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Find a better science general to take.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-10-29 21:04:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjMwNjIy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Mason is a big nerd, he laughs at soil horizons and glaciers, but his class is easy.  I'd definitely recommend it for non-science majors.  There's not a lot of work, his tests are straightforward and easy and all of the TAs seem really helpful and nice.  His part of the class was easier, but more boring than Prof. Williams'.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-22 11:33:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTk4OTEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"great teacher, easy, and keeps things simple.  definately reccomend the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-12 00:04:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTUzMTMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"}],\"evidence_count\":27,\"review_ids\":[\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"6310dcbb1caecb6e0653edc3\",\"ba43331db45dfb6706ef66d4\",\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"name\":\"Samantha Greene\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"name\":\"Joseph Mason\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"name\":\"Jack Williams\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"name\":\"James Knox\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2025\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Instructors like Jack Williams and Ken Keefover-Ring are praised for clarity and passion, though some find lectures dry. Erika Marin-Spiotta is well-spoken but fast. James Knox and Samantha Greene received criticism for boring lectures.\"},{\"aspect\":\"workload\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"He's kind of a funny guy and I prefer his PowerPoint presentations to the chalkboard notes of my previous geog prof.  If you stay awake in class and take good notes the tests aren't horrible.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2004-12-17 20:32:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwNjE3NjA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was great to have the first half of the semester. He is pretty passionate about weather/climate and makes material very simple and easy to understand. Exams are straight from the lectures so be sure to attend and take good notes. Take this class if you need a science requirement.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2009-05-14 11:31:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE1ODM2MjE5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was an amazing professor. He really helped students with any questions, during lecture or in office hours and is a phenomenal lecturer. I was never bored in his class. The grading is very clear, four in class exams, non-cumulative, 30 pts each. Study 2-3 nights before and you'll do well. Would recommend this class & professor!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-11-30 11:13:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1NTAyMzg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Ken is great!! His lectures are fun and interesting and his tests speak exactly to his lectures.  Just study the lectures a few times and you'll be fine.  He is also funny, which makes class a lot more fun and his office hours are very chill.  The material is easy to understand and anyone with any science background will get an easy A. Take it!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2017-05-13 11:22:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzAyMzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very knowledgable in the subject area and was very passionate about his work. He clearly explained concepts during lecture, although it was a lot of information to take in at times. The tests are very lecture heavy, but if you prepare enough they are not impossible to do well on. Must be willing to put the work in!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-12-19 16:15:08 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzE4NjUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams is very informative and clear when presenting material in lectures. He is a nice guy and explains all concepts clearly. The class has 4 exams, two on his material and 2 on Spiotta's material. He teaches the first half of the semester for GEOG 120. The exams are 90% lecture and 10% textbook, but I never read and got an A.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:09:33 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"I loved Prof Williams. I took this class for physical science credit and it ended up being one of my favorite classes. The material was really interesting. There is a textbook but you do not need to read it because basically all of the test material is talked about in lecture. Becky Rose was an amazing TA as well.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-12-28 21:07:37 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjY4ODUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a really funny lecturer and was receptive to student feedback on his lectures. The class didn't have a ton of homework, it's good to read the textbook but you can get by without it if you really have to. 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Makes good dad jokes in class and is very supportive. His lectures were sometimes boring topics, but he made them interesting enough! Basically no homework, tests come straight from the lecture slides, which are uploaded. If you study the lectures, you'll do good.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2023-12-04 23:08:17 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTExOTY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof was great and a very interesting lecture. He is nice and will understand accommodations. The four exams are lecture heavy but go to class and study the slides for a good grade. The discussion assignments are manageable. Overall he is a good guy and it is a cool course. \",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-01-24 16:34:13 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTk4MzMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very nice, caring, and smart. You could tell that he really knew his stuff, and all of his research and experience is very fascinating. The class itself is a little bit difficult with a lot of content, and it was very easy to lose attention. I engaged with the TA way more than him, as our TAs did more work engaging with us.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-12-24 03:45:31 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzg5NzMz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"She is well-spoken and good at making things interesting. Her half of the class is both easier and more interesting, in my opinion. She's so nice and she's so excited about the subject and about her work.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-05-23 02:48:53 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMxOTM4NDY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Spiotta teaches the second half of GEOG120. She lectures at a faster pace than Williams, so that was quite the change mid-semester. She is very interested in Geomorphology and land surfaces and it shows in her lectures. Exams are lecture heavy but manageable. I learned a lot and found the class very interesting.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:22:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTgx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She taught the second half of geog 120, and I thought she did a really good job. The tests were really easy, and the homework and lectures were interesting. I would recommend this professor/class to anyone.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2020-12-06 07:25:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzOTYzNTQ2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"THIS IS NOT AN EASY A. I was a 4.0 student until this class. Reading isn't necessary(or even helpful). Just study the lecture slides and bold words in the book and you'll get a B, no doubt.  She's a great teacher. I learned incredibly well from her, but my grade was severely damaged thanks to the first half of semester, not taught by her.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-11-21 01:31:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzYxODcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sometimes she goes through things a little fast. Tests are pretty easy and straight from lecture- textbook is not important at all for her section of the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-12-11 22:12:23 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTE2MDcw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Goes kind of fast through her slides. Makes the lectures interesting, as much as she can.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-05-05 22:38:05 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0NzQ5NzI1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She knows her stuff and explained concepts clearly, but lectures were generally quite dry. Don't waste your money on the textbook. This class is very boring if you have any amount of natural science background.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-10-25 17:34:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNzM5MDEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Marin-Spiotta was not was interesting or engaging as Jim Burt (prof for the first half of the semester), but she was not horribly boring either. Exams were based on lecture, but she didn't necessarily spend a whole lot of time on material that was on the exam. Not necessarily an easy A by any means.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-12-19 16:18:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3OTk3Njk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sam's lectures were very boring, but straight forward. The exams were extremely difficult and at times tricky; they were not a good test of one's knowledge of the material.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-06-26 19:13:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"instructor_name\":\"Samantha Greene\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNDQ2MTAx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1172354\"},{\"comment\":\"he teaches about dirt and rocks, which makes you want to gouge your eyes out. the plus side is that you can see that he truly loves this subject, which does help. he did run over on class time and his test wasn't too easy, but he does curve. try to attend lect, as boring as it is, and then study off his class notes\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-06-05 00:26:58 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MzA0ODQy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"This class is so boring, it's almost impossible to sit through a lecture. The tests are extremely hard (but they are curved). You should really avoid taking this class. Easily the worst class I've taken at UW.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:15:16 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2MzY4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"He goes through things really fast. Lectures are really boring. I took this for an easy A, but it was surprisingly really difficult. Exams are tough. I just really hated this class. I would avoid it at all costs.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:16:45 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2Mzk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof Williams is truly interested in this subject.  However, he is an incredibly boring speaker.  Not just that, he just can't speak well in general.  He talks fast and is a bit scatter-brained.  Tests were fair, but I was so uninterested in the topic it was near impossible to study for.  Find a better science general to take.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-10-29 21:04:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjMwNjIy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Mason is a big nerd, he laughs at soil horizons and glaciers, but his class is easy.  I'd definitely recommend it for non-science majors.  There's not a lot of work, his tests are straightforward and easy and all of the TAs seem really helpful and nice.  His part of the class was easier, but more boring than Prof. Williams'.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-22 11:33:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTk4OTEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"great teacher, easy, and keeps things simple.  definately reccomend the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-12 00:04:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTUzMTMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"}],\"evidence_count\":27,\"review_ids\":[\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"6310dcbb1caecb6e0653edc3\",\"ba43331db45dfb6706ef66d4\",\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"name\":\"Samantha Greene\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"name\":\"Joseph Mason\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"name\":\"Jack Williams\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"name\":\"James Knox\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2025\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Workload varies. Some find it easy with little homework if attending lectures. Others report high difficulty and heavy content, especially with James Knox. Textbook reading is often optional.\"},{\"aspect\":\"assessment\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"He's kind of a funny guy and I prefer his PowerPoint presentations to the chalkboard notes of my previous geog prof.  If you stay awake in class and take good notes the tests aren't horrible.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2004-12-17 20:32:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwNjE3NjA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was great to have the first half of the semester. He is pretty passionate about weather/climate and makes material very simple and easy to understand. 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Would recommend this class & professor!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-11-30 11:13:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1NTAyMzg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Ken is great!! His lectures are fun and interesting and his tests speak exactly to his lectures.  Just study the lectures a few times and you'll be fine.  He is also funny, which makes class a lot more fun and his office hours are very chill.  The material is easy to understand and anyone with any science background will get an easy A. Take it!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2017-05-13 11:22:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzAyMzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very knowledgable in the subject area and was very passionate about his work. He clearly explained concepts during lecture, although it was a lot of information to take in at times. The tests are very lecture heavy, but if you prepare enough they are not impossible to do well on. Must be willing to put the work in!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-12-19 16:15:08 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzE4NjUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams is very informative and clear when presenting material in lectures. He is a nice guy and explains all concepts clearly. The class has 4 exams, two on his material and 2 on Spiotta's material. He teaches the first half of the semester for GEOG 120. The exams are 90% lecture and 10% textbook, but I never read and got an A.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:09:33 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"I loved Prof Williams. I took this class for physical science credit and it ended up being one of my favorite classes. The material was really interesting. There is a textbook but you do not need to read it because basically all of the test material is talked about in lecture. Becky Rose was an amazing TA as well.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-12-28 21:07:37 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjY4ODUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a really funny lecturer and was receptive to student feedback on his lectures. The class didn't have a ton of homework, it's good to read the textbook but you can get by without it if you really have to. 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Makes good dad jokes in class and is very supportive. His lectures were sometimes boring topics, but he made them interesting enough! Basically no homework, tests come straight from the lecture slides, which are uploaded. If you study the lectures, you'll do good.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2023-12-04 23:08:17 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTExOTY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof was great and a very interesting lecture. He is nice and will understand accommodations. The four exams are lecture heavy but go to class and study the slides for a good grade. The discussion assignments are manageable. Overall he is a good guy and it is a cool course. \",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-01-24 16:34:13 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTk4MzMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very nice, caring, and smart. You could tell that he really knew his stuff, and all of his research and experience is very fascinating. The class itself is a little bit difficult with a lot of content, and it was very easy to lose attention. I engaged with the TA way more than him, as our TAs did more work engaging with us.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-12-24 03:45:31 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzg5NzMz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"She is well-spoken and good at making things interesting. Her half of the class is both easier and more interesting, in my opinion. She's so nice and she's so excited about the subject and about her work.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-05-23 02:48:53 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMxOTM4NDY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Spiotta teaches the second half of GEOG120. She lectures at a faster pace than Williams, so that was quite the change mid-semester. She is very interested in Geomorphology and land surfaces and it shows in her lectures. Exams are lecture heavy but manageable. I learned a lot and found the class very interesting.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:22:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTgx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She taught the second half of geog 120, and I thought she did a really good job. The tests were really easy, and the homework and lectures were interesting. I would recommend this professor/class to anyone.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2020-12-06 07:25:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzOTYzNTQ2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"THIS IS NOT AN EASY A. I was a 4.0 student until this class. Reading isn't necessary(or even helpful). Just study the lecture slides and bold words in the book and you'll get a B, no doubt.  She's a great teacher. I learned incredibly well from her, but my grade was severely damaged thanks to the first half of semester, not taught by her.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-11-21 01:31:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzYxODcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sometimes she goes through things a little fast. Tests are pretty easy and straight from lecture- textbook is not important at all for her section of the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-12-11 22:12:23 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTE2MDcw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Goes kind of fast through her slides. Makes the lectures interesting, as much as she can.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-05-05 22:38:05 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0NzQ5NzI1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She knows her stuff and explained concepts clearly, but lectures were generally quite dry. Don't waste your money on the textbook. This class is very boring if you have any amount of natural science background.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-10-25 17:34:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNzM5MDEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Marin-Spiotta was not was interesting or engaging as Jim Burt (prof for the first half of the semester), but she was not horribly boring either. Exams were based on lecture, but she didn't necessarily spend a whole lot of time on material that was on the exam. Not necessarily an easy A by any means.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-12-19 16:18:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3OTk3Njk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sam's lectures were very boring, but straight forward. The exams were extremely difficult and at times tricky; they were not a good test of one's knowledge of the material.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-06-26 19:13:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"instructor_name\":\"Samantha Greene\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNDQ2MTAx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1172354\"},{\"comment\":\"he teaches about dirt and rocks, which makes you want to gouge your eyes out. the plus side is that you can see that he truly loves this subject, which does help. he did run over on class time and his test wasn't too easy, but he does curve. try to attend lect, as boring as it is, and then study off his class notes\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-06-05 00:26:58 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MzA0ODQy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"This class is so boring, it's almost impossible to sit through a lecture. The tests are extremely hard (but they are curved). You should really avoid taking this class. Easily the worst class I've taken at UW.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:15:16 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2MzY4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"He goes through things really fast. Lectures are really boring. I took this for an easy A, but it was surprisingly really difficult. Exams are tough. I just really hated this class. I would avoid it at all costs.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:16:45 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2Mzk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof Williams is truly interested in this subject.  However, he is an incredibly boring speaker.  Not just that, he just can't speak well in general.  He talks fast and is a bit scatter-brained.  Tests were fair, but I was so uninterested in the topic it was near impossible to study for.  Find a better science general to take.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-10-29 21:04:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjMwNjIy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Mason is a big nerd, he laughs at soil horizons and glaciers, but his class is easy.  I'd definitely recommend it for non-science majors.  There's not a lot of work, his tests are straightforward and easy and all of the TAs seem really helpful and nice.  His part of the class was easier, but more boring than Prof. Williams'.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-22 11:33:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTk4OTEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"great teacher, easy, and keeps things simple.  definately reccomend the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-12 00:04:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTUzMTMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"}],\"evidence_count\":27,\"review_ids\":[\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"6310dcbb1caecb6e0653edc3\",\"ba43331db45dfb6706ef66d4\",\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"name\":\"Samantha Greene\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"name\":\"Joseph Mason\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"name\":\"Jack Williams\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"name\":\"James Knox\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2025\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Exams are lecture-heavy and non-cumulative. Studying slides helps. Some instructors (Knox, Greene, sometimes Williams) have difficult or tricky exams. Curves are mentioned.\"},{\"aspect\":\"organization\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"THIS IS NOT AN EASY A. I was a 4.0 student until this class. Reading isn't necessary(or even helpful). Just study the lecture slides and bold words in the book and you'll get a B, no doubt.  She's a great teacher. I learned incredibly well from her, but my grade was severely damaged thanks to the first half of semester, not taught by her.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-11-21 01:31:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzYxODcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Spiotta teaches the second half of GEOG120. 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Find a better science general to take.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-10-29 21:04:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjMwNjIy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Mason is a big nerd, he laughs at soil horizons and glaciers, but his class is easy.  I'd definitely recommend it for non-science majors.  There's not a lot of work, his tests are straightforward and easy and all of the TAs seem really helpful and nice.  His part of the class was easier, but more boring than Prof. Williams'.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-22 11:33:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTk4OTEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"great teacher, easy, and keeps things simple.  definately reccomend the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-12 00:04:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTUzMTMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"}],\"evidence_count\":27,\"review_ids\":[\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"6310dcbb1caecb6e0653edc3\",\"ba43331db45dfb6706ef66d4\",\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"name\":\"Samantha Greene\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"name\":\"Joseph Mason\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"name\":\"Jack Williams\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"name\":\"James Knox\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2025\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Instructors like Jack Williams and Ken Keefover-Ring are praised for clarity and passion, though some find lectures dry. Erika Marin-Spiotta is well-spoken but fast. James Knox and Samantha Greene received criticism for boring lectures.\"},{\"aspect\":\"workload\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"He's kind of a funny guy and I prefer his PowerPoint presentations to the chalkboard notes of my previous geog prof.  If you stay awake in class and take good notes the tests aren't horrible.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2004-12-17 20:32:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwNjE3NjA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was great to have the first half of the semester. He is pretty passionate about weather/climate and makes material very simple and easy to understand. Exams are straight from the lectures so be sure to attend and take good notes. Take this class if you need a science requirement.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2009-05-14 11:31:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE1ODM2MjE5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was an amazing professor. He really helped students with any questions, during lecture or in office hours and is a phenomenal lecturer. I was never bored in his class. The grading is very clear, four in class exams, non-cumulative, 30 pts each. Study 2-3 nights before and you'll do well. Would recommend this class & professor!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-11-30 11:13:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1NTAyMzg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Ken is great!! His lectures are fun and interesting and his tests speak exactly to his lectures.  Just study the lectures a few times and you'll be fine.  He is also funny, which makes class a lot more fun and his office hours are very chill.  The material is easy to understand and anyone with any science background will get an easy A. Take it!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2017-05-13 11:22:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzAyMzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very knowledgable in the subject area and was very passionate about his work. He clearly explained concepts during lecture, although it was a lot of information to take in at times. The tests are very lecture heavy, but if you prepare enough they are not impossible to do well on. Must be willing to put the work in!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-12-19 16:15:08 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzE4NjUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams is very informative and clear when presenting material in lectures. He is a nice guy and explains all concepts clearly. The class has 4 exams, two on his material and 2 on Spiotta's material. He teaches the first half of the semester for GEOG 120. The exams are 90% lecture and 10% textbook, but I never read and got an A.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:09:33 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"I loved Prof Williams. I took this class for physical science credit and it ended up being one of my favorite classes. The material was really interesting. There is a textbook but you do not need to read it because basically all of the test material is talked about in lecture. Becky Rose was an amazing TA as well.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-12-28 21:07:37 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjY4ODUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a really funny lecturer and was receptive to student feedback on his lectures. The class didn't have a ton of homework, it's good to read the textbook but you can get by without it if you really have to. 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Makes good dad jokes in class and is very supportive. His lectures were sometimes boring topics, but he made them interesting enough! Basically no homework, tests come straight from the lecture slides, which are uploaded. If you study the lectures, you'll do good.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2023-12-04 23:08:17 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTExOTY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof was great and a very interesting lecture. He is nice and will understand accommodations. The four exams are lecture heavy but go to class and study the slides for a good grade. The discussion assignments are manageable. Overall he is a good guy and it is a cool course. \",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-01-24 16:34:13 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTk4MzMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very nice, caring, and smart. You could tell that he really knew his stuff, and all of his research and experience is very fascinating. The class itself is a little bit difficult with a lot of content, and it was very easy to lose attention. I engaged with the TA way more than him, as our TAs did more work engaging with us.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-12-24 03:45:31 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzg5NzMz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"She is well-spoken and good at making things interesting. Her half of the class is both easier and more interesting, in my opinion. She's so nice and she's so excited about the subject and about her work.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-05-23 02:48:53 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMxOTM4NDY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Spiotta teaches the second half of GEOG120. She lectures at a faster pace than Williams, so that was quite the change mid-semester. She is very interested in Geomorphology and land surfaces and it shows in her lectures. Exams are lecture heavy but manageable. I learned a lot and found the class very interesting.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:22:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTgx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She taught the second half of geog 120, and I thought she did a really good job. The tests were really easy, and the homework and lectures were interesting. I would recommend this professor/class to anyone.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2020-12-06 07:25:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzOTYzNTQ2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"THIS IS NOT AN EASY A. I was a 4.0 student until this class. Reading isn't necessary(or even helpful). Just study the lecture slides and bold words in the book and you'll get a B, no doubt.  She's a great teacher. I learned incredibly well from her, but my grade was severely damaged thanks to the first half of semester, not taught by her.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-11-21 01:31:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzYxODcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sometimes she goes through things a little fast. Tests are pretty easy and straight from lecture- textbook is not important at all for her section of the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-12-11 22:12:23 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTE2MDcw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Goes kind of fast through her slides. Makes the lectures interesting, as much as she can.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-05-05 22:38:05 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0NzQ5NzI1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She knows her stuff and explained concepts clearly, but lectures were generally quite dry. Don't waste your money on the textbook. This class is very boring if you have any amount of natural science background.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-10-25 17:34:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNzM5MDEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Marin-Spiotta was not was interesting or engaging as Jim Burt (prof for the first half of the semester), but she was not horribly boring either. Exams were based on lecture, but she didn't necessarily spend a whole lot of time on material that was on the exam. Not necessarily an easy A by any means.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-12-19 16:18:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3OTk3Njk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sam's lectures were very boring, but straight forward. The exams were extremely difficult and at times tricky; they were not a good test of one's knowledge of the material.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-06-26 19:13:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"instructor_name\":\"Samantha Greene\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNDQ2MTAx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1172354\"},{\"comment\":\"he teaches about dirt and rocks, which makes you want to gouge your eyes out. the plus side is that you can see that he truly loves this subject, which does help. he did run over on class time and his test wasn't too easy, but he does curve. try to attend lect, as boring as it is, and then study off his class notes\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-06-05 00:26:58 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MzA0ODQy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"This class is so boring, it's almost impossible to sit through a lecture. The tests are extremely hard (but they are curved). You should really avoid taking this class. Easily the worst class I've taken at UW.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:15:16 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2MzY4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"He goes through things really fast. Lectures are really boring. I took this for an easy A, but it was surprisingly really difficult. Exams are tough. I just really hated this class. I would avoid it at all costs.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:16:45 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2Mzk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof Williams is truly interested in this subject.  However, he is an incredibly boring speaker.  Not just that, he just can't speak well in general.  He talks fast and is a bit scatter-brained.  Tests were fair, but I was so uninterested in the topic it was near impossible to study for.  Find a better science general to take.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-10-29 21:04:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjMwNjIy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Mason is a big nerd, he laughs at soil horizons and glaciers, but his class is easy.  I'd definitely recommend it for non-science majors.  There's not a lot of work, his tests are straightforward and easy and all of the TAs seem really helpful and nice.  His part of the class was easier, but more boring than Prof. Williams'.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-22 11:33:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTk4OTEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"great teacher, easy, and keeps things simple.  definately reccomend the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-12 00:04:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTUzMTMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"}],\"evidence_count\":27,\"review_ids\":[\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"6310dcbb1caecb6e0653edc3\",\"ba43331db45dfb6706ef66d4\",\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"name\":\"Samantha Greene\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"name\":\"Joseph Mason\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"name\":\"Jack Williams\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"name\":\"James Knox\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2025\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Workload varies. Some find it easy with little homework if attending lectures. Others report high difficulty and heavy content, especially with James Knox. Textbook reading is often optional.\"},{\"aspect\":\"assessment\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"He's kind of a funny guy and I prefer his PowerPoint presentations to the chalkboard notes of my previous geog prof.  If you stay awake in class and take good notes the tests aren't horrible.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2004-12-17 20:32:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwNjE3NjA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was great to have the first half of the semester. He is pretty passionate about weather/climate and makes material very simple and easy to understand. 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Would recommend this class & professor!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-11-30 11:13:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1NTAyMzg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Ken is great!! His lectures are fun and interesting and his tests speak exactly to his lectures.  Just study the lectures a few times and you'll be fine.  He is also funny, which makes class a lot more fun and his office hours are very chill.  The material is easy to understand and anyone with any science background will get an easy A. Take it!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2017-05-13 11:22:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzAyMzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very knowledgable in the subject area and was very passionate about his work. He clearly explained concepts during lecture, although it was a lot of information to take in at times. The tests are very lecture heavy, but if you prepare enough they are not impossible to do well on. Must be willing to put the work in!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-12-19 16:15:08 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzE4NjUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams is very informative and clear when presenting material in lectures. He is a nice guy and explains all concepts clearly. The class has 4 exams, two on his material and 2 on Spiotta's material. He teaches the first half of the semester for GEOG 120. The exams are 90% lecture and 10% textbook, but I never read and got an A.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:09:33 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"I loved Prof Williams. I took this class for physical science credit and it ended up being one of my favorite classes. The material was really interesting. There is a textbook but you do not need to read it because basically all of the test material is talked about in lecture. Becky Rose was an amazing TA as well.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-12-28 21:07:37 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjY4ODUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a really funny lecturer and was receptive to student feedback on his lectures. The class didn't have a ton of homework, it's good to read the textbook but you can get by without it if you really have to. 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Makes good dad jokes in class and is very supportive. His lectures were sometimes boring topics, but he made them interesting enough! Basically no homework, tests come straight from the lecture slides, which are uploaded. If you study the lectures, you'll do good.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2023-12-04 23:08:17 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTExOTY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof was great and a very interesting lecture. He is nice and will understand accommodations. The four exams are lecture heavy but go to class and study the slides for a good grade. The discussion assignments are manageable. Overall he is a good guy and it is a cool course. \",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-01-24 16:34:13 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTk4MzMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very nice, caring, and smart. You could tell that he really knew his stuff, and all of his research and experience is very fascinating. The class itself is a little bit difficult with a lot of content, and it was very easy to lose attention. I engaged with the TA way more than him, as our TAs did more work engaging with us.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-12-24 03:45:31 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzg5NzMz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"She is well-spoken and good at making things interesting. Her half of the class is both easier and more interesting, in my opinion. She's so nice and she's so excited about the subject and about her work.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-05-23 02:48:53 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMxOTM4NDY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Spiotta teaches the second half of GEOG120. She lectures at a faster pace than Williams, so that was quite the change mid-semester. She is very interested in Geomorphology and land surfaces and it shows in her lectures. Exams are lecture heavy but manageable. I learned a lot and found the class very interesting.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:22:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTgx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She taught the second half of geog 120, and I thought she did a really good job. The tests were really easy, and the homework and lectures were interesting. I would recommend this professor/class to anyone.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2020-12-06 07:25:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzOTYzNTQ2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"THIS IS NOT AN EASY A. I was a 4.0 student until this class. Reading isn't necessary(or even helpful). Just study the lecture slides and bold words in the book and you'll get a B, no doubt.  She's a great teacher. I learned incredibly well from her, but my grade was severely damaged thanks to the first half of semester, not taught by her.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-11-21 01:31:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzYxODcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sometimes she goes through things a little fast. Tests are pretty easy and straight from lecture- textbook is not important at all for her section of the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-12-11 22:12:23 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTE2MDcw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Goes kind of fast through her slides. Makes the lectures interesting, as much as she can.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-05-05 22:38:05 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0NzQ5NzI1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She knows her stuff and explained concepts clearly, but lectures were generally quite dry. Don't waste your money on the textbook. This class is very boring if you have any amount of natural science background.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-10-25 17:34:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNzM5MDEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Marin-Spiotta was not was interesting or engaging as Jim Burt (prof for the first half of the semester), but she was not horribly boring either. Exams were based on lecture, but she didn't necessarily spend a whole lot of time on material that was on the exam. Not necessarily an easy A by any means.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-12-19 16:18:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3OTk3Njk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sam's lectures were very boring, but straight forward. The exams were extremely difficult and at times tricky; they were not a good test of one's knowledge of the material.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-06-26 19:13:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"instructor_name\":\"Samantha Greene\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNDQ2MTAx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1172354\"},{\"comment\":\"he teaches about dirt and rocks, which makes you want to gouge your eyes out. the plus side is that you can see that he truly loves this subject, which does help. he did run over on class time and his test wasn't too easy, but he does curve. try to attend lect, as boring as it is, and then study off his class notes\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-06-05 00:26:58 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MzA0ODQy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"This class is so boring, it's almost impossible to sit through a lecture. The tests are extremely hard (but they are curved). You should really avoid taking this class. Easily the worst class I've taken at UW.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:15:16 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2MzY4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"He goes through things really fast. Lectures are really boring. I took this for an easy A, but it was surprisingly really difficult. Exams are tough. I just really hated this class. I would avoid it at all costs.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:16:45 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2Mzk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof Williams is truly interested in this subject.  However, he is an incredibly boring speaker.  Not just that, he just can't speak well in general.  He talks fast and is a bit scatter-brained.  Tests were fair, but I was so uninterested in the topic it was near impossible to study for.  Find a better science general to take.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-10-29 21:04:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjMwNjIy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Mason is a big nerd, he laughs at soil horizons and glaciers, but his class is easy.  I'd definitely recommend it for non-science majors.  There's not a lot of work, his tests are straightforward and easy and all of the TAs seem really helpful and nice.  His part of the class was easier, but more boring than Prof. Williams'.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-22 11:33:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTk4OTEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"great teacher, easy, and keeps things simple.  definately reccomend the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-12 00:04:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTUzMTMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"}],\"evidence_count\":27,\"review_ids\":[\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"6310dcbb1caecb6e0653edc3\",\"ba43331db45dfb6706ef66d4\",\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"name\":\"Samantha Greene\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"name\":\"Joseph Mason\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"name\":\"Jack Williams\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"name\":\"James Knox\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2025\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Exams are lecture-heavy and non-cumulative. Studying slides helps. Some instructors (Knox, Greene, sometimes Williams) have difficult or tricky exams. Curves are mentioned.\"},{\"aspect\":\"organization\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"THIS IS NOT AN EASY A. I was a 4.0 student until this class. Reading isn't necessary(or even helpful). Just study the lecture slides and bold words in the book and you'll get a B, no doubt.  She's a great teacher. I learned incredibly well from her, but my grade was severely damaged thanks to the first half of semester, not taught by her.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-11-21 01:31:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzYxODcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Spiotta teaches the second half of GEOG120. 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The tests are extremely hard (but they are curved). You should really avoid taking this class. Easily the worst class I've taken at UW.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:15:16 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2MzY4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"He goes through things really fast. Lectures are really boring. I took this for an easy A, but it was surprisingly really difficult. Exams are tough. I just really hated this class. I would avoid it at all costs.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:16:45 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2Mzk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof Williams is truly interested in this subject.  However, he is an incredibly boring speaker.  Not just that, he just can't speak well in general.  He talks fast and is a bit scatter-brained.  Tests were fair, but I was so uninterested in the topic it was near impossible to study for.  Find a better science general to take.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-10-29 21:04:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjMwNjIy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Mason is a big nerd, he laughs at soil horizons and glaciers, but his class is easy.  I'd definitely recommend it for non-science majors.  There's not a lot of work, his tests are straightforward and easy and all of the TAs seem really helpful and nice.  His part of the class was easier, but more boring than Prof. Williams'.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-22 11:33:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTk4OTEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"great teacher, easy, and keeps things simple.  definately reccomend the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-12 00:04:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTUzMTMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"}],\"evidence_count\":27,\"review_ids\":[\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"6310dcbb1caecb6e0653edc3\",\"ba43331db45dfb6706ef66d4\",\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"name\":\"Samantha Greene\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"name\":\"Joseph Mason\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"name\":\"Jack Williams\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"name\":\"James Knox\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2025\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Instructors like Jack Williams and Ken Keefover-Ring are praised for clarity and passion, though some find lectures dry. Erika Marin-Spiotta is well-spoken but fast. James Knox and Samantha Greene received criticism for boring lectures.\"},{\"aspect\":\"workload\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"He's kind of a funny guy and I prefer his PowerPoint presentations to the chalkboard notes of my previous geog prof.  If you stay awake in class and take good notes the tests aren't horrible.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2004-12-17 20:32:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwNjE3NjA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was great to have the first half of the semester. He is pretty passionate about weather/climate and makes material very simple and easy to understand. Exams are straight from the lectures so be sure to attend and take good notes. Take this class if you need a science requirement.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2009-05-14 11:31:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE1ODM2MjE5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was an amazing professor. He really helped students with any questions, during lecture or in office hours and is a phenomenal lecturer. I was never bored in his class. The grading is very clear, four in class exams, non-cumulative, 30 pts each. Study 2-3 nights before and you'll do well. Would recommend this class & professor!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-11-30 11:13:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1NTAyMzg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Ken is great!! His lectures are fun and interesting and his tests speak exactly to his lectures.  Just study the lectures a few times and you'll be fine.  He is also funny, which makes class a lot more fun and his office hours are very chill.  The material is easy to understand and anyone with any science background will get an easy A. Take it!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2017-05-13 11:22:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzAyMzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very knowledgable in the subject area and was very passionate about his work. He clearly explained concepts during lecture, although it was a lot of information to take in at times. The tests are very lecture heavy, but if you prepare enough they are not impossible to do well on. Must be willing to put the work in!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-12-19 16:15:08 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzE4NjUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams is very informative and clear when presenting material in lectures. He is a nice guy and explains all concepts clearly. The class has 4 exams, two on his material and 2 on Spiotta's material. He teaches the first half of the semester for GEOG 120. The exams are 90% lecture and 10% textbook, but I never read and got an A.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:09:33 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"I loved Prof Williams. I took this class for physical science credit and it ended up being one of my favorite classes. The material was really interesting. There is a textbook but you do not need to read it because basically all of the test material is talked about in lecture. Becky Rose was an amazing TA as well.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-12-28 21:07:37 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjY4ODUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a really funny lecturer and was receptive to student feedback on his lectures. The class didn't have a ton of homework, it's good to read the textbook but you can get by without it if you really have to. Exams were curved up quite a lot.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2023-03-01 16:38:10 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6310dcbb1caecb6e0653edc3\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM3NDY4NDky\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"readings short and to the point. Lectures are all-encompassing of exams and recorded. Prof very caring and responsive. Makes lecture enjoyable\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2023-11-17 07:24:58 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"ba43331db45dfb6706ef66d4\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4NDExMTIy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Ken is such a nice and funny guy! Makes good dad jokes in class and is very supportive. His lectures were sometimes boring topics, but he made them interesting enough! Basically no homework, tests come straight from the lecture slides, which are uploaded. If you study the lectures, you'll do good.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2023-12-04 23:08:17 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTExOTY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof was great and a very interesting lecture. He is nice and will understand accommodations. The four exams are lecture heavy but go to class and study the slides for a good grade. The discussion assignments are manageable. Overall he is a good guy and it is a cool course. \",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-01-24 16:34:13 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTk4MzMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very nice, caring, and smart. You could tell that he really knew his stuff, and all of his research and experience is very fascinating. The class itself is a little bit difficult with a lot of content, and it was very easy to lose attention. I engaged with the TA way more than him, as our TAs did more work engaging with us.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-12-24 03:45:31 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzg5NzMz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"She is well-spoken and good at making things interesting. Her half of the class is both easier and more interesting, in my opinion. She's so nice and she's so excited about the subject and about her work.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-05-23 02:48:53 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMxOTM4NDY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Spiotta teaches the second half of GEOG120. She lectures at a faster pace than Williams, so that was quite the change mid-semester. She is very interested in Geomorphology and land surfaces and it shows in her lectures. Exams are lecture heavy but manageable. I learned a lot and found the class very interesting.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:22:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTgx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She taught the second half of geog 120, and I thought she did a really good job. The tests were really easy, and the homework and lectures were interesting. I would recommend this professor/class to anyone.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2020-12-06 07:25:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzOTYzNTQ2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"THIS IS NOT AN EASY A. I was a 4.0 student until this class. Reading isn't necessary(or even helpful). Just study the lecture slides and bold words in the book and you'll get a B, no doubt.  She's a great teacher. I learned incredibly well from her, but my grade was severely damaged thanks to the first half of semester, not taught by her.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-11-21 01:31:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzYxODcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sometimes she goes through things a little fast. Tests are pretty easy and straight from lecture- textbook is not important at all for her section of the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-12-11 22:12:23 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTE2MDcw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Goes kind of fast through her slides. Makes the lectures interesting, as much as she can.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-05-05 22:38:05 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0NzQ5NzI1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She knows her stuff and explained concepts clearly, but lectures were generally quite dry. Don't waste your money on the textbook. This class is very boring if you have any amount of natural science background.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-10-25 17:34:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNzM5MDEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Marin-Spiotta was not was interesting or engaging as Jim Burt (prof for the first half of the semester), but she was not horribly boring either. Exams were based on lecture, but she didn't necessarily spend a whole lot of time on material that was on the exam. Not necessarily an easy A by any means.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-12-19 16:18:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3OTk3Njk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sam's lectures were very boring, but straight forward. The exams were extremely difficult and at times tricky; they were not a good test of one's knowledge of the material.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-06-26 19:13:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"instructor_name\":\"Samantha Greene\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNDQ2MTAx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1172354\"},{\"comment\":\"he teaches about dirt and rocks, which makes you want to gouge your eyes out. the plus side is that you can see that he truly loves this subject, which does help. he did run over on class time and his test wasn't too easy, but he does curve. try to attend lect, as boring as it is, and then study off his class notes\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-06-05 00:26:58 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MzA0ODQy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"This class is so boring, it's almost impossible to sit through a lecture. The tests are extremely hard (but they are curved). You should really avoid taking this class. Easily the worst class I've taken at UW.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:15:16 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2MzY4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"He goes through things really fast. Lectures are really boring. I took this for an easy A, but it was surprisingly really difficult. Exams are tough. I just really hated this class. I would avoid it at all costs.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:16:45 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2Mzk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof Williams is truly interested in this subject.  However, he is an incredibly boring speaker.  Not just that, he just can't speak well in general.  He talks fast and is a bit scatter-brained.  Tests were fair, but I was so uninterested in the topic it was near impossible to study for.  Find a better science general to take.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-10-29 21:04:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjMwNjIy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Mason is a big nerd, he laughs at soil horizons and glaciers, but his class is easy.  I'd definitely recommend it for non-science majors.  There's not a lot of work, his tests are straightforward and easy and all of the TAs seem really helpful and nice.  His part of the class was easier, but more boring than Prof. Williams'.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-22 11:33:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTk4OTEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"great teacher, easy, and keeps things simple.  definately reccomend the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-12 00:04:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTUzMTMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"}],\"evidence_count\":27,\"review_ids\":[\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"6310dcbb1caecb6e0653edc3\",\"ba43331db45dfb6706ef66d4\",\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"name\":\"Samantha Greene\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"name\":\"Joseph Mason\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"name\":\"Jack Williams\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"name\":\"James Knox\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2025\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Workload varies. Some find it easy with little homework if attending lectures. Others report high difficulty and heavy content, especially with James Knox. Textbook reading is often optional.\"},{\"aspect\":\"assessment\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"He's kind of a funny guy and I prefer his PowerPoint presentations to the chalkboard notes of my previous geog prof.  If you stay awake in class and take good notes the tests aren't horrible.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2004-12-17 20:32:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwNjE3NjA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was great to have the first half of the semester. He is pretty passionate about weather/climate and makes material very simple and easy to understand. 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Would recommend this class & professor!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-11-30 11:13:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1NTAyMzg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Ken is great!! His lectures are fun and interesting and his tests speak exactly to his lectures.  Just study the lectures a few times and you'll be fine.  He is also funny, which makes class a lot more fun and his office hours are very chill.  The material is easy to understand and anyone with any science background will get an easy A. Take it!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2017-05-13 11:22:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzAyMzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very knowledgable in the subject area and was very passionate about his work. He clearly explained concepts during lecture, although it was a lot of information to take in at times. The tests are very lecture heavy, but if you prepare enough they are not impossible to do well on. Must be willing to put the work in!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-12-19 16:15:08 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzE4NjUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams is very informative and clear when presenting material in lectures. He is a nice guy and explains all concepts clearly. The class has 4 exams, two on his material and 2 on Spiotta's material. He teaches the first half of the semester for GEOG 120. The exams are 90% lecture and 10% textbook, but I never read and got an A.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:09:33 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"I loved Prof Williams. I took this class for physical science credit and it ended up being one of my favorite classes. The material was really interesting. There is a textbook but you do not need to read it because basically all of the test material is talked about in lecture. Becky Rose was an amazing TA as well.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-12-28 21:07:37 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjY4ODUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a really funny lecturer and was receptive to student feedback on his lectures. The class didn't have a ton of homework, it's good to read the textbook but you can get by without it if you really have to. 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Makes good dad jokes in class and is very supportive. His lectures were sometimes boring topics, but he made them interesting enough! Basically no homework, tests come straight from the lecture slides, which are uploaded. If you study the lectures, you'll do good.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2023-12-04 23:08:17 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTExOTY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof was great and a very interesting lecture. He is nice and will understand accommodations. The four exams are lecture heavy but go to class and study the slides for a good grade. The discussion assignments are manageable. Overall he is a good guy and it is a cool course. \",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-01-24 16:34:13 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTk4MzMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very nice, caring, and smart. You could tell that he really knew his stuff, and all of his research and experience is very fascinating. The class itself is a little bit difficult with a lot of content, and it was very easy to lose attention. I engaged with the TA way more than him, as our TAs did more work engaging with us.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-12-24 03:45:31 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzg5NzMz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"She is well-spoken and good at making things interesting. Her half of the class is both easier and more interesting, in my opinion. She's so nice and she's so excited about the subject and about her work.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-05-23 02:48:53 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMxOTM4NDY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Spiotta teaches the second half of GEOG120. She lectures at a faster pace than Williams, so that was quite the change mid-semester. She is very interested in Geomorphology and land surfaces and it shows in her lectures. Exams are lecture heavy but manageable. I learned a lot and found the class very interesting.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:22:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTgx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She taught the second half of geog 120, and I thought she did a really good job. The tests were really easy, and the homework and lectures were interesting. I would recommend this professor/class to anyone.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2020-12-06 07:25:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzOTYzNTQ2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"THIS IS NOT AN EASY A. I was a 4.0 student until this class. Reading isn't necessary(or even helpful). Just study the lecture slides and bold words in the book and you'll get a B, no doubt.  She's a great teacher. I learned incredibly well from her, but my grade was severely damaged thanks to the first half of semester, not taught by her.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-11-21 01:31:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzYxODcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sometimes she goes through things a little fast. Tests are pretty easy and straight from lecture- textbook is not important at all for her section of the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-12-11 22:12:23 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTE2MDcw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Goes kind of fast through her slides. Makes the lectures interesting, as much as she can.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-05-05 22:38:05 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0NzQ5NzI1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She knows her stuff and explained concepts clearly, but lectures were generally quite dry. Don't waste your money on the textbook. This class is very boring if you have any amount of natural science background.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-10-25 17:34:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNzM5MDEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Marin-Spiotta was not was interesting or engaging as Jim Burt (prof for the first half of the semester), but she was not horribly boring either. Exams were based on lecture, but she didn't necessarily spend a whole lot of time on material that was on the exam. Not necessarily an easy A by any means.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-12-19 16:18:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3OTk3Njk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sam's lectures were very boring, but straight forward. The exams were extremely difficult and at times tricky; they were not a good test of one's knowledge of the material.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-06-26 19:13:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"instructor_name\":\"Samantha Greene\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNDQ2MTAx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1172354\"},{\"comment\":\"he teaches about dirt and rocks, which makes you want to gouge your eyes out. the plus side is that you can see that he truly loves this subject, which does help. he did run over on class time and his test wasn't too easy, but he does curve. try to attend lect, as boring as it is, and then study off his class notes\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-06-05 00:26:58 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MzA0ODQy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"This class is so boring, it's almost impossible to sit through a lecture. The tests are extremely hard (but they are curved). You should really avoid taking this class. Easily the worst class I've taken at UW.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:15:16 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2MzY4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"He goes through things really fast. Lectures are really boring. I took this for an easy A, but it was surprisingly really difficult. Exams are tough. I just really hated this class. I would avoid it at all costs.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:16:45 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2Mzk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof Williams is truly interested in this subject.  However, he is an incredibly boring speaker.  Not just that, he just can't speak well in general.  He talks fast and is a bit scatter-brained.  Tests were fair, but I was so uninterested in the topic it was near impossible to study for.  Find a better science general to take.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-10-29 21:04:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjMwNjIy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Mason is a big nerd, he laughs at soil horizons and glaciers, but his class is easy.  I'd definitely recommend it for non-science majors.  There's not a lot of work, his tests are straightforward and easy and all of the TAs seem really helpful and nice.  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His part of the class was easier, but more boring than Prof. Williams'.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-22 11:33:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTk4OTEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"great teacher, easy, and keeps things simple.  definately reccomend the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-12 00:04:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTUzMTMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"}],\"evidence_count\":27,\"review_ids\":[\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"6310dcbb1caecb6e0653edc3\",\"ba43331db45dfb6706ef66d4\",\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"name\":\"Samantha Greene\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"name\":\"Joseph Mason\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"name\":\"Jack Williams\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"name\":\"James Knox\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2025\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Instructors like Jack Williams and Ken Keefover-Ring are praised for clarity and passion, though some find lectures dry. Erika Marin-Spiotta is well-spoken but fast. James Knox and Samantha Greene received criticism for boring lectures.\"},{\"aspect\":\"workload\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"He's kind of a funny guy and I prefer his PowerPoint presentations to the chalkboard notes of my previous geog prof.  If you stay awake in class and take good notes the tests aren't horrible.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2004-12-17 20:32:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwNjE3NjA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was great to have the first half of the semester. He is pretty passionate about weather/climate and makes material very simple and easy to understand. Exams are straight from the lectures so be sure to attend and take good notes. Take this class if you need a science requirement.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2009-05-14 11:31:30 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE1ODM2MjE5\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was an amazing professor. He really helped students with any questions, during lecture or in office hours and is a phenomenal lecturer. I was never bored in his class. The grading is very clear, four in class exams, non-cumulative, 30 pts each. Study 2-3 nights before and you'll do well. Would recommend this class & professor!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-11-30 11:13:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1NTAyMzg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Ken is great!! His lectures are fun and interesting and his tests speak exactly to his lectures.  Just study the lectures a few times and you'll be fine.  He is also funny, which makes class a lot more fun and his office hours are very chill.  The material is easy to understand and anyone with any science background will get an easy A. Take it!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2017-05-13 11:22:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzAyMzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very knowledgable in the subject area and was very passionate about his work. He clearly explained concepts during lecture, although it was a lot of information to take in at times. The tests are very lecture heavy, but if you prepare enough they are not impossible to do well on. Must be willing to put the work in!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-12-19 16:15:08 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzE4NjUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams is very informative and clear when presenting material in lectures. He is a nice guy and explains all concepts clearly. The class has 4 exams, two on his material and 2 on Spiotta's material. He teaches the first half of the semester for GEOG 120. The exams are 90% lecture and 10% textbook, but I never read and got an A.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:09:33 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"I loved Prof Williams. I took this class for physical science credit and it ended up being one of my favorite classes. The material was really interesting. There is a textbook but you do not need to read it because basically all of the test material is talked about in lecture. Becky Rose was an amazing TA as well.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-12-28 21:07:37 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjY4ODUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a really funny lecturer and was receptive to student feedback on his lectures. The class didn't have a ton of homework, it's good to read the textbook but you can get by without it if you really have to. 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Makes good dad jokes in class and is very supportive. His lectures were sometimes boring topics, but he made them interesting enough! Basically no homework, tests come straight from the lecture slides, which are uploaded. If you study the lectures, you'll do good.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2023-12-04 23:08:17 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTExOTY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof was great and a very interesting lecture. He is nice and will understand accommodations. The four exams are lecture heavy but go to class and study the slides for a good grade. The discussion assignments are manageable. Overall he is a good guy and it is a cool course. \",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-01-24 16:34:13 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTk4MzMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very nice, caring, and smart. You could tell that he really knew his stuff, and all of his research and experience is very fascinating. The class itself is a little bit difficult with a lot of content, and it was very easy to lose attention. I engaged with the TA way more than him, as our TAs did more work engaging with us.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-12-24 03:45:31 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzg5NzMz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"She is well-spoken and good at making things interesting. Her half of the class is both easier and more interesting, in my opinion. She's so nice and she's so excited about the subject and about her work.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-05-23 02:48:53 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMxOTM4NDY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Spiotta teaches the second half of GEOG120. She lectures at a faster pace than Williams, so that was quite the change mid-semester. She is very interested in Geomorphology and land surfaces and it shows in her lectures. Exams are lecture heavy but manageable. I learned a lot and found the class very interesting.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:22:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTgx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She taught the second half of geog 120, and I thought she did a really good job. The tests were really easy, and the homework and lectures were interesting. I would recommend this professor/class to anyone.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2020-12-06 07:25:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzOTYzNTQ2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"THIS IS NOT AN EASY A. I was a 4.0 student until this class. Reading isn't necessary(or even helpful). Just study the lecture slides and bold words in the book and you'll get a B, no doubt.  She's a great teacher. I learned incredibly well from her, but my grade was severely damaged thanks to the first half of semester, not taught by her.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-11-21 01:31:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzYxODcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sometimes she goes through things a little fast. Tests are pretty easy and straight from lecture- textbook is not important at all for her section of the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-12-11 22:12:23 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTE2MDcw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Goes kind of fast through her slides. Makes the lectures interesting, as much as she can.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-05-05 22:38:05 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0NzQ5NzI1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She knows her stuff and explained concepts clearly, but lectures were generally quite dry. Don't waste your money on the textbook. This class is very boring if you have any amount of natural science background.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-10-25 17:34:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNzM5MDEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Marin-Spiotta was not was interesting or engaging as Jim Burt (prof for the first half of the semester), but she was not horribly boring either. Exams were based on lecture, but she didn't necessarily spend a whole lot of time on material that was on the exam. Not necessarily an easy A by any means.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-12-19 16:18:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3OTk3Njk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sam's lectures were very boring, but straight forward. The exams were extremely difficult and at times tricky; they were not a good test of one's knowledge of the material.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-06-26 19:13:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"instructor_name\":\"Samantha Greene\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNDQ2MTAx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1172354\"},{\"comment\":\"he teaches about dirt and rocks, which makes you want to gouge your eyes out. the plus side is that you can see that he truly loves this subject, which does help. he did run over on class time and his test wasn't too easy, but he does curve. try to attend lect, as boring as it is, and then study off his class notes\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-06-05 00:26:58 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MzA0ODQy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"This class is so boring, it's almost impossible to sit through a lecture. The tests are extremely hard (but they are curved). You should really avoid taking this class. Easily the worst class I've taken at UW.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:15:16 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2MzY4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"He goes through things really fast. Lectures are really boring. I took this for an easy A, but it was surprisingly really difficult. Exams are tough. I just really hated this class. I would avoid it at all costs.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:16:45 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2Mzk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof Williams is truly interested in this subject.  However, he is an incredibly boring speaker.  Not just that, he just can't speak well in general.  He talks fast and is a bit scatter-brained.  Tests were fair, but I was so uninterested in the topic it was near impossible to study for.  Find a better science general to take.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-10-29 21:04:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjMwNjIy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Mason is a big nerd, he laughs at soil horizons and glaciers, but his class is easy.  I'd definitely recommend it for non-science majors.  There's not a lot of work, his tests are straightforward and easy and all of the TAs seem really helpful and nice.  His part of the class was easier, but more boring than Prof. Williams'.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-22 11:33:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTk4OTEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"great teacher, easy, and keeps things simple.  definately reccomend the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-12 00:04:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTUzMTMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"}],\"evidence_count\":27,\"review_ids\":[\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"6310dcbb1caecb6e0653edc3\",\"ba43331db45dfb6706ef66d4\",\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"name\":\"Samantha Greene\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"name\":\"Joseph Mason\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"name\":\"Jack Williams\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"name\":\"James Knox\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2025\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Workload varies. Some find it easy with little homework if attending lectures. Others report high difficulty and heavy content, especially with James Knox. Textbook reading is often optional.\"},{\"aspect\":\"assessment\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"He's kind of a funny guy and I prefer his PowerPoint presentations to the chalkboard notes of my previous geog prof.  If you stay awake in class and take good notes the tests aren't horrible.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2004-12-17 20:32:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMwNjE3NjA=\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was great to have the first half of the semester. He is pretty passionate about weather/climate and makes material very simple and easy to understand. 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Would recommend this class & professor!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-11-30 11:13:55 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI1NTAyMzg4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Ken is great!! His lectures are fun and interesting and his tests speak exactly to his lectures.  Just study the lectures a few times and you'll be fine.  He is also funny, which makes class a lot more fun and his office hours are very chill.  The material is easy to understand and anyone with any science background will get an easy A. Take it!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2017-05-13 11:22:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI4MzAyMzIz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very knowledgable in the subject area and was very passionate about his work. He clearly explained concepts during lecture, although it was a lot of information to take in at times. The tests are very lecture heavy, but if you prepare enough they are not impossible to do well on. Must be willing to put the work in!\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-12-19 16:15:08 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMyNzE4NjUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams is very informative and clear when presenting material in lectures. He is a nice guy and explains all concepts clearly. The class has 4 exams, two on his material and 2 on Spiotta's material. He teaches the first half of the semester for GEOG 120. The exams are 90% lecture and 10% textbook, but I never read and got an A.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:09:33 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTEw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"I loved Prof Williams. I took this class for physical science credit and it ended up being one of my favorite classes. The material was really interesting. There is a textbook but you do not need to read it because basically all of the test material is talked about in lecture. Becky Rose was an amazing TA as well.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-12-28 21:07:37 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM1NjY4ODUx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"He was a really funny lecturer and was receptive to student feedback on his lectures. The class didn't have a ton of homework, it's good to read the textbook but you can get by without it if you really have to. 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Makes good dad jokes in class and is very supportive. His lectures were sometimes boring topics, but he made them interesting enough! Basically no homework, tests come straight from the lecture slides, which are uploaded. If you study the lectures, you'll do good.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2023-12-04 23:08:17 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM4NTExOTY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof was great and a very interesting lecture. He is nice and will understand accommodations. The four exams are lecture heavy but go to class and study the slides for a good grade. The discussion assignments are manageable. Overall he is a good guy and it is a cool course. \",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-01-24 16:34:13 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"instructor_name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQwNTk4MzMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2217868\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Williams was very nice, caring, and smart. You could tell that he really knew his stuff, and all of his research and experience is very fascinating. The class itself is a little bit difficult with a lot of content, and it was very easy to lose attention. I engaged with the TA way more than him, as our TAs did more work engaging with us.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2025-12-24 03:45:31 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTQyMzg5NzMz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"She is well-spoken and good at making things interesting. Her half of the class is both easier and more interesting, in my opinion. She's so nice and she's so excited about the subject and about her work.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2019-05-23 02:48:53 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMxOTM4NDY2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Spiotta teaches the second half of GEOG120. She lectures at a faster pace than Williams, so that was quite the change mid-semester. She is very interested in Geomorphology and land surfaces and it shows in her lectures. Exams are lecture heavy but manageable. I learned a lot and found the class very interesting.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2021-01-07 21:22:51 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTM0MjUwMTgx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She taught the second half of geog 120, and I thought she did a really good job. The tests were really easy, and the homework and lectures were interesting. I would recommend this professor/class to anyone.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2020-12-06 07:25:43 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTMzOTYzNTQ2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"THIS IS NOT AN EASY A. I was a 4.0 student until this class. Reading isn't necessary(or even helpful). Just study the lecture slides and bold words in the book and you'll get a B, no doubt.  She's a great teacher. I learned incredibly well from her, but my grade was severely damaged thanks to the first half of semester, not taught by her.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-11-21 01:31:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzYxODcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sometimes she goes through things a little fast. Tests are pretty easy and straight from lecture- textbook is not important at all for her section of the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-12-11 22:12:23 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyNTE2MDcw\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Goes kind of fast through her slides. Makes the lectures interesting, as much as she can.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2015-05-05 22:38:05 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTI0NzQ5NzI1\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"She knows her stuff and explained concepts clearly, but lectures were generally quite dry. Don't waste your money on the textbook. This class is very boring if you have any amount of natural science background.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-10-25 17:34:50 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNzM5MDEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Professor Marin-Spiotta was not was interesting or engaging as Jim Burt (prof for the first half of the semester), but she was not horribly boring either. Exams were based on lecture, but she didn't necessarily spend a whole lot of time on material that was on the exam. Not necessarily an easy A by any means.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-12-19 16:18:35 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3OTk3Njk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Sam's lectures were very boring, but straight forward. The exams were extremely difficult and at times tricky; they were not a good test of one's knowledge of the material.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2012-06-26 19:13:12 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":5,\"id\":\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"instructor_name\":\"Samantha Greene\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIwNDQ2MTAx\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1172354\"},{\"comment\":\"he teaches about dirt and rocks, which makes you want to gouge your eyes out. the plus side is that you can see that he truly loves this subject, which does help. he did run over on class time and his test wasn't too easy, but he does curve. try to attend lect, as boring as it is, and then study off his class notes\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-06-05 00:26:58 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MzA0ODQy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"This class is so boring, it's almost impossible to sit through a lecture. The tests are extremely hard (but they are curved). You should really avoid taking this class. Easily the worst class I've taken at UW.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:15:16 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"instructor_name\":\"James Knox\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2MzY4\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/893598\"},{\"comment\":\"He goes through things really fast. Lectures are really boring. I took this for an easy A, but it was surprisingly really difficult. Exams are tough. I just really hated this class. I would avoid it at all costs.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2010-05-11 18:16:45 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":2,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTE3MTc2Mzk2\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof Williams is truly interested in this subject.  However, he is an incredibly boring speaker.  Not just that, he just can't speak well in general.  He talks fast and is a bit scatter-brained.  Tests were fair, but I was so uninterested in the topic it was near impossible to study for.  Find a better science general to take.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-10-29 21:04:07 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":3,\"id\":\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":3,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMjMwNjIy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"},{\"comment\":\"Prof. Mason is a big nerd, he laughs at soil horizons and glaciers, but his class is easy.  I'd definitely recommend it for non-science majors.  There's not a lot of work, his tests are straightforward and easy and all of the TAs seem really helpful and nice.  His part of the class was easier, but more boring than Prof. Williams'.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-22 11:33:41 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":2,\"id\":\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"instructor_name\":\"Joseph Mason\",\"quality_rating\":4,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTk4OTEz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/533263\"},{\"comment\":\"great teacher, easy, and keeps things simple.  definately reccomend the class.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2007-05-12 00:04:11 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":1,\"id\":\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"instructor_name\":\"Jack Williams\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTEzMTUzMTMy\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/809546\"}],\"evidence_count\":27,\"review_ids\":[\"cdb8be2dc44e67fa51759797\",\"3b23fe0b3fe5b88ba032f277\",\"73e7b07e76426dfbc5ac1423\",\"51519128989b9af8a07550ad\",\"fc945d364afc1aaa66b99dae\",\"6ca60e616b53efc3b1c30498\",\"3f5bfcae58b80126dd06e7a5\",\"6310dcbb1caecb6e0653edc3\",\"ba43331db45dfb6706ef66d4\",\"52d82cfd8ead9ec54292aecb\",\"6e30e1d0db7b84fbfa7af923\",\"d2e8c696e489894eabc7e320\",\"6ad670a8aa02d1dd5b56ccee\",\"d166d6849d9e64e0b629614b\",\"9f9bf2dff37f18b28f90f762\",\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"b3d3efe5d9bb7740418f8f42\",\"4075d2fff5047fc455018b47\",\"ceacd2796b2702b3987c1bbc\",\"8b9656c763edea229511b898\",\"5af1925f34abd5b292502e70\",\"c130adc2f7747d2c5e9c0937\",\"500b7acb21059b41708f7ede\",\"d79ad7e210ffd647facd8d5f\",\"398bab66dfa7a23969c69bd9\",\"a525e002c1c3771b094ddf40\",\"2d728bca6fc027c93403b522\"],\"scope\":{\"historical\":true,\"instructors\":[{\"id\":\"rmp:1172354\",\"name\":\"Samantha Greene\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:2217868\",\"name\":\"Ken Keefover-Ring\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:533263\",\"name\":\"Joseph Mason\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:809546\",\"name\":\"Jack Williams\"},{\"id\":\"rmp:893598\",\"name\":\"James Knox\"}],\"review_year_end\":\"2025\",\"review_year_start\":\"2004\"},\"sentiment\":\"mixed\",\"summary\":\"Exams are lecture-heavy and non-cumulative. Studying slides helps. Some instructors (Knox, Greene, sometimes Williams) have difficult or tricky exams. Curves are mentioned.\"},{\"aspect\":\"organization\",\"evidence\":[{\"comment\":\"THIS IS NOT AN EASY A. I was a 4.0 student until this class. Reading isn't necessary(or even helpful). Just study the lecture slides and bold words in the book and you'll get a B, no doubt.  She's a great teacher. I learned incredibly well from her, but my grade was severely damaged thanks to the first half of semester, not taught by her.\",\"course_id\":\"ENVIRST/GEOG 120\",\"date\":\"2013-11-21 01:31:32 +0000 UTC\",\"difficulty_rating\":4,\"id\":\"79603d503b6db948dbb01ce9\",\"instructor_id\":\"rmp:1382050\",\"instructor_name\":\"Erika Marin-Spiotta\",\"quality_rating\":5,\"source_review_id\":\"UmF0aW5nLTIyMzYxODcz\",\"source_url\":\"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/1382050\"},{\"comment\":\"Spiotta teaches the second half of GEOG120. 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