Reviews of professor Laura Jordan-Smith

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ran out of space. Although, she's really passionate about what she teaches and makes others hate it, she offers great insight outside of the curriculum. If you ask questions she always has an answer. There is a lot of integrated busywork that seemed disconnected from the subject. You'll learn a lot and you will feel accomplished when it's over.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Took this class to get a feel for both tracks I planned on pursuing. This class made me eliminate all passion I had for the environmental/bio route. Lab was essentially a second lecture. Grading procedures were never clear. Lab write ups were excessively long. She gives good feedback when you reach out for it and is willing to help correct mistakes

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Jordan-Smith knows what she is talking about but she clearly prefers research to teaching. She didn't appear to want to be there, she showed up late to our lab multiple times, refused to meet outside of office hours, and was unclear when it came to grading and assignments. She wasn't accommodating AT ALL regarding my learning difference.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Dr. Jordan-Smith is passionate about biology, but having her for lab is like a second lecture. She spends at least the first 1-2 hours giving background about the experiment and usually keeps you for the entire 4-hour period. However, she gives extremely good feedback on lab reports and holds everyone to a high standard.