AI Rate Professor

Art

Jon Cummins

ART18 · BEGINNINGDRAWI · 2DFOUNDATIONS · ARTM516 · BEGDRAWING · ART8 · ART7 · ADVPAINTING · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
75/100
RMP rating
3.9/5
Take again
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Difficulty
2.3

The decision

if you can handle long, sometimes wandering lectures and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful art feedbackTalks a lotBeginner encouragingLenient if you workSometimes unclear
  • Students consistently say he teaches useful art techniques and .
  • The main complaint is rambling lectures that .
  • Grades seem fair and often lenient when students show up and complete the work.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

66/100

Passing and doing well look very realistic if students attend and , but comments reject the idea of an effortless easy A.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

The as manageable, but and serious effort expectations keep it from being effortless.

, so the course easiness judgment is based entirely on classroom experiences.

Is attendance flexible?

Recommended

48/100

, and expectations, even though strict attendance penalties are not clearly proven.

All attendance evidence comes from in-person reviews that repeatedly emphasize showing up.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and art knowledge, but a meaningful minority warn about rambling, rudeness, and .

Recommendation and is mixed but mostly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Grades appear effort-based and forgiving for students who attend, participate, and complete the artwork.

Format shift

, and they mostly describe fair or lenient standards.

Workload

Moderate

62/100

Projects and critiques require steady effort, but students rarely describe the workload as overwhelming.

Format shift

All workload evidence comes from in-person studio course reviews.

Teaching experience

Good

78/100

He is often praised as knowledgeable, encouraging, and helpful, but his rambling and occasional rudeness reduce the experience.

Format shift

Teaching evidence comes entirely from in-person reviews and shows a and poor lecture focus.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Assessment , and some quizzes rather than major exams.

Format shift

, and quizzes.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

and , but several students complain that he rambles and can be rude or unclear.

Main concern

Lectures can drift off topic and instructions .

What students said

“He teaches a ton of useful techniques and tricks for successful drawings.”
ART8
“This guy can't stay on topic to save his life.”
ART8
“if you show up and actually put in the effort, you will pass with no problem.”
ART7

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

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Reviews mention assignments and quizzes but do not clearly prove a .

AssignmentsQuizzesNo clear exam policy

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes, but they do not clearly establish exam format or proctoring rules.

AssignmentsQuizzesNo clear exam policy
“ and quizzes.”
ART8
“ effort”
ART7

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“if you show up and actually put in the effort, you will pass with no problem.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, workload, and lecture clarity. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

78/100

“He teaches a ton of useful techniques and tricks for successful drawings.”

⚖️

72/100

“ effort so you do not need to be a great artist to pass this class.”

⚠️ Lecture Focus

48/100

“This guy can't stay on topic to save his life.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is an amazing instructor who really knows what he's talking about.
  • . You will need to show up and do the work.
  • A talker but covered areas I never learned before like the elements of art.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you show up and actually put in the effort, you will pass with no problem.
  • If you show up on time, do the work, and pay attention, it's a breeze!
  • This is not an art class that you can mess around in.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Concerns

  • He will start a lecture about paint mixing techniques and end with anecdotes about his old roommate.
  • .
  • Horrible speaker.

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 16 in-person reviews cover many years with repeated themes, though the reviews are old.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 50
3 out of 52
2 out of 52
1 out of 51

Course coverage

ART87 reviews
ART182 reviews
ART72 reviews
2DFOUNDATIONS1 review
ADVPAINTING1 review
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ARTM5161 review
BEGDRAWING1 review
BEGINNINGDRAWI1 review

Reported outcomes

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