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Art

Jim Stewart

ART · CERAMSECT · ART240 · ART212X4 · ART124 · ART24 · CERAM01 · ART240A · CLASS · CERAMICS · ART122 · 17 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.7/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

Must-take studio art professor if you want a fun, patient, expert ceramics or glass experience and can handle mandatory participation.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHilariousInspirationalHands-On CeramicsPatient with BeginnersStrict for Safety
  • Overwhelmingly loved ceramics and glass instructor with .
  • Hands-on studio work is rewarding but can frustrate beginners until skills click.
  • He may yell for safety around molten glass, not as personal hostility.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

80/100

Many report A or A+ when they try and participate, though skill-building still takes real studio effort.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

Beginner-friendly teaching, but throwing and glasswork are not automatically easy and some rate difficulty higher.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and participation matters tags are common.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

96/100

Near-universal praise and 100% would-take-again where reported, with many calling him the best.

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Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

78/100

Students succeed with effort and help; reported grades cluster at A and A+ with .

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and glass practice are rewarding but time- and mess-intensive.

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Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

and inspirational presence, and expert glass and ceramics coaching.

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Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

and participation rather than traditional exams.

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person ceramics and glass classes are fun, patient, and and occasional stern safety yelling.

Main concern

Studio practice can frustrate beginners, and safety-driven yelling can feel harsh out of context.

What students said

“He is an amazing glassworker and a fantastic teacher. He will absolutely yell at you, because if he doesn't you will badly injure yourself.”
ART240A
“He is a fun and easy going teacher! He helps you if you are having trouble, and is good at explaining things.”
CERAM01
“His the best. you will want to take another class with him..”
ART122

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.

Assessment is studio project and participation based rather than formal closed-book exams.

Project-BasedStudio ParticipationNo Traditional Exam Focus

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

85/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person ceramics and glass focus on required pieces and .

Project-BasedStudio Participation
“u have to turn in 4 mugs, 3 cylinders of different diameters and sizes, 2 bowl, and 1 bottle shaped cylinder.”
ART124
“ and detailed on what to do and how to do it.”
ART122

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Professor Stewart has nerves of steel, standing right next to beginners handling molten glass. He is an amazing glassworker and a fantastic teacher.”

Voice snapshots generated from 17 in-person reviews spanning 2004-2021, highlighting teaching excellence and hands-on studio culture. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“Excellent teacher, very knowledgable and will assist you in getting over any anxieties you have.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

96/100

“His the best. you will want to take another class with him..”

🔥 Safety-First Style

70/100

“He will absolutely yell at you, because if he doesn't you will badly injure yourself. He doesn't mean it personally.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • fun and easy going teacher
  • and detailed on what to do and how to do it
  • Teaches the class with alot of patience for students who are first taking cermaics

Theme 2

🔥 About Studio Experience

  • This was a very fun class, but also very HOT!!
  • Be prepared to get messy
  • Throwing was not as easy as I expected.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Hilarious
  • Inspirational
  • Very good teacher. Fun and patient.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

17

Recent reviews read by the AI

17

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Seventeen in-person reviews from 2004-2021 are highly consistent in praise, detail, and recommendation, with only one old outlier.

Inside 17 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 514
4 out of 52
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 50

Course coverage

CERAM015 reviews
ART1222 reviews
CERAMICS2 reviews
ART1 review
ART1241 review
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ART212X41 review
ART241 review
ART2401 review
ART240A1 review
CERAMSECT1 review
CLASS1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 3 · A 4

B range

0

No reported values

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