AI Rate Professor

Art

Sean Regalado

ART212A · 3 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
3.0

The decision

Avoid if you want hands-on ceramics instruction; only consider if and TAs.

Best fit · Self Taught ProSends students to YouTubeLecture heavyLots of homeworkInconsistent ceramics teachingKind but hands-off
  • Two of three students say he barely teaches ceramics and redirects demos to YouTube.
  • Workload includes drawing, vocabulary, and .
  • One beginner loved his kindness, so experiences are polarized.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Students still report A/A+/B+ grades, but and weak instruction make the path uneven.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Content itself can be basic, yet poor demos and heavy off-topic work make learning ceramics harder than expected.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

All reviews indicate attendance is mandatory for the in-person studio class.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

Most recent reviews call the class a letdown for ceramics skill-building and .

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

, and high grades happen, but others call the work misaligned with ceramics learning.

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person reviews.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Multiple students flag lots of , and computer tasks beyond studio practice.

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person reviews.

Teaching experience

Poor

32/100

He is described as kind by one student but frequently as hands-off, unresponsive, and weak at ceramics demos.

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

, and portfolio tasks dominate more than performance exams.

Format shift

Based entirely on in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

and basic, while two say he lectures on non-ceramics topics and outsources demos to YouTube.

Main concern

Limited live ceramics demos and .

What students said

“Yes he does say to go to youtube instead of doing demos.”
Art-212A
“The professor barely teaches and just sends you to YouTube instead of demonstrating techniques.”
Art-212A
“I loved Regalado! I was pretty new to ceramics but I thought he was a super cool guy”
Art-212A

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.

and portfolio tasks rather than formal exams, so but not the main issue.

Assignment heavyPortfolio workNo clear proctored exams

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; assessment appears assignment and portfolio driven.

Lots of homeworkPowerpoint portfolioComputer-based homework
“He cares more about computer-based homework than actual ceramics skills.”
Art-212A
“Spends most of the class time teaching drawing, vocabulary and powerpoint portfolio (outdated) skills instead of teaching ceramics.”
Art-212A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“If you want to learn or improve in ceramics, look elsewhere.”

Voice snapshots generated from 3 in-person ceramics reviews, capturing a sharp split between kindness praise and instruction complaints. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎥 Hands-Off Demos

25/100

“The professor barely teaches and just sends you to YouTube instead of demonstrating techniques.”

📚 Misaligned Workload

28/100

“He cares more about computer-based homework than actual ceramics skills.”

❤️ Kind Personality

70/100

“I loved Regalado! I was pretty new to ceramics but I thought he was a super cool guy”

👎

30/100

“If you want to learn or improve in ceramics, look elsewhere.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • go to youtube instead of doing demos
  • barely teaches and just sends you to YouTube

Theme 2

🧱 About Ceramics Learning

  • instead of teaching ceramics
  • I learned a lot from his TA though
  • techniques he teaches are pretty basic

Theme 3

📝 About Workload

  • Lots of homework
  • powerpoint portfolio (outdated) skills

Data context

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Analysis sample

3

Recent reviews read by the AI

3

Lifetime ratings

55/100

Evidence confidence

, but two detailed negative accounts align closely while one positive beginner review creates a .

Inside 3 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

Art-212A3 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

1

B+ 1

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