Jared Pfeiffer

ART280 · ART281A · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 39/100
RMP rating: 3.2/5
Take again: 33.33%
Difficulty: 3.6

The decision

if you want a serious ceramics class, but if you mainly want an easy A.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate ceramics teacherDemanding intro classTough graderHeavy project load

Students praise his passion and .
Several reviews say the intro class feels harder than expected and requires extra studio time.
Grading and critique style are the main risk for students seeking an easy class.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

30/100

Getting an A appears difficult because students report , and extra hours outside class.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

The course content is hands-on and technique-heavy, and students say the intro class is harder than expected.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Avoid

38/100

Recommendation is mixed, with strong praise from serious learners but repeated warnings from students who found the class harsh and discouraging.

All .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

25/100

Multiple students call him a and one says they received their first C in the class.

Format shift

The .

Workload

Heavy

25/100

Students , and extra hours outside class.

Format shift

The heavy workload pattern appears only in in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

He is described as passionate and knowledgeable, but several students found his teaching too critical or discouraging.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

Reviews emphasize projects, technique, class work, and lab time rather than exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews are split between strong praise for his passion and , and discouraging critique.

Main concern

The class can feel too demanding and critical for an intro ceramics course.

What students said

“Jared is an amazing guy and great teacher.”
ART281A

“Expect way too much from student.”
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“If you're looking for an easy A .”
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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

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Reviews do not clearly prove any exam format, .

Reviews do not clearly prove exam format

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

policy or .

Reviews do not clearly prove exam format

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you're looking for an easy A .”
Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Jared is an amazing guy and great teacher.”

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25/100

“The first C I ever received was by this fellow.”

📚 Workload Reality

25/100

“You need to out in a lot of extra hours outside of class to keep up.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

and is very involved in his work.
He's really passionate and knowledgeable about what he does.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Wasn't fun and was a misleading class.
Expect way too much from student.
If you're looking for an easy A .

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

The five reviews span several years and are detailed, but the sample is small and polarized.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 53

1 out of 50

Course coverage

ART2804 reviews

ART281A1 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

2 reported outcomes

A range

No reported values

B range

B+ 1

C range

C 1

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Jared Pfeiffer

x x if you want a serious ceramics class, but x x if you mainly want an easy A.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Recommended

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

⚖️ x x

📚 Workload Reality

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you want a serious ceramics class, but if you mainly want an easy A.

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