Alan Spivey

HUM10 · CCONNECTIONS · ENG1A · ENGLCC · FFF · PSYCH1A · HUM2 · ENGLISH1C · ENGLIAH1C · ENGL0 · CCONNECTIO · PSYC1A · ENGCC · HUMANITIES · ENG1C · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 61/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 60%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you want a challenging, opinionated lecturer and ; skip if you need soft support or consistent organization.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing PersonalityHilarious LecturesTough GraderThought ProvokingArrogant or Egocentric Accusations

Students either love his edgy humor and challenge or dislike arrogance and disorganization
, while some psych or hum sections feel easier
Attendance and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

54/100

Some courses feel easy with , but English papers and .

Online psych reviews lean easier; many in-person English and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Difficulty sits mid-range overall, with .

Online reading load is light-to-moderate; challenges.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

and warn that skipping hurts your grade.

Online reviews report optional attendance; .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

60/100

About 60 percent would retake, matching a long polarized history of fans versus detractors.

; in-person opinions stay divided.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

42/100

and standards, though a few call him an .

Format shift

Online psych feels more lenient; in-person writing courses feel stricter.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Reading and papers show up often, but several .

Format shift

Online has little homework; English.

Teaching experience

Good

64/100

Strong communicator and entertainer for many, yet arrogance and poor support claims pull the average down.

Format shift

Online reviews are positive; .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of tests, essays, reading checks, and humanities sections.

Format shift

Online is reading and tests; while some hum courses weight a .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

46 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Long in-person record is sharply split between inspiring humorous lectures and complaints of .

Main concern

Personality and .

What students said

“I'm a psych major because of yet.”
PSYC1A

“The and a personality that does not work well with teaching.”
PSYC1A

“he is also a .”
ENG1A

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Recent online PSYC1A reviews call the course straightforward, reading-heavy, and fairly easy with .

Main concern

Slow or .

What students said

“He is an you are grasping the concepts covered in each chapter.”
PSYC1A

“This course is straightforward and easy to pass if you put in the effort.”
PSYCH1A

Exam style

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Exam formats vary by course and heavy weighted finals.

Essay ExamsTest Heavy In Some SectionsMemorization Finals ReportedReading Based

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

music finals depending on the course.

Essay Midterms and FinalsMemorize Many Pieces In HUMGrade Weighted On Final Sometimes

“His mid-terms and free-thinkers.”
PSYC1A

“Be ready to memorize classical compositions (90 of them with a play of 10 at random) for the final.”
HUM2

Online

Online psych notes a and .

Test HeavyNon-Excessive FinalReading Based

“ .”
PSYC1A

“The , and I learned a lot.”
PSYCH1A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Spivey is thought provoking and entertaining on many levels.”
Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews (2 online, 46 in person), highlighting polarization, humor, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Polarizing Personality

50/100

“Spivey is confident that he is a king of kings.”

😂 Lecture Energy

78/100

“Awesome teacher, a little edgy, keeps the contents interesting!”

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42/100

“he is also a .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

keeps the contents interesting! great communicator
thought provoking and entertaining
He talks and talks for ever and the writing is endless!!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

He will not give you a grade that you do not earn
This was a cool class and an easy A
Spivey is a !!!

Theme 3

⚡ About Personality Clash

extremely egocentric
arrogant and demeaning to his students
If he doesn't .

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-eight reviews over many years provide a large sample; opinions are split but .

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525

4 out of 55

3 out of 59

2 out of 52

1 out of 57

Course coverage

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ENG1A6 reviews

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FFF1 review

HUMANITIES1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

17 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

C 1 · C- 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1 · Not_Sure_Yet 1

Alan Spivey

x x if you want a challenging, opinionated lecturer and x x x x; skip if you need soft support or consistent organization.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎭 Polarizing Personality

😂 Lecture Energy

📝 x x

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

⚡ About Personality Clash

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want a challenging, opinionated lecturer and ; skip if you need soft support or consistent organization.

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