Reviews of professor Matteo Cantarello

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Cantarello is one of my favorite professors. At first, he was settling into teaching (I think it was his first year), but then he improved. Homework every night, usually takes an hour. The syllabus is very clear about grading criteria and absences. Also, participation is a must. Hes a funny guy and teaches well, Id recommend his class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Cantarello is great! I took Issues in Mexican Culture with him and I really enjoyed the class. Participation is super important in this class, you're graded weekly on it, but the class is interesting and he makes it interactive. A lot of writing but it is all easy and if you need help he is always available! Would recommend 100%!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Cantarello was very helpful and respectful of his students level of understanding. Very easy to contact and willing to explain re explain things.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
One of the best professors Ive ever had. Great lectures, passionate about his material, incredibly helpful and understanding outside of class. You wont regret taking any course with him.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Cantarello is a really great professor. I'm not too great at languages and needed the class for the language proficiency requirement, but I ended up enjoying the class because of him. He's very flexible and kind, his top priority was definitely making sure his students were ok and wanted to maintain communication throughout the semester.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
TAKE THE CLASS. The best professor. He is very understanding of student's time and gives readings that have broader context. If you skip a couple readings, he is understanding. Advise you to read/rewatch them before exams. Take good notes, they will be of good help. Review in group before exams, reason I got an A was review. Helpful office hours.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Professor Cantarello means well, but the work load and his teaching style gave me so much anxiety. I was always stressed out by the amount of homework and assessments (3 hours of weekly HW and a quiz every 2 weeks). He covered material so fast, I felt like I had to teach myself sometimes. He tried to be supportive, but the class is just too hard.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I loved MC. Literary Criticism is pretty easy, but you must work for an A. Can miss 3 classes w/o penalty. Participation matters (speak once per class). Write 2 essays and 3 commentarios, lengthy but manageable. He's chill, funny, baked brownies, and open to all Spanish levels. Small groups are key for discussions and doing reading guides in class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Cantarello is SUPER organized. He puts a lot of effort into his powerpoints and lectures and gives a ton of valuable feedback on papers. He is always trying to be a better prof for his students. Lectures can be a tiny bit boring since he's not super engaging but again VERY organized. Great guy who does his best!