Reviews of professor Sara Silverstein

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Silverstein is a tricky professor. She doesn't take attendance, but participation was 25 % of the grade and if you missed class she would assign pretty harsh homework to make up for it. Lectures are pretty long and rambling. Do the readings thoroughly, because she'll give you tasks in class on them. A total of six papers (minimum five pages).

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I feel that it lacked proper communication. Standing there every class for over an hour just lecturing us gets really boring and if you miss a class get ready to research what you missed. Also the readings are SUPER long and doesn't really talk about them in class but need to know for tests. Only take this if you really need to and love the topic

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Silverstein is great at allowing students to explore their interests. The only real expectation of class are that you show up, participate a little to class, and make an attempt to engage with the content. Especially for a senior seminar it was such a helpful and welcoming environment for a daunting class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Silverstein provided one of the best history courses I've taken. The readings were phenomenal, but plenty. Her lecturing ability is next level. However the quizzes can be a wishy-washy, not garnering a true understanding. Nonetheless, an A is ensured with class attendance, doing the readings, and putting in the work with the essays.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Silverstein is super sweet and such a caring woman. Her class is really lecture heavy, she does A LOT of talking and doesn't let you take notes on any type of screen (pen and paper only) which is honestly difficult. She assigns a lot of really lengthy readings, so get ready to read those.