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Joan Berezin

POL60 · HIST24BD · HIST7 · HIST3 · HIST1B · HIST · HST · HIST21 · DFHTR0234 · WORLDPROBLEMS · HISTORY · HIST38 · CURRWRLDPROB · HIST7B · PS · HISTORY003 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
47/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
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Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Take if you like progressive history debate and and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardLeft-Wing FocusHeavy ReadingStrict AttendancePolarizingOpinionated
  • Passionate left-leaning history teaching with lots of reading, films, and current events.
  • and lateness or absences can tank your grade.
  • Students either love her activism and care or call her preachy, biased, and unfair.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some with background get an A with little effort; and .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Content difficulty is moderate; and organization matter more than abstract theory.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

Missing more than three classes or .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

Fans call her amazing and life-changing; if you dislike left politics or need balance.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Several say politics do not affect grades, but and favorites complaints appear.

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Not many formal assignments, but and films require steady organization.

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Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Strong praise for passion and care offsets complaints about rambling lectures and bias.

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Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Reading, films, and class participation matter as much as formal exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

26 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person history and world-problems classes mix lectures, movies, guests, and .

Main concern

and political intensity alienate some students.

What students said

“If you're the class on time... !”
HIST38
“I missed 4 classes (the most u can miss is 3) because i had a flu... and she drops my grade by 1 whole letter.”
HIST3
“Joan has a very far left approach to politics, and although that may be disconcerting to some she in no way uses her opinions in how she grades”
HIST7B

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize reading and films .

Reading-BasedFilmsClass Discussion

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and class work rather than clearly described closed-book exams.

Reading HeavyFilms
“The readers & text are very good choices - count on them as the only information of .”
HIST7
“Go the first day and get the reading and film list, which has 90% of the actual class content.”
DFHTR0234

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !!! I learned a lot and as a result of taking her class, I've become much more politically active.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2015, highlighting political intensity, reading load, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Passion

52/100

“Amazing teacher. she has passion for the material and it rubs off on the student.”

📅

12/100

“I missed 4 classes (the most u can miss is 3)... and she drops my grade by 1 whole letter.”

⚖️ Political Lens

50/100

“Joan has a very far left approach to politics, and although that may be disconcerting to some she in no way uses her opinions in how she grades”

👎 Harsh Critics

20/100

“She is a far left political activist, not an academic. Highly opinionated and uppity.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • she models her thinking about history--change over time for the ordinary working man and woman
  • Her poorly planned lectures aren't much in the way of content or clarity
  • Most of the time she talks about current events or her own experiences.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • There isn't a lot of work involved, just a lot of reading.
  • she assigns huge amount of reading, but she picked excellent textbooks.
  • Without applying myself much... I got an A.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • she's such an amazing teacher
  • Do not get on her bad side, she is extremely politically opinionated and can be vengeful.
  • She's opinionated but stresses that you don't have to agree with her, only back up your opinion well.

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-six polarized but detailed in-person reviews from 2004-2015 provide a stable, long-span picture.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 56
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 54

Course coverage

HIST7B6 reviews
HISTORY3 reviews
HIST2 reviews
HIST212 reviews
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WORLDPROBLEMS1 review

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