Reviews of professor Hayden Smith

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Hayden Smith was a great professor! He argues both sides of everything and is always sure to answer any questions in extreme details. Tests are difficult but he does offer extra credit if the whole class bombs it.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I feel like he isn't doing much during online lectures due to COVID. He has barely posted any information and what he has posted, most of the due dates are from the prior semester. He wasn't aware of when WCU was returning to face-to-face instruction and thought it was a week earlier, making the students inform him otherwise. He isn't doing much.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Hayden Smith is one of the best professors I have had so far at Western. He cares a lot about his students and genuinely wants all of them to pass. Tests were very difficult, but manageable if you study really well. Take good notes and put lots of detail in your thought maps.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Smith is NOT a good professor. His syllabus had dates that were from the previous semester. When asked about this, he claimed that they were correct on his end. He was never clear on what was assigned for the week, and when students asked for clarification he would not respond. He never responded to emails and claimed he never received them.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr.Smith speaks like an auctioneer making it hard to keep up and is a very hard grader on tests, however, if you go to the writing center you should get an A on the three current event papers, also make sure you do extra credit papers and test questions. Make sure you log into statecraft every week it is a big part of your grade as well.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Smith is a great professor with straightforward exams. As long as you take notes and listen to the lectures, you should get a good grade in the class. He seems to enjoy what he is doing and will make the occasional joke.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Hayden Smith is by far the most unorganized, unresponsive, and confusing professor I have ever had. None of the assignments on canvas had due dates on them so you never know when they are due. He also would do a terrible job at explaining what to do for the assignments, and if you have a question good luck trying to get an email back. THE WORST

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Dr. Smith was a professor that I felt to be both easygoing and at the same time, had a hard time when it came to having an organized lecture. He did not show up some days, but that was most likely due to poor planning of meetings that coincided with our class time. Unfortunately he decided to take a new job and that affected his ability to do well.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very nice but talks VERY FAST. He is funny and personable until the minute lecture starts and he will talk talk talk talk until the very end. Wrote 3 Current events essays, one issue debate, a mid term and exam. Doesn't test much but when he does he TESTS YOU HARD.