AI Rate Professor

Child Development

Sarasue Spielman

HECV1 · DEV101 · ADS109 · CD7162 · ADS107 · CD02 · ADS104 · ADSR104 · CD129 · HECV23 · CDV02 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
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Difficulty
4.1

The decision

Must-take if you want a transformative Child Development mentor and are willing to work hard for the grade.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate expertCares deeplyHeavy but fairReal-life examplesAlways available
  • Near-universal five-star praise for knowledge, passion, and student support in Child Development and related classes.
  • Coursework is demanding with research, presentations, and high expectations, but help is abundant.
  • Students say hard work yields an A and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Students repeatedly say an A is available if you work hard, not if you coast.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Many rate difficulty high and note heavy information, research, and presentations.

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Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but participatory networking-style classes reward showing up.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Nearly every review , and growth.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Described as fair and supportive, and requires real effort.

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Comments cite lots of work, research, presentations, and high expectations outside class.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Students and email, and life-changing.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of participation, presentations, research work, and fair tests appears across reviews.

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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

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and expert-led; students rave about availability, humor, and real-world connections despite high difficulty ratings.

Main concern

High workload and expectations can overwhelm lazy or purely Easy-A seekers.

What students said

“Dr.Spielman is one of the BEST professors i have ever taken at Ventura College”
CDV02
“As long as you work hard, you'll get an A! She's the .”
ADS109
“She expects you to do a lot of work and research and you will learn so much!”
CD02

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.

Tests are called fair and aligned with taught material; no webcam or lockdown policies are mentioned.

Fair testsLecture and real-life examplesNo proctoring details stated

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students call tests fair and tied to lectures and real-life examples, without describing strict proctoring.

Fair testsIn-person exams implied
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HECV23
“I don't believe her grading was easy, I worked very hard for my grade.”
CD7162

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Most amazing Professor you will ever have the opportunity to experience.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 in-person reviews, highlighting passion, care, and effort-based reward. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Excellence

96/100

“Dr.Spielman is one of the BEST professors i have ever taken at Ventura College”

❤️ Student Care

95/100

“She Cares about her students, is very understanding and profusely knowledgeable about Child Development!!”

📈 Effort Earns the A

58/100

“As long as you work hard, you'll get an A! She's the .”

🔥 Workload Intensity

32/100

“She expects you to do a lot of work and research and you will learn so much!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • presents it in an interesting manner and has us participate along the way
  • provides many real-life examples that help connect the abstract
  • vibrant, dynamic,intelligent speaker

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • and e-mail
  • truly cares about her students
  • happy and beautiful inside and out

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I don't believe her grading was easy, I worked very hard for my grade
  • As long as you work hard, you'll get an A!
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Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Eighteen detailed, highly consistent reviews from 2007-2012 with rich qualitative agreement support high confidence.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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