main concern

experience high pain for low reward.

What students said

“He will mark you down a .”
HISTORY7A
“if you want to past pick a different professor”
HISTORY7A
“His lectures bored everyone to death. He will go off topic a lot and rush everything into lecture last minute.”
HIST7A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one student calls HIST7B the , while another says he keeps changing criteria and ignores the syllabus.

Main concern

otherwise lighter online structure.

What students said

“Holmes ONLINE is the best! and I love it!”
HIST7B
“Literally just read the docs and respond and wallah--The !”
HIST7B
“ and does not follow his syllabus at all”
M143451

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

online leans discussion-module grades, while in person includes broad .

Weekly Discussion ModulesBroad Tricky TestsParticipation Matters

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

as extremely broad and tricky, with the professor talking through the whole test.

Broad Tricky TestsIn-Person Testing
“ . He wants you to read half a book and asks you extremely tricky questions AND he talks through the whole test!!”
HIST7A

Online

One online section grades mainly through weekly discussion modules with fairly easy quizzes; reviews do not prove webcam proctoring.

Weekly Discussion ModulesFairly Easy Quizzes
“The !-- Quizzes are fairly easy.”
HIST7B

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Long story short if you want to past pick a different professor”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews (2 online, 2 in , and teaching complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 In-Person Recommendation

20/100

“if you want to past pick a different professor”

💻 Online Can Work

80/100

“Holmes ONLINE is the best! and I love it!”

⚖️

25/100

“ and does not follow his syllabus at all”

📝 Heavy Writing Load

30/100

“Not even my eng 5 course has this many discussion and essays.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures bored everyone to death.
  • He will go off topic a lot and rush everything into lecture last minute.
  • Holmes ONLINE is the best!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He will mark you down a .
  • .

Theme 3

📝

  • and essays
  • .

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Only four mixed reviews, but themes are vivid and split clearly by format, so confidence is medium rather than high.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

HIST7A1 review
HIST7B1 review
HISTORY7A1 review
M1434511 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

1

A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1