John Banola

KIN231 · PE231 · PE201 · HEALT101 · HEALTHED101 · HLTH101 · HEALTH101 · KINF112 · FIRSTAIDCPR · PELSKD · PE138 · KINF101 · HE101 · 27 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 71/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 71.43%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

if you want to be pushed; be cautious with Health 101 if you need an easy A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardDrill-sergeant motivatorIntense fitness workoutsTough but fair Health graderHilarious and caringAttendance-driven grades

Fitness and boxing classes are hard workouts with high praise for motivation and results.
Health 101 is often described as and tough scenarios.
Show up, participate, and do the work to pass; online Kinesiology had a .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

and effort, but Health 101 often needs a high percentage for an A and .

Online Public Health felt easy; most A-effort evidence and and fitness.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content ranges from manageable fitness skill work to physically intense workouts and challenging Health exams.

; in-person boxing and Health theory are harder.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

Most in-person fitness and and drives the grade.

; in-person classes almost always require showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Students strongly recommend him for motivating fitness classes, with more hesitation around Health 101 and one bad online section.

; online reviews are split between easy Health and a failed Kinesiology experience.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

Fitness often rewards showing up and effort, while Health is repeatedly called tough with a strict scale.

Format shift

; older in-person Health comments flag tough grading.

Workload

Moderate

44/100

Expect hard workouts in fitness or and and first aid.

Format shift

Online Health is mainly readings and quizzes; in-person fitness is physically heavy.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Many students call him hilarious, caring, and motivating, especially as a fitness coach, despite some Health and communication complaints.

Format shift

In-person coaching praise dominates; online has one strong negative on responsiveness.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Fitness grades lean on attendance and participation; Health and , and exams.

Format shift

Online Health uses reading quizzes; , and written exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Strong coach energy in fitness and first aid; students get pushed hard, stay motivated, and , while Health theory courses draw and strict grading.

Main concern

Mandatory attendance plus intense workouts or hard scenario-based exams can surprise students seeking a light PE credit.

What students said

“Coach Banola was very strict but cares about you and motivates you because he wants to see you succeed.”
KINF101

“He will push you, motivate you, and scream at you to push your limits with each exercise.”
KINF112

“ ! He is a cool teacher but can also be .”
HEALTH101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and one very poor Intro to Kinesiology experience with ungraded work and .

Main concern

and communication; one course left students with zeros and no help.

What students said

“Intro to Public Health was honestly very easy, be wise with your time.”
HEALTH101

“The professor never graded assignments, and students receiving zeros.”
KINF101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

tries to tough scenario-based Health tests that many call hard.

Skill testsScenario-based examsMultiple quiz chancesStudy guides sometimesHard free-response tests

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

First aid uses frequent skill tests and multi-try finals; Health often has hard free-response and scenario exams.

Skill test everydayMultiple final triesHard free-response testsScenario questions

“ because you will have a but don't worry he gives a lot of tries to make it up.”
FIRSTAIDCPR

“Half the and worth 70+ points. Each question has multiple parts and is very difficult.”
HEALTH101

Online

Online Health used thorough reading quizzes from the textbook; .

Reading quizzesTextbook required

“ and and yes the textbook is required for those readings”
HEALTH101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you want to do workouts that burn this is the man you should be taking. I would say it is not an easy class because you have to show up for a grade but is a fun class.”
Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews spanning fitness and Health courses, with High credibility from long-run consistency and format split (2 online, 25 in person).

🏋️ Motivational Fitness Coach

76/100

“He will push you, motivate you, and scream at you to push your limits with each exercise he has assigned for the day.”

👍

70/100

“If you want to get in class but with learning how to punch.”

📝

42/100

“ ! He is a cool teacher but can also be .”

📅

22/100

“coming to class is a mandatory. He is like a sergeant.”

Theme 1

🏋️ About Fitness Workouts

Really good calisthenics, very manageable but nothing impossible. He will push you.
He works us very hard but it feels good afterwards.
always have water and make sure you eat before class the workout is intense.

Theme 2

📈

To get an A in this class you have to have a 94% or above .. 74% and below is failing.
but the scenarios are tough.
based

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

He seems very strict but he is actually a sweetheart.
I'm gonna miss him screaming at us haha.
He is also there for you when you need someone to talk to.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

27 reviews span many years and courses with consistent fitness praise and repeated Health grading themes, plus a small recent online sample.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512

4 out of 58

3 out of 51

2 out of 53

1 out of 53

Course coverage

HEALTH1017 reviews

KINF1016 reviews

FIRSTAIDCPR2 reviews

HEALT1012 reviews

KIN2312 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 7

B range

B+ 2 · B 2

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 2 · Not_Sure_Yet 1

John Banola

x x x x x x x if you want to be pushed; be cautious with Health 101 if you need an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

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.

🏋️ Motivational Fitness Coach

👍 x x x x

📝 x x x x

📅 x x x

🏋️ About Fitness Workouts

📈 x x x x x

❤️ About Character

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 to be pushed; be cautious with Health 101 if you need an easy A.

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