Nesi Calderon
Data based on 10 reviews.
What kind of test questions does this teacher use most often (choose one):
Multiple ChoiceIs the teacher available for extra help during study halls, lunchtime, before or after school, etc.?
Almost AlwaysThe teacher responds to emails promptly. Do you...
Strongly AgreeThe teacher posts in-class materials online for reference (slides, etc.):
Almost AlwaysThe teacher lets us know at the beginning of the course and along the way how much each part of the class (homework, papers, quizzes and tests) counts towards our total grade:
Strongly AgreeHow much homework does this teacher assign?
Way too muchThe amount of writing required in this class is:
Very HighThe teacher allows us to use technology in class (e.g. laptop, calculator, smart pen, etc.)
Almost AlwaysHow much memorization is required to do well in this teacher’s course?
Very HighWhat advice would you give yourself if you were just starting the class now?
Class of 2024
You must know Spanish before hand to succeed swimmingly
Class of 0
The class is mainly just learning how to follow directions and getting unreasonably yelled at. Isn't this class supposed to make you enjoy learning a new language? Even though before I actually liked learning Spanish, everything in this class is making me dislike it and makes me not want to take Spanish next year. Apparently following directions is more important than the language itself. Possibly due to Covid, learning the language and speaking is harder, but if the students are going to be yelled at ALL the time for not following the most trivial and small directions and making small mistakes that can be easily fixed, what's the point in even learning Spanish. This class is extremely disappointing and discouraging.
Class of 2022
The class is pretty hard and unfair. With the pandemic putting our classes on zoom, we have to make these ungodly seasaw videos every single night along with all the other work that is assigned. On top of the unfair workload Senora Calderon simply does not know how to teach. She spends 90% of the period yelling at us for doing things wrong and the other 10% evading our clarification questions. It's ridiculous.
Class of 2022
All the homework is busywork and there are usually two to three assignments per night that take up an unnecessarily large amount of time. The quizzes are poorly formatted and disorganized and there's a chance you won't know that there is a quiz or won't know the material that will be on the quiz.
Additional Comments
Class of 2022
good luck
Class of 0
I just wish the teacher could be more encouraging and allow students to really learn and enjoy the language than telling us how much of an inconvenience we are when we accidentally make a small mistake in the directions. It's more of a waste of time yelling at us than allowing us to fix the small issue we did. It has definitely hurt my confidence.
Class of 2022
Sra. Calderon is considerably my least favorite teacher that I've ever had in all of Ridge and really just in general. She is extremely disorganized, doesn't give clear instructions at all on assignments, and will take off tons of points if you can't memorize what she says in class. If you have to ask questions for clarification, she will yell at you for not being able to "follow directions, " but chances are if the entire class is struggling with understanding the assignment, it's no longer the class fault. She gives tons of homework, so be prepared to record yourself almost every night. Being in class is almost like she doesn't really know what she's doing even after teaching for so many years. If you are in her honors class and don't meet her expectations, she will repeatedly say that it's "cuatro honores" and you need to do better. If I could have all the time back that I've spent so far doing useless Spanish homework that's only graded on completion for hardly any value in Genesis anyways, I feel like I could be doing a million times better in all my other classes. Her class is not hard if you manage to stay focused and do exactly as she says, but it is very difficult to tolerate her nitpicking and her constant callouts on any student for the smallest things. Good luck :)!