AI Rate Professor

Foreign Languages

Douglas Smith

GER1 · GERMAN1 · GER2 · GER904 · GER3 · GER4 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
66/100
RMP rating
4.1/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Prefer him in person for an engaging language class; if .

Best fit · Self Taught ProHeavy Homework VolumeFun In PersonSelf Directed OnlineKind But Hands Off OnlineEasy If You Keep Up
  • In person German with Smith is repeatedly called fun, energetic, and easy to love.
  • and self-teaching with limited lecture presence.
  • Grades can be easy if work is finished, but Connect volume and partners annoy many.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Multiple students say finishing the frequent work yields an easy A, as easy.

; online still reports As but with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is often called easy or manageable; the .

Online feels harder due to self-teaching and a .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

, but in-person students say skipping is disliked and participation is huge.

Online is flexible; in person expects show-up energy.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Take-again rate sits around half because and clarity complaints.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

76/100

Several students call him a if work is submitted, with .

Format shift

Online kindness is praised, though .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of stacks described as extreme for a language course.

Format shift

Online workload complaints .

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

In person he is energetic and memorable; online he can feel absent while students teach themselves from Connect.

Format shift

Teaching quality is excellent in person and uneven online.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Weekly workbook, voice threads, Connect tasks, and projects dominate; exams exist but are often called easy.

Format shift

; in person adds interactive class activities.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

12 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

: interactive, hilarious, and motivating, with many calling him a favorite professor.

Main concern

Attendance and participation matter, and missing class can hurt standing.

What students said

“One of . He's an amazing educator.”
GER1
“ . This class never got boring”
GERMAN1
“If you complete everything it's an easy A.”
GER1

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and often self-directed, with mixed praise for kindness versus complaints about chaos, partner work, and weak book support.

Main concern

and delayed grading.

What students said

“most insane amount of course work ever. Absolute minimum of 10 assignments due a week.”
GER1
“Class feels very individual, like you are teaching yourself. Professor does not feel present.”
GER3
“ and a .”
GER1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests are repeatedly called easy when described, with grades .

Easy TestsHomework HeavyMidterm And FinalProjects

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person students say show up, participate, and tests track class content closely.

Participation HeavyEasy TestsGerman FilmsInteractive Activities
“show up to class and pay attention and you will know EXACTLY what's on the test.”
GER1
“He canceled most of our quizzes. only have a midterm and a final. no tests. 2 projects.”
GER3

Online

Online comments rarely detail proctoring; and self-study.

Weekly Online AssignmentsSelf DirectedConnect Platform
“You have weekly assignments and you just submit them. .”
GER4
“The and Professor Smith is easy to reach if you have questions.”
GER1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to take German 1 at saddleback, take it with Douglas Smith! He is one of the !”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews (9 online, 12 in person), highlighting format split, fun teaching, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎉

92/100

“Herr Smith is one of the college career!”

📚

28/100

“most insane amount of course work ever. Absolute minimum of 10 assignments due a week.”

✅ Easy A If Completed

78/100

“If you complete everything it's an easy A.”

🧍 Self Taught Online

40/100

“Class feels very individual, like you are teaching yourself. Professor does not feel present.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He makes learning German so fun
  • hilarious and inspires you to learn german
  • He organizes interactive activities, encourages you to speak in German

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class itself is very easy
  • , as is the class overall
  • homework is plentiful (~150 assignments total is a guess), it's not hard

Theme 3

💻 About Online Structure

  • A very chaotic course structure
  • Nothing is ever clear,
  • the online class is very self-directed

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

20

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

21 reviews across many years show a consistent in-person versus online pattern with detailed workload comments.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 54
1 out of 51

Course coverage

GER114 reviews
GER33 reviews
GER21 review
GER41 review
GER9041 review
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GERMAN11 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Incomplete 2 · Not sure yet 1