AI Rate Professor

Theater

David Stears

THEATR241 · THEATR141 · THEATER140 · THTR140 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
50/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

Take him only if you can tolerate disorganization and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProCaring but inconsistentDisorganized classesParticipation-based gradingGood performance feedbackUnclear expectations
  • Students are sharply split between praise for his care and criticism of disorganization.
  • The class is usually not intellectually hard, but .
  • Online evidence is positive but based on only one review, while .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Grades can be high and much is participation-based, but vague criteria and .

The online review suggests clear feedback, while and subjective grading.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

The course content is generally not described as hard, but performance work and .

Online evidence sounds manageable, while .

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

62/100

Participation matters in several reviews, but there is .

Participation expectations appear mainly in .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Recommendation depends on whether students value his care and theater knowledge more than they dislike disorganization.

The only online review recommends him, while and include recent strong criticism.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

, but several students call monologues tough or and subjective.

Format shift

Online grading was described as clear, while .

Workload

Light

76/100

Reviews do not describe a heavy workload, and several imply the class is manageable if students do the work.

Format shift

Both formats suggest manageable work, though .

Teaching experience

Average

60/100

He is often described as caring, funny, and knowledgeable, but repeated disorganization lowers the teaching experience.

Format shift

Online evidence is positive, while instruction and poor organization.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

25/100

Assessment appears centered on participation, monologues, scene work, and performance tasks rather than exams.

Format shift

Both formats point toward performance and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

care and knowledge offset by repeated complaints about disorganization and .

Main concern

and poor organization can affect grades and planning.

What students said

“Class was engaging, Professor was personable but .”
THEATER140
“ , but he has never penalized anyone for a mistake he may have made.”
THEATR241
“ and it affects your grade.”
THTR140

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

The single online review is very positive and says he handled the class well during COVID.

Main concern

The evidence is too limited to know if the online experience is consistently strong.

What students said

“I feel like he did a good job on handling the class online and he pretty much cared as if we were in class.”
THEATR141

Exam style

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Reviews do not clearly prove a , and assessment seems centered on participation and performance work.

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam PolicyParticipation CreditPerformance Work

Assessment risk

Varies

60/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

or proctoring, but they mention monologues and participation credit.

Monologue GradingParticipation Credit
“Graded tough on monologues, most else is participation credit.”
THEATER140
“Grades you based on vague and subjective guidelines.”
THTR140

Online

The online review does not clearly prove .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Class was engaging, Professor was personable but .”

Voice snapshots generated from 6 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, organization, and grading. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

60/100

“David is a wonderful professor and he really cares about every student he works with.”

⚠️ Organization Risk

35/100

“ and it affects your grade.”

⚖️

50/100

“ and sometimes misleading.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He cares for his students and is very good on the feedback.
  • Gives invaluable advice and is also super funny.
  • I really loved this class because you learn a lot from him and yourself.

Theme 2

⚠️ About Organization

  • yet strangely strict.
  • Will literally lose the plot while speaking and not organize class properly
  • and inaccessible outside of class.

Theme 3

📈 About Grades

  • If you do the work then youll pass
  • Graded tough on monologues, most else is participation credit.
  • Grades you based on vague and subjective guidelines.

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

58/100

Evidence confidence

Only six reviews are available, but they include specific, , and disorganization.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

THEATER1403 reviews
THEATR1411 review
THEATR2411 review
THTR1401 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 2 · A 1

B range

2

B 2

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values