AI Rate Professor

Cabrillo College · Dance

David King

MODERN · ADVMOD · DANCE19 · DANCE1 · DANC152 · MODDANCE · DANCE4 · DANCE0 · DANCE10 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
14/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
14.29%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

Avoid his DANCE1 sections unless you are comfortable with , and dance-specific expectations.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh GraderHeavy WorkloadUnclear FeedbackHigh Dance ExpectationsPolarizing Teaching
  • Recent DANCE1 reviews are strongly and heavy weekly work.
  • as caring, passionate, and supportive.
  • Students without dance background often felt the class expected too much prior knowledge.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

An A is possible, but recent reviews say it takes heavy weekly work, precise wording, and .

Online evidence is mostly harsh, while because .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

The content is not always advanced, but students say he expects strong dance knowledge and detailed dance analysis from beginners.

Online and recent in-person DANCE1 reviews both describe the course as harder than expected.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance and participation appear important, and one review specifically says there is .

, while online reviews do not clearly prove an .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

20/100

Most recent students strongly warn against taking him because of , and .

, while in-person reviews are split between recent warnings and older praise.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

15/100

Recent students repeatedly describe him as extremely harsh, picky, and hard to earn full credit from.

Format shift

Both online and in-person DANCE1 reviews support harsh grading, though .

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Recent reviews describe 8-12 hours a week, 4-6 assignments a week, and more work than STEM classes.

Format shift

Online reviews strongly report heavy workload, and recent in-person DANCE1 reviews say the same.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

and , while older reviews praise his care and passion.

Format shift

Online feedback is mostly negative, while and year.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Most recent complaints focus on repeated assignments, dance descriptions, reading, and written responses rather than exams.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize assignments, while and older tests or quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

19 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are mixed, with recent DANCE1 complaints about grading and workload but older dance-course praise for support and passion.

Main concern

The biggest concern is inconsistent experience across courses and years, especially harsh grading in recent DANCE1 reviews.

What students said

“The dance descriptions are almost impossible to get an A on and he assigns a lot of work, like 4-6 assignments a week.”
DANCE1
“easy A if you do all the work.”
DANCE1
“He cares about his students.”
DANCE19

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are mostly negative, citing harsh , and weak communication.

Main concern

Students report heavy weekly work and .

What students said

“There is around 8-12 hours of work per week and the assigned work is tedious and in-depth.”
DANCE1
“Extremely hard grader, doesn't properly explain how the is understandable.”
DANCE1
“He is an and assigns WAY to much work for the number of credits the course is worth.”
DANCE1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, though older in-person DANCE10 reviews mention open-note quizzes and tests.

Open-Note QuizzesTests Mentioned

Assessment risk

Varies

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person evidence mentions open-note quizzes and tests in older DANCE10 reviews, but the .

Open-Note QuizzesTests Mentioned
“Get to use ur notes for all quizzes so it is important to take good notes on what u watch cuz its hard to remember them all.”
DANCE10
“ and answers can be found in your notes (if ).”
DANCE10

Online

Online reviews do not clearly prove the .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you . It was more work than my STEM classes.”

Voice snapshots generated from 25 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and recommendation strength. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

30/100

“Overall not a proactive teacher and .”

⚖️

15/100

“it seems impossible to get !”

📚 Workload Pressure

18/100

“There is around 8-12 hours of work per week and the assigned work is tedious and in-depth.”

👍 Recommendation Level

20/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • a way that is understandable.
  • He cares about his students.
  • David is one of the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He grades extremely harshly and expects you to be a dance genius with no background.
  • The dance descriptions are almost impossible to get an A on and he assigns a lot of work, like 4-6 assignments a week.
  • Attend the , and it's an easy A.

Theme 3

📚 About Workload

  • This class takes up the most amount of my time- week after week..
  • He is an and assigns WAY to much work for the number of credits the course is worth.
  • Lots of reading.

Data context

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Analysis sample

25

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

There are 25 reviews across many years with detailed and consistent recent complaints, though older reviews are more positive.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 52
3 out of 51
2 out of 52
1 out of 512

Course coverage

DANCE113 reviews
DANCE104 reviews
DANC1522 reviews
ADVMOD1 review
DANCE01 review
Show 4 more courses
DANCE191 review
DANCE41 review
MODDANCE1 review
MODERN1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 3 · A 2 · A- 1

B range

4

B+ 3 · B 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1