AI Rate Professor

American Sign Language

James Lawrence

ASL002 · ASL001 · ASL2 · ASL1 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
81/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
64.29%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want an engaging ASL class and can handle participation-heavy learning with .

Best fit · Effort For RewardFunny storytellerCaring teacherParticipation mattersTest heavyInconsistent exams
  • Students often praise him as funny, caring, and memorable, especially in in-person ASL 1.
  • The main risk is inconsistent testing, with several ASL 2 students saying exams include material not clearly taught.
  • Getting a good grade is realistic, but students need to attend, pay attention, and practice outside class.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

Good grades are common, but students repeatedly say you must attend, practice, and manage unpredictable exams.

The easy-A evidence is almost entirely in person, while the single online .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

66/100

ASL 1 is often described as fun and manageable, but ASL 2 can feel fast and .

ASL 1 to tougher ASL 2, while online evidence is too thin.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

55/100

, but students say missing class makes it hard to keep up.

In-person comments directly stress attendance and participation, while the .

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

Many students strongly recommend him for his humor and care, but several warn against him because of and organization.

The online review is positive but minimal, while and the warnings.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

Grades can be good, but and few high-stakes assessments make outcomes feel inconsistent for some students.

Format shift

and few graded items; the online review gives no grading details.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

as heavy, but studying vocabulary and practicing outside class are important.

Format shift

Workload evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Teaching experience

Good

76/100

Students often call him funny, caring, and memorable, but some describe him as .

Format shift

The single online review is positive, while and recurring organization complaints.

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

, and exams, with some students feeling tests dominate the grade.

Format shift

Assessment details are mainly from in-person reviews, while online .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

but lean positive, with strong praise for humor and care balanced by complaints about organization and test content.

Main concern

Tests may include many words or material students felt was not clearly taught.

What students said

“as a classroom teacher he is awesome.”
ASL1
“he gave us 151 words to study.”
ASL2
“Participation is key because that's how you learn.”
ASL001

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

The only online review is very positive but too brief to prove much beyond humor and teaching quality.

Main concern

Online evidence is too .

What students said

“He is super funny and a great teacher!”
ASL2

Exam style

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Reviews do not clearly prove open-book, proctoring, webcam, or Lockdown Browser rules, but they and unexpected vocabulary.

Exam HeavyUnexpected VocabularyPeer-Graded TestsPop Quizzes Mentioned

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person reviews , and exams using vocabulary students say was not clearly taught.

Exam HeavyUnexpected VocabularyPeer-Graded TestsPop Quizzes Mentioned
“ so the ”
ASL002
“uses completely different words on the exams”
ASL2
“he makes you trade with other people so ”
ASL2

Online

The online review does not clearly prove exam format, .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“as a classroom teacher he is awesome.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 reviews, highlighting key themes in , and exams. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

76/100

“Prof. Lawrence is so kind and hilarious.”

⚠️

45/100

“there are words on the .”

👍 Recommendation Level

72/100

“Do yourself a favor and take his class!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • The fact that he constantly signs and tells funny stories makes it easy and fun to learn.
  • He is extremely entertaining and makes every class interesting.
  • He is a funny teacher

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • All you have to do is pay attention AND PRACTICE ON YOUR OWN!
  • so the
  • as well.

Theme 3

⚠️

  • he gave us 151 words to study.
  • .
  • Everyone in the class has a hard time.

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-one reviews across many years give consistent themes, though the online sample is only one review.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

ASL0019 reviews
ASL16 reviews
ASL0023 reviews
ASL23 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

14 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 4

B range

4

B+ 4

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1