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Early Childhood Education

Shelia Smith

CDFS53 · CDFS053 · ENGL001 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.4/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

Avoid unless required—expect slow grades, disorganization, and heavy writing with little teaching polish.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnorganizedSlow gradingTough on writing rulesCanvas strugglesHeavy papers
  • Repeated complaints , and unclear course ops
  • Online CDFS work is writing-heavy with strict discussion and page-count rules
  • A if you communicate, but

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

An A is possible with heavy writing compliance, but , and strictness make high grades costly.

Online has more grade detail and strict writing rules; in person includes a C- and complaints about missing grades.

Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Content is not brain-burner level, but volume of , and .

Online emphasizes reading and papers; in person difficulty ratings were low-to-mid but teaching quality sank the experience.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Attendance rules are mixed online and in person; organization issues .

; one in-person review said no.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Would-take-again is very low; most reviews warn about organization and .

One positive online review exists; .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

30/100

, and late comments that students say hurt grades.

Format shift

Online strictness is clearest; in person more about missing or .

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of textbook reflections, four-plus essays, and .

Format shift

Heavy writing is mainly documented online; in person comments focus more .

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Students repeatedly cite disorganization, Canvas struggles, late modules, and weak teaching despite occasional kindness.

Format shift

Poor online ops and poor in-person instruction both appear; one online outlier called her great if you work hard.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Writing reflections, essays, discussions, and grade.

Format shift

Online is paper- and discussion-heavy with exams; in person comments stress few graded items posted late.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

but unorganized, off-topic, weak at teaching, and late on grades.

Main concern

Poor instruction and grade tracking offline; students must track scores themselves.

What students said

“awful teacher. i but she does not know what doing. the grades are never online she always grades late she does not teach very well”
ENGL001
“ . Doesnt know , so you have to write down your grades and calculate yourself.”
CDFS53

Remote format

Online

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online CDFS053 mixes strict writing rules and if you stay on deadlines.

Main concern

, and many papers/reflections with .

What students said

“ time.”
CDFS053
“Do not go over the page count for writing, or reply to classmates on the same day you respond to discussions, or .”
CDFS053
“She's not flexible with deadlines, so stay on top of them.”
CDFS053

Exam style

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Reviews mention exams and heavy writing but .

Writing-heavyExams present but poorly organizedNo clear proctoring details

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; and weak instruction rather than proctoring style.

Late grade postingFew clear assessment details
“the grades are never online she always grades late she does not teach very well”
ENGL001
“Doesnt know , so you have to write down your grades and calculate yourself.”
CDFS53

Online

Second exam ; no webcam/Lockdown claims. Main risk is organization and late feedback.

Module-based examsLate feedbackWriting-focused course
“She also somehow assigned the ?”
CDFS053
“Lots of writing reflections over the textbook as well as four essays.”
CDFS053

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ time.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (5 online, 2 in , and heavy writing. Credibility rating: Medium.

📉 Organization Issues

25/100

“ . Doesnt know , so you have to write down your grades and calculate yourself.”

⏱️

28/100

“Grades everything late. Will make comments/notes on items she graded late which is redundant.”

📝 Workload and Strictness

30/100

“Lots of writing reflections over the textbook as well as four essays.”

👎 Recommendation

22/100

“I was looking forward to this course and left feeling unsatisfied.”

Theme 1

⚠️ About Organization

  • she has a .
  • .
  • She is good at getting off topic, so if you like rants.. her class is for you.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • Do not go over the page count for writing, or reply to classmates on the same day you respond to discussions, or .
  • There are 4–5 big papers, so use all the time given or you might struggle.
  • She's not flexible with deadlines, so stay on top of them.

Theme 3

❤️ Mixed Personal Notes

  • , but she has a .
  • Prof. Smith is a great teacher—easy to talk to and very understanding.
  • She is a nice lady but its apparent teaching was not her career in life.

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

Only 7 reviews with mixed years and some sparse comments, but negative themes on organization and .

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

CDFS0535 reviews
CDFS531 review
ENGL0011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

2

B+ 2

C range

1

C- 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1