Christina Smith

CD117 · CHILDDEV · CD15 · CDES131 · EDUC90 · CD · CD125 · CDES105 · CDE90 · CD101 · CD105 · CDES125 · EDU90 · CDE117 · CDE15 · CDES130 · SOC15 · 48 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.0/5
Take again: 86.96%
Difficulty: 2.0

The decision

if you will complete weekly work and arrange observation hours early; grades come easily when you follow the rubric.

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A if you do the workClear grading criteriaObservation hours intensiveCaring child development proWeekly quizzes and discussions

Most students get easy As with , and discussions.
CDE90-style classes require substantial mandatory classroom observation hours.
A minority call her nitpicky, rude, or mid, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Most reported grades are A/A+ and comments say do the work and follow the .

Both formats lean easy A; older in-person SOC/CD reviews also call tests easy.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

82/100

Content is introductory child development with straightforward quizzes and .

Online and ; observation hours add time not conceptual hardness.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

; skip-class tags and weekly in-class quizzes appear often.

In-person more often mandatory; but still require weekly posts.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

87/100

About 87% would take again and , and best for the major despite a few strong critics.

Positive consensus spans formats; negatives cluster on personality and rare heavy weeks.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Widely seen as fair to easy if instructions are followed; .

Format shift

Online has more picky-grader mentions; .

Workload

Light

70/100

Weekly quizzes and discussions are light, but observation courses add many fieldwork hours.

Format shift

Standard CDE15 is light; CDE90/EDUC90 observation load is the main time cost.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

, and real-world education experience; minority find her mid or harsh interpersonally.

Format shift

In-person often warmer praise; some older reviews call her unhelpful or grueling online.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of weekly discussions, quizzes, a few big projects, and .

Format shift

Online leans quizzes and posts; fieldwork.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

development with easy grades if you show up and participate; fieldwork courses need many observation hours.

Main concern

and 45-hour fieldwork time sinks in observation courses.

What students said

“ !... As long as you participate in class discussions you will pass.”
CDE15

“45 hours of Fieldwork (Mandatory)... If you do the all the works, easy A !”
CDE90

“This teacher is rated too high for the out of her class to personally pick on you”
CD15

Remote format

Online

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

Online CDE courses are mostly easy As with discussions, quizzes, and projects; a few call her picky or mid with heavy weekly tasks.

Main concern

Observation placement logistics and .

What students said

“she was seriously one of my easiest professors... and she's very forgiving.”
CDE15

“As long as you do the and participate in .”
CDE117

“She crams you with . I do not .”
CDE15

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes are often easy if you read; .

Weekly reading quizzesMultiple attemptsOpen notes or book on some finalsNo final in some sections

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

80/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person often ; some open-note finals and courses with .

Weekly in-class quizzesNo final (fieldwork courses)Open notes and book on finalLecture-based tests

“We did not have a based on our opinions.”
CDE90

“NO MID TERM. AND THE AND BOOK.”
CD117

Online

Online , and sometimes short exams with written items; not clearly proctored.

Chapter quizzesDiscussion postsEasy examsNo tests in some courses

“There are no tests. .”
CDE117

“2 Exams which were easy too... some questions require written responses but others were MC.”
CD105

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ ! I am taking her class next semester because I loved her so much. As long as you participate in class discussions you will pass.”
Voice snapshots generated from 48 reviews across child development and and fieldwork hours. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“She's very knowledgeable and can offer you a lot of help on your path to becoming a teacher.”

🅰️ Easy A Path

84/100

“As long as you do the and participate in .”

🕒 Observation Load

45/100

“45 hours of Fieldwork (Mandatory)and Fieldwork assignment... Super easy to pass but prof is mid”

👍 Recommendation

87/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

matter-of-fact teaching style
really relates the subjects to your life

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

easiest professors
easy A if you show up

Theme 3

👶 About Course Structure

observation class so yes there is a lot of hours

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

48 reviews over many years with consistent easy-A and observation-hour themes across online and in-person.

Inside 48 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

28 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 12 · A 10 · A- 1

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1 · Rather not say 1

Christina Smith

x x x x x if you will complete weekly work and arrange observation hours early; grades come easily when you follow the rubric.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Introductory

Mandatory

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

🅰️ Easy A Path

🕒 Observation Load

👍 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

👶 About Course Structure

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

if you will complete weekly work and arrange observation hours early; grades come easily when you follow the rubric.