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Claudia Schalesky

SPAN1B · SPAN031 · SPANISH91A · SPAN1A · SPAN31 · 11 lifetime ratings

AI rating
55/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
42.86%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you are willing to do a lot of manageable.

Best fit · Effort For RewardLots of homeworkCaringTest heavyReading intensiveMixed clarity
  • Students consistently report a and and in-person classes.
  • Teaching quality is mixed, with many older reviews praising her patience and clarity while and hard-to-follow lectures.
  • Grades can be manageable or lenient, but the course does not feel easy because of and frequent assessments.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

61/100

A grades are common and some grading is lenient, but students , and exams.

Online evidence points to heavier platform-based work, while and .

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Spanish content is manageable for some students, but , and frequent assignments make it moderately challenging.

Online students stress self-directed Portales work, while and pace.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

Participation and being called on matter, but reviews do not clearly prove a .

In-person reviews provide clearer participation evidence, while online reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

51/100

Recommendation depends on whether students can tolerate heavy homework and lenient instructor.

Online reviews are split, while and sharper criticism from recent ones.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

65/100

Several students earned A grades and one explicitly calls her lenient, but late penalties and frequent assessments limit the leniency.

Format shift

In-person reviews provide the clearest leniency evidence, while .

Workload

Heavy

24/100

daily assignments, 100+ tasks, reading, quizzes, and exams.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy workload, with online reviews emphasizing Portales and and reading.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Teaching is polarized between caring, patient praise and complaints , and hard-to-follow lectures.

Format shift

Online teaching depends heavily on platform materials, while in-person reviews vary from excellent to very .

Assessment method

Balanced

64/100

Assessment includes , and chapter tests, with no single method fully dominating.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize Portales homework, quizzes, and chapter exams, while , and tests.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

8 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and , but the workload is repeatedly described as heavy.

Main concern

The main issue is heavy homework combined with .

What students said

“She assigns a stressful amount of and .”
SPAN31
“The class overall was fairly easy.”
SPAN1B
“I love Ms Schalesky. She's awesome.”
SPAN031

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are mixed, with one very negative review about outsourced Portales work and two more positive but workload-heavy reviews.

Main concern

Online students may need to learn heavily from Portales and .

What students said

“Be prepared to have 100+ homework assignments, 4+ quizzes, and an AND EVERY chapter.”
SPAN1B
“Lots of homework, but necessary if you want to practice your Spanish skills.”
SPAN1A
“Ms. Schalesky is the sweetest teacher ever.”
SPAN1B

Exam style

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Reviews mention quizzes, exams, and test-heavy courses, but they do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, webcam use, or Lockdown Browser.

Chapter ExamsQuizzesTest HeavyLate Penalty

Assessment risk

Standard

46/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a late homework penalty, but do not clearly prove closed-book exams or strict proctoring.

Test HeavyLate Penalty
“the late policy is -1% per assignment per day.”
SPAN1A
“Test heavy”
SPAN1A

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes and an , but do not clearly prove open-book, webcam, proctoring, or Lockdown Browser rules.

Chapter ExamsQuizzes
“4+ quizzes, and an AND EVERY chapter.”
SPAN1B

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“There is a lot of homework! Definitely read or you won't understand.”

Voice snapshots generated from 11 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

📚 Workload Reality

24/100

“Be prepared to have 100+ homework assignments, 4+ quizzes, and an AND EVERY chapter.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“ and explains so clear.”

⚖️ Grade Fairness

65/100

“Overall I would recommend her class because she .”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • She assigns a stressful amount of and .
  • Assigns a lot of and usually takes from anywhere 1-3 hours.
  • There is a lot of homework!

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She has a strong accent and speaks so quickly that it can be hard to understand her at times.
  • Profesora Schalesky was a succeed.
  • I love Ms Schalesky. She's awesome. .

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class overall was fairly easy.
  • Overall I would recommend her class because she .
  • VEERY HARD TEACHERR

Data context

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Analysis sample

11

Recent reviews read by the AI

11

Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because 11 reviews cover both formats and many years, but opinions are split and several reviews are old.

Inside 11 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 50
3 out of 53
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

SPAN1B4 reviews
SPAN0312 reviews
SPAN1A2 reviews
SPAN312 reviews
SPANISH91A1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

5

A 5

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values