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History

Sandra Blackman

HIST138 · HISTORY100 · HIST100 · HISTORY139 · HIS100 · HIST139 · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
45.45%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Best for students who want unfiltered history lectures and will show up; if .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderAmazing lecturesHeavy readingOnline exams 3 triesAssertive style
  • In-person students often praise passionate lectures and .
  • Online and summer reviews frequently call her a .
  • inspirational and blunt for some, harsh and demeaning for others.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many A grades and multi-attempt online exams help, but and .

; online reviews stress picky grading and harder As.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content can feel easy if you attend, but and .

; in-person more often call it easy if you show up.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skipping tanks the grade.

; online also flags summer intensity.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

46/100

About half love her lectures and easy exams; and harsh demeanor.

; recent online reviews are largely negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Frequent tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

Online reviews ; in-person more mixed.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

, and group projects are common themes.

Format shift

Online and summer sections repeatedly report overload.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Passionate unfiltered lectures wow many students, but others find her boring, argumentative, or demeaning.

Format shift

In-person teaching praised more; online presence described as limited or absent.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Online multi-attempt , and quizzes.

Format shift

In-person often cites Blackboard exams with 3 tries; online emphasizes discussions and papers.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews split between life-changing lectures with and complaints about assertiveness and .

Main concern

, and a blunt style that can feel demeaning.

What students said

“BEST TEACHER EVER! Super easy A , and show up to class. !!”
HIST100
“Horrible Teacher. She does not know how to teach and often argues with students when they ask her a question.”
HISTORY100

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online sections are often described as picky, reading-heavy, and poorly guided with .

Main concern

, and accusations of unfair or .

What students said

“If you use AI or ChatGPT for your discussions or essays. .”
HIST139
“Very picky and . , and she assumes you cheat if you write an educated response.”
HIST100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Many students report , though pop quizzes and papers still matter.

Online exams3 attemptsNot timedOpen notes sometimesPop quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

attempts; some note samples, notes allowed, and pop quizzes.

Online exams3 attemptsNot timedPop quizzesNotes allowed
“ 3 times.”
HIST100
“And she lets you bring notes for the tests !”
HIST139

Online

Reviews focus on heavy discussions, papers, and .

Heavy readingDiscussion boardsPapers
“Her class is too heavy she does not give you good and consice feedbacks. Very picky to grade you.”
HIST100
“More reading but barely explaining.”
HIST138

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“IF YOU PLAN ON TRANSFERRING TO A UNIVERSITY OR FOUR YEAR COLLEGE BUT COULDN'T PASS HER CLASS WITH AT LEAST A (B-) YOU NOT READY TO TRANSFER.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews (5 online, 18 in-person), contrasting lecture praise with . Credibility rating: High.

📚 Teaching Passion

55/100

“Teaches REAL UNFILTERED hist. Has a way of connecting the past to the present which opens your eyes to a lot.”

⚠️

30/100

“Very picky and . , and she assumes you cheat if you write an educated response.”

📝

78/100

“ !!”

Theme 1

🔥 About Lectures

  • ! Super easy A , and show up to class.
  • She ties in a lot of current events to the past and genuinely cares about her students succeeding.
  • AND GIVES SO MANY EXAMPLES

Theme 2

📉

  • A LOT OF READING. No adult has time to read all this BS.
  • She is too picky .
  • You would think that your in an AP class with more restriction.

Theme 3

🧭 About Classroom Tone

  • If you cant handle an ASSERTIVE individual this is the wrong class.
  • She makes you feel inferior, like your asking stupid question
  • Doesnt let you have your phone out

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

23 reviews across many years with and mixed but detailed opinions.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 56

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

16 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 1 · A 10

B range

4

B 4

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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