AI Rate Professor

Foreign Languages

Martha Schwarzbein

SPAN3357 · SPANISH1 · SPAN1608 · SPN001 · SPANISH2 · SPNSH101 · SPNSH4432 · SPAN101 · SPAN1 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
24/100
RMP rating
2.0/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid unless and can tolerate a rigid, unhelpful classroom style.

Best fit · Self Taught ProRude & UnhelpfulBook DependentHard to UnderstandStrict Classroom RulesSelf-Teach Required
  • Most students describe her as rude, impatient with questions, and .
  • You often must teach yourself from the textbook; accent and pace make lectures .
  • A few say you can pass or get an A with participation and attention, but almost no one recommends her.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

study guide, but classroom hostility and self-teaching raise the real cost.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

Spanish is cumulative and fast-paced, with little explanatory support from the instructor.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

Students say do not miss class and she enforces rigid middle-school style rules in the room.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

The rudeness, poor explanations, and demoralizing classroom tone.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

36/100

Some pass with book study and participation, but she is harsh in class and grades feel personality-sensitive.

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Heavy reliance on textbook work and cumulative language practice rather than endless busywork.

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Teaching experience

Poor

22/100

Students overwhelmingly report rudeness, , and hard-to-follow delivery.

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

62/100

Tests and study-guide style exams matter, with participation also influencing grades.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

, and high-friction: many students feel yelled at for questions and .

Main concern

Rudeness, refusal to answer questions, and hard-to-understand accent dominate the experience.

What students said

“She is extremely rude,mean and doesn't like it when you ask ANY type of questions.”
SPN001
“If teach yourself with the book.”
SPAN1
“People say she moves too fast or she's a hard teacher, but that's how all foreign language classes are!!! ... I got an A. just participate”
SPAN101

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.

One review says the study guide is almost identical to the test; .

Study Guide Similar to TestBook BasedParticipation Matters

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and sometimes nearly match the study guide; proctoring details are not clearly described.

Study Guide Similar to TestBook Based
“She gives a study guide that is almost identical to the test.”
SPANISH1
“It's easy to get a good grade in this class if you use the book and teach yourself.”
SPAN1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“She is extremely rude,mean and doesn't like it when you ask ANY type of questions. ... To sum up she's OVERALL BAD PROFESSOR.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person Spanish reviews, emphasizing rudeness, book dependence, and self-teaching. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

22/100

“Not a good teacher at all. She does not take the , and she rushes through each lesson.”

👎 Recommendation Rate

18/100

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📖

40/100

“If teach yourself with the book.”

⚠️ Classroom Climate

15/100

“I suffered so much in this class. She gets pissed off for evry little thing.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She relies on the book far too much.
  • she quotes everything from the book just to say she is a teacher.
  • She talks very fast and with her accent it is somewhat hard to understand her

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you pay attention and don't miss classes you will pass
  • I didn't know any spanish prior and I got an A. just participate
  • but she is just a mean old lady

Theme 3

😠 About Character

  • She is extremely rude,mean and doesn't like it when you ask ANY type of questions.
  • , and often downright rude when students asked for help.
  • she makes a fool outta u in class.

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen detailed in-person reviews from 2005-2011 are strongly consistent on rudeness and self-teaching, though dated.

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

SPAN13 reviews
SPAN1012 reviews
SPAN33572 reviews
SPANISH12 reviews
SPAN16081 review
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