Michele Smith

ASLB1 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 78/100
RMP rating: 4.8/5
Take again: 80%
Difficulty: 1.8

The decision

if you want a and can handle participation plus some unfocused lecture time.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCaring and approachableParticipation heavyOff-topic lecturesBeginner supportiveEasy homework

Most students describe her as kind, funny, and helpful, but one review says class time is often wasted off topic.
The class appears easy to pass with and mostly high grades, though participation matters a lot.
There is no online evidence, and all comments come from in-person ASL-B1 sections.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most reported grades are A-range and as easy, but participation and regular practice still matter.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The ASL content seems beginner friendly when students participate, though one student felt the .

All course-easiness evidence comes from in-person ASL-B1 comments.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

80/100

, and helpful, despite one very negative learning-experience review.

The recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Grades skew high and students call the work easy, but as automatic.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

58/100

, but students say it is easy and usually manageable with time to complete it.

Format shift

one mention of a lot of homework.

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

She is widely seen as caring and supportive, but off-topic teaching and one poor review lower confidence in clarity.

Format shift

All teaching-quality evidence comes from in-person reviews, with no online comparison.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Reviews mention homework, participation, groups, games, and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews describe assessment, and they focus on participation and homework.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person reviews are mostly positive about kindness, support, and easy work, with and off-topic class time.

Main concern

Class can drift off topic, and participation is central.

What students said

“She is difficult to understand because she goes off topic a lot wasting 15-30 mins of class time.”
Asl-B1

“the work is simple and not hard to keep up on.”
Asl-B1

“ students.”
Asl-B1

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 the .

Reviews do not clearly prove exam format

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

format or testing rules.

Reviews do not clearly prove exam format

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ students.”
Voice snapshots generated from 5 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and classroom support; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“She is difficult to understand because she goes off topic a lot wasting 15-30 mins of class time.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

80/100

“100% would take this class again :)”

📈 Easy A Potential

78/100

“the work is simple and not hard to keep up on.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Good teacher. She cares about her students and the work is simple and not hard to keep up on.
She does however go off topic a lot of the time, so expect to zone out for half the class.
and I enjoy how she teaches.

Theme 2

📚 About Workload and Grades

There was a lot of homework, but it was easy to do and she gave us a week to complete it.
Try to practice outside of class and attend events.
She really wants everyone to participate.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

students.
she made me feel comfortable and excited to go to class.
she is encouraging, fun and easy to talk to, and she is there for .

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

74/100

Evidence confidence

, but all are from one course and opinions on teaching clarity conflict.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53

4 out of 51

3 out of 50

2 out of 50

1 out of 51

Course coverage

Asl-B15 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

B 1

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

No reported values

Michele Smith

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Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Recommended

WorthIt

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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

👍 Recommendation Rate

📈 Easy A Potential

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📚 About Workload and Grades

❤️ About Character

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 want a and can handle participation plus some unfocused lecture time.