AI Rate Professor

Art

Michael Falzone

ART1456 · ART · ARTBEG · ATRC70 · ARTB14 · ART70 · GRAPH101 · ARTC70 · 20 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
2.7/5
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Difficulty
2.7

The decision

if you want Adobe fundamentals and can handle harsh, subjective critiques; otherwise switch professors.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHarsh CritiquesOpinion-Based GradingPickyHelpful If You AskBoring Lectures
  • art-interested students often find him helpful with Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • , and unfair, with harsh critiques and .
  • Attendance and finishing work matter; an A often takes .

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Several students say the class can feel easy for a B, but an A needs real effort and work that matches his taste.

All evidence is from 20 in-person reviews; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Fundamentals of Photoshop and Illustrator are accessible for interested students, but and standards tough.

Difficulty comments come only from in-person studio and design courses.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Students say you must attend or you fall behind and your work is never finished enough.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

44/100

About half praise a helpful Adobe teacher while the rest urge avoiding unfair critiques and boring lectures.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Repeated complaints that grades rest on personal taste, harsh critiques, and .

Format shift

Strict-grading pattern is consistent across many in-person art courses.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Projects and assignments drive the class; volume is manageable if you keep up, but finishing to his standard takes time.

Format shift

Workload described only for .

Teaching experience

Average

48/100

some call him amazing and helpful with Adobe tools; , and does not teach well.

Format shift

Quality split is large across 20 in-person reviews.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

30/100

Assessment is project- and critique-driven rather than traditional exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

20 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person studio and digital art classes feel helpful for motivated art students, but many , and hard-to-satisfy standards.

Main concern

Subjective critiques and and students who need objective feedback.

What students said

“ !! He is extremely picky and .”
ARTC70
“I took Mr Falzone for Photoshop and he was an amazing instructor and very helpful.”
GRAPH101
“You MUST attend classes or you get behind.”
ARTB14

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize graded projects and critiques rather than formal exams, so .

Project CritiquesStudio Projects

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and subjective critiques rather than traditional exams.

Project CritiquesStudio Projects
“Only critiques, but doesn't have defined standards, grading is based on his opinion of what is "good".”
ARTC70
“Do your work and turn it in on time, I got an A.”
ARTBEG

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ !! He is extremely picky and .”

Voice snapshots generated from 20 in-person reviews (0 , and Adobe teaching. Credibility rating: High.

⚖️

28/100

“Everything is based of his horrible critiques. He has no clue how to grade, its basically if he likes you or not.”

🎨

70/100

“I took Mr Falzone for Photoshop and he was an amazing instructor and very helpful.”

👎 Recommendation Split

44/100

“ . sooo picky. always looks at the negative in EVERYTHING!!!!! !!!!!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Goes over Illustrator and Photoshop well.
  • his lecture is boring!!
  • He talks too much and he's EXTREMELY BORING.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Class is fun but hard to get an A if you're OK with getting a B this class is easy.
  • it takes alot of effort to get an A.
  • Originality and hard work are NOT rewarded.

Theme 3

🎯 About Critiques

  • He is extremely picky and .
  • sooo picky. always looks at the negative in EVERYTHING!!!!!
  • picky with no reason.

Data context

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Analysis sample

20

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

78/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty reviews across several years and art courses show a and teaching, with enough detail for a stable pattern.

Inside 20 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

ARTC7010 reviews
ART3 reviews
ARTB142 reviews
ART14561 review
ART701 review
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ARTBEG1 review
ATRC701 review
GRAPH1011 review

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