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American Sign Language

Sandon Larson

ASL1 · SIGN102 · ASLSIGN1 · SIGN108 · SIGN103 · SIGN2 · ASL2 · ASL201 · ASL101 · SIGN1 · SIGN101 · 47 lifetime ratings

AI rating
93/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
86.21%
Difficulty
2.3

The decision

expect a and participation unlock an A.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyHilariousCaringInspirationalParticipation mattersDeaf culture focused
  • Students overwhelmingly call him the .
  • Learning is interactive, story-driven, and if you show up and practice.
  • Common caveats , and weak COVID-online execution.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

83/100

Many report easy quizzes, fair finals, and As if they attend, practice signing, and .

In-person Easy A theme is dominant; one online review called it easy A but .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

, though partner work, recordings, and culture expectations add challenge.

; online COVID transition felt harder due to structure, not content alone.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

32/100

Participation is central and and you will not pass, .

.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

91/100

and constant best-professor language make this a near-universal recommendation in person.

In-person recommendations are must-take; .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

80/100

Fair, student-success oriented grading with second chances and easy tests if you engage; .

Format shift

; one online review hated sudden grades.

Workload

Light

70/100

Homework and practice matter, but many say work is easy and class time plus events drive learning more than grind.

Format shift

In-person load is light-to-moderate; one online review tagged lots of homework.

Teaching experience

Excellent

93/100

Exceptional patience, humor, clarity while deaf, and ability to make students love ASL and Deaf culture.

Format shift

In-person excellence is overwhelming; online quality collapsed for some during COVID transition.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

, and a one-on-one final interview outweigh pure sit-down exams.

Format shift

In-person assessment is interactive; online comments still center homework and quizzes.

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

45 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person students rave about humor, patience, Deaf culture immersion, and real language growth through practice and stories.

Main concern

Cancels or arrives late often, and grades may appear only at the end.

What students said

“Sandon is by far the !”
ASL101
“he is soooo funny and great!! i love him so much.”
SIGN101
“ . EVER. Grew to love ASL because of him.”
ASL2

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one COVID transition review is very negative; one earlier online ASL2 review is glowing.

Main concern

Poor communication and surprise grades during remote transition.

What students said

“With the transition to online due to COVID, he rarely communicated with the class and grades surprisingly out of no where.”
SIGN101
“He is the ! I had him for ASL 1 and I took ASL 2 just because he was teaching it!”
ASL2

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments reward attending and practicing; harsh closed-book exams.

One-on-one final interviewEasy quizzesClass-based testsSigning demonstrations

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

demos; quizzes track what was taught in class.

One-on-one interview finalEasy if you attendCovers class content
“The .”
ASL1
“Tests and quizes are easy and based on exactly what we covered!”
SIGN101

Online

Sparse online evidence; and grade-timing complaints.

QuizzesHomework units
“you basically just need to turn in units 7, 8, and 9 homework, about 3 or 4 recordings of yourself, and a .”
SIGN102

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Sandon is by far the ! He is so kind and so frustrating and intimidating learning a new language and he made it so easy.”

Voice snapshots generated from 47 reviews, mostly in-person ASL levels, highlighting teaching love and organization caveats. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

93/100

“One of the ! He's completely deaf but communicating with him will never be a problem.”

❤️ Caring Personality

92/100

“He truly cares about his students and their success in school.”

👍

91/100

“ !!! YOU WONT FIND A BETTER ASL TEACHER!”

⏰ Organization Caveat

45/100

“One downfall that he has is his lack of punctuality and the fact he cancels class often.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • soooo funny and great
  • teaches from the heart
  • made learning ASL so much fun
  • repeat and repeat information until everyone understands

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • so long as you actually try
  • It was an easy A but I felt like I didn't learn anything
  • Work is is very easy

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • super funny, super sweet
  • Inspirational
  • like a father in the class
  • RIP professor sandon. :(

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

47

Recent reviews read by the AI

47

Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

47 reviews over many years are highly consistent on teaching quality, with only thin online evidence and a few organization complaints.

Inside 47 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 539
4 out of 55
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

31 reported outcomes

A range

22

A+ 6 · A 16

B range

7

B+ 5 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Drop/Withdrawal 1