AI Rate Professor

Languages

Pablo Roldan

SPANISH101 · SPAN101 · SPAN0589 · SPAN102 · 30 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
1.9/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
4.0

The decision

; only consider if you already speak Spanish fluently.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerNot Beginner FriendlyAll-Spanish LecturesHard AccentOff-Topic RantsMandatory Attendance
  • SPAN101 is taught as if students already speak Spanish, so true beginners struggle hard.
  • Heavy accent and off-topic lectures make comprehension difficult for many.
  • Attendance and participation matter, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Native or advanced speakers can pass with homework and labs, but beginners face a steep, often failing climb.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

22/100

Content is delivered almost entirely in Spanish with limited scaffolding for true 101 beginners.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as critical; skipping tanks a large part of the grade.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

8/100

and widespread beginner warnings dominate the reviews.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

34/100

Homework and , but many report harsh class tone and high fail rates for non-speakers.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework and lab hours are doable, but lecture opacity makes the real effort much higher for beginners.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

24/100

Students repeatedly say he is hard to understand, goes off topic, and teaches above beginner level.

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and multiple tests all count; .

Format shift

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

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

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

All reviews are in person and mostly warn that SPAN101 is intermediate in practice, hard to understand, and poor for true beginners.

Main concern

Beginners cannot follow all-Spanish delivery and feel unsupported.

What students said

“Before taking this Spanish 101 course- first learn fluent Spanish or you will have a very difficult time.”
SPAN101
“he would rather spend half of the class on tangents about the Latin roots of Spanish words than teaching your students how to speak Spanish.”
SPAN101
“IF YOU DONT SPEAK .”
SPAN101

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.

Reviews mention several tests and proctoring details.

Multiple TestsHomework WeightedLab HoursParticipation Graded

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person assessments and labs; .

Multiple TestsHomeworkLabsParticipation
“Just from attending class everyday,attending the lab, and turning in all your hw you will already receive 40 percent of your grade. 6 tests total”
SPANISH101
“ and study for the test which are easy then you'll be okay.”
SPAN101

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you have no experience speaking spanish. he does not answer questions and trys to make you feel stupid when you do ask questions.”

Voice snapshots generated from 30 in-person reviews, highlighting beginner mismatch and communication issues. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚫 Beginner Mismatch

22/100

“He does expect you to have some fluency in Spanish already, and .”

🗣️ Hard to Understand

24/100

“You can't really understand what he says because he has a spaniard accent with a horrible lisp.”

👎 Recommendation

8/100

“HORRID HORRID HORRID!!! !”

📅

18/100

“just go to class, DO NOT SKIP ONE CLASS, show up and homework and you wil ge a C”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He goes off topic ALL the time. Talks about your health more than spanish.
  • spent a lot of our time teaching us about nutrition instead of Spanish

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • YOU MUST KNOW SPANISH!!!!
  • When 40% of your class is failing it's not because they're stupid
  • if u don tknow the launguage... your gonna fail

Theme 3

⚠️ About Classroom Climate

  • Everyday we were subjected to rants about religion, nutrition, body image
  • he gets kinda aggressive because you don't know the right answer
  • Said my friend asked stupid questions

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

30

Recent reviews read by the AI

30

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

30 in-person reviews over many years are directionally consistent on beginner mismatch, though many are older and less detailed.

Inside 30 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51
4 out of 53
3 out of 54
2 out of 58
1 out of 514

Course coverage

SPAN10120 reviews
SPANISH1017 reviews
SPAN05892 reviews
SPAN1021 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 3

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

1

D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1