Professor: Chris Callanan
Department: Languages
College: Bard College at Simon's Rock, Great Barrington, MA
Rating # 1
Overview:
- Course: PHIL223
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 2.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: No
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Chris is the professor that I've met who is most knowledgeable in his field, he can quote most important Philosophical passages from memory. But he is a poor teacher. He proves time and time again that he is much more occupied with showing off his knowledge rather than teaching it. He allows for discussion but has such an agenda it means nothing.
Rating # 2
Overview:
- Course: FS100C
- Grade Received: B+
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Chris is just about the best in his field. Want to learn about the ancient world? Talk to Chris. He's a blast to be taught by, and really pushes his class (at least seminar classes) to be round-table discussions, so come in having done the reading. He can tell, and he'll make it clear he knows if you've skipped. Can't advise him enough.
Rating # 3
Overview:
- Course: LATN100
- Grade Received: A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: Yes
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: Yes
- Attendance: Mandatory
Comment:
Chris is one of the best teachers I've ever had. He is truly dedicated to his work and his students. While his class is the hardest class I've taken at SRC it is certainly worth it. I would recommend taking a class from Chris to anyone. He truly loves what he does and he is always there to support his students.
Rating # 4
Overview:
- Course: FS100C
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Chris is a great teacher for Sem 1, he knows what he's talking about and makes class fun and interesting. Chris is engaging and willing to help students with paper topics, extra time, etc. He really wants his students to do well. Pretty hard grader, but you will learn a lot in this class and come out a much better writer.
Rating # 5
Overview:
- Course: PHIL223
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 1.5
- Course Difficulty: 1.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No comment
Rating # 6
Overview:
- Course: LATIN100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Chris is hilarious, very knowledgeable and really really cares about his students, and he's one of the teachers who still invites his classes to his house. However, the subject of Latin requires a LOT of memorization, something uncommonly found at SRC,so be prepared for it
Rating # 7
Overview:
- Course: FS101
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
i asked him for about 700 extensions and he gave them to me and still gave me decent grades. super nice and approachable. if you don't like writing or aren't good at it take his class and he will help you.
Rating # 8
Overview:
- Course: FYS100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Highly knowledgeable and always engaged with his subject matter. He definitely guided and strengthened our class discussions, and I appreciated his thorough feedback on paper drafts (he will respond to any draft, even if you e-mail it to him the day before it's due!) He's very opinionated, but that's to be expected from anyone this brilliant.
Rating # 9
Overview:
- Course: FY100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Chris is pretty much a demigod. I know for certain that many others hold this opinion. He's helpful, brilliant, and very down to earth for a language/lit guy. ESPECIALLY recommended for Seminar 1. He knows more about Greek/Roman culture, language, etc than any of my other professors. Gives epic feedback. We love Chris.
Rating # 10
Overview:
- Course: FS100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 5.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Chris is the best teacher I've had this entire semester. He's a classics teacher so he knows his stuff when it comes to first year sem. His class, by far, has been my hardest as well as my most fulfilling. Take any class with him if possible. You will not regret it.
Rating # 11
Overview:
- Course: SEMFY
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: Yes
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Chris is awesome! Some jerkface told me he was a **** and terrified me, and now I don't know where the hell they were coming from. Chris is the ULTIMATE sem teacher, because he knows everything there is to know about the classics! He leads really great discussions, too, and has a very fair grading policy. My favorite professor and my favorite class
Rating # 12
Overview:
- Course: FSLIT
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: No
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Chris is just the nicest guy! He's also really great at keeping class interesting. He lets everyone state their opinions. He spends about two hours grading each paper and commenting, and he has no specific grading system, but weights things based on what your strongest areas are.
Rating # 13
Overview:
- Course: LATN100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
One of my favorite teachers at SRC.
Rating # 14
Overview:
- Course: LIT205HIS300T
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Chris is one of the smartest, most helpful, most thoughtful professors at the Rock. His expertise in his feel blows me away and he goes WAY out of his way to help students out with every assignment. His feedback on papers is phenomenal; I usually got two SINGLE SPACED pages of comments from him!
Rating # 15
Overview:
- Course: LATINTRANSLATIO
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 3.0
- Course Difficulty: 3.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
chris is kind of a jerk sometimes, but h's alright.
Rating # 16
Overview:
- Course: LAT205
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
he's probably the best latin guy you'll ever have. def. take one of his courses after his sabbatical
Rating # 17
Overview:
- Course: SEM
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 4.5
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Very intelligent man who will lead thought-provoking discussions. He's also a wonderful, very helpful advisor and an all-around good guy.
Rating # 18
Overview:
- Course: LAT100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 4.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
No Comments
Rating # 19
Overview:
- Course: LATN100
- Grade Received: N/A
- Overall Rating: 5.0
- Course Difficulty: 2.0
- For Credit: N/A
- Textbook Used: N/A
- Would Take Again: N/A
- Attendance: N/A
Comment:
Chris is an all round good teacher. The work is hard, but he teaches it well.
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