Anna Vaughan

SCULPA070 · ART40 · ART208 · ART80 · SCULPS · ART83 · PAINTING · 9 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 66/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 60%
Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

Great for motivated ceramics students who will ask for help and put in studio hours; less ideal if you want light work or hands-off teaching.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInspirational ceramicsLots of projectsCaring but busyHelpful demosEffort-based grading

Many ceramics students call her inspiring, helpful, and the
and advanced students sometimes feel stuck
Dept-chair busyness and occasional logistics issues frustrate some

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Some students earn A/A+ with effort and help, but hard ceramics skill and .

All evidence is in person; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Foundations can feel fun yet hard; sculpture and advanced work can be competitive and demanding.

In-person difficulty ranges from easy painting to hard sculpture.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

58/100

, and studio process still rewards being present.

Only in-person reviews; .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

About 60% would take again: beginners and engaged makers love her, while some advanced or logistics-frustrated students do not.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Painting review says she grades effort over polish; though .

Format shift

In-person only; effort-based grading is clearest in painting.

Workload

Heavy

38/100

Repeated notes of many projects, classwork, and long critiques mean a substantial time commitment.

Format shift

In-person ceramics and continuing classes both report high project load.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Often inspiring, knowledgeable, and helpful, tempered by busyness and uneven advanced instruction.

Format shift

All reviews are in person across many years.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and studio work rather than formal exams.

Format shift

In-person studio evidence only.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person studio classes are often inspiring with strong demos and feedback, but , and mixed advanced-student experiences appear repeatedly.

Main concern

and limited one-on-one time when she is stretched thin as department chair.

What students said

“Be prepared to work because she gives a lot of projects but her demos are super inspiring and the .”
ART83

“I've taken a couple other Ceramics classes at Laney and Anna is the best.”
ART208

“she was a good teacher in many ways, but seemed to busy for students as she serves as dept chair, etc.”
ART80

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Studio classes emphasize projects and critiques rather than high-stakes proctored exams.

Project-based assessmentCritiquesStudio demosEffort-focused grading

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and long critiques; no Lockdown Browser or webcam proctoring is mentioned.

Project-based assessmentLong critiquesEffort-based grading

“Be prepared to work because she gives a lot of projects but her demos are super inspiring and the .”
ART83

“She grades on the effort you put into the painting, not the overall quality.”
PAINTING

“Also the last day of critiquing takes 4 hours and it's just people going over each piece and it's so boring so .”
ART40

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I've taken a couple other Ceramics classes at Laney and Anna is the best.”
Voice snapshots generated from 9 , and mixed recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

74/100

“I've taken a couple other Ceramics classes at Laney and Anna is the best.”

🧱 Project Workload

38/100

“Be prepared to work because she gives a lot of projects but her demos are super inspiring and the .”

👍 Recommendation Split

58/100

“I would not recommend taking a ceramics class online/at home.”

❤️ Caring but Busy

70/100

“Miss Anna is cool you can ask her anything and she will go out her way for you, you got to ask her though cause she is too busy helping everybody.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Anna creates a friendly atmosphere and she is so helpful.
She shows you something new every class.
She's a good teacher and .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Work

Be prepared to work because she gives a lot of projects
This is not a !!
There is a lot of classwork so keep that in mind if taking other courses.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Frustrations

seemed to busy for students as she serves as dept chair, etc.
she didn't show the more advance students anything new.
the last day of critiquing takes 4 hours

Theme 4

❤️ About Character

She is so nice and helps every single person, a lot of students love her.
She grades on the effort you put into the painting, not the overall quality.
the professor is encouraging and amiable.

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Nine in-person reviews spanning 2006-2021 with mixed but detailed studio experiences support solid credibility.

Inside 9 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

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4 reported outcomes

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A+ 1 · A 2

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