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Marti Klein

GEO104 · GEOG340 · GEOL104 · GEOG101 · GEOGRAPHY104 · GEOG104 · GEOG341 · GE · GEOG108 · 39 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
1.6/5
Take again
8.33%
Difficulty
4.6

The decision

Avoid unless you must take the course and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProTough GraderMassive Reading LoadTricky QuizzesCondescending FeedbackTextbook Does the Teaching
  • Students repeatedly say she assigns huge reading then quizzes on tricky or off-syllabus details.
  • Teaching presence is described as near-zero; the book does the work while .
  • Grades and ; .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

12/100

Even full effort and on-time work often yields low and trick-worded tests.

Both online and ; online students more often mention Ds and drops.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

14/100

Huge weekly reading loads and dense modules make the content feel graduate-level for an intro GE course.

Online and ; online stresses absence of lectures.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

while others do not, and lectures are often called skippable because .

as optional or not required; in-person mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

10/100

Nearly all detailed reviews warn peers to stay away and .

A few older positive outliers exist online and in person, but the dominant message is avoid.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

14/100

; students report subjective scoring and little .

Format shift

Harsh tone appears in both formats; .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Weekly multi-chapter reading, papers, quizzes, and long assignments are constant themes.

Format shift

Both formats call the reading load extreme; online often adds weekly writing.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Most students say she does not teach, lectures are useless or absent, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes zero lecture support; in-person emphasizes belittling comments and .

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Grades hinge on tricky quizzes and .

Format shift

Online mentions quizzes, tests, and sparse ; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews , and a tone many call belittling.

Main concern

and little .

What students said

“working at your hardest wont even get you an A ”
GEOG104
“Quizzes and . She gives you 60 minutes for 40 very hard questions.”
GEOG104
“all of her students including me .”
GEOG341

Remote format

Online

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are widely described as , and little instructional support.

Main concern

, and grades that feel disconnected from effort.

What students said

“The book did all the teaching, she did none.”
GEOG104
“I felt there was nothing I could do to get a good grade.”
GEOG104
“Ruined my 4.0 GPA. . Workload overwhelming.”
GEOG104

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and , and poorly aligned with lectures.

Tricky Worded QuizzesTimed Hard ExamsReading-Heavy TestsSubjective Grading

Assessment risk

Strict

22/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes that do not match lectures or readings.

Timed Hard ExamsTests Not From LecturesTough Quizzes
“She gives you 60 minutes for 40 very hard questions.”
GEOG104
“Lectures were pointless because none of that material was on the exams.”
GEOG341

Online

Online students report , and little exam prep from the instructor.

Tricky QuizzesReading-Based TestsLittle Exam Prep
“The so you end up putting the answer you think youve read, but its an answer she worded differently.”
GEOG104
“ all”
GEOG104

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ . She does not teach. Makes you read around 40-45 pages then tests you on it with tricky-worded quizzes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 39 reviews across online and in-person GEOG courses, highlighting harsh grading and . Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

18/100

“The book did all the teaching, she did none.”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

10/100

“ ”

📚 Workload Overload

12/100

“Weekly assignments totaled 4-5 dense single-spaced pages.”

⚖️

14/100

“working at your hardest wont even get you an A ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She does not teach.
  • lectures are. I quit watching them halfway
  • ZERO lecture; she's completely absent

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I usually get A's and B's, but I ended up getting a D
  • Ruined my 4.0 GPA
  • .

Theme 3

📝

  • Get ready to read
  • The !
  • assigns 3-4 HEAVY reading chapters per module

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

39

Recent reviews read by the AI

39

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

39 detailed reviews spanning many years show strong negative consensus across online and in-person formats.

Inside 39 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 528

Course coverage

GEOG10420 reviews
GEO1047 reviews
GEOG1015 reviews
GEOG3412 reviews
GE1 review
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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

20 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 4

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

3

C 2 · C- 1

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 2

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 3 · Not_Sure_Yet 1