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J Kolkey

HUMAN · HIS11 · HST · HISTORY · HIST1 · HIST11 · HIST8085 · HIST · HIS12 · HISTORY1 · HST2 · HIST12 · HISTO2 · HST20 · HIST012 · HIST2 · HIST001 · WESTCIVII · HIS1 · HISTORY11 · HST11 · HISTOR11 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
41/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

Only take if ; .

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizing LecturerGives Exam Questions EarlyOff-Topic RamblerTough OnlineSmart but Unclear
  • Knows history deeply but often fails to teach it clearly
  • Online sections draw especially harsh grades and

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Questions often come early so memorizing essays can work, but and As for many.

Recent online A+ with steady work contrasts older online claims of widespread Ds and withdrawals.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content itself is not advanced history theory, but rambling lectures and .

Most evidence is in person; .

Is attendance flexible?

Optional

72/100

Several students say you need not attend every day and that .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

; praise for knowledge collides with and worst-teacher warnings.

Online reviews lean more negative than the mixed in-person record.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

, and many low grades outweigh the few easy-A stories.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize opaque grading; in person .

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Weekly reading and assignments plus essay exams; not light, but not always overwhelming.

Format shift

Online mentions weekly posts; in person stresses independent research and reading.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Encyclopedic knowledge and some fun lectures are undercut by rudeness, rambling, and .

Format shift

In-person quality is polarized; online teaching quality is mostly criticized.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Midterms and finals as as support.

Format shift

Both formats center essay exams; online adds discussion posts.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

38 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In person he is often called brilliant yet rude, rambling, and disorganized; some find lectures interesting and exams fair because questions arrive early.

Main concern

Rude or dismissive tone, off-topic lectures, and .

What students said

“Learned a lot. He grades mostly on his lectures and gives the questions for the midterm and final 2 weeks before the .”
HISTORY11
“The only way I got an A in this class tho was through extensive research. He covers almost nothing thats supposed to be on the Midterm and Final.”
HIST001
“Freaking Genious but as said before, he is not a good Professor. He does not know how to get the lecture material across!”
HIS12

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one recent student passed with steady work, an older review , and mass low grades.

Main concern

, and risk of failing or withdrawing.

What students said

“Do the work and you'll be fine. There are weekly assignments, and as long as you stay consistent and turn everything in on time, you won't have any problems.”
HIS11
“Provides no criteria for exams. Most of my classmates have below a C. There are , we simply are responsible for .”
HIST11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and , so exams reward preparation over surprise.

Questions Given in AdvanceEssay Midterm and FinalLecture-Based Grading

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

72/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In , though content may not match lectures.

Questions 2 Weeks Early6 Essay QuestionsMemorize Essays
“gives the questions for the midterm and final 2 weeks before the ”
HISTORY11
“ , so the the essay question, memorize it word to word”
HUMAN

Online

one student got questions beforehand; .

Questions Given BeforehandNo Clear Exam Criteria
“1 midterm and 1 final and he gives you the questions before hand.”
HIS11
“Provides no criteria for exams.”
HIST11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Let me tell you something about Kolkey, he is an intelligent man who knows his history but does not know how to teach the material.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews spanning two decades, highlighting polarized teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🧠 Deep Knowledge, Weak Teaching

42/100

“he is an intelligent man who knows his history but does not know how to teach the material and therefore does not know how to get the information across to students”

📝

72/100

“gives the questions for the midterm and final 2 weeks before the ”

⚠️ Online Risk

30/100

“ . Terrible learning environment! His on-line class is almost impossible to get at least a C in.”

😠 Classroom Tone

35/100

“He was sometimes rude. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing teacher makes history fun! Encyclopedic knowledge base.
  • He rambles on and on about different topics and .
  • easy guy but rambles on about stuff that has nothing to do with history at all

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Easy A if you are willing to endure hours of irrelevant information.
  • CLASS IS FREAKING IMPOSSIBLE! I am gettting a C and I am doing all the work.
  • Got an A, and never even had a text book.

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • There are , we simply are responsible for .
  • he's too busy to reply to ANY of your questions or requests.
  • ! He does not follow the syllabus.

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

40 reviews spanning 2003-2025 with detailed comments and consistent polarization give a solid but not perfect signal.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 57
3 out of 58
2 out of 56
1 out of 510

Course coverage

HIST16 reviews
HISTORY14 reviews
HIST0013 reviews
HIST113 reviews
HIS112 reviews
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HST1 review
HST111 review
HST21 review
HST201 review
HUMAN1 review
WESTCIVII1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

1

B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1