Reviews of professor Asha Best

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Best gives excellent feedback on assignments. She assigns interesting, albeit long, readings and expects participation in discussions. I do wish that the class had a mix of lecture and discussion, rather than primarily discussion.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Best was the most challenging, yet caring professor I've ever had at Clark. She assigns critical material and pushes students to think critically and form meaningful arguments and discussions. She is also very accessible outside of class!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
I won't lie, this is a very difficult class, but she is very open about that, which I appreciated, not many professors are as open and honest as she is. Excellent at making you analyze, and you will come out a better thinker and person. Very reasonable when it comes to having personal/ academic issues, if you are struggling, she'll help you out!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Took two courses with her. *SERIOUSLY CONSIDER if you want to take her classes. I would NOT recommend if you are a quieter person/struggle with speaking up. Hard to access outside of class- MAKES herself unavailable. DID NOT feel welcome/comfortable in class environment. Did not like her teaching style. Felt like time was rushed for assignments.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Best is extremely thoughtful and passionate. She assigns interesting readings that allow for fruitful, nuanced class discussions, gives great feedback on assignments, and is flexible and considerate as long as you communicate with her when you're struggling. Expects a lot from her students, and participation matters greatly.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Best takes her work seriously and expects students to take their learning seriously too. Don't expect to coast in her class, but she can also be surprisingly understanding if you need extra help or have personal issues that come up. If you care about the material her classes are incredibly engaging and valuable.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Best is very knowledgeable on her subject!  She gives excellent feedback (critical and supportive) for every assignment and treats topics with care.  The class discussions were super helpful.  She was highly intent on us asking more critical questions and overall shaped our thinking processes to be more advanced which was great!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
very interesting class but if you don't read/participate you're gonna get a bad grade. I took it online and it was still very fun so probably would be even better in person. All the assignments are fun and the final essay was pretty interesting to write and research

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I don't like her teaching method: stepping back from whole-class discussions. Office hours are useful but hard to access. Instances may arise where I can offer my perspective, but Best disagrees with my opinion, declares I'm wrong to the class and doesn't let me explain/defend myself. I don't feel Best is a good professor for first-year students.