AI Rate Professor

Exercise & Sport Science

Pam Farmer

HED105 · TENNISBIE · ES225 · BEGINTENNIS · ESC253 · HED120 · ES250 · ES9913 · BEGTENI · ES253 · PE · BEGTENNIS · ES · TENN299 · ES76 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating
64/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take Farmer for active PE-style classes, but be cautious with online or writing-heavy ES courses because workload and communication can be frustrating.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate TeacherFun PE ClassesHeavy WorkloadSlow Grade UpdatesMixed Online Clarity
  • Farmer is praised for fun, passionate in-person PE and tennis teaching.
  • Many ES and online-style courses draw complaints , and late grade updates.
  • The experience depends heavily on course type, with activity-based classes reviewed far better than workload-heavy general education classes.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

Some classes are very easy if you complete the work, but several ES courses require lengthy reading, essays, quizzes, and steady effort.

Online evidence is mixed, while in-person evidence ranges from easy participation-based tennis classes to heavy ES coursework.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

The content is often practical and beginner-level, but organization, essays, technical tennis details, and workload can make it feel harder.

Online reviews stress unclear instructions, while in-person reviews split between fun activity classes and overworked ES courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Participation and showing up help in activity classes, but one review says absences were treated fairly.

Attendance comments appear only in in-person reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

70/100

Students recommend her most strongly for fun, active PE classes, but online and ES workload complaints reduce the overall recommendation.

Online recommendation is mixed, while in-person recommendation is positive for PE and tennis but weaker for heavy ES courses.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Several students say grades are easy when work is completed, though delayed updates and disputed credit create fairness concerns.

Format shift

Online reviews mention delayed grades, while in-person reviews more often describe easy grades in activity classes.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Workload varies sharply, with some easy PE classes but many complaints about lengthy reading, papers, quizzes, and assignments for low-unit courses.

Format shift

Online HED120 has lengthy connect work, while in-person ES250 and ES253 get repeated workload complaints.

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

She is often described as passionate, fun, and helpful, but several reviews call her unclear, unresponsive, or disorganized.

Format shift

and more communication-focused, while in-person feedback is stronger for active PE classes.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention discussion boards, quizzes, exams, essays, papers, worksheets, participation, and finals, so assessment is mixed.

Format shift

Online reviews mention reading, Connect work, discussion boards, quizzes, and a final, while in-person reviews mention papers, quizzes, exams, participation, and technical finals.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

29 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are stronger for tennis and PE activity classes but weaker for ES courses with and poor organization.

Main concern

The main concern is too much work for low-unit courses and uneven attention to students.

What students said

“Pam really enjoys teaching this class and makes it fun for us.”
ES253
“There are more papers to write and more quizzes to take than my 5 unit classes.”
ES250
“If your not a professional tennis player she will literally ignore.”
TENN299

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online reviews are split, with one strong HED120 review but two ES250 reviews criticizing unclear instructions and late grade updates.

Main concern

The and delayed grade updates.

What students said

“professor is responsive and gives feedback, interesting class topics.”
HED120
“She never updated our grades until the end.”
ES250
“ as students.”
ES250

Exam style

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Exam evidence points to normal quizzes, finals, and essay tests, with no clear proof of strict proctoring, webcam rules, Lockdown Browser, or open-book exams.

QuizzesFinalEssay TestsThree Quiz TriesTechnical Final

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews mention quizzes, essay tests, three exams, and a , but do not clearly prove closed-book or strict proctoring rules.

Essay TestsThree ExamsTechnical FinalQuizzes
“If you dont mind essay tests then go for it.”
ES250
“Never miss review before a test, she lets you know what's covered!”
ES253
“The and technical though”
BEGTENNIS

Online

Online reviews mention quizzes and a final, but they do not clearly prove proctoring, webcam, Lockdown Browser, open-book, or take-home policies.

QuizzesFinalThree Quiz Tries
“3 discussion boards, 2 quizzes, and a final.”
HED105
“u get 3 tries to do quizzes”
HED105

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Great teacher, very concerned . of PE in schools.”

Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, formats, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“She is very passionate when it comes to Physical Education in schools.”

📚 Workload Balance

45/100

“There are more papers to write and more quizzes to take than my 5 unit classes.”

👍 Recommendation Fit

70/100

“If you are going to be an elementary teacher, you need this class and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Best Teacher, her advice is amazing.
  • Pam really enjoys teaching this class and makes it fun for us.
  • if you have questions.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload And Organization

  • connect work is lengthy so start early.
  • assignments just appear, with random deadlines.
  • waaaaay too much work for a 2 unit class

Theme 3

💻 About Online Experience

  • professor is responsive and gives feedback, interesting class topics.
  • and when she was asked to clarify she just repeated what she said before.
  • She also didn't update on grades until much time later.

Data context

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Analysis sample

32

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 32 reviews cover many years and courses, with consistent patterns around fun activity classes, workload, and communication issues.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 516
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3 out of 55
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Course coverage

ES2508 reviews
ES2538 reviews
HED1202 reviews
PE2 reviews
TENN2992 reviews
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