John Smith

SP05 · ECO121 · ECON120 · ECON121 · ECON · ECO120 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 62/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
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Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Take him if you want lively econ lectures and and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHard TestsBeer ExamplesLots of HomeworkInteresting LecturesCondescending at Times

Many students find him funny and and pizza scenarios.
; a B is reachable, an A takes serious work.
and occasional rude or condescending tone are the main drawbacks.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Students say anyone can earn a B with work, but and sometimes feel unfair.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

38/100

, and and effort bar.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

68/100

Most still call him a if .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

He is called fair overall, but and tough A standards frustrate some students.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and hard exams stack a heavy load.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

and humor win many over, offset by off-topic tangents and occasional rudeness.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

72/100

Hard midterms and , and short essays supporting them.

Format shift

Based only on in-person reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews split between praise for engaging real-world teaching and , and occasional rudeness.

Main concern

and ; some students find him condescending or off-topic.

What students said

“Loved his class! Made economics interesting by using beer and pizza scenerios.”
ECON120

“ . He isn't fair in that regard, and he is pretty condescending and aloof overall.”
ECON121

“ but allows 1 page of notes. !”
ECO120

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Quizzes may be open book, but notes allowed.

Hard TestsOne Page of NotesOpen Book QuizzesGraph Heavy

Assessment risk

Strict

38/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; tests are hard and allow one page of notes, heavy on graphs.

Hard TestsOne Page of NotesOpen Book QuizzesGraph Notes

“ but allows 1 page of notes. !”
ECO120

“2 exams that can only be described as ridiculously hard, the 1 page of notes you can use somehow doesn't help”
ECO121

“ , but if you go to class and do all the work you can get an A.”
SP05

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Loved his class! Made economics interesting by using beer and pizza scenerios. Participate and complete assignments and you will get a good grade.”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 in-person reviews (2004-2010), balancing and . Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“jon is actually the coolest econ teacher that i ever had. he makes microecon easy to understand and fun at the same time.”

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38/100

“ but allows 1 page of notes. !”

📚 Heavy Workload

32/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Made economics interesting by using beer and pizza scenerios.
ALWAYZ COMPARE THINGS TO BEER & BEEF.....FUNNY AND NICE
He'll continue to pound away at a term or example until everyone understands.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Getting an A is hard, but possible if you want.
if you go to class and do all the work you can get an A.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Tone

and annoying.
he often has a condescending tone and comes off a bit rude
he is pretty condescending and aloof overall.

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve reviews from 2004-2010 are detailed and and engaging style, but somewhat dated.

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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John Smith

Take him if you want lively econ lectures and x x x and x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

WorthIt

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📝 x x

📚 Heavy Workload

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Tone

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Take him if you want lively econ lectures and and .

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