An email sent from my SPA 202 student who I have given the pen name of

Jack for privacy reasons.

5/8/14
Hey, Ms. Summers!
I wanted to thank you again for being a great teacher and mentor to us.
Your guidance through something so difficult like a foreign language was a
blessing. Curtis and I honestly planned our schedules around your class'
availability. I had other Spanish teachers before and they were incredibly
difficult and boring. You developed new ways to keep us engaged, taught
us a lot and even had a smile on your face despite having to drive an hour
every day. I probably won't be satisfied with my grade because I know I
could have done better (assuming I pass) but that was my fault because I
never really thought I could learn it until this semester. In the last two
months, I've progressed an enormous amount and have even made
friends in other countries whom I can actually communicate with,
something I would never attempted before I met you. Again thanks for
being awesome, because you didn't just teach me Spanish, you inspired
me to continue learning it, which is what I plan to do this summer.
Hopefully I can get good enough to make it a resume padder, but either
way your course evaluation on my part will definitely reflect everything I've
said. Next time you see me I plan to be able to hold an engaging
conversation with you in Spanish.
Have a great summer!
Hasta luego!

Excerpts from student evaluations from

different semesters.
The University of Southern Mississippi
Report ID: IRR027
Student Course Evaluation
Page No. 8
Term:
4145
Ramirez,Nicole Summers
Run Date 06/27/2014
Run Time 11:02:18

Course: SPA 202 Section: H004

COMMENT: First, the course is pretty
difficult. Foreign languages are not easy
and the amount of information covered in
four semesters is a lot to grasp. However,
Senora Ramirez was my favorite teacher at
USM. Despite her driving more than an hour
every day for class, she always came with a
positive attitude and developed new ways to
engage the class. I learned so much
in such a little time with her and I
actually planned my schedule around her
availability this semester. She was a
blessing to have because I was worried about
this foreign language requirement for my
major. Although my grades weren't great (I
blame the hard cirriculum, not her) I
achieved something even greater: I was
inspired by her to pursue learning more
about the language in the future instead of
deciding to just drop it when I finish the
class. Even though I don't have anymore
requirements for foreign languages, I will
still continue to learn Spanish because of
her.
COMMENT: She made the class easy to
understand!! I enjoyed Spanish because of
her!
COMMENT: Great Teacher!!
COMMENT: I LOVED THIS CLASS!! Senorita
Ramirez is a great professor! She is the
best Spanish professor that I have had USM.

COMMENT: Love this professor!

COMMENT: Nicole Ramirez is already a
wonderful teacher. She is going to go far in
her academic career!
COMMENT: She is an excellent spanish
teacher. One of the best and the way she
teaches and engage students is amazing.
Report ID: IRR027
Student Course Evaluation
Page No. 4
Term:
4148
Ramirez,Nicole Summers
Run Date 10/11/2014
Run Time 09:27:49
Course: SPA 102 Section: H003
COMMENT: great instructor with a genuine
interest in the student, and their ability
to grasp the material presented to them.
COMMENT: The way this Spanish class was
taught was alot easier to understand, than
some of the previous ones I have taken.
Ms. Ramirez did a wonderful job teaching
this class.
COMMENT: Seniorita ramirez was absolutly
amazing as a spanish instructor. I learned
more from her in 5 weeks than i did in
12 weeks with _____ ______. Im sad she will
not be teaching 200 spanish in the fall

COMMENT: Ms. Summers is the best Spanish

teacher I've had!!!