Kalon Morris - Saddleback College

Professor: Kalon Morris

Department: TBD

College: Saddleback College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: MS20
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Morris makes it very clear what he expects from a class. If you ask questions, he will answer and he repeats the same concepts in different ways and words so that students understand. Easy A,just pay attention and take NOTES. He is concept focused, not small details like dates/ years, etc.(big concepts what you will be tested on)nice guy too!

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: GEO7ONLINE
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Weather and Climate could have been a good class. Do not take this online. Teaching yourself from a meteorologist's textbook is not easy. Professor did not provide detail on Lab/Investigations material so you are on your own. If you take online, find a study mate because you will need one!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: MS20
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Nice guy and is knowledgeable about the class, but his lecture style is very hard to grasp. Notes arent posted anywhere online and lectures are just based on listening to him speak. Very hard to follow him and its very easy to miss something. Tests are very hard. Short answers can kill your grade. As long as you go to lab and class, you will pass

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: GEO7ONLINE
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

If I could look up the definition of a terrible teacher on urban dictionary, theres a solid chance of Kalon Morriss name appearing. He provides no help at all, requires you to do homework that is based on chapters with 40-90 pages of info, and hasnt graded any of the homework since Oct 24th. Its already Dec 6. Complex class, dont take

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: GEO7ONLINE
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Morris was basically all textbook, which I like. All I had to do was thoroughly read through the book online and answer questions that could easily be found in the book. I did spend much more time on his class than any other online class but it was fine. Sometimes he made online lectures, most of the time not.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: GEOL7
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Took GEOL 7 online course at Saddleback College. I never took an online course, and I was really nervous for all the difficulties of it, but Prof, Morris was great. He is Straightforward in what he assigns and grades. I liked how he had homework assigned over the weekend and due on Thu. I would recommend this class to anyone who needs science class

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: MS20
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This was a super fun class! Highly recommend to take with friends though. This class can be a lot if you don't put in at least some study time outside of class. Don't be afraid to ask questions--he loves it. Come prepared to take notes bc he doesn't post them anywhere online. The tests were kinda hard, but lets you see scantron/wrong answers after.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: MS20
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Even though he doesn't take role, showing up to lectures will guarantee a good grade. The exams come right from his lectures and he tells you whether or not you should write notes on parts of his lecture or not. also an 85% in the class is an A, 75% is a B and so forth. Field trips are super fun and labs are super easy.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: MS20
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

If you need a credit for any class taught by Professor Morris, take his class. He is very good at what he does, and he always takes the time to explain something if you do not understand it. Very kind with his grading criteria as he understands it is a difficult course!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: GEO7ONLINE
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took his class because I thought Weather and Climate would be interesting, and it probably is, but its incredibly BORING in this class!! Just reading and tests, reading and tests... and on top of that , he hasnt graded any of my tests past week 2, so no idea how Im doing or what I need to study for Finals. Incredibly poor teacher!!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: MS20
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He loves what he teaches but the way that he teaches is a bit difficult to understand. Instead of lecturing he will ask the class questions and people are afraid to answer. The field trips are fun and easy and the labs are easy as well, just the midterms and the final are a bit on the more difficult side. Its more explaining than facts.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: GEO7ONLINE
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Don't take this course online! Strictly reading the text and answering questions from what you read. No helpful lecture notes to explain a very difficult text! You're basically teaching yourself, ridiculous that you have to pay to take this class when the professor does nothing. Too much homework and labs included when its a no lab class!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GEO7
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Completely self taught class; read and answer questions no professor needed. No valid additional material to explain, what is probably difficult for most students to grasp, or support read material. Textbook is a Meteorologist's manual which is very difficult to understand. No feedback on classwork. Don't take this class online!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: GEO7
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Toughest class to take online + summer. He is not helpful and does not go out of his way to make sure students understand. Provides no helpful lectures or links. Relies SOLEY on textbook work for learning. NO audio/visual lectures. Hard to grasp just by reading. Everything is independent. Even if your a science person, its difficult.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: MS20
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Honestly one of my favorite classes I've ever taken. I'm a math major and took this class for the lab credits but he made oceanography super interesting. The labs are super fun and lectures aren't bad. If you go to lecture and lab you'll pass the class easily. Tests are straight from what he talks about in the lecture. TAKE!

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: MS20
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Morris was an amazing teacher. He always made lectures interesting and easy to understand. He is a really easy grader too, 80 and up is considered an A in the class. We went on two field trips, and they were laid back and fun. Never used the book, just take notes during lecture and use that as your study guide.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: MS20
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Morris made the class interesting and easy to understand. Field trips were fun. 2 midterms and 1 final, which were not too difficult as long as you take good notes and study. Dont buy the expensive book from the book store. You can use an older edition of the textbook for a much cheaper price. I would recommend taking his class.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: OCEANOGRAPHY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

He was a really good teacher. He made the lectures interesting and easy to understand. I really liked the class, three tests throughout the semester, they were ok as long as you study. He was pretty funny, and always let us out early. I would recommend taking his class.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: GEOLOGY7
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Weather & Climate Online Course. This class might be easier in person and you must read the texts with a fine tooth comb. The Professor is there to help when you have a question (email), however his responses are often shorter than you would like -and he takes a long time to post grades so you have no idea where you stand.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: MS20
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Interesting class! Lots of terms to know but if you write down what he says in class it will be exactly what you will find on the test. He usually repeats definitions in other words (that's when you know that content will be on test) Don't miss class, labs and field trips and you'll get an A. I was very pleased with this professor.