Reviews of professor Jon Eldon

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Eldon has a really unique background and he really helped me de-colonize my learning in this class (he's done lots of work in Senegal, Hawaii, etc). While there are weekly homework assignments, they're good for the long run bc you learn how to actually read research papers properly which is really useful. He's all-around a great guy.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Consistent work but not challenging if you have any sense of discipline. Open-minded guy and knowledgeable/approachable from all types of background experience. Allows you to make up points as part of the class structure, feedback can be a little based on his preference, but again he's willing to let you make up the points. It's a science course

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Not a great professor in my opinion. It's a difficult class, but only because it's not clear on what he expects of you. For the memo (large portion of grade), he gives a couple words in each category on the rubric describing what he expects, then grades harshly because you didnt read his mind. Also can be condescending at times.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Eldon is a super knowledgeable and accessible guy. He makes his lectures interesting and challenges you to be more informed and objective when studying this field. He is pretty lenient with grades and will likely adjust them if you just reach out. If you want to get connected on campus, he's the guy to go to!

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Jon is a really nice professor who grades lightly on in class work. However, his tests are no where near intro level. They are very complex and if you are not good at science you will not do well on them.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
This class was very interesting and I liked the lectures. However, for some of the assignments (i.e., if you have a memo for your class), it is not very clear what he expects of you. He wasn't clear what he wanted and gave very little details in the assignments, but then counted off if you didn't do what he expected you to do.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Jon is a really solid teacher, and I think most students will like him. The only issues I could really see students having with him is he isn't always organized (with COVID and all I don't blame him one bit) and some group work goes into classes. He's a very down to earth and friendly guy, and I'd recommend taking a course with him, E332 or not.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
He knows his stuff. If you didnt take APES in HS, this will be hard for you. Do the work, youll get at least a B+. Exams are easy format and open note at times. Not very personable guy. Class was worth taking though. If you have him, have a neutral feeling.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Gives daily assignments, and two large group projects for a large portion of your grade which sucks if you get a bad group. Three exams but drops worst one. Lectures can be long and droning but he speaks from his experience in soil studies so that part is interesting. Too much work in my opinion, and very scientifically complex for an intro class.