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Languages

Richard Castillo

SPAN131 · ALLALL · SPAN115 · SPANISH · SPAN1000 · SPANISH111 · SPA112 · SPAN112 · SPANISH110 · SPANISH120 · SPA131 · BEGSPANISH · SPAN001 · SPAN110 · ART161 · SPAN100 · SPAN120 · SPAN111 · 40 lifetime ratings

AI rating
31/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
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Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you are serious, independent, and willing to handle heavy work and a polarizing classroom style.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPolarizing teacherHeavy online homeworkRude to studentsDisorganized gradingSerious learner fit
  • Reviews are highly polarized, with some serious students praising his knowledge and others calling him rude or unhelpful.
  • Many students report heavy online .
  • Beginners and students needing patient guidance face the highest risk.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

35/100

An A , and tolerance for .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Spanish itself is manageable for prepared students, but the pace, workload, and teaching style make the course feel challenging.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

45/100

Attendance appears important because students must keep up with notes, homework, lab help, and frequent tests, but .

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

34/100

Many students warn against him because of rude behavior, disorganization, and a lack of beginner support despite some strong praise.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Several students report unfair, hard, or , although one review says assignments can be credit or no credit.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students repeatedly mention large amounts of , and time-consuming language practice.

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Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Praise for knowledge and availability is outweighed by repeated complaints about rudeness, disorganization, English-heavy classes, and weak instruction.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention , and , so assessment is mixed rather than purely exam-based.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and polarizing Spanish instructor whose class rewards independent, serious students but frustrates many beginners.

Main concern

Students often report rude treatment, disorganization, heavy online work, and unfair or .

What students said

“His class is not for slackers.”
SPANISH120
“He was one of the .”
SPAN111
“Too much computer-based hw. 2+ hrs, at least.”
SPAN110

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.

, weekly tests, and take-home tests but not clearly proving one consistent exam policy.

TestsWeekly TestsTake-Home TestsOnline Homework

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and take-home tests, but do not clearly prove proctoring, open-book rules, or a consistent final format.

Hard TestsWeekly TestsTake-Home Tests
“+ all work is online, and ”
SPAN120
“During the semester and I NEVER got score below 80% and ended up with the lowest grade to pass.”
SPAN110
“ and hard”
ALLALL

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you want to learn Spanish and ready to work hard, you can't go wrong with Mr. Castillo.”

Voice snapshots generated from 40 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“He doesn't teach you much, you'll .”

📚 Workload

25/100

“Too much computer-based hw. 2+ hrs, at least.”

⚖️

28/100

“He will give you a bad grade without notice.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Very helpful teacher! Always willing to answer questions, and almost always available after/before class in the .
  • and starts the class unprepared.
  • He speaks predominantly English in the Spanish Class.
  • Rambles on does not teach tells stories.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • His class is not for slackers.
  • and hard, and he doesn't teach you anything.
  • Prof. Castillo is not a and he doesn't grade harshly on the tests.
  • Be careful! This instructor will easily give a failing grade without considering if a student really wants to succeed.

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Fit

  • If you're serious about wanting to learn Spanish, take his class.
  • Forget about asking questions to this guy.
  • He was rude with some of my classmates.
  • His course is met for the serious learner- slackers need not apply.

Data context

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Analysis sample

40

Recent reviews read by the AI

40

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

and consistent evidence, though opinions are sharply polarized.

Inside 40 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510
4 out of 54
3 out of 55
2 out of 59
1 out of 512

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

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