AI Rate Professor

Ethnic Studies

Danae Martinez

ETST101 · ETST112 · ETST111 · ETST110 · ETHS112 · 25 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.6/5
Take again
28%
Difficulty
3.9

The decision

unless , and consider in person only if you value the topic enough to tolerate heavy work and uneven organization.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming workloadDisorganized modulesPassionate contentPoor communicationBetter in person than online
  • Recent online reviews are strongly negative, citing extreme workload, messy modules, and poor communication.
  • Older and , and meaningful course content.
  • A high grade is possible, but students often describe the effort cost as unreasonable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

34/100

Students can earn A grades, but many say it requires completing a huge volume of work and managing stress.

Online reviews make the A feel especially costly, while but still mention lots of homework.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

30/100

The material is meaningful but goes beyond a light GE because students , and emotionally challenging content.

Online reviews emphasize overwhelming structure and volume, while and emotionally challenging content.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

Reviews mention participation and office hour expectations, but do not clearly prove a .

Online comments mention expected office hours and heavy asynchronous work, while and reading.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Most because the workload, organization, and communication problems outweigh the strong subject matter.

Online recommendation evidence is strongly negative, while and includes older highly positive reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

35/100

Grades can be high, but students report tough expectations, heavy required completion, and little tolerance for the workload burden.

Format shift

Online grading feels stricter because missing many assignments can be punishing, while .

Workload

Overwhelming

8/100

The dominant complaint is extreme workload, often described as 9 to 12 or more hours per week, full-time-job level, or dozens of assignments.

Format shift

Online workload complaints are severe and frequent, while but with more praise for value.

Teaching experience

Poor

36/100

Her passion and , but recent reviews repeatedly cite disorganization, poor communication, unavailable support, and .

Format shift

Online teaching experience is much weaker, while but still mention organization issues.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Assessment appears driven , and many weekly assignments rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

, and quizzes rather than exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

11 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but noticeably better, praising passion and life-changing content while and disorganization.

Main concern

Even in and some disorganization.

What students said

“Yes lot of homework and yes, too much work to do, but !”
ETST110
“ .”
ETST110
“Danae tells it like it is, clearly and effectively.”
ETST101

Remote format

Online

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are mostly negative, with repeated complaints about excessive assignments, disorganization, slow responses, and stress despite meaningful content.

Main concern

The online workload is repeatedly described as overwhelming and .

What students said

“Don't take ETST 110 with her unless you're ready to treat a single class like a full-time job.”
ETST110
“Modules make no sense, there's over 12+ hours of .”
ETHS112
“Not just a GE. Don't expect an easy A.”
ETHS112

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

because comments discuss quizzes and assignments but do not clearly describe midterms, finals, open-book rules, or proctoring.

Quizzes MentionedMany AssignmentsNo Clear Proctoring EvidenceNo Clear Exam Policy Evidence

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and many readings or , but do not clearly prove a final, midterm, closed-book exam, or proctoring rules.

Quiz MentionedReadings and HomeworkNo Clear Exam Policy Evidence
“We had to take a after watching her talk about herself for an hour.”
ETHS112
“Make sure you do all the readings and participate.”
ETST112

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes, video lectures, Cornell notes, and assignments, but do not clearly prove webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or .

Quizzes MentionedCornell NotesVideo LecturesNo Clear Proctoring Evidence
“The Cornell notes are suppose to help retain information, not busy work.”
ETHS112
“Beware of pop quizzes”
ETHS112

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Don't take ETST 110 with her unless you're ready to treat a single class like a full-time job.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, highlighting key themes in workload, organization, communication, and course value. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Warning

8/100

“The workload is extremely overwhelming.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

36/100

“Great information and she's very knowledgeable but she needs an assistant and to lower her expectations of people committing their whole life to one online class.”

👍 Recommendation Level

32/100

“ unless you HAVE to and in that case make lots of time for the class”

Theme 1

⚠️ About Workload

  • she assigns RIDICULOUS amt of work.
  • there's over 12+ hours of .
  • This class feels overwhelming and very stressful.
  • I have about 15 assignments from her per week and feel so overwhelmed.

Theme 2

🧭 About Organization & Support

  • Class is a .
  • Does not properly communicate with students/give proper support.
  • Never emails back.
  • .

Theme 3

🔥 About Course Value

  • Take the class if you want to think critically and get something meaningful out of your education.
  • I think it is a life-changing class.
  • Danae tells it like it is, clearly and effectively.
  • Professor Martinez is really my kind of professor in that she's very passionate about the subject of Black History.

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

25

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 26 reviews cover both formats and multiple years, with recent online complaints showing strong consistency.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 56
1 out of 510

Course coverage

ETST11015 reviews
ETHS1126 reviews
ETST1123 reviews
ETST1011 review
ETST1111 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

24 reported outcomes

A range

9

A+ 1 · A 5 · A- 3

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

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Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 10