Jose Calderon - Pitzer College, Claremont, CA

Professor: Jose Calderon

Department: Sociology

College: Pitzer College, Claremont, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CHLT153
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Very understanding professor. He's got a lot of knowledge, connections, and stories to tell. Easy-going class, but still feel like I learned a bit.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CHLT153
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This isn't a class, it's an experience. I wish Jose wasn't retiring so I could take more classes with him. Be prepared for your life to change!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CHLT153
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Calderon is extremely passionate about his work with the community. His class is great because it encourages you to act on what you've learned and get involved with the surrounding community. I appreciate his commentary on his past work with organizing because it solidifies the readings we do in class. Excellent class!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CHLT153
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Jose is the most inspirational professor I have had at Pitzer. He tirelessly works with students and is constantly connecting students to the community and vice versa. I am so glad that I got to take a class with him. Sometimes his directions are a bit unclear but just call him or go to office hours and he is so helpful!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: RACEETHNIC
• 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:

Prof. Calderon is very knowledgeable and passionate about teaching. He connects the classroom to the community and current issues. He is an inspiration to many students and recognized for his community research in academia.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: RACERACE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Professor Calderon is an inspirational, wonderful man and cares about the community. Unlike many other professors, he actually puts into practice what he teaches. He discusses relevant topics and truly engages everyone to speak. I would definitely encourage you to take at least one class with him.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: SOC55
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

calderon is a nice man, but his class was a mess. Unorganized, repetitive, the entire class consisted of him advocating for illegal latino immigrant rights and the rights of farm workers- which is fine, but not really relevant to the class.He wanted everybody to write about the topic and if you didn't he would argue with you and give you a low grad

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: CHSOC
• 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:

Great professor who can offer real examples and hands-on experience to compliment the theories discussed in readings and class discussions. Instead of providing boring lectures he does a great job of pulling from the knowledge in the room by allowing us to connect our own experiences with the larger issues we explore.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: SOC35
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Calderon is a very nice guy, and clearly cares about what he's teaching. However, he does not know how to lecture, and often times just talks about whatever he feels like talking about at the moment. He's often repetitive and unorganized and the class was not structured well.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: SOC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Biased and unorganized. Very repetitive lectures.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: SOC145
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Jose is a wonderful professor. You really get hands on experience rather than spending most of the semester in a classroom theorizing about things that are actually happening. Highly recommended.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: SOC155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Readings are interesting, class is engaging, and he's pretty amazing!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: RACEETHN
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Jose is an inspirational guy, someone whose classes I keep taking just because I enjoy having a prof who is not caught up in all the politics. He sucks at teaching. He doesn't know how to lecture or lead discussions, and talks forever about whatever. Still, he is more passionate about social change than any other prof i have met.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: RACEETHNICR
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He inspired me to change my major. Students either LOVE him or are put off by his politics. I thought he was terrific, and I learned a lot.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: RACEETHNIC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Class was very unstructured and he went off on many tangents, very good community organizer too bad I cant say that about his teaching skills

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: RACEANDETHNIC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

waste of time- teaches to the LCD- he may be intelligent but it doesnt show. Methods rival those of a kindergarden teacher. Be prepared to make posters!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: SOC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

This guy's a joke. He has an agenda and shoves it down your throat. The breadth of his knowledge is extremely limited. He doesn't know much outside of labor and chicano issues.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: SOC
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

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Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: SOC35
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

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Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: SOC156
• 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:

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