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Physical Ed

Phylise Smith

DANCE100 · DANC100 · YOGA1 · YOGA · DAN100 · 111 lifetime ratings

AI rating
26/100
RMP rating
2.2/5
Take again
32.69%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

unless you are prepared to track details carefully, do frequent work, and easy.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHeavy workloadStrict gradingDisorganized instructionsExtra creditTime-consuming online class
  • Reviews are sharply split, but the dominant pattern is heavy workload, strict details, and frustration with grading.
  • Students can earn A grades by following every instruction, yet many say the effort is excessive for Dance 100.
  • Online reviews are especially negative about time , and unclear requirements.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

A is possible, but students repeatedly say it requires constant work, strict checklist compliance, and careful attention to small details.

Online reviews contain many A grades but much heavier complaints about workload, while and failures.

Is the course easy?

Standard

50/100

The material is often described as easy, but the course feels harder because , and grading rules add complexity.

Online content is usually simple but time-consuming, while in-person reviews describe more frustration with and grading.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Reviews describe daily Canvas expectations, required discussion timing, strict deadlines, and no-late-work policies.

Online evidence shows low flexibility through daily check-ins and , while in-person evidence mentions participation and no late work.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

because the , and communication feel unfair for the course level.

Online reviews are heavily negative despite some easy-A reports, and positive exception.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

Students frequently report strict grading, lost points for , and .

Format shift

Online reviews repeatedly mention checklist and detail penalties, while , and missing feedback.

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

The workload is repeatedly described as excessive, time-consuming, and unreasonable for a dance appreciation class.

Format shift

Online workload complaints are intense and frequent, while and papers.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

Some students praise feedback and kindness, but the dominant comments describe poor , and weak communication.

Format shift

Online reviews show stronger organization and workload complaints, while and lack of feedback.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

24/100

Grades appear driven mostly , and written assignments rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

Online sections focus on videos, questions, discussions, papers, and quizzes, while , and participation.

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

10 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are also mostly negative, , and excessive seriousness, with one strong positive about participation.

Main concern

Students report unpleasant interactions and .

What students said

“She is just really rude and it made me uncomfortable.”
YOGA
“Instructions are complicated with poor grammar and .”
DANCE100

Remote format

Online

40 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online reviews are dominated by complaints about excessive assignments, , and poor time flexibility, though some recent students found it easy with effort.

Main concern

The online workload and detail-based grading can overwhelm students expecting a flexible elective.

What students said

“This teacher expects you to do 6 days worth of work in 2 and a half days.”
DANCE100
“It's really easy but SOO much work & not time flexible.”
DANCE100

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews do not show a consistent exam policy, and , and concert or video work rather than formal proctored exams.

Videos and QuestionsFinal PaperQuizzesTests and QuizzesConcert Assignment

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and , but do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, or proctored exam policy.

Final AssignmentStrict Assignment GradingParticipation
“final had me answering over 40 questions on 3 separate dances each, essay format.”
DANCE100
“I didnt even get graded for .”
DANC100

Online

Online reviews mention videos, questions, quizzes, tests, a final paper, and concert work, but do not clearly prove webcam .

Videos and QuestionsFinal PaperQuizzesTests and QuizzesConcert Assignment
“ and questions.”
DANCE100
“There are a lot of tests and quizzes.”
DANC100

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class should be an easy A and overall fun to learn. It was not.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and format differences. Credibility rating: High.

📚 Workload Burden

12/100

“This teacher gives an absurd amount of work!”

⚖️

18/100

“She grades terribly, if you don't do one specific thing like missing a question its an automatic 10/20.”

🎯 Teaching Quality

32/100

“The class was unnecessarily demanding and time-consuming. The professor grades very randomly and unfairly, and the .”

Theme 1

📚 About Workload

  • SO MUCH WORK, and not to mention most of it is just stupid work.
  • The workload was excessive for a 3 unit class.
  • This class has a LOT of homework.

Theme 2

⚖️

  • She contradicts herself in all assignments.
  • If you miss one thing on an .
  • Has very strict grading criteria that .

Theme 3

💻 About Online Flexibility

  • Requires you to check into the class every day.
  • The convenience of being able to complete the work when you can.
  • Does not understand that her students are adults and have jobs and families.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

111

Lifetime ratings

97/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 50 reviews cover many years and formats, with repeated , and organization.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 513
3 out of 518
2 out of 515
1 out of 551

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

37 reported outcomes

A range

18

A+ 5 · A 11 · A- 2

B range

7

B+ 3 · B 3 · B- 1

C range

3

C 3

D range

3

D+ 1 · D 1 · D- 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

4

Incomplete 1 · Not sure yet 3