AI Rate Professor

Art

Yoshio Taylor

ART · SCULPTURE · POTTERY · CREAMICSWHEEL · 402ART · ART370 · ART372 · ART404 · ART394 · WHEELART · ART401 · SC404 · ARTMIXMED · ARTSCULPT · CERAMICS · ART402 · CERAMICS300 · MIXEDMEDART · CERAM100 · ART501 · BEGART · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
71/100
RMP rating
4.2/5
Take again
75%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Take him for serious artistic growth, but do not expect an easy grade or a casual elective.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerExpert Ceramic ArtistTough GraderHands-On FeedbackHard Work ExpectedBest For Serious Artists
  • Students repeatedly praise his expertise, demonstrations, and ability to help serious art students grow.
  • many students call him picky, biased, or tough to please.
  • The and better suited to students who genuinely care about ceramics or sculpture.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Passing can be realistic if you show up and try, but an A requires extra refinement, hard work, and meeting his specific artistic expectations.

All .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

The course content is hands-on and teachable, but the artistic standards, time demands, and critique expectations make it challenging.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

Attendance and participation appear important because students say skipping hurts your chance to pass and demos matter.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

78/100

Most students recommend him for serious art learning, but the recommendation drops for beginners or students .

All .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

Students repeatedly describe him as tough, picky, biased, and focused on art being done his way.

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

30/100

The classes , and repeated refinement.

Format shift

Workload .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

He is widely described as expert, thorough, helpful, and inspiring, though some students find him rude or overly controlling.

Format shift

Teaching .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

15/100

Assessment appears centered on art projects, studio work, critiques, participation, and .

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

32 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and helpful art professor whose classes are rewarding but time-consuming and picky about standards.

Main concern

He can be a tough, subjective, or .

What students said

“Taking his class is much more than getting a grade and if you are serious about learning then he is your guy.”
ART394
“He is a , and allows for more lecture time than actual studio time.”
ART370
“This class does involve a lot of work, so if you want an easy class.”
CERAMICS300

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 do not clearly prove a formal exam policy, and .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, open-book, midterm, final, or quiz policies.

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Policy

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Taking his class is much more than getting a grade and if you are serious about learning then he is your guy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and artistic fit. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“Yoshio is one of the .”

⚖️

28/100

“He is a , and allows for more lecture time than actual studio time.”

💪 Workload Reality

30/100

“This class does involve a lot of work, so if you want an easy class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Professor Taylor is by far the step by step, he's easy going.
  • and demonstrates thoroughly.
  • I do wish we had gotten more explaination of the techniques, but a .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

  • To get an A you need to have gone the extra mile to refine your pottery and make it a bit more artistic.
  • he is super picky, he only wants to see your art done his way
  • The class will be hard work for a beginner artist, and he expects you to do well on the first try.

Theme 3

❤️ About Student Fit

  • If you love art, sculpturing and creativeness, then you will do well in this class.
  • This is the class to take if you want to grow as an artist.
  • If not, then don't waste your time or his.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

32

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Thirty-two reviews across many years show consistent patterns , and student fit.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 511
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ART3704 reviews
ART3943 reviews
ART4023 reviews
CERAMICS3 reviews
ART3722 reviews
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ART4042 reviews
402ART1 review
ART1 review
ART4011 review
ART5011 review
ARTMIXMED1 review
ARTSCULPT1 review
BEGART1 review
CERAM1001 review
CERAMICS3001 review
CREAMICSWHEEL1 review
MIXEDMEDART1 review
POTTERY1 review
SC4041 review
SCULPTURE1 review
WHEELART1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

1

A+ 1

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Rather not say 1