Ed Heaberlin

TA104 · TA107 · ACT1 · TA106 · CMST109 · CMS10951550 · TA111 · THEAT101 · TA101 · CMST106 · COS126 · TA109 · TA2396 · SPCH101 · 94 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 2.7/5
Take again: 56.52%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

if you can handle blunt sarcasm and ; grades are usually fair to easy but the classroom vibe is hit or miss.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing PersonalityEasy A If You Show UpUnorganizedBlunt SarcasmMandatory Attendance

some call him hilarious and and unorganized.
Grades are often easy As if you show up, participate, and follow speech guidelines.
, and harsh public criticism.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many students report easy As by showing up, participating, and following speech guidelines, even when they dislike his style.

Both online and done; evidence is mostly in person.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

and theatre, though some acting classes expect prior knowledge and .

In-person reviews dominate; online comments also describe low-to-moderate content difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

22/100

as and you will not pass.

as mandatory in person; online reviews also report required meetings.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

; fans love the humor and growth, critics warn about rudeness and chaos.

Online sample is small and mixed; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Students often earn As, but some call him picky, tough, or and late work.

Format shift

Easy grades appear in both formats; .

Workload

Light

68/100

Many say the class is easy with speeches, participation, and .

Format shift

Workload reads light online and in person, with occasional group projects and reading.

Teaching experience

Average

45/100

Teaching quality swings from inspirational and funny to unprepared, cancel-heavy, and disrespectful.

Format shift

Online has two strong and one poor review; .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Grades center on speeches, outlines, participation, group projects, and performances more than big exams.

Format shift

Assessment style is consistent across formats where described.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

47 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

public speaking fans praise humor and growth, while many theatre and speech students report rudeness, disorganization, and favoritism.

Main concern

, and mandatory attendance with little structure for some students.

What students said

“So easy we barely did anything. He is an and as long as you show up and at least participate you will definitely pass.”
CMST106

“This teacher was mean, horrible. He's always late with grading and and expect us to do it by the next morning.”
CMST109

“He's rude and the definition of degrading. .”
TA109

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

two strong CMST109 recommendations for helpful, funny Zoom classes, one TA106 withdrawal citing boring, unprepared lessons.

Main concern

Organization and engagement can feel weak online, and one student withdrew after a month without a syllabus.

What students said

“I really enjoyed his class so much. and gave great advice.”
CMST109

“Great person but boring professor... seems like he plans the lesson 5 min before class starts, took a whole month to give the syllabus.”
TA106

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly speeches and participation rather than heavily proctored exams; .

Speech FocusedParticipation HeavyFew Formal TestsExtra Credit Sometimes Required

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and acting critiques; few students describe traditional closed-book exams.

Speeches Every ClassGroup ProjectsParticipation MattersTests Not Many

“It's fairly easy to get a high score IF you follow the guidelines for the outline and you show some enthusiasm while giving your speeches.”
CMST109

“Tests? Not many”
TA106

Online

Online , and participation rather than formal proctored exams.

Zoom MeetingsParticipation

“It was a lot different than actual face-to face class would be, but overall the zoom meetings were fun.”
CMST109

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“So easy we barely did anything. He is an and as long as you show up and at least participate you will definitely pass his class without a problem.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting polarization in , and organization. Credibility rating: High.

🎭 Polarizing Classroom Vibe

45/100

“This teacher was mean, horrible. He's always late with grading and and expect us to do it by the next morning.”

🅰️ Easy Grades With Attendance

80/100

“Just do what he says and you'll pass with an A.”

😂 Humor That Divides

55/100

“I found his sarcasm to be hilarious. One of the .”

📋 Organization Issues

30/100

“He never handed out the syllabus. .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Amazing and has the
He is very funny and sarcastic
He's blunt and a tad rude but this is acting, welcome to the business.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

So easy we barely did anything
Class was overall easy, teacher was just snappy.
I got an A, but I barely had to work for it.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Respect & Organization

and disrespectful of everyone in the theatre department.
He cancles class about once a week!
Saying he would rather kill himself then see .

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years with detailed, consistent themes of polarizing personality and easy grades support a strong read despite mixed opinions.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 523

4 out of 515

3 out of 510

2 out of 511

1 out of 535

Course coverage

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TA1067 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

22 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 5 · A 14

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1

Ed Heaberlin

x x x if you can handle blunt sarcasm and x x; grades are usually fair to easy but the classroom vibe is hit or miss.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Mandatory

Depends

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.

🎭 Polarizing Classroom Vibe

🅰️ Easy Grades With Attendance

😂 Humor That Divides

📋 Organization Issues

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

⚠️ About Respect & Organization

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you can handle blunt sarcasm and ; grades are usually fair to easy but the classroom vibe is hit or miss.