AI Rate Professor

Art

Judith Pettite

ART15 · ART25 · ART040 · ART020 · ART41 · ART021 · 14 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
40%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want serious still-life drawing or painting practice and can handle strict class rules; skip if you want freeform or anime-friendly art.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerStill-Life FocusedNo PhonesParticipation MattersHarsh for SomePassionate Artist
  • many praise skill growth and passion, others call teaching repetitive or harsh.
  • .
  • Skills improve with effort, but some say still-life-only structure and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

55/100

Some say show up and work hard for an A, while and almost no grades above B.

All evidence is in-person; and term.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Many intro students call the class easy if you attend and practice, though .

and painting courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and note she gets upset if you miss or use phones.

All evidence is in-person; phone and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About 40% would-take-again baseline with strong love-or-hate comments; .

All reviews are in-person; recommendation splits by teaching style fit.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Some report A for effort; and grades stuck at B or below.

Format shift

All in-person; .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Most describe studio practice and projects; one extreme review claims over 15 hours weekly.

Format shift

All in-person; workload complaints are minority but intense.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Strong artist knowledge and growth for engaged students, but many call methods repetitive, boring, or demeaning.

Format shift

All in-person; quality scores cluster at both 5 and 1.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Studio projects, still-life drawings, and participation dominate; few formal tests mentioned.

Format shift

All in-person; tags include Tests? Not many.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

14 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

supporters credit real skill gains and passion, critics cite boring still-life repetition, phone bans, and .

Main concern

Repetitive still-life approach and strict tone can frustrate students seeking creative freedom or .

What students said

“She just wants you to be focused on your work which I understand.”
ART020
“Very repetitive and boring. Did not learn anything from this class.”
ART020
“literally no one can get anything above a B in her class.”
ART020
“just show up and do your art, and you'll get an A.”
ART040

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.

Little evidence of formal exams; assessment is project and participation driven in studio settings.

Few TestsStudio ProjectsParticipation Based

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

78/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and participation rather than traditional exams.

Few TestsStill Life ProjectsParticipation Matters
“ ? Not many”
ART040
“she sits us down in a room full of objects and tells us to draw it. That's every single class.”
ART020

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I really like Judy, but I also understand why a lot of people don't like her.”

Voice snapshots generated from 14 in-person reviews, balancing praise and criticism. Credibility rating: High.

🎨 Skill Growth

70/100

“this class really helped me paint better before I was okay at painting but now I am good at mixing colors”

⚠️ Polarizing Style

40/100

“Very repetitive and boring. Did not learn anything from this class. If .”

📱 Strict Classroom Rules

25/100

“She doesn't let you use your phone which sucks”

⚖️

50/100

“literally no one can get anything above a B in her class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • sits us down in a room full of objects and tells us to draw it
  • has a ton of knowledge about art and is an amazing artist herself
  • Reads instructions to the class from the photocopied textbook.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • just show up and do your art, and you'll get an A
  • grades really rough for no reason
  • She will give an A for effort, regardless of how poor you think your work is

Theme 3

❤️ About Classroom Culture

  • phones are put away and not taken out or used during class
  • talks down to kids and threatens them

Data context

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Analysis sample

14

Recent reviews read by the AI

14

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Fourteen in-person reviews from 2011-2017 with rich detail and .

Inside 14 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 54

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Not sure yet 2