AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Adam Teraoka

ARTART · SCULPTURE · ARTBEG · ART2006 · BEGSCULP · ART0 · ART3D · BEGSCULPTURE · ART34 · BEGSCULPT · ART30 · 19 lifetime ratings

AI rating
92/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.0

The decision

Take him for 3D or sculpture if you will work the projects; he is widely called one of the .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHands-on sculpture mentorExtra credit safety netPatient and inspirationalProject-based 3D artMaterials can get pricey
  • Students love his knowledge, humor, and hands-on help across 3D, sculpture, and related art courses.
  • Projects can feel hard at first and pure A grades take work, but and .
  • Show up, engage early in class, and budget for materials if the section requires foam, wire, or specialty supplies.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Failing is rare with and effort, but pure A as difficult and push students to improve.

Recent online reviews report A and A+ with work and ; As.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

prior 3D knowledge, though some builds feel demanding.

Online beginners succeed with help; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Attendance and early-class demos matter; slackers get ignored and participation tags appear online.

; older in-person comments stress being on time for the first twenty minutes.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Near-unanimous raves call him fantastic, inspirational, and .

All three recent online reviews are strong yes; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and protect overall grades, while individual project As can feel strict.

Format shift

and ; in-person notes difficult A scores that motivate improvement.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Several projects plus mini assignments and material prep create steady studio .

Format shift

Online lists four projects and small related tasks; and critique driven.

Teaching experience

Excellent

91/100

Deep hands-on expertise, patience, humor, and equal time with students dominate reviews across decades.

Format shift

Online highlights connection and speed of replies; in-person highlights craft skill and critiques.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Assessment is project and critique based with .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Long-running in-person sculpture and 3D reviews call him knowledgeable, funny, and As that push students harder.

Main concern

A few older comments say instruction can be light or and demanding.

What students said

“This class was amazing, the professor is incredible. He is smart, informative, creative, funny and incredibly intuitive.”
SCULPTURE
“ and it's really difficult to get an 'A' grade, but like the person below me said, it makes you just want to work harder.”
ART30
“He is very laid back but will get annoyed if you slack off.”
ART34

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online ART30 is caring and connected with four main , and abundant .

Main concern

Gathering materials can be expensive and .

What students said

“pretty much hard to fail that class, just do the work and go to class.”
ART30
“He provides a lot of opportunities for and .”
ART30
“Gathering materials was pricey; I suggest looking through various stores.”
ART30

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and critiques rather than proctored exams.

Project portfolioCritiquesExtra creditHands-on builds

Assessment risk

Standard

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sculpture and , and critiques; reviews do not document formal exams.

Project critiquesHands-on techniqueWorkshop demos
“the critiques did deal with form and content there was a lot lacking in instruction.”
BEGSCULPTURE
“Learned quite a lot about hands-on technique.”
SCULPTURE

Online

Online ART30 uses four projects, related mini assignments, and with .

Four major projectsMini assignmentsExtra credit
“We had four projects to turn in, foam board, wire drawing (3D, working with , and personal container.”
ART30

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Love this guy! I was very scared at first because I had 0 knowloage about 3D art, and I thought he was going to be an . He was little but always offered help and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 reviews (3 online, 17 in person), highlighting studio mentorship, project rigor, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

91/100

“Fantastic teaching. . Articulates well, very knowledgable about his subject. Patient and helpful.”

🛠️ Project Challenge

62/100

“The class might seem hard at first b/c it's so hard to get an A on a project, but it only leaves you wanting to .”

⭐ Safety

80/100

“A lot of opportunities, pretty much hard to fail that class, just do the work and go to class.”

❤️ Studio Mentorship

94/100

“Teaches with knowledge, experience, and heart.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is smart, informative, creative, funny and incredibly intuitive.
  • Easy going and knows his stuff. One of the .
  • He is very easy to get along with and is very inspirational.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • and it's really difficult to get an 'A' grade
  • pretty much hard to fail that class, just do the work and go to class.
  • First two were kinda hard for me.

Theme 3

🧰

  • Gathering materials was pricey; I suggest looking through various stores.
  • He has a lot of mini how-to-do-it-yourself workshops to help you in the class.
  • i've taken his metal fab and 3d as well. very considerate and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

19

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty reviews with very consistent excellence across many years, three recent online ART30 reports, and only one strongly negative outlier.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 50
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2 out of 50
1 out of 51

Course coverage

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ART3D2 reviews
BEGSCULPTURE2 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values