AI Rate Professor

Early Childhood Education

Tasha Smith

CDFS038 · CDFS050 · CDFS078 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating
12/100
RMP rating
1.7/5
Take again
8%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

Avoid unless you need this exact course and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExtremely tough graderHeavy discussion workloadHarsh point deductionsSlow gradingStrict deadlines
  • Students almost universally call her an extremely and papers.
  • Workload is heavy with , and exacting submission rules.
  • act on, and many urge switching instructors.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

24/100

Even strong writers report and identity papers, so an A usually demands near-perfect compliance.

Nearly all evidence is online; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

42/100

Content is interesting child-development material, but strict rules and volume make it feel harder than average.

Online reviews stress workload and reading; and test heavy.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

and required; in-person comments more often say mandatory.

Online split between yes and no; the .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

10/100

Would-take-again is about 8 percent and .

Two strong online fans exist, but both .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

14/100

; tiny errors, grammar, and imperfect .

Format shift

Online grading harshness is the main story; .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of homework, papers, weekly discussions, and .

Format shift

Workload complaints are overwhelmingly from online sections.

Teaching experience

Poor

20/100

Students cite unclear instructions, rude tone, over-explaining that confuses, and .

Format shift

Online is the evidence base; in-person adds student-presenting and slow class setup.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Discussion posts, papers, and weekly work drive grades .

Format shift

Online centers discussions and quizzes; and student presentations.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Sparse in-person , and a sense she is hard to succeed under.

Main concern

Students say she makes class fail-prone and hard to reach.

What students said

“This professor is the .”
CDFS038
“She makes the students teach the class.”
CDFS050
“A , but wouldn't have as a professor again.”
CDFS038

Remote format

Online

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

tough grading, hidden quiz passwords, multi-day discussion rules, delayed grades, and .

Main concern

into average grades.

What students said

“You work hard and lose sleep to turn assignments in on time, but because she takes weeks to grade.”
CDFS050
“hiding the quiz passwords within the material and ”
CDFS038
“She took until AFTER finals were over ”
CDFS078

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Quizzes are often short-timed and strict; overall format .

Timed quizzesQuiz passwords hidden in materialTest heavy tagsStudy guides in one in-person section

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and dropped lowest grade; little else on exam logistics.

Study guides for testsDropped lowest gradeTest heavy
“Did give study guides for tests and dropped the lowest grade.”
CDFS038

Online

Online students report and difficult items.

Timed quizzesPasswords hidden in materialWeekly quizzes and discussions
“Only allows 10 minutes for quizzes and the questions are difficult.”
CDFS050
“hiding the ”
CDFS038

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Literally finds anything and specific about every assignment.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, mostly online CDFS courses. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

20/100

“not only was she unclear with , and very strict, but she was also incredibly rude!”

🚫 Recommendation

10/100

“ !”

⚖️

14/100

“ and no clear explanation of how to fix what you wrote.”

📚 Heavy Workload

22/100

“She gives so and the way of doing assignments on time.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • finds
  • highest grade anyone got was a 72%

Theme 2

📝 About Assignments

  • and confuses students
  • hides passwords for

Theme 3

💔 About Experience

  • Dr. Smith made me want to change my major
  • I complained to the Dean about it
  • I wish I had read her reviews before I took the class

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

24

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

25 recent, detailed, highly consistent reviews with a large online sample make the .

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 58
1 out of 515

Course coverage

CDFS05012 reviews
CDFS0389 reviews
CDFS0784 reviews

Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

4

A 3 · A- 1

B range

7

B+ 1 · B 4 · B- 2

C range

9

C+ 3 · C 6

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2