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John Yingst

SIGN285SPED · SPED105 · SIGN200 · SIGN185 · SPECIALED105 · SIGN285 · DEAFCULTURE · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
100/100
RMP rating
4.4/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you want an engaging, respectful, and memorable Deaf culture or sign language class with fair effort.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyPassionate StorytellerDeaf Culture ExpertPatient TeacherReading MattersHighly Recommended
  • Students consistently praise his passion, stories, cultural insight, and kindness.
  • Grades are usually manageable if , and learn the material.
  • A few reviews mention bias, favoritism, or exact wording expectations, but the overall tone is strongly positive.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

An A appears very reachable if , and follow his expectations, but it is not effortless for everyone.

All grade evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The and engaging, though students still need to know the material and read consistently.

All course and sign language reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Reviews do not clearly prove a , but participation and in-class learning appear important.

Only in-person reviews exist, and they emphasize learning from .

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

94/100

Students strongly recommend him because , and deeply knowledgeable about Deaf culture.

Recommendation evidence is entirely in person and overwhelmingly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Several students describe good grades as easy with reading and notes, though one says .

Format shift

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Workload

Light

76/100

The main workload is reading, notes, and learning the material, with few complaints about excessive assignments.

Format shift

In-person reviews mainly mention .

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students repeatedly describe him as passionate, kind, helpful, patient, and memorable.

Format shift

All and is highly consistent.

Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

, and grades, but do not show an exam-dominated course.

Format shift

In-person comments give limited but consistent evidence of mixed assessment.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

courses are usually manageable with reading, notes, and participation.

Main concern

Some students may dislike his strong views, interpreter issues, or precise expectations on answers.

What students said

“John is an amazing and kind man.”
SIGN200
“The and professional.”
SIGN285
“ and collect your A.”
SPED105

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.

, but reviews mention quizzes or tests and reading-based preparation without evidence of special proctoring or open-book policies.

Quizzes Or TestsReading-Based PreparationExact Wording Expectations

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and reading preparation, but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, proctoring, midterm, or .

Quizzes Or TestsReading-Based PreparationExact Wording Expectations
“Will mark you down on a quiz/test if your answer is not worded EXACTLY the way he wants it”
SIGN285SPED
“ and collect your A.”
SPED105
“I'm sure my grade would have easily been an A if I had read every thing.”
SIGN200

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I could spend all day watching him tell his life experiences.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation strength. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“The and professional.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

94/100

“Great teacher. ! :)”

📈 Grade Value

82/100

“ and collect your A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • John is an amazing and kind man.
  • Wonderful teacher. Humorous. Very helpful.
  • A very passionate teacher about this subject.

Theme 2

📚 About Learning & Effort

  • You need to know the material.
  • As long as you read the book, the class is a breeze.
  • He will work with you and really wants everyone to learn.

Theme 3

⚖️

  • Has a tendency to want you to express your self exactly his way
  • Will mark you down on a quiz/test if your answer is not worded EXACTLY the way he wants it
  • I wasn't a but at the end he gave me a really great grade.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen reviews across many years are detailed and strongly consistent, though some are old and online evidence is absent.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

DEAFCULTURE3 reviews
SIGN2853 reviews
SPED1053 reviews
SIGN2002 reviews
SIGN1851 review
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SIGN285SPED1 review
SPECIALED1051 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

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A- 1

B range

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B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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Not_Sure_Yet 1