Samuel Yohannes

HISTOFPHILOS · PHIL20 · PHIL20B · PHIL5H · PHILOSOPHY5H · PHIL12 · PHIL15 · PHIL5 · PHILOSOPHY · PHIL6 · PHILPHIL · PHIL3 · PHIL20A · PHIL155 · ETHICS · PHILOSOPHY20A · PHILOSPHY · 46 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 58/100
RMP rating: 3.7/5
Take again: 37.5%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

Prefer strong in-person sections and ; if you need engaged teaching.

Best fit · Self Taught ProMixed clarity vs boredomSelf-teach online riskLots of homeworkPop quizzes and readingsKind but uneven help

, and easy-A friendly to boring, quiet, and .
Online sections are widely criticized for , and tough grading.
, and keeping up; many still find him nice and approachable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some call it easy A with notes and , but , and grades clustering around B/C without strong self-study.

; online often needs full self-teaching for an A.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Average difficulty near 2.9 with split comments: easy if you keep up, abstract or hair-pulling if you do not.

Online leans harder due to weak instruction; in-person difficulty varies by course and student effort.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

40/100

and penalize tardiness, while as not mandatory.

and punctuality; online reports are mixed.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

Would-take-again near 37.5% with enthusiastic fans and .

In-person recommendations are mixed-positive; online recommendations are largely negative.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

and ; others call him a tough or opaque grader with class averages near F online.

Format shift

Online comments more often say tough/opaque; .

Workload

Moderate

45/100

, and test prep; some older sections describe light homework, many newer ones say lots of work.

Format shift

Online tags emphasize lots of homework; in-person .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Quality averages about 3.7 with many 5s for clarity and kindness offset by boredom, quiet speech, and .

Format shift

; online teaching is widely described as disengaged.

Assessment method

Balanced

60/100

Mix of homework, readings, pop quizzes, discussions, midterms/finals, and .

Format shift

Online is homework/test heavy; and exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

42 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and fair with , while others find lectures boring, quiet, unhelpful, and content abstract or hard.

Main concern

You must keep up with readings, notes, and quizzes; missing class or falling behind can hurt grades.

What students said

“Mr. Yohannes is an amazing professor, his lectures are clear, he's ALWAYS available for z, he's cares about his students”
PHIL20B

“what can I say, he's great! I took him in the Winter and there was a lot of lectures, but the class was easy overall if you pay attention”
PHIL3

“Hardest class I've ever taken at MT.SAC. Professor's nice, but .”
PHIL3

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

unengaged teaching, YouTube or , and tough or opaque grading.

Main concern

Students often must teach themselves and may face lots of .

What students said

“ unless you are able to teach yourself. and lectures are from the internet.”
PHIL3

“Probably the . Never have I seen a Professor so unengaged with the class.”
PHIL3

“This was by far the .”
PHIL12

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and homework; friendliness varies and is not clearly open-book by default.

Lecture-based testsPop quizzesHomework-linked testsOccasional open book/take-homeTough grading online

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person tests are mostly from lectures/notes with pop quizzes and .

Lecture-based testsPop quizzesOpen book exam mentionedTake-home exam mentionedExtra credit

“be sure to read the material thoroughly as .”
PHIL5

“ . . .”
PHIL3

“All you have to do is do the assigned readings and pay attention in class, this makes the tests easy.”
PHILPHIL

Online

, and hard grading; no clear webcam/proctoring proof.

Lots of homeworkQuizzes and discussionsTest heavyHard grader

“there is a lot of homework as well. I managed to get an A only because I had time to information.”
PHIL3

“all the assignments and and discussions. He is a .”
PHIL5

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ unless you are able to teach yourself.”
Voice snapshots generated from 46 reviews (4 online, 42 in-person), highlighting split in-person quality and weak online delivery. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

58/100

“Mr. Yohannes is an amazing professor, his lectures are clear, he's ALWAYS available for z, he's cares about his students”

💻 Online Warning

25/100

“Probably the . Never have I seen a Professor so unengaged with the class.”

📚 Effort Required

45/100

“This class is tough! Dr. Yohannes is a very chill professor, hes not very helpful.”

❤️ Kind Presence

70/100

“Dr. Yohannes is thee sweetest man. He's easy, this subject is tough because it's very abstract.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Lectures were just links to YouTube videos of other Professors talking about the subject
He speaks very quietly so
His lectures were boring, in addition to dry humor, and not very good at teaching

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

easy A. Very kind and approachable
Most of the students got a C as their grade
Hardest class I've ever taken at MT.SAC
He is a

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

and lectures are from the internet
Had to pay for

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

46 reviews spanning many years with rich detail; opinions conflict but sample size and consistency patterns are strong.

Inside 46 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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2 out of 56

1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A 4

B range

B 2 · B- 1

C range

C+ 1

D range

D+ 1

F

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No letter grade reported

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Samuel Yohannes

Prefer strong in-person sections and x x x; x x x if you need engaged teaching.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Varies

Depends

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.

🎯 Teaching Quality Split

💻 Online Warning

📚 Effort Required

❤️ Kind Presence

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

💻 About Online Experience

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

Prefer strong in-person sections and ; if you need engaged teaching.