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FORM 1050

The Educational Conversation · 11 instructors on record · 26 sections

What the course score is made of

88BC evaluations26 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2022 – Spring 2026

—Student reviewsno reviews — does not contribute

—RateMyProfessorsno ratings — does not contribute

That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

40thMore challenging than 40% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

89BC — “Intellectually Challenging”26 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

29thMore work than 29% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

45BC — “Workload”26 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

What does it mean to be an educated person? At first, we must defer to the answers of others. Over time, we become curious about our formation. What does all of this schooling add up to? How do all of my influences beyond school fit together? We realize that it is time to take responsibility for our own education, to reflect on what it is admirable to become, to locate resources for self-cultivation, and to integrate them into a life worth living. But this is not solitary work. Together we will consider a range of rich, rival conceptions of what it means to be educated. In this way, you will be invited to join one of the oldest and richest dialogues, the educational conversation.

The board

11 instructors · ranked on this class onlyCompare the top 3

Scores are real averages. The order also accounts for how many records back each one — the count is under every score — so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. 3 of the 11 rows carry a mark saying so.

Rank	Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge	RMP overall
1	Garo SaraydarianFormative Education	983 records	25th	39th	10011 ratings · all classes
2	Harrison MullenFormative Education Provisional fewer records	1001 record	78th	84th	—no page
3	Dennis ShirleyEducation Provisional	962 records	25th	30th	—no page
4	Luke BrownEnglish Provisional fewer records	971 record	25th	57th	1003 ratings · all classes
5	Cristiano CasaliniUniversity and Capstone Provisional	961 record	25th	30th	—no page
6	Jeremy AlexanderFormative Education	928 records	33rd	48th	—no page
7	Samantha DimuzioFormative Education Provisional	922 records	78th	88th	1001 rating · all classes
8	William HendelPhilosophy Provisional	901 record	78th	100th	589 ratings · all classes
9	Rene ArcillaFormative Education Provisional	871 record	—	—	—no page
10	Christopher HigginsFormative Education Provisional fewer records	822 records	25th	19th	—no page
11	Francesco GallottaPart-Time Faculty · Philosophy	854 records	25th	18th	965 ratings · all classes

How this board is orderedPositions account for how many records stand behind each number, so one perfect review does not outrank a semester of them. Every score shown is the real average — only the ordering is adjusted. The comparison here is the class itself: a thin record is read against how this class was rated overall, not against the university.

Every instructor with an evaluation record for this class is on this board — it is not a top ten, and nothing is hidden behind a “show more”. Overall is the instructor's blended score for THIS class only, and its one contributing source is Boston College's evaluations for the sections in the row's record count — nothing on this board is an average across the other things they teach. Workload and Challenge are RANKS against every class we hold, not scores: BC's questions all sit near the top of the 1-5 scale, so a raw number would put almost every row in the high eighties and tell you nothing. Challenge is BC's “intellectually challenging” item, which students answer positively about courses that stretched them — it is not a measure of difficulty or grading. Neither column is ever marked better or worse. 8 of 11 rows are marked provisional: fewer than 3 records stand behind the number. That is thin evidence, not a bad instructor — the record count is in every row. The RateMyProfessors column is an instructor's overall figure across everything they teach; that site has no course dimension, so it is shown for information and kept out of the ranking.

The line

All 13 items · means across 26 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9454th pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9343rd pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9455th pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9659th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9251st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9145th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9350th pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9149th pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

8835th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9251st pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

4529th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8940th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9250th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

26 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Jeremy Alexander	Spring 2026	01	94	80	40
Francesco Gallotta	Spring 2026	02	91	83	40
Harrison Mullen	Spring 2026	03	100	100	60
Francesco Gallotta	Fall 2025	03	82	83	40
Garo Saraydarian	Fall 2025	06	98	96	40
William Hendel	Fall 2025	07	90	95	60
Luke Brown	Fall 2025	08	97	90	40
Jeremy Alexander	Spring 2025	01	89	87	40
Francesco Gallotta	Spring 2025	02	73	68	40
Christopher Higgins	Spring 2025	03	74	69	—
Christopher Higgins	Fall 2024	03	90	80	40
Jeremy Alexander	Fall 2024	04	92	89	40
Jeremy Alexander	Fall 2024	05	96	93	60
Francesco Gallotta	Fall 2024	06	93	88	40
Garo Saraydarian	Spring 2024	01	98	98	40
Jeremy Alexander	Spring 2024	02	87	84	60
Jeremy Alexander	Fall 2023	01	89	83	—
Garo Saraydarian	Fall 2023	02	97	97	—
Rene Arcilla	Fall 2023	03	87	85	—
Samantha Dimuzio	Fall 2023	04	85	82	—
Jeremy Alexander	Fall 2023	05	95	88	—
Jeremy Alexander	Fall 2023	06	93	89	—
Cristiano Casalini	Spring 2023	01	96	90	40
Dennis Shirley	Spring 2023	02	97	92	40
Dennis Shirley	Fall 2022	01	96	93	40

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How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.