AI Rate Professor

Spanish

Pablo Roldan

SPANISH2A · SPAN2A · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.5/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid unless you specifically want a hard Spanish class and are ready for .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerLecture heavy SpanishTough graderLittle speaking practiceClassroom conduct concernsMixed early reviews
  • Recent students report monologue lectures with little speaking practice in a conversation class.
  • and one serious conduct complaint about shaming students.
  • Only one older glowing easy-A review exists and it drew heavy thumbs down.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Recent reviews say you work hard for grades and report C-range outcomes, with only one disputed easy-A claim.

All evidence is in-person.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Students , and fast native-level lecture that leaves little practice time.

All evidence is in-person.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory in the recent reviews that report it.

All evidence is in-person.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and repeated warnings outweigh one older positive review.

All evidence is in-person.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

24/100

Repeated tough-grader tags and .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Work is not described as endless busywork, but reading and high standards make effort real.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Students wanted conversation practice and instead got monologues plus serious climate complaints.

Format shift

All evidence is in-person.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Comments emphasize overall toughness more than a .

Format shift

All evidence is in-person; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Mostly negative in-person SPAN2A feedback: tough, lecture-heavy, low speaking practice, one strong conduct concern.

Main concern

Harsh classroom climate and limited speaking practice for a conversation course.

What students said

“He would just speak at us a native speaker speed for most of the class with very little interaction with students.”
SPAN2A
“he chose to microaggress students of color, shame students for what they were eating”
SPAN2A

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews do not clearly prove proctoring style; and lecture-first delivery.

Tough gradingLecture-heavyLimited speaking practice

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

proctored exams; they stress lecture monologues and hard grading.

Tough gradingNative-speed lecturesLow speaking practice
“there wasn't a lot of opportunity for students to practice speaking in a Spanish Conversation class.”
SPAN2A
“Professor Roldan is a though Spanish professor he will make you work for that A.”
SPAN2A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Was disappointed that there wasn't a lot of opportunity for students to practice speaking in a Spanish Conversation class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting lecture style, toughness, and climate risk. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

28/100

“He would just speak at us a native speaker speed for most of the class with very little interaction with students.”

⚠️ Classroom Climate

15/100

“publicly belittling and humiliating students due to their struggles.”

👎 Recommendation

22/100

“ if your majoring in the language if .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He would just speak at us a native speaker speed for most of the class with very little interaction with students.
  • he loves to talk a lot about everything and is very wise in what he speaks of.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • he will make you work for that A. His class isn't easy
  • I chose to withdrawal from the class because I felt it was wasting my time.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Conduct Concerns

  • microaggress students of color, shame students for what they were eating
  • preach Christianity saying it was the only way to save yourself

Data context

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Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

Only four reviews over several years with conflicting extremes and limited assessment detail, so confidence stays low.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

SPAN2A3 reviews
SPANISH2A1 review

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C+ 1 · C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1