AI Rate Professor

Art

Peter Phillips

ART102 · ART100 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Worth taking for intro art if and and regular drawing practice.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyGives good feedbackInspirationalLecture heavyBeginner friendlyEffort-based grading
  • , and skill growth in studio art foundations
  • Grades trend high when students show effort and keep up with drawing work
  • A minority report condescension, off-topic lectures, or harsh unguided critique

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Many students earn A-range grades with and light harshness on beginner work.

Online ; in-person reviews mostly agree but note you still work for the A.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content is foundations-level art, though classes can be fast-paced and drawing-heavy.

Both formats describe approachable beginner studio work with moderate effort.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and note that showing up matters for studio credit.

Online and as mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

About 87.5 percent would take again and many call him amazing, despite a vocal minority of 1-star reviews.

Online reviews are uniformly glowing; .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

Students report , and .

Format shift

; in-person is mostly lenient with a few strict complaints.

Workload

Moderate

52/100

Regular drawing and but consistent and catch-up friendly for many.

Format shift

Both formats mention drawing practice; .

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

, and growth, while some say lectures monologue or feel condescending.

Format shift

; in-person quality is split by era and course.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Studio tasks, drawings, and .

Format shift

; assessment is project and effort based.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and growth, with a few sharp complaints about rudeness or lecture monologues.

Main concern

Older and some recent reviews allege condescension, strict art expectations, or little learning.

What students said

“He was hands on when asked for , and .”
ART100
“Honestly, probably one of the while in college.”
ART102
“You draw a lot, but its easy to catch up if you fall .”
ART102

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online ART100 students call him amazing, low-stress for beginners, and not a .

Main concern

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What students said

“Great teacher and his concept class was very diverse. I had so much fun in this class and I seriously learned a lot.”
ART100
“He did not grade super heavily either; which really backed what he said about us not needing to stress so much.”
ART100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews describe studio effort and drawing work far more than proctored exams, so and assignment-centered.

Effort-based studio gradingProject and drawing focusFew formal exam details

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews focus on lectures, drawing, and effort rather than a .

Lecture heavyEffort in tasksStudio projects
“ and he grades on effort in tasks.”
ART100

Online

Online comments do not clearly prove webcam proctoring or closed-book exams; as not super heavy.

Low-stress gradingBeginner-focused critique
“He did not grade super heavily either; which really backed what he said about us not needing to stress so much.”
ART100

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Overall his class was very fun, and I believe I learned/grew my skills a lot.”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews (2 online, 8 in , and polarized in-person tone. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“His lectures were thorough, we cover all forms of , and I learned more than I hoped!”

👍 Recommendation Rate

80/100

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🎨 Beginner Support

78/100

“I love how much he emphasized the fact that we were just beginners and we should not stress our drawings so much.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Amazing lectures
  • Inspirational

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Definitely makes you work for an A
  • Overall very easy if you stick with it
  • He grades very strictly with no specific guides of what he wants in the art work

Theme 3

⚠️ About Mixed Experiences

  • He was often very condescending towards students
  • I can confidently say I've learned nothing
  • Unmotivated teacher with a tendency to be rude and uninformative

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews across online and in-person formats, multi-year span, detailed comments, though older 1-star posts add some polarization.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 57
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ART1026 reviews
ART1004 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

8 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 4 · 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

0

No reported values