AI Rate Professor

Spanish

Manuel Sanchez

SP1 · SP01 · 71385SPAN · SPAN2A · SPAN02 · SPAN001 · 002A · SPAN002A · SPANISH2A · SPAN1 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
36/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

Prefer in person only if you can devote many weekly hours; and compressed summer unless Spanish is already strong.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming homeworkMcGraw Hill heavyCaring in personTough graderMandatory partner work online
  • Online and summer sections are flooded with and weak support.
  • and attendance often praise caring teaching and real Spanish growth.
  • Beginner Spanish is graded hard and time-consuming; not an easy A path.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even fluent or high-effort students report brutal assignment volume and .

Online A-plus students still warn against him; in-person As require heavy weekly study and participation.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Content and platform work are dense, fast, and .

Both formats are hard; online is harder due to volume and organization issues.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and participation matter, and online often requires Zooms or partner meetings for points.

In ; online adds mandatory partner or meeting tasks despite async claims.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

because online workload horror stories outweigh loyal in-person fans.

In-person recommendations are warmer; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

32/100

; missed tests rarely reopened and beginner work is graded at a high bar.

Format shift

; in person is stern but clearer for some.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students repeatedly report 70 to 100-plus assignments in short windows plus quizzes, essays, and tests.

Format shift

Online and summer are the worst; in person is still lots of homework but more paced for some.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

and effective; online students call lectures disorganized, unhelpful, and paycheck-driven.

Format shift

In person rates much higher than online.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Massive homework platforms dominate, with unit quizzes, tests, presentations, essays, and partner videos layered on.

Format shift

Online is almost entirely platform assignments; in and tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person is mixed-to-positive for dedicated students: lots of homework and , but , and strong skill gains.

Main concern

, and tough standards especially for true beginners.

What students said

“Hw after every class but not too difficult... If he teaches Spanish 3 I'd love !”
002A
“There was, no exaggeration, 70-80 assignments per week. You have to pay for the textbook on cengage.”
SPAN001
“Completely fell in love with Spanish because of Professor Sanchez and it is now my major.”
SPAN002A

Remote format

Online

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online is widely panned for massive Connect/McGraw Hill workloads, , and little learning payoff.

Main concern

100-plus assignment dumps, group work with no class community, and .

What students said

“He assigned 100 assignments during finals week with only a week to do them, plus 2 separate exams.”
SPAN001
“ but online? Don't do it. He grades so very late... and there is SO MUCH WORK!”
SP01
“For a beginners Spanish class he slams you with work. Im talking about 20+ assignments a week.”
SPAN001

Exam style

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Assessment mixes frequent quizzes and unit tests with papers and model.

Chapter quizzesTests every few chaptersEssays and presentationsPartner video or Zoom tasks

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person commonly has quizzes each chapter or , and presentations with .

Chapter quizzesTests every 3 chaptersPresentations and essaysMandatory attendance
“ and test for every three chapters ( quizzes are what was exactly in the book) 2 essays, 2 presentations”
SPAN2A
“ but he made crosswords and kahoots and we reviewed the content before & after.”
002A

Online

Online uses McGraw Hill modules, midterms, finals, and forced partner videos or Zooms with .

McGraw Hill modulesPartner video or ZoomMidterm and finalLate grading
“Part of the final for the semester is a with another student.”
SPAN001
“He assigned 100 assignments during finals week with only a week to do them, plus 2 separate exams.”
SPAN001

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Do not, and . The ratings here are very misleading. He assigned 100 assignments during finals week with only a week to do them, plus 2 separate exams.”

Voice snapshots generated from 27 reviews (12 online, 15 in person), highlighting workload extremes and format split. Credibility rating: High.

📚

12/100

“There is a lot of homework—118 assignments are due within a two-week period!!! Prepare to give up your weekends.”

🖥️ Online vs In Person Split

38/100

“ but online? Don't do it.”

❤️ In-Person Care

75/100

“Professor Sanchez is an amazing professor, who cares about everyone!”

⚖️

28/100

“grades as though this is an advanced Spanish class and not beginner.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His class focuses on social issues and uses movies to help students understand problems
  • lectures are interesting and very informative
  • The professor's lectures and and difficult to follow

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • 70-80 assignments per week
  • Not an easy class, but that has more to do with the syllabus/textbook
  • If you don't study you won't succeed!

Theme 3

💻 About Online Format

  • All course work is through McGraw Hill
  • Requires a zoom conversation with a classmate each chapter
  • Absurdly

Data context

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Analysis sample

27

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

27 reviews with , and multi-year coverage from 2015 to 2026.

Inside 27 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 54
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 511

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 3 · A 6

B range

4

B+ 1 · B 1 · B- 2

C range

5

C+ 2 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

4

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 2