Reviews of professor Jason Payton

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Rating Dr. Payton is pretty hard. Some days I hated going to his class, others I thoroughly enjoyed it. He is an intelligent man and asserts that sometimes. He expects you to be a good student and work for your grade through discussion and your writings. His class seemed very nuanced and often I felt confused on what exactly he expected from me.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Payton knows his stuff. If you don't show up or speak at least once a class, you're going to struggle. My one complaint from the class is that he grades papers as an "A" but equates that to a 95, and his cut off for an A- is below a 94. So it's pretty difficult to make a true A if you don't make a true A on all assignments.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Dr. Payton is a new professor this semester (Fall 2018), and it is clear he is still perfecting his technique. There was a lot of reading and approx. 6 papers (750-1000 words). He encourages participation (so much so that 2 of those papers are "Citizenship" essays where you write about your participation.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Payton expects a lot from his students, but he is always available to answer any questions or talk about upcoming papers. His class is discussion based, so as long as you participate at least a little bit every day you will do well. I would recommend this class to anyone, especially because Dr. Payton truly cares about his students' success.