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American Sign Language

Timothy Trotto

ASL1 · ASL56 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
65.38%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you will practice daily; if you need hand-holding on instructions.

Best fit · Effort For RewardParticipation MattersLots of HomeworkPop QuizzesDirect FeedbackDeaf Instructor High Standards
  • In-person ASL1 is often fun and learnable if you show up, practice, and .
  • Online and and angry responses to questions.
  • and practice; tough but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Homework and attendance drive grades; do the work and practice and many pass well, but and As.

Online feels harsher with unexplained zeros; in person rewards consistent practice.

Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

ASL1 is approachable with repetition, but pace, memorization, and immersion expectations keep it from easy-mode.

In person stresses immersion difficulty; online adds instruction-clarity problems.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and say missing class costs credit.

Online ASL1 often lists attendance not mandatory, but .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

65/100

; many call him a good or awesome ASL teacher despite strictness.

In-person recommendations are stronger; recent online reviews are more hesitant.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

35/100

and heavy mark-downs when work misses unstated expectations.

Format shift

Online ; in person is strict but often clearer with practice.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and frequent quizzes add steady weekly practice load.

Format shift

Both formats flag lots of homework; in .

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Passionate Deaf instructor with funny stories and real immersion, but can be grumpy, rushed, or unclear.

Format shift

In person shows more positive energy; online shows more angry announcements.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

, and frequent checks share the grade weight.

Format shift

In person emphasizes pair assessments and pop quizzes; online emphasizes assignment zeros.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

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

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

funny stories, , and pop quizzes.

Main concern

, and frustration when students use English or fall behind.

What students said

“ !”
ASL1
“If you show up to class and do the . I definitely learned a lot.”
ASL1
“ and makes you learn the material you're being quizzed on the same day.”
ASL1

Remote format

Online

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

little instruction, zeros for , and communication friction.

Main concern

and .

What students said

“He gives little to no instructions and will post angry announcements when students do it wrong.”
ASL1
“He'll give you a zero or mark you down heavily for things he never mentioned and .”
ASL1
“Negative attitude. Communication difficulties.”
ASL56

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Frequent quizzes and practice-based tests are common; .

Pop QuizzesPair AssessmentsSame-Day QuizzesHomework HeavyTest Heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In introduced; tests are commonly pair-based with strict grammar.

Pop Quizzes Every ClassPair Quizzes/ExamsVideo MemorizationParticipation Graded
“ and makes you learn the material you're being quizzed on the same day.”
ASL1
“ and you are typically assessed as a pair.”
ASL1

Online

and zeros rather than proctored exam tools.

Unclear Assignment RulesHeavy Mark-DownsAngry Announcements
“You'll end up with a zero or get heavily marked down without an ”
ASL1
“ , and then gets mad and posts angry announcements”
ASL1

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you show up to class and do the . I definitely learned a lot.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 ASL reviews (4 online, 22 in person), balancing immersion praise with instruction complaints. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“Awesome teacher”

👍 Recommendation Rate

65/100

“ !”

📝 Workload & Quizzes

32/100

“Beware of pop quizzes”

🖥️ Online Friction

30/100

“He gives little to no instructions and will post angry announcements when students do it wrong.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • clearly very passontiate about ASL
  • Interesting fellow, clearly very passontiate about ASL. Has very funny stories, bit scary.
  • Prefers to see how students work and

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you do the work you will probably pass class is quite easy
  • Don't fall behind on homework since it's a lot of your grade

Theme 3

⚠️

  • gets angry when you ask neighbors for help in English
  • Never took the time to teach
  • Communication difficulties.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-six reviews with recent online complaints and a but format-split evidence.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 58
3 out of 57
2 out of 55
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ASL125 reviews
ASL561 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

8

A+ 2 · A 5 · A- 1

B range

13

B+ 5 · B 6 · B- 2

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2