Reviews of professor Jordan Pickett

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Pickett rocks. He gives lecture handouts each class period and takes random attendance through reading quizzes or an attendance sheet, and almost every lecture was super interesting. I'm not usually an archaeology guy, but if you need an archaeology credit or just feel like taking an engaging class, I can't recommend his class enough.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
(CLAS 1010, not 1020!) From a math major, this is the professor that reignited my interest in history. Amazing lectures that are not solely about the chronology of events, but also how people lived, what their motives were, and how both of these have changed over time. Final grade is mainly rooted in four essays, but they are certainly manageable.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He is very passionate about the course and does a good job at teaching. The class was pretty easy but it's a lot of papers that don't come with clear rubrics. Grades on papers seem to be random numbers and he can't explain why points were deducted when questioned. Also, make sure to go to class because he randomly does participation assignments.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Youll read a lot, but we talk about everything in class and its all really new stuff (Roman climate change!) and super interesting. No textbook! His expectations for papers and assignments were really clear, and he helped a lot outside class. Discussions were always really good. Learned a lot, would totally take again!!