Laurie Dotson

CHST87 · CHST034A · CHST063 · CHST005 · 12 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 52/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 58.33%
Difficulty: 2.2

The decision

if you mainly need an easy Child Studies grade and can ignore a condescending classroom style; skip if you want rigorous teaching and .

Best fit · Easy A HunterEasy A possibleSlow gradingCondescending toneCaring for majorsFew graded assignments

and weak teaching, yet still call the class an easy A.
Older and , and strong Child Studies content.
Expect , and light to moderate assignment counts that still can feel demanding online.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many students report A or A+ with few graded items and .

Easy A language is strongest in recent in-person reviews; online is mostly easy but a couple of terms felt demanding.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Content is usually simple education material, though some and abstract projects.

; some online reviews call it extremely demanding for a lower-level class.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

, yet some say it was not and half the class stopped showing up.

Online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Recommendation depends on whether you value easy grades and major mentorship over teaching quality and respect.

Older online and ; recent in-person reviews largely do not.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

and easy-A comments point to lenient scoring overall.

Format shift

; recent in-person still yields easy As.

Workload

Light

62/100

Often only a handful of assignments, though some online sections add many papers and tight deadlines.

Format shift

few assignments; some online: lots of homework and papers.

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Praise for caring ECE mentorship collides with many reports of no real teaching and condescending talk.

Format shift

In-person recent scores are poor; online and older major courses are more positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Few graded assignments, discussions, group projects, and .

Format shift

Online mentions discussion posts and papers; .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

and a childlike condescending tone, but grades stay high; older major-focused reviews are glowing.

Main concern

, and classes that feel pointless despite easy As.

What students said

“Horrible teacher, she is extremely condescending and speaks to you like you're a child... easy A if you can put up with her”
CHST034A

“Useless class but an easy A. Nothing is really taught in class tbh”
CHST063

“Laurie is by far the ! If you are a Child Studies .”
CHST87

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

some call it simple easy A with , and slow feedback.

Main concern

and occasional heavy paper load undercut the easy-class expectation.

What students said

“she's a and a kind person... Easy A.”
CHST034A

“So !!! Took such a long time to grade everything”
CHST034A

“ and her class was simple and easy.”
CHST034A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews emphasize sparse assignments and at least one research-paper final rather than strict proctored exams.

Few graded assignmentsResearch paper finalDiscussion posts

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews stress a small number of graded assignments and group work, not a .

Few graded assignmentsGroup projectsIn-class day-of assignments

“There were only like 5-6 assignments but she takes over a month and a half to grade each one.”
CHST034A

“There was about 6 graded assignments but she won't tell you which days she assigns them”
CHST063

Online

Online comments highlight discussion posts, papers, and easy assignments; as a research paper.

Discussion postsResearch paper finalSo many papers

“I remember the and I actually had fun.”
CHST005

“The only thing that brought my grade down ”
CHST034A

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Horrible teacher, she is extremely condescending and speaks to you like you're a child... Honestly didn't learn anything but easy A if you can put up with her”
Voice snapshots generated from 12 reviews, highlighting easy grades versus weak recent teaching tone. Credibility rating: High.

🅰️ Easy A Reality

82/100

“Useless class but an easy A. Nothing is really taught in class tbh”

🐢 Classroom Tone

30/100

“She speaks to the class like we are in elementary school, which is very aggravating.”

❤️ Major Mentorship

85/100

“Laurie is by far the ! If you are a Child Studies .”

🐢

40/100

“she takes over a month and a half to grade each one”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

easy A if you can put up with her
she's a and a kind person
extremely demanding for a lower level education class
class was simple and easy

Theme 2

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She barely teaches
Nothing is really taught in class
changes curriculum based on what her students want to learn
talent for drawing her students into discussions

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

extremely condescending
talk to you like you're a child
always there for me during her office hours
very patient and her lectures were always engaging

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Twelve detailed reviews from 2020-2025 with balanced online and in-person samples and .

Inside 12 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55

4 out of 50

3 out of 52

2 out of 52

1 out of 53

Course coverage

CHST034A8 reviews

CHST0632 reviews

CHST0051 review

CHST871 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

11 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

C+ 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Laurie Dotson

x x if you mainly need an easy Child Studies grade and can ignore a condescending classroom style; skip if you want rigorous teaching and x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🅰️ Easy A Reality

🐢 Classroom Tone

❤️ Major Mentorship

🐢 x x

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

❤️ About Character

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you mainly need an easy Child Studies grade and can ignore a condescending classroom style; skip if you want rigorous teaching and .

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