AI Rate Professor

Art

Aaron Jones

ART17 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
78/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
73.33%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Great for motivated beginners who show up and , but skip if you need heavy structure or .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyChill studio vibeStrong drawing feedbackBeginner-friendly for manyAttendance mattersPolarizing teaching style
  • Most students improve drawing skills and , and inspirational.
  • A vocal minority says he barely teaches, grades late, and can be harsh or attendance-strict.
  • No textbook; in-class work and Canvas videos drive most of the course.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

76/100

Many report A or A-plus by watching videos, showing up, and turning work in on time without extreme academic stress.

In-person easy for engaged students; online and a few critics say standards feel high for a beginner class.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Beginning Drawing is approachable for non-majors when you use videos and class time, though skill growth still takes practice.

In-person feels more beginner-friendly; online critics say expectations exceed a basic art class.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

and warn missing more than a day can tank you even if grades look fine.

; online notes vary and are sparse.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and chill studio energy, tempered by repeated teaching-structure complaints.

In-person recommendations dominate; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

62/100

On-time work and effort usually yield high grades, but .

Format shift

In-person A rates are high; online and .

Workload

Light

72/100

Weekly drawings often finished in class plus short prep videos; not paper-heavy, though procrastinators struggle.

Format shift

In-person work is studio-based; online assigns more independent drawing load.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

and industry insight for many, offset by claims he relies on videos, grades late, or belittles students.

Format shift

; online instruction quality is the weakest evidence set.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Almost entirely drawing projects, in-class work, peer critique, and .

Format shift

Same project-heavy model online and in person with more independent work online.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

27 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

chill atmosphere, music, demos or videos, and .

Main concern

, and occasional rude or unhelpful moments.

What students said

“Great class and great professor! He really wants each of his students to grow.”
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“Does not provide help, in-class instruction, or answer questions, only .”
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Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

some improve with supported with only YouTube links.

Main concern

Sparse instruction and .

What students said

“ skills.”
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“For this being a basic art class, the professor expects too much from the assignments.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

; success is timely drawings, participation, and video-based quizzes.

Project-based gradingIn-class studio workCanvas video quizzesNo formal exams noted

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

with feedback and occasional video quizzes; no Lockdown or webcam exam claims.

In-class projectsPeer critiqueVideo quizzesOn-time submissions
“ .”
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“All you need to do is watch the videos and .”
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Online

Online reviews describe assignment drawings and .

Independent drawing assignmentsYouTube or Canvas videosProject-focused grading
“Lectures consisted of his own videos and videos from YouTube.”
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“the professor did not make a single video, only links to youtube.”
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Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Aaron Jones is one of the and I've had quite a few.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 ART17 reviews, balancing skill-growth praise against structure and . Credibility rating: High.

🎨 Skill Growth

82/100

“My drawings got so much better by the end of the semester.”

😎 Chill Studio

80/100

“Professor Jones is super chill, he lectures for a bit but you mostly work in ”

⚠️ Structure Complaints

35/100

“He never really taught anything, and instead made us watch youtube videos.”

📣 Recommendation Split

72/100

“ . Wish he was fulltime faculty at RCC.”

Theme 1

🖌️

  • he gives great tips and feedback
  • .
  • Super laid back guy, really cares about helping students get better

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Very beginner-friendly.
  • Easy class.
  • If you are looking an art class to just get through it this is not it.

Theme 3

⚠️

  • but if you miss more than one day
  • would insult his students and get upset over tiny things
  • He's super chill and gives lots of help.

Data context

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Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

30 reviews with rich recent detail show a clear majority-positive pattern plus a consistent critical minority, so the split is well documented.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 521
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ART1730 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

27 reported outcomes

A range

21

A+ 6 · A 14 · A- 1

B range

5

B+ 2 · B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1