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Raul Chavez

HIST101 · HIST40 · HIS40 · HIST8 · HIST1 · HIS30 · HIS1 · HIST44 · 256 lifetime ratings

AI rating
38/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
55.43%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want a confrontational decolonial history course and can write to his expectations; .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough graderOpinionated lecturesHeavy writingPolarizing ideologyVague prompts
  • Reviews are sharply split between inspiring alternative history and .
  • Writing load is high with frequent 500-word open-ended prompts and tough scoring.
  • Many students advise avoiding him unless you can engage his perspective and write in that frame.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

Even strong writers report tough scoring and needing to match his viewpoint for high marks.

Both formats call him a ; online complaints about half-credit on opinion prompts are common.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

and frequent long writing with and time demand.

Online and and reading.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Some say optional Zoom or optional meetings.

Online optional Zooms are especially contested; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

; many others say avoid at all costs.

In-person has more passionate defenders; .

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

; students report half credit and opinion-based penalties.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

28/100

Frequent 250-500+ word posts, papers, and .

Format shift

Online writing volume is especially high; .

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Passionate lectures for some, unprepared rambling and .

Format shift

; online teaching support is weaker.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

and discussion posts more than traditional exams.

Format shift

Both formats emphasize papers and modules over many exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person fans praise passionate storytelling lectures; critics say rambling bias and .

Main concern

Disagreeing with his political framing is repeatedly linked to lower grades.

What students said

“Dr. Chavez is the , but only if you allow him to be so.”
HIST44
“I had to pretend to be a hardcore leftist to get an A.”
HIS40
“You literally can't voice your own opinion because if it is against his then you get a bad grade.”
HIST8

Remote format

Online

24 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections often criticized for as required, and sparse content.

Main concern

Vague 500-word prompts graded as if there is one correct opinion.

What students said

“He dropped me from an online course because I couldn't make the .”
HIS1
“There is no substance to his online class- videos, no content, just vague one sentence topics that you have to write no less than 500 words for.”
HIS40
“ his own opinion if yours didn't match it.”
HIST44

Exam style

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Assessment risk is mainly opinionated essay .

Essay heavyOpen-ended promptsFew traditional examsBook-based finals sometimes

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

book-related work; some report exams on assigned books.

Few graded essaysBook review finals sometimesLecture discussion heavy
“The essays were the only things he graded and I felt that .”
HIST44
“Book Review and Mexican Flyboy , and finals on these 2 books so make sure to read them!”
HIST-40

Online

Online work centers on long open-ended posts and modules; reviews do not clearly prove webcam or Lockdown Browser use.

500-word discussionsVague open-ended promptsModules
“He had a lot of impossible and . They would be open-ended questions (500 word answer) that seemingly asked for your opinion, but when he graded it, he said there is a correct answer.”
HIS40
“every assignment 500+ words. . .”
HIS40

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! THIS MAN WILL INSULT THE ENTIRE CLASS BEFORE FLUNKING THEM.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, , and writing load. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

42/100

“Dr. Chavez is the , but only if you allow him to be so.”

👎

22/100

“If you don't think like he does or accept his values and beliefs he will hammer u when it comes to the grading.”

📝 Workload Intensity

28/100

“ so get ready to write.”

👍 Recommendation Split

42/100

“ if you are open minded and want to see the history of America from the Native perspective”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • great lectures and
  • he just doesn't care about babying and sanitizing people's preconceived perceptions
  • Most of his classes is just him rambling about white people being "colonizers"

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • you basically have to make up things to write about
  • I had to pretend to be a hardcore leftist to get an A

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • Calls the entire class profanities
  • he sent out a class wide message basically calling us all idiots
  • . Chavez

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

256

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

50 recent mixed reviews with rich detail and consistent polarization make the pattern reliable even if opinions split.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 561
4 out of 546
3 out of 537
2 out of 547
1 out of 566

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

48 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 5 · A 12 · A- 1

B range

11

B+ 2 · B 7 · B- 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 2

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

13

Drop/Withdrawal 8 · Not sure yet 5