AI Rate Professor

Art

M Boguski

ART391 · ART347 · ART390 · ART350 · ARTH300 · ART400 · CERAM390 · ART300 · ART394 · 33 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.9/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

Avoid unless you love ceramics, tolerate blunt critique, and can meet strict studio expectations.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPlays FavoritesRude CritiquesPassionate About CeramicsPublic Humiliation RiskAttendance Matters
  • Strong ceramics knowledge but many report rudeness, favoritism, and public put-downs.
  • Success often depends on following his aesthetic and showing serious studio effort.
  • Passionate ceramics students sometimes thrive; requirement-takers often struggle.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Some call it easy A if you follow directions; .

Almost all grade evidence is in person; the one online student reported an A+.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

, but technique demands and critiques add challenge.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as required, with and lateness.

In-person reviews emphasize showing up; online .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

38/100

Would-take-again near 40 percent and many warn others to find a different ceramics professor.

; the single online review is positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

38/100

Favoritism and and uneven even when projects are complete.

Format shift

and surprise low marks.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Weekly studio projects and technique practice; little textbook reading but steady making and critique.

Format shift

Online COVID version still required weekly making with less flexibility.

Teaching experience

Poor

40/100

Deep craft skill is offset by frequent reports of sarcasm, public humiliation, and weak student support.

Format shift

; online was more positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

, and occasional finals rather than written exams.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

his craft passion and critics of rudeness and favorites.

Main concern

Public criticism, favoritism, and for many.

What students said

“Unprofessional and disrespectful. Degrading to students and their art.”
CERAM390
“he was so rude to other students it was uncomfortable for me.”
ART390
“Mark is awesome, very serious about ceramics.”
ART390

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

One COVID-era online ceramics review praises knowledge and .

Main concern

.

What students said

“If you want to learn ceramics, Mark is great! He's really knowledgable.”
ART390

Exam style

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Assessment is mainly projects and skill, with a few mentions of .

Project-based assessmentOccasional hard finalTechnique demonstrations

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and sometimes a difficult final test.

Studio projectsHard final mentionedParticipation points
“The !”
ART390
“The !”
ART400

Online

Single online review focuses on assigned weekly making and .

Weekly assigned projectsGood feedback
“I didn't love that there wasn't too much flexibility with the assignments”
ART390

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ because everyone should be free to learn without ridicule.”

Voice snapshots generated from 33 reviews highlighting craft skill versus climate and favoritism concerns. Credibility rating: High.

⚠️ Classroom Climate

30/100

“Unprofessional and disrespectful. Makes jokes at the expense of others.”

🏺 Craft Passion

70/100

“Mark is awesome, very serious about ceramics. He is very upfront about what is expected.”

⭐ Favoritism Pattern

35/100

“Mark Boguski plays favorites in his class... his oppinion of you is half of your grade.”

👎 Recommendation Risk

38/100

“ . find someone else”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • watching him make a piece of art is great. he makes it look easy
  • he'll literally spend an hour out of a two
  • He takes the time to talk to each student every class period.

Theme 2

💔 About Personality

  • This teacher is rude. Says rude comments to you in front of others.
  • Also likes to publicly humiliate students.
  • Disregards disability accommodations and

Theme 3

📈 About Grades & Effort

  • SUPER SUPER EASY... if you fail its cause your an idiot. easy A
  • we ended up failing the class even though we did all the
  • It is a little hard to get an A. The .

Data context

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Analysis sample

33

Recent reviews read by the AI

33

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-three reviews over many years repeatedly cite the same favoritism and rudeness themes despite a vocal minority of fans.

Inside 33 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 55
3 out of 55
2 out of 53
1 out of 510

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

3

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1 · Pass 1