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Parker Pollock

POLS263 · POLECON · POLS2 · ECON1A · ECON1AP · POLS · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want an easy political science or econ survey and can handle left-leaning rants and uneven lectures.

Best fit · Easy A HunterUnusual viewsTest in advanceLiberal slantMusic videos before classEasy but uneven
  • Many students found him easy with and open-book quizzes.
  • some called him engaging and knowledge-sparking, others called content off-topic or rambling.
  • Strong political slant and quirky style (music videos, Hawaiian shirts) dominate the experience.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Open-book quizzes, advance tests, and modest effort.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is often described as easy or light on strict political science, though .

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

as mandatory; most others did not clearly state a policy.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Fans praise engaging oddball lectures and ; critics say you learn little and dislike the slant.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Open-book tests, advance tests, and .

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Workload

Light

70/100

Assignments were called thorough but not grueling; several called the class easy overall.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Respected by some as knowledgeable and inspiring, dismissed by others as .

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of open-book tests, quizzes, essays, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

In-person classes mixed easy open-book or and music-video openers.

Main concern

Content may feel off-topic or heavily slanted rather than standard political science.

What students said

“The tests and and .”
ECON1A
“I liked parker. He gives u the .”
POLS2
“he gives you the .”
POLS2

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Tests and advance, which many students found easy.

Open BookTest Given in AdvanceQuizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes were repeatedly described as open book or provided in advance.

Open BookTest Given in Advance
“The tests and and .”
ECON1A
“He gives u the .”
POLS2

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I liked parker. He gives u the . The essays are pretty easy too, if about.”

Voice snapshots generated from 15 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2016, highlighting ease, slant, and quirky lectures. Credibility rating: Medium.

📝 Easy Tests

82/100

“he gives you the .”

🎯 Mixed Teaching

55/100

“Parker Pollock kindled the fire that propelled me to seek knowledge.”

⚖️ Polarizing Politics

52/100

“He's pretty much a communist and his anti-religious views and anti-capitalist rhetoric are partially obscured by the inexplicable showing of music videos before class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Pollock is a very knowledgeable and engaging instructor.
  • . Easy teacher.
  • Definetly an odd teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The tests and and .
  • I liked parker. He gives u the .
  • this class was the a good class, but I didnt learn anything about political science. it was easy

Theme 3

🎭 About Quirks

  • everyday before class he'd play the same shania twain concert.
  • Plays music videos before class, for some reason that he never really explained.

Data context

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Analysis sample

15

Recent reviews read by the AI

15

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen mostly old (2004-2016) reviews with mixed detail and polarized views limit confidence.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 54
1 out of 52

Course coverage

POLS29 reviews
ECON1A2 reviews
ECON1AP1 review
POLECON1 review
POLS1 review
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Reported outcomes

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