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George Gastil

HIST105 · HIST109 · HIST100 · 8 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if and can handle lots of writing; skip if you dislike participation pressure or a parental teaching tone.

Best fit · Effort For RewardParticipation heavyLots of writingTalks like kidsNice guyAttendance focused
  • Many students find him nice and engaging, but several dislike a condescending tone.
  • Expect , and participation-driven learning.
  • Grades can be attainable with effort, yet workload and style divide opinions.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Some say an A is not hard if you write and participate, but and .

All .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Content is often described as easy or elementary, though reading and writing volume raises the felt challenge.

Difficulty comments are all from in-person reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and participation are central to how he runs class.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

Positive students call him awesome for history, while but terrible professor.

Mixed recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Comments suggest grades are reachable with participation and writing, not free or harshly impossible.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Students repeatedly report lots of reading, journals, rewrites, and multi-page essay tests.

Format shift

Workload complaints and notes are all in-person.

Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Many praise engaging lectures and charm, but others criticize talking down to students and weak classroom control.

Format shift

Teaching quality split is only documented in in-person reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and class participation.

Format shift

Assessment .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and large writing loads; some students love the energy while others call lectures elementary and homework overwhelming.

Main concern

High writing volume and a condescending lecture style frustrate part of the class.

What students said

“A lot of writing, but not too hard to get an A. !”
HIST109
“Unbelievable amount of homework! Expect to rewrite history!”
HIST109
“ and submitted online via the Blackboard site.”
66517

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and sometimes at-home Blackboard submission rather than timed closed-book tests.

Writing-only testsAt-home examsBlackboard submissionEssay questions

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report writing-only tests and one section.

Writing-only testsAt-home examsBlackboard submission
“ and submitted online via the Blackboard site.”
66517
“ .Exp.he had us choose 5 out of 8 questions and write a page and a half on each.”
HIST109

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“A lot of writing, but not too hard to get an A. !”

Voice snapshots generated from 8 reviews, highlighting mixed teaching praise, heavy writing, and participation pressure. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

70/100

“I found his lectures very intereting, and he likes to get the class involved.”

📚 Workload Load

28/100

“Unbelievable amount of homework! Expect to rewrite history!”

🗣️ Participation Focus

25/100

“ and class participation.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Gastil has this quietly funny charm about him
  • This was the first History class I actually enjoyed!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Extremely easy, and fun only if you participate.
  • A lot of writing, but not too hard to get an A.
  • This class requires alot of reading and alot of writing.

Theme 3

📝 About Assignments

  • Unbelievable amount of homework!
  • he has you keep a .
  • he makes you write a 6 pg essay

Data context

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Analysis sample

8

Recent reviews read by the AI

8

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Eight detailed in-person reviews from 2012-2015 show a consistent mixed pattern on workload, participation, and teaching tone.

Inside 8 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

HIST1095 reviews
665171 review
HIST1001 review
HIST1051 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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B range

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B+ 1

C range

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