AI Rate Professor

Spanish

John Erickson

SPANISH · SPAN210 · SPANISH110 · SPAN · SPAN201 · SP201 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
48/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
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Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want an easier grade path and ; skip if you need clear Spanish instruction.

Best fit · Self Taught ProDisorganizedEasy if You Do WorkbookExtra Credit HeavyTalks to BoardMusic Over Spanish
  • Grades can be manageable with , and Ensenada trips.
  • , and weak at teaching Spanish content.
  • easy-A path for self-directed students, frustration for those wanting strong instruction.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Do the workbook, show up, use and trips, and several students say you can get an A.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Content can be easy if , but organization problems make learning Spanish uneven.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

At least one detailed review says he takes roll every day.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

42/100

and trips; many say he is a poor teacher and the class is a joke.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

75/100

, and optional trips help students earn high grades.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

Workbook of roughly 200 pages and .

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Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

Frequent complaints of talking to the board, disorganization, music focus, and little Spanish learning.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of take-home and , and .

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and cultural trips help grades, but and off-topic.

Main concern

Disorganization, weak lecture clarity, and unprofessional behavior reported by several students.

What students said

“Offers 3 exams- take-home and in-class, TONS of , and a class project. .”
SPAN201
“Professor Erickson talks to the blackboard instead of the class, can smell alchohol on his breath, seems unprepared.”
SPAN201
“ and half scantron. He gives a lot of .”
SPAN201

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

and scantron matching class work, with lots of available.

Take-Home ExamsScantron In-ClassLots of Extra CreditWorkbook Homework

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students report three exams as take-home and .

Take-HomeIn-Class ScantronExtra Credit
“Offers 3 exams- take-home and in-class, TONS of , and a class project.”
SPAN201
“ and half scantron. The scantron part was exactly what we did in class.”
SPAN201

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Go to class, do the exams, complete the workbook (200 pages or so) and you will get an A.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 in-person reviews, contrasting lenient grading with weak lecture quality. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Easy Grade Path

78/100

“Go to class, do the exams, complete the workbook (200 pages or so) and you will get an A.”

📉 Teaching Quality

35/100

“Professor Erickson talks to the blackboard instead of the class, can smell alchohol on his breath, seems unprepared.”

📚 and Exams

78/100

“ and half scantron. He gives a lot of .”

🔀 Mixed Recommendation

42/100

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Theme 1

📈 About Grades and Work

  • TONS of
  • Very easy class. Key to .g. workbook.
  • and half scantron.

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Quality

  • talks to the blackboard instead of the class
  • .
  • hand him a dictionary and ask him the meaning of to teach

Theme 3

🎵 About Class Focus

  • Too much emphasis on music.
  • Knows more about music than Spanish.
  • Watching Linda Ronstadt videos

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen reviews spanning 2002-2010 with and mixed teaching quality.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 57
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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SP2011 review
SPAN1 review
SPAN2101 review
SPANISH1 review
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SPANISH1101 review

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