AI Rate Professor

Theatre & Dance

Gene Putnam

THEA121 · MUSICALTHEATRE · TA100 · THEAT300 · THTREALL · THEATBEG · P0724 · THEATER · THEAT270 · THEATRE300 · THEATER300 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you respect his style and put real effort into scenes and notes, not a passive easy ride.

Best fit · Effort For RewardTheatre passionateHands-on scenesLecture and notes heavyLenient if he likes youCan be short-tempered
  • Knowledgeable and passionate about theatre, with hands-on scenes and projects.
  • Grades improve if , and show interest; makeups can be lenient.
  • .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

An A is available if , and complete work, but it is not automatic .

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Is the course easy?

Standard

52/100

Some call class pretty easy; , and non-passive work.

In-person only; difficulty varies by theatre course type.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

48/100

; performance classes imply presence matters.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Would-take-again is 100 percent among responders, yet quality is mixed around mid-to-high threes with personality friction.

All in-person; newer reviews are warmer than older critical ones.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

70/100

Makeups, late work leniency, and help toward an A if you try and he likes your effort.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Scenes, lines, notes, paperwork, and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

64/100

Strong knowledge and help when , and lecture overload for some.

Format shift

In-person only; recent reviews more positive than older ones.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Performance scenes and projects plus text-based tests and heavy notes or paperwork.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person theatre students praise passion and help for an A when you try, but criticize temper, heavy notes, and .

Main concern

Short temper, ego, and lecture-heavy classes that need active participation and line work.

What students said

“Professor Putnam is very caring and sensitive to students' needs.”
P0724
“He's okay; very short-tempered and thinks only his opinion is the one that's important.”
MUSICALTHEATRE

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.

Tests require reading the text, and practical scene or project work is central; format is standard theatre assessment.

Read the text for testsScenes and linesProjectsMakeups available

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; scenes, lines, and projects drive much of the grade.

Text-based testsScene workProjects
“READ THE TEXT FOR THE .”
TA100
“You have to do scenes and you have to learn lines.”
THEA121

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“If you try hard and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person reviews, highlighting passion, effort-based grades, and personality friction. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎭 Theatre Passion

75/100

“He is very knowledgeable and passionate about theatre so I really enjoyed listening in on his lectures.”

⚖️ Effort-Based Grades

62/100

“If you try hard and .”

⚠️ Temper & Ego

40/100

“Hot tempered, haughty and arrogant.Freaks out even for a minor thing.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His teaching is very improv and on the spot, just like theater.
  • Too many notes and not enough hands on learning
  • very hands on....extremely helpful.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • The class was pretty easy.
  • READ THE TEXT FOR THE .
  • If he likes you, you'll get an extension.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Professor Putnam is very caring and sensitive to students' needs.
  • very short-tempered and thinks only his opinion is the one that's important.
  • , but sometimes he looses his temper.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

16 in-person reviews over many years with mixed detail and consistency; newer comments more positive, older more critical.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 53
3 out of 57
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

THEATER3 reviews
THEA1212 reviews
THEATRE3002 reviews
3151 review
MUSICALTHEATRE1 review
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THEATBEG1 review
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THTREALL1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

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