AI Rate Professor

Fine Arts

Ted Helard

COS126 · COS3370 · ART109 · ART1002 · 6 lifetime ratings

AI rating
76/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
Take again
66.67%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

if you want serious skill-building and feedback, but do not expect a low-effort or fully open-ended art class.

Best fit · Effort For RewardSkilled Art InstructorStrong FeedbackParticipation RequiredHeavy HomeworkLimited Creative Freedom
  • Most students describe Ted Helard as a skilled, inspiring art teacher who improves beginners' technical ability.
  • Grades can be strong, but students must participate and complete substantial work.
  • A minority of , and limited creative freedom.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

68/100

A grades are common, but students repeatedly say success requires participation, effort, and completing the work.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The content is skill-based and demanding, but beginners can improve with his guidance and feedback.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

Multiple reviews and tags say participation matters and skipping class can cause failure.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

73/100

, though negative reviews warn about control and workload.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

70/100

He appears to grade by effort and skill level rather than giving automatic easy grades.

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

Students mention lots of , and required participation.

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Workload .

Teaching experience

Good

82/100

Most reviews , and ability to build students' art skills.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

, and art practice rather than exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews show strong teaching and and participation expectations.

Main concern

Some students found the class controlling, lecture-heavy, and homework-heavy.

What students said

“He is by far the most skilled art teacher at the school”
ART109
“This class will be difficult for people who are looking for an easy A.”
COS3370
“really controlling teacher. A lot of lecture. Vert boring. and a lot of homework”
ART1002

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

The reviews .

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Policy

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and homework but do not clearly prove exam policy.

Reviews Do Not Clearly Prove Exam Policy
“Because to succeed in this class you must participate, and do the work.”
COS3370

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“This class will be difficult for people who are looking for an easy A.”

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

🎯 Teaching Quality

82/100

“He is by far the most skilled art teacher at the school”

📈 Effort Required

68/100

“Because to succeed in this class you must participate, and do the work.”

⚖️ Workload Concern

35/100

“really controlling teacher. A lot of lecture. Vert boring. and a lot of homework”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Ted is such a gem for COS to have.
  • I found Ted to be an excellent instructor.
  • He was an amazing teacher!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class will be difficult for people who are looking for an easy A.
  • Ted is great at recognizing peoples skill level, and he grades them accordingly.
  • Participation matters

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • Gives very little creative freedom
  • really controlling teacher.
  • a lot of homework

Data context

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Analysis sample

6

Recent reviews read by the AI

6

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Six detailed reviews across several years give useful but somewhat mixed evidence.

Inside 6 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 54
4 out of 50
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ART1092 reviews
COS1262 reviews
ART10021 review
COS33701 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

6 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 3 · A 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values