AI Rate Professor

Art

Josh Reed

ART20 · ARTD20 · ARTD17A · ARTB1 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
2.3/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
4.3

The decision

if you are serious about art and can handle heavy workload, critiques, and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderHeavy WorkloadMandatory AttendanceCaring in StudioTime-Consuming Art
  • Studio art classes demand heavy time and critique with steep grade hits for absences.
  • Many students find him harsh online and in studio, with .
  • One recent and one-on-one help.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

, and unless you are already strong in art and put in major studio time.

and ; one recent in-person studio review was more effort-friendly.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Figure drawing and , and content is made deliberately difficult for non-majors.

In-person studio and lecture difficulty dominate; the single online review also rated difficulty as 5.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

12/100

and comments that skipping tanks your grade.

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

25/100

Only about a , and most detailed comments urge caution unless you are an art-bound student.

; online and older ARTD20 reviews would not.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Strict

28/100

, though one studio student said he grades on effort and improvement.

Format shift

; in-person ARTD20 called him a .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Lots of , and very time-consuming studio work.

Format shift

Online had 2-3 due items per week; in-person studio is described as highly time consuming.

Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

, harsh tone online, and steep attendance risk.

Format shift

In-person ARTD17A was highly positive; ARTB1 and online ART20 were strongly negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Mix of , and memory-based exams without images.

Format shift

In-person ARTB1 emphasizes name-recall exams; studio courses center critiques and homework.

Luni fit check

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Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and effort-based, but lecture art history and ARTD20 are tough, time-heavy, and attendance-critical.

Main concern

, and memorization exams without images frustrate non-art majors.

What students said

“miss one day your grade will drop by 10%”
ARTD20
“ name and the art's name without any pictures.”
ARTB1
“grades according to your effort and improvement.”
ARTD17A

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online ART20 felt harsh with , and a dismissive tone that .

Main concern

never clearly explained, plus limited help when stuck.

What students said

“Dropped on 5th wk over zoom like many others. There were 2-3 things due per wk.”
ART20

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams can demand artist and work names from memory, and .

Memory-based exams without picturesClear grading criteriaAttendance-linked grade risk

Assessment risk

Strict

35/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and artwork names without images, plus heavy studio critique.

Memory exams without picturesCritiquesAttendance grade drop
“ name and the art's name without any pictures.”
ARTB1
“miss one day your grade will drop by 10%”
ARTD20

Online

; assessment focused on frequent assignments and photo submissions.

Frequent weekly assignmentsPhoto submission grading
“ correctly but did not explain how pictures should be taken.”
ART20

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ if you're considering going into the arts or if you're literally perfect you will get a lot of critiques which helps and learn alot but miss one day your grade will drop by 10%”

Voice snapshots generated from 4 reviews spanning online and , and mixed teaching tone. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“This class is the epitome of a waste of time and money.”

⏱️ Workload Intensity

22/100

“Make sure you don't have any other heavy classes this class is time consuming”

❤️ Caring Moments

70/100

“even when I dont understand everything he sits with me and ”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Tone makes you feel stupid when you ask questions
  • Teaching style doesnt enable students to learn from mistakes

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • miss one day your grade will drop by 10%
  • It is very difficult and he makes it that way
  • grades according to your effort and improvement

Theme 3

⚠️ About Online Experience

  • Dropped on 5th wk over zoom like many others
  • There were 2-3 things due per wk
  • Photoshop heavy/ not enough instruction

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

4

Recent reviews read by the AI

4

Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Only 4 reviews across 2019-2025 with mixed tones and formats; detail is decent but sample is small and split by course type.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

ART201 review
ARTB11 review
ARTD17A1 review
ARTD201 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

0

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B range

1

B 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Rather not say 1