Reviews of professor Thomas Clements

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Clements is super nice and caring. He's really not trying to fail you but it is a hard class with a lot of content. He has a bio meme instagram page and I think he wants learning to be fun and enjoyable.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
flipped classroom is extremely ineffective and difficult to follow. he is a nice person but not a good professor. way too difficult for an intro class. your LA is VERY important, because professors don't really do much. he assigns 3-5 videos at 18-25 minutes each per night, but it ends up taking 2-3 hours because you have to write down everything

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Clements is probably one of the most likable professors at Vanderbilt. I enjoyed the class overall, but his lecture style didn't quite fit with mine. I like the idea of going through a worksheet for class, but only every now and then. I feel like it's hard for me to retain everything if that's done every class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Clements is a really cool guy, and a really great teacher too. Unfortunately, his exams were so difficult they left me wanting to change my major. Would still recommend him just because he makes class fun and is better than the alternatives, but be prepared to really grind for his exams.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Dr. Clements is very caring, but the tests were difficult for many because of how much content was presented in little time. I wouldn't retake him because I hate flipped classroom and the videos got long sometimes, but he's a great guy. PSA: HE BURPS AND MAKES MOUTH NOISES IN HIS VIDEOS!!! If you have a pet peeve of mouth noises, be warned.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
His flipped classroom did not work well, as many of his videos contained errors. Students learned false information and would have to change misconceptions at a later time, damaging learning. Test questions were either trying to be funny or trying to relate to students which distracted from the actual material being covered.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I had Dr. Clements during his first year teaching and it was truly great because he showed me that he cares about empowering students to ask questions about science. There's a lot of material but go to office hours or ask an LA so you can learn before the exam and not complain about your grade! DC is smart, supportive, and super friendly, so ask!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Clements is nice and explains concepts well. His exams are well thought-out and he is by far the best biology professor. Just be prepared that the content of his lectures is not in what he says, but what is written in the slide notes. He tries hard to be cool but it falls flat. Still the best of the professors and the most approachable.