Lorraine Zank

KIN46 · YOGAKIN · KINA46 · YOUNGATHEART · YOGA · KIN · PHPA46 · A · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 72/100
RMP rating: 3.8/5
Take again: 80%
Difficulty: 2.5

The decision

Take her for a straightforward PE yoga A if you will attend and follow technique, but if you are sensitive to a strict or snappy style.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A with attendanceSafety-focused posesPolarized personalityParticipation mattersStrict technique

Many students call yoga an easy A if you show up and participate.
She is praised for clear pose instruction and safety, but also called rude in several reviews.
Attendance and makeups matter; effort in class is expected.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Repeated show-up-and-participate easy A claims dominate, though effort and attendance are still required.

Online and in-person both support easy A; reported grades are mostly A when given.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Yoga content is beginner accessible with clear pose teaching, though technique and participation are expected.

Both formats describe approachable activity classes; a few in-person notes call technique challenging.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance drives the grade, with makeups for misses and warnings that absences hurt the score.

In-person reviews stress mandatory attendance most clearly; online also tags participation.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

About 80 percent take-again baseline with many favorites, pulled down by repeated rude and avoid warnings.

Online sample is purely positive; in-person is polarized across years.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Grading is easy if you attend and do the work; some mention a final essay or paper.

Format shift

Online and in-person both describe low academic hardness when participation is solid.

Workload

Light

80/100

Main work is class participation and poses, with occasional paper or makeup work.

Format shift

In-person mentions makeups and rare papers; online stresses doing the yoga.

Teaching experience

Average

64/100

Clear, safety-focused instruction for many, but multiple reviews describe rudeness and poor people skills.

Format shift

Online teaching comments are warm; in-person ranges from excellent to worst-on-campus.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Grade is driven by participation and attendance, not heavy exams.

Format shift

Both formats center participation; a few note one essay or paper.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person yoga is split between loving reviews for clear poses and easy A with attendance, and harsh reviews calling her rude and overly strict.

Main concern

Rudeness complaints and strict makeups or technique can sour the easy-A setup.

What students said

“You show up and you will get an A!”
KINA46

“She was rude 100% of the time shouldnt be working with people”
YOGA

“Lorraine keeps a close eye on participants to make sure poses are learned correctly and safely!”
42130

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online yoga and aerobics comments are strongly positive: easy A, caring, fast answers, and enjoyable workouts.

Main concern

Very small online sample from older terms.

What students said

“Her class is an easy A if you do your yoga.”
KINA46

“I really enjoy taking Professor Zank for Yoga in summer 2020 and Aerobics Kickboxing class for fall 2020 and she makes the class really fun.”
KIN46

Exam style

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Assessment is participation-based yoga with at most a light written final, not strict testing.

Participation gradingOccasional essay finalNo heavy proctored exams

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews cite attendance, makeups, and sometimes one essay or paper rather than formal exams.

Attendance-basedMakeupsOccasional paper

“Only one essay for final.”
KINA46

“There's a paper for this class.”
KIN

Online

Online reviews describe easy participation grading and enjoyment of recorded or guided poses.

ParticipationEasy A

“Her class is an easy A if you do your yoga.”
KINA46

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“You show up and you will get an A! She doesn't expect much! You show her respect and she will reflect it back.”
Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting easy-A PE appeal and polarized demeanor. Credibility rating: Medium.

🧘 Easy A Path

84/100

“It's an easy "A" if you put forth the effort.”

👍 Recommendation Split

70/100

“I wish she had more classes for me to take because I would defiantly take another by Professor Zank.”

⚠️ Rudeness Concerns

25/100

“She is SO rude & disrespectful.”

🛡️ Safety Teaching

80/100

“safety is always important. I'd definitely take her class again.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She's clear and concise about the poses!
Pose positioning is thoroughly explained as well as the physical benefits!
she wasn't helpful on poses

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Her grading is not hard at all!
if you miss class your grade will suffer
Don't take this class expecting to just laze about, you have to earn your grade!

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

Really cares about her students.
She was rude 100% of the time shouldnt be working with people
Lorraine cares! She is the best yoga teacher I've had.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

72/100

Evidence confidence

25 reviews help, but opinions split hard by era and tone, so averages need careful reading.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515

4 out of 53

3 out of 50

2 out of 52

1 out of 55

Course coverage

KINA467 reviews

421304 reviews

KIN463 reviews

YOGA3 reviews

KIN2 reviews

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PHPA462 reviews

306551 review

A1 review

YOGAKIN1 review

YOUNGATHEART1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 6 · A- 1

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Audit/No Grade 1

Lorraine Zank

Take her for a straightforward PE yoga A if you will attend and follow technique, but x x if you are sensitive to a strict or snappy style.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Introductory

Mandatory

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🧘 Easy A Path

👍 Recommendation Split

⚠️ Rudeness Concerns

🛡️ Safety Teaching

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take her for a straightforward PE yoga A if you will attend and follow technique, but if you are sensitive to a strict or snappy style.