AI Rate Professor

Ethnic Studies

Franklin Perez

ETHST1 · 66 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
65.67%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you like ethnic-studies writing and can hit every deadline; skip if you need flexible or light GE work.

Best fit · Effort For RewardEssay-heavyPolarizingInspirational in personNo exams oftenStrict on deadlines
  • many call him passionate and fair, others call him tough, rude, and overload-heavy.
  • , and discussions with little or no traditional exams.
  • Online sections draw more complaints about volume, outdated videos, and zero late-work flexibility.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many get As by following rubrics and turning work in on time, but and zero late flexibility block free As.

and late-work zeros more than in-person easy-A comments.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Ideas are accessible, but weekly reading and conceptually hard.

In-person feels more conversational; online volume of videos and .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

Some sections require attendance and participation while many online .

In-person more often mandatory; online frequently not mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

56/100

, but a large vocal minority strongly warn others away.

; online is sharply split.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

48/100

and some call him lenient, and harsh late penalties.

Format shift

Online complaints about tough grading and .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

, and long lecture videos create a high writing load.

Format shift

Online winter and accelerated terms feel especially overloaded; but more paced.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Passionate lectures and inspiration for supporters; boring recycled videos and poor help for critics.

Format shift

In-person teaching praised more; online lecture quality is the main flashpoint.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Almost no traditional exams; , and presentations.

Format shift

Both formats are assignment-driven; online emphasizes weekly 500-word essays.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and doable essays with no tests if you participate.

Main concern

End-of-term pileups of papers and presentations can still spike stress.

What students said

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Remote format

Online

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online is writing-intensive with , and strict late policies; experiences range from easy A to overwhelming.

Main concern

, and little leeway for late work.

What students said

“This professor will upload 6 lecture videos 2 hours each, and 8 reading materials several pages long each week.”
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“HE DOES NOT LIKE LATE WORK.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Course risk is writing volume and deadlines, not proctored exams; few reviews mention timed tests.

No traditional examsWeekly essaysDiscussion postsRubric-based grading

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and presentations with little or no exam testing.

Essays onlyParticipationPresentationsNo tests
“Not super heavy with assignments, and ! Just essays”
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“There was one big presentation but it was brief and easy.”
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Online

Online sections center on modules with discussion posts and short essays; .

Weekly papersDiscussion postsLecture videosStrict deadlines
“over the course of 16 weeks we have written 6 short 500 word essays, and participated in 10 discussion posts”
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“Lots of 500 word essays.”
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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Take this class if you want an .”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 ETHST1 reviews with . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“you can really feel his love for ethnic studies and teaching”

📝 Workload Reality

28/100

“if you like to write a lot, and i mean A LOTTTTTTT, then this class is for you”

⚖️

48/100

“Very lenient on the grading because of how simple the ”

👍 Recommendation Split

56/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very well spoken, enthusiastic professor
  • His class discussions are interesting and informative
  • Lectures are incredibly boring

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He grades very tough
  • 20% for anyone that needs it

Theme 3

⚠️ About Policies

  • HE DOES NOT LIKE LATE WORK
  • someone was sick and he still declined their late submission
  • he reuses the same lecture videos every year

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

66

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty recent reviews with rich detail and , though polarized opinions lower agreement score slightly.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 536
4 out of 56
3 out of 56
2 out of 53
1 out of 516

Course coverage

ETHST150 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

47 reported outcomes

A range

30

A+ 10 · A 20

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

4

C+ 1 · C 3

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1