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Todd Menzing

HIST40 · HIST30921 · HIS40 · HIST60946 · HIS1 · HIST1 · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
65.22%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you will keep up with and discussions; skip him if you want a light online history A.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHeavy Reading LoadTough Quiz GraderDiscussion Board HeavySelf Taught OnlineClear Expectations When Followed
  • Online history is reading- and and picky.
  • You can pass with solid organization, but an easy A is uncommon and some report AI half-credit flags.
  • In-person students more often praise passion and structure, while online and avoid.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

As , and essay work; several students earned As only after hard effort.

and ; in-person As look more attainable with good notes.

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is standard history reading and analysis, made harder by volume and .

Online feels harder due to self-teaching and obscure quiz facts; .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

, but some online and in-person reviews mark it optional or not provided.

Online is often Yes for weekly discussion cadence; in-person mixed between mandatory and optional.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

About two-thirds would take again, but a and advise avoiding him online.

In-person leans positive; online is sharply split.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

, and AI half-credit policies lower leniency.

Format shift

Strict tone is strongest online; scores dropped.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

, and an end essay create steady heavy work.

Format shift

Online workload complaints are more intense; and notes.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

, and structured; others say unorganized, self-taught, and unhelpful on quizzes.

Format shift

In-person lectures rate higher; online often has no live lectures and more frustration.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Quizzes, biweekly exams, and discussion posts dominate; .

Format shift

Online is quiz and discussion heavy; and pop quiz risk.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students , and a more positive overall experience.

Main concern

No and and read the book.

What students said

“ .”
HIS40
“beware no at all!”
HIST1
“ and study them. Also, read the book.”
HIST40

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online HIST is self-paced reading with , and mixed reviews on fairness and AI suspicion.

Main concern

, and AI flags that can cut writing credit in half.

What students said

“He grades really hard and assumes you use AI for , and if it gets flagged gives you half credit.”
HIST1
“ . There's .”
HIST1
“If you read the instructions he provides there is no way you should not pass with an A.”
HIST1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are frequent, often timed and detail-heavy, with multiple attempts but still rated hard.

Frequent QuizzesTimed ExamsMultiple AttemptsDiscussion BoardsEssay Required

Assessment risk

Strict

36/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and textbook reading; and warn about pop quizzes.

Lecture Based TestsStudy GuidesDrop Lowest TestPop Quizzes Possible
“he provides study guides for the quizzes.”
HIST1
“ , and .”
HIST1

Online

Online students report hard timed quizzes with limited , and one semester essay.

Timed Quizzes3 Attempts CommonWeekly DiscussionsOne EssayNo Live Lectures
“The time to complete it, but you get 3 attempts.”
HIST1
“ intimidating, but completely manageable.”
HIST1
“The as they would cover obscure facts that were not part of discussions.”
HIS1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“You'll get an A if you WORK for it. He graded the . and discussion.”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews dominated by online HIST1 experiences, with High credibility from detailed workload and .

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“His class is very well structured and the topics were very interesting.”

📚 Reading And Workload

38/100

“Lots of papers and lots of reading but so much!”

⚖️

35/100

“ and hard to maintain a good grade”

👍 Split Recommendation

55/100

“ . He is really HARD!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • . There's .
  • .
  • Wonderful professor. Has a real passion for Mexican American history.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • Although I got an A in the class, it wasn't an easy A. I had to work hard for it!
  • I'm a high school dropout, I can't read, I can't write, I got an A
  • he does not give any or .

Theme 3

📝 About Assessments

  • Discussions are due every Friday night with 2 classmate responses due Saturday night
  • He grades really hard and assumes you use AI for
  • The only thing to be on top of is the essay!

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-three reviews with rich online detail show a stable pattern of , and mixed recommendation.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 53
3 out of 53
2 out of 54
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

8

B+ 1 · B 7

C range

3

C+ 2 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values