Katy Smith Abbott

I love Smith Abbott, she is an excellent professor who loves the material she teaches. The role-playing section of the class is very enjoyable and rewarding, yet requires a lot of effort, depending on whether or not you have a significant role. Projects are very fun, but the reading is not so much.

By far one of the best classes I've taken at Midd. Smith Abbott cares so much about this topic and makes it very easy and interesting for students. Most of the class is a game which may seem intimidating at first, but once you get into it, the game becomes fun and interesting. She is also very kind and it seems like she does not tend to give bad grades.

Katy Smith Abbott is awesome. She is very in tune with her students and a very effective lecturer. This class is easy but high-value, a rare combo. The class makes me want to go to Italy because now I feel I have a very good base-level understanding of Florentine Renaissance art. There was some memorization required for two in-class tests, but I think the memorization is a good exercise because then you're more likely to remember these pieces of art.

Katy Smith Abbott is awesome. She is very in tune with her students and a very effective lecturer. This class is easy but high-value, a rare combo. The class makes me want to go to Italy because now I feel I have a very good base-level understanding of Florentine Renaissance art. There was some memorization required for two in-class …Read more