Reviews of professor Laura Ford

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Laura is a genuinely bad professor. She left Bard, so good for the SOC majors who will never have her. She offered great feedback, and I learned a lot, but not because she taught the material well. She went on about her own interests (and book) at the expense of teaching us relevant course material. Yeah, she has her strengths - but NEVER AGAIN.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Ford is kind and extremely knowledgeable in her field. Our class was a little dry because all she did was talk at us off of slides, going over the info that was in the reading. Do the reading though, because she will call on you in class, even though she won't shame you if you have to pass. Probably more interesting for a non-intro class.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Bard College granted me accommodations due to my disability and this professor chose to ignore said accommodations in a rude, offensive and ableist manner. She claimed that "She would not do me favors, there are people that actually need this," making it clear that she would not be open to working with me regarding my academic accommodations. 3/10

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I like Prof Ford a lot. She's not the lively and active type but she's very smart and if you like the subject you'll find the classes very interesting. She's objective in discussions, and values participation. If you do all the assignments it's not hard to get an A.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof Ford definitely knows what she is talking about and really values what students have to say. Do the readings, pay attention in class, and you will walk away having learned something. I would take a course with her again, in her class you will feel comfortable while still being intellectually challenged.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Laura is incredibly smart, but much of her teaching centers around two really old sociologists (Weber, Durkheim). She assigns really dense texts (mostly from Weber) and expects weekly responses. If you do the work you can get a 100% in this class. She wants you to succeed which is wonderful, but I avoid taking classes with her because they're borin