AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Yoshimi Hayashi

SCULPTURE · ART103 · ART290 · ART203 · SCLPTCERAMICS · ART225 · SCULP103 · ART103ART216 · SCLPTRCERAMICS · ARTSECT · ART216 · CERAMICS · 50 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
61.54%
Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want a demanding studio mentor and can handle blunt critiques; skip if you need a gentle classroom climate.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerInspirational studio mentorMandatory attendanceEffort-based easy passBrutally honest critiquesPolarizing personality
  • Many students call Yoshi life-changing for ceramics and conceptual art growth.
  • A large minority report public shaming, favorites, and an uncomfortable studio climate.
  • Show up, put in effort, and you usually pass; the real .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Effort and , so serious show-up students often earn A-range marks.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

if you work in studio, though conceptual critique and .

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

dropped and little tolerance for absences.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Roughly half love him as a transformative mentor while others warn about humiliation and ego.

All recommendation evidence is in person; no online contrast.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

74/100

and effort-focused; show up and try hard and you are likely to pass with a strong grade.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

, but in-studio making time and participation are real and ongoing.

Format shift

Workload comments are all in person and center on .

Teaching experience

Average

62/100

Teaching quality is polarized between inspiring mentorship and alienating, condescending behavior.

Format shift

All teaching evidence is in person across ceramics, sculpture, and related art courses.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

Projects, critiques, participation, and studio work dominate over traditional exams.

Format shift

Assessment style is studio and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

50 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Studio-based ceramics and sculpture classes reward attendance and effort, with deeply split views on his mentorship versus condescension.

Main concern

Public criticism, favorites, and offensive remarks can make the studio environment stressful.

What students said

“ , as long as you're showing up and putting in effort you will pass.”
CERAMICS
“Class is easy all you really need to do is be there and .”
ART225
“He has (and continues to from what I've heard) singled out multiple students, publicly criticizing and shaming them in front of their peers.”
CERAMICS

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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Assessment is mostly projects and participation, with .

Participation focusedProject critiquesPop quizzesEffort-based grades

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and occasional pop quizzes; reviews do not describe lockdown or webcam exams.

Project critiquesParticipation requiredPop quizzesEffort-based passing
“There's a pop quiz every class, but listen and .”
ART225
“Participation and effort is required in the class so you are expected to show that you are putting the most amount of effort into a piece.”
CERAMICS

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Yoshi is the bomb. He truly cares for his students. In his class you will get as much out of it as you are willing to put in.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 in-person reviews, highlighting mentorship praise, climate concerns, and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

62/100

“He's more of an inspiring mentor than a professor.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“If you're an !”

⚠️ Classroom Climate Risk

30/100

“When attending the class I noticed that the professor would often make other students feel embarrassed or uncomfortable with his choice of words and actions.”

🍀 Effort-Based Grades

78/100

“you can make the crappiest stuff in class and still get an A but ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Mentorship

  • Yoshi inspired me to continue with this art
  • He truly cares for his students.
  • Landmark of Arts with Yoshi was one of the .

Theme 2

⚠️ About Personality & Climate

  • prof creates an an environment that breeds misogyny.
  • You will get .
  • He told me, in front of the class, if I didn't hurry up and pick a major I'll just get knocked up and work at a starbucks.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • as long as you're showing up and putting in effort you will pass.
  • Class is easy all you really need to do is be there and .
  • Don't miss class even if you have some horrible sickness.

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

50

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

50 in-person reviews over many years give a strong sample, though opinions are sharply split and online evidence is absent.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 527
4 out of 53
3 out of 55
2 out of 510
1 out of 55

Course coverage

ART10313 reviews
ART22512 reviews
CERAMICS11 reviews
SCULPTURE4 reviews
ART2162 reviews
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ART2902 reviews
ART103ART2161 review
ART2031 review
ARTSECT1 review
SCLPTCERAMICS1 review
SCLPTRCERAMICS1 review
SCULP1031 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

16

A+ 5 · A 6 · A- 5

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

2

Fail 1 · Not sure yet 1