Joseph Pantoja

HIST17 · HISTORY17 · HIST017 · HIST18 · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 59/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 46.43%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

if you can tolerate long lectures and lots of writing in exchange for a manageable grade when you follow directions.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLecture HeavyReading And Writing HeavyEasy But TediousPolitical RantsMixed Organization

Many students say the work is not intellectually hard but , and lecture notes.
Exams and , but several students say preparation and following directions make the class manageable.
Reviews are sharply split because some enjoy his old-school style while others report off-topic politics, confusing assignments, or rude comments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Many students earned A-range grades and say the assignments are easy if you read, write, participate, and prepare for exams.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

67/100

The history content is usually described as easy to understand, but the , and long lectures make it tedious.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they consistently separate easy content from heavy writing volume.

Is attendance flexible?

Depends

55/100

Students recommend him when they like structured lectures and writing, but because of politics, boredom, and .

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person, with .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

Several students say he grades easy or fairly, but and possible viewpoint bias.

Format shift

Workload

Heavy

38/100

The work is often described as easy but frequent, with , and lecture-based preparation.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Students are split between praising his prepared old-school lectures and criticizing long, off-topic, political, or .

Format shift

, so no format difference can be assessed.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and exams, with exams often carrying major weight.

Format shift

All .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

34 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

All evidence is in person, showing an old-school lecture class with lots of reading and writing but .

Main concern

Students who dislike long lectures, political commentary, or .

What students said

“The course is heavy on writing and reading, but it honestly isn't so bad.”
HIST017

“The work is easy. The only issues our the exams.”
HIST017

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews suggest standard in-class essay or quiz-based testing with but .

Essay ExamsHeavy Exam WeightQuizzes MentionedNo Clear Proctoring Evidence

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and exams as a major grade component, but do not clearly prove open-book, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or strict proctoring rules.

Essay ExamsHeavy Exam WeightWeekly Quizzes Mentioned

“The , its usually 2 essays in class.”
HIST017

“The , and .”
HIST017

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Old school no nonsense teacher. and fair.”
Voice snapshots generated from 34 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation split. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“Lectures are well prepared and entertaining.”

📚 Workload Load

38/100

“He also assigned a .”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“He is a good professor but he's definitely not for everyone.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Old school no nonsense teacher.
He lectures the entire class and often goes over the class time.
Lectures are well prepared and entertaining.

Theme 2

📝 About Writing & Work

The course is heavy on writing and reading, but it honestly isn't so bad.
There are weekly chapters, no quizzes but and .
The but ask for help from him and you will receive it.

Theme 3

⚖️

The , and .
He is not a , and the and understand.
His essay criteria are insane and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

The rating uses 34 in-person reviews spanning many years with detailed and recurring , and classroom tone.

Inside 34 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59

4 out of 57

3 out of 56

2 out of 52

1 out of 510

Course coverage

HIST1815 reviews

HIST01714 reviews

HIST173 reviews

HISTORY172 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

30 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 8 · A 6 · A- 2

B range

B+ 2 · B 3 · B- 2

C range

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

D 1 · D- 1

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not_Sure_Yet 1 · Rather not say 2

Joseph Pantoja

x x if you can tolerate long lectures and lots of writing in exchange for a manageable grade when you follow directions.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Load

👍 Recommendation Split

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📝 About Writing & Work

⚖️ x x x x

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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 can tolerate long lectures and lots of writing in exchange for a manageable grade when you follow directions.

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