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Sherrill Pennington

HIS112 · HISTORY11 · HIST192 · HIS111 · USHISTORY · HIS101 · HIST112 · HIST111 · HIST191 · 112H · HIS11189814 · USHIS · 369 lifetime ratings

AI rating
8/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
23.08%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

unless you can self-teach a heavy history course and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHarsh gradingNo clear rubricHeavy reading and videosLittle feedbackAvoid strongly
  • Students and very low scores despite high effort.
  • Many reviews say she does little direct teaching and , and memorization.
  • Both online and in-person students repeatedly advise avoiding the class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

8/100

Students repeatedly say high effort still leads to and .

Both online and as extremely hard, with online reviews giving more examples of essay and test penalties.

Is the course easy?

BrainBurner

12/100

The course demands heavy reading, long videos, exact memorization, citations, and .

Online reviews focus on self-teaching through videos and readings, while and memorization pressure.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

35/100

Attendance rules are not clearly established, but workload and .

One online review mentions mandatory attendance, but most evidence is about workload and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

10/100

The dominant because , and unsupported.

Online and reviews especially detailed about missing rubrics and poor communication.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

5/100

Students repeatedly report low , and harsh deductions for small details.

Format shift

Both formats describe harsh grading, while online , and missing rubrics.

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

Reviews describe long chapters, many videos, papers, quizzes, timed essays, and .

Format shift

Online workload is dominated by readings and videos, while exams.

Teaching experience

Awful

12/100

Most students say she does , and leaves students to self-teach.

Format shift

Online students emphasize poor communication and , while and lack of support.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

82/100

Grades appear , and detail-heavy written assessments.

Format shift

Online reviews repeatedly mention essay exams and quizzes, while , and .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person reviews are also strongly negative, emphasizing tough grading, memorization, little teaching, and .

Main concern

In-person students most often complain that the course and .

What students said

“No use of notes or ”
111
“She practically hands out fails left and right.”
HIS112
“ and video assignments and expects you to memorize obscure details.”
112H

Remote format

Online

39 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are overwhelmingly negative, citing harsh essay grading, vague rubrics, poor communication, heavy videos, and .

Main concern

Online , and extremely strict grading.

What students said

“Her online format is terrible, and you will teach yourself everything.”
HIST192
“Does not provide any lectures for online classes, hours of videos and chapter reading.”
HIS112
“On the use the internet, books, or our notes.”
112H

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

notes or book use and demanding essay expectations.

No NotesNo BookTimed EssaysDetail MemorizationCitation Demands

Assessment risk

Strict

10/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews explicitly mention no-note exams, one-hour detailed essays, and .

No NotesOne-Hour EssaysObscure Detail Memorization
“No use of notes or ”
111
“given 1hr to .”
111
“her tests are basically memorize trivial details from 3 hour long videos”
HIS112

Online

Online reviews explicitly describe tests that ban internet, books, and notes while requiring citations and exact details.

No NotesNo BookNo InternetTimed EssaysCitation Demands
“On the use the internet, books, or our notes.”
112H
“She expects you to provide citations for all the information you give in an exam.”
HIST191
“You are expected to memorize all tiny details for FRQs that don't let you use the textbook or videos for.”
HIS112

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Her online format is terrible, and you will teach yourself everything.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

12/100

“Her online format is terrible, and you will teach yourself everything.”

⚖️

5/100

“no matter how hard you try it the quality of ur work be amazing she will automatically give you a low grade”

🚫 Recommendation Rate

10/100

“ !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Does not provide any lectures for online classes, hours of videos and chapter reading.
  • She doesn't even teach, only makes you watch hour-long videos
  • A student could learn more from AI.

Theme 2

📉 About Grades

  • She grades harshly and her instructions don't make sense!
  • She practically hands out fails left and right.
  • I was a 4.0 student until this class.

Theme 3

🧪 About Exams

  • No use of notes or
  • given 1hr to .
  • She expects you to provide citations for all the information you give in an exam.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

369

Lifetime ratings

92/100

Evidence confidence

The analysis is based on 50 reviews with unusually consistent negative detail across several years and both formats.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 581
4 out of 537
3 out of 541
2 out of 555
1 out of 5155

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

46 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

8

B+ 1 · B 6 · B- 1

C range

9

C+ 2 · C 4 · C- 3

D range

9

D+ 3 · D 5 · D- 1

F

6

F 6

No letter grade reported

13

Drop/Withdrawal 4 · Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3 · Rather not say 5