I took him for Natural Disasters and it was awful. He doesn't announce exams until the day they close and doesn't set up notifications on I-learn. there is no consistency with homework due dates. he doesn't announce quizzes, and makes them due early in the morning so once you figure out there's one due it's too late. He tests on untaught material.

Absolute ignorant professor. He wants you to know specific information on tests that he never even lectured on or isn't in the text. He never answers questions about what might be on the test or what to study. Which for his class is ridiculous considering the amount of info he covers. I wish I knew all of this beforehand. DO NOT TAKE HIS CLASS! SMH

Brother Clayton is a horrible teacher! He no longer gives you study guides, and there is no test review,so with the first test you are completely blind and on your own to figure out how he writes the tests and what he is going to test you on. Some of the material on the tests is not in the lectures or the readings. Do not take this class!

I'll be straight up, 2 Nephi 9:28 describes him pretty well. There are times when he goes directly against the doctrine of the church, and then says "there's no official statement on it." Needs to read the church institute manuals (Old Testament and POGP) badly. That aside, class is alright, he knows a lot, but is a bit unorganized.

Bro Clayton tries to be funny and the class is interesting but good luck trying to do the tests. He doesn't give study guides because he feels that they "Don't help you" So basically if you love memorizing every detail in class this is the course for you.

In my first semester at BYU Idaho, I arrived a week late and every other professor was willing to let me turn in week 1 and week 2 work when I arrived to catch up. Professor Clayton was the only professor who didnt let me. I wouldve had to get a 100% for the rest of the semester to scratch the surface for a B grade. Inconsiderate.

He has everything due at 9 am on mondays usually. He expects you to know when things are due when he said monday and Canvas says something other than him. If you dont have it done he expects you to know that he said it even if you missed class. You the students teach the class making the tests way harder than they need to be.

Prepare for lecture every class, and no practical learning or guidance. That's normally fine, but not when he administers tests as often and as difficult as he When we ask him for guidance on study, he'll tell you to go to the book. It's an insane amount of memorization he expects, because the book covers a LOT. Average CLASS test grades: low 70's

Worst professor I've had. I only unmuted my mic once in class to present a group project. Other than that, every class is an hour long lecture. He has a weird vendetta against study guides, saying that there are studies showing they're ineffective (there aren't). Class average on tests was a C. Assignments tedious and unhelpful. Skip this professor

Likes to talk about his vacations. Goes over what you already read in the textbook. Doesnt give guidance on how to prepare for his tests.

From reading reviews, he is fine in Natural Disasters, this is because the man himself is a natural disaster. He is very arrogant and condescending towards students. He thinks that his own math skills are better than ArcGIS because he is smarter than a computer. He was an expert in his field, but is outdated now. Avoid any of his classes.

I have TA'ed for him and taken his classes: Interrupts student presentations, incredibly condescending to students, doesn't let you eat in class, no study guides, not helpful to students with disabilities, lectures don't prioritize (or explain) what you need to know, and some of his science is 20 yrs out of date. Spend lots of time with your TA's.

He is the WORST teacher at BYUI. He is so disrespectful to his students by talking through their entire presentations. He just likes to hear himself talk. He never answers your questions and just say its in the text, but does not consider that questions are asked due to confusion. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. He himself is a natural disaster.

This professor has all the passion but none of the compassion. He is passionate about geology and has some interesting stories, but is trying to infuse that passion ineffectively. He gives too much homework and gives obscure tests. He has students do case studies which can be interesting, but he interjects a little too much. DO NOT take this class.

This professor assigns excessive busywork and provides no study guides. They're demeaning and indifferent to students, interrupting presentations for minor corrections. While passionate about natural disasters, their teaching style is lacking. After an eight-hour field trip, got a 0 because their TA lost my form, and the professor didn't care.

After reaching out for help from the teacher for a difficulty beyond my control; I was met with very immature, off put, and dismissive behavior. I was very dissatisfied with the lack of maturity from a BYUI teacher.

Do not take natural disasters from him. grades unfairly, w/o rubric, goes off his own opinion if he thinks you did it right. lectures the whole class, goes on tangents of random stuff, don't know what to actually take notes on for test. Every time I reached out for help, gave me a short one sentence answer that I can find answers in the assign.

To pass, learn and memorize all the facts on your own time. His lectures are useless, there are no study guides or preparation materials. No electronics are allowed in the class, even for note taking purposes (he does not allow recording or photos). The test questions are vague and sometimes inaccurate. Take this course from someone else.

Brother Clayton is a very passionate guy about geology, but his way of teaching sucks. His class is extremely lecture and group-project-heavy. His lectures are vague and the group projects are pointless. If you want to pass, memorize the PowerPoint presentations and vocabulary. He doesn't believe in study guides either so get ready to study.

This professor really frustrates me. This class should be a lot of fun, but he gives so many assignments that feel like a lot more work then they should be, that I can't enjoy it. He is way to harsh criteria for his grading. He doesn't "believe in" study guides so be aware of that. The homework load is ridiculous. Avoid his classes if you can.

There was way to much homework. We never talked about the gospel and there was a lot expected of us with no instructions. When he made a mistake, he would blame us for it. He never answered questions and was disrespectful. I'm a strait A student, and I had a hard time passing the class. Prepare for a bad semester if you take a class from him.

He did not teach. I went to class and he put the online textbook on a slide. He didn't teach anything. Everything I learned I learned from the textbook on my own time. Tests were hard. Really boring and not a great class. He doesn't seem to care about his students.

Ridiculous workload. Two times throughout the semester, you are required to complete a case study AND all other weekly homework, which includes a report of at least 3 pages, a group presentation, a very extensive case study that takes multiple hours to complete, and two separate one-page reports, all due on the same day. Boring, long lectures.

Worst class experience I've had at BYUI. Longwinded lectures, didn't know what material to study because he also didn't make study guides, I put so many hours into studying just to get a B-, which isn't bad but it was my hardest class for no reason, and it was only an elective for my GE. It was not worth it.