Nancy Grass-Hemmert

SPCH1 · COMST35 · SPCH5 · COMM37 · SPEEC3141 · SPCH7 · SPCH6 · SPCH4 · COMST11 · COMS356 · SPEEC6 · SPEECH7 · SPECH01 · COMST9 · SPEEC7 · SPEEC3171 · SPEEC01 · COM1212 · SPEEC3166 · COMST37 · SPEEC3138 · SPEEC1 · COMMST11 · COMMUNICATIONS1 · 135 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 84/100
RMP rating: 4.1/5
Take again: 87.5%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

if you will show up, participate, and work hard; skip her if you want an easy A with .

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring and funnyTough but fair graderHeavy writing loadLots of extra creditLife-changing lectures

Students rave about her care, humor, and real-life storytelling in Comm and Speech courses.
She is a , and substantial .
Workload is heavy with speeches, papers, and reading, so effort is required for the reward.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

48/100

As are possible with participation, re-dos, and , but she is repeatedly called a .

Online reviews stress tough grading and book finals; .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Material is manageable with reading and , and pace keep it from feeling easy.

Online can feel denser with self-study; in-person leans on stories and discussion.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

Attendance and participation clearly matter, and multiple students say she takes absences seriously.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

and frequent best-teacher praise outweigh the minority who dislike the workload.

Both formats recommend her when students are willing to work; online has .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Tough on rubrics but , and enough to recover a letter grade.

Format shift

Online and in-person both call her tough yet supportive.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Many papers, speeches, reading, and .

Format shift

Online emphasizes writing load; and frequent speeches.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

Students consistently describe caring, funny, engaging teaching that changes how they see the world.

Format shift

In-person praise is strongest; a few online reviews find lectures less useful.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Grade mix includes speeches, papers, quizzes, midterms, and .

Format shift

Online notes book-based finals; in-person highlights speeches and partner exams.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

41 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

as inspiring, funny, and transformative, with mandatory participation and real growth.

Main concern

, and no late work for students who fall behind.

What students said

“Professor Grass is one of .”
COMST9

“if you want to be challenged and you are at college to expand your mind, .”
SPCH7

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online students still call her caring and flexible with deadlines, but , and .

Main concern

Online lectures can feel weak while reading and writing remain heavy.

What students said

“She will grade you honestly, but she will also be there 100% of the way to help you work through it.”
COMST11

“I didnt learn anything from her online lectures & felt like they were a waste of time.”
COMMST11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes reward reading and notes, with moderate difficulty and recovery options through .

Book-based examsPartner midterms possibleExtra credit availableQuizzes can be hard

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments describe straightforward or tricky tests, sometimes partner .

Partner midtermsBook and notes testsSpeech-heavy grade

“You only have 2 mid terms but .”
SPEEC7

“ .”
SPEEC6

Online

Online students mention hard quizzes and .

Book-based finalHard quizzes

“the book, & you have to read it, study, review it all on your own.”
COMMST11

“just thought the quizzes and .”
COMST37

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you are ready to work and truly want to learn and .”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting care, rigor, and heavy but rewarding work. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

88/100

“She is so caring, loving, and funny.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

88/100

“ !”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“there was A LOT of work involved for this class (kinda like high school)”

Theme 1

❤️ About Character

She's so , and so kind
the most sweetest teacher you'll ever encounter
She considers her students as her children

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Not an easy A
BUT she also gives ALL the chances
She has so much that they have the ability to bring you up one full letter grade

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She tells a ton of life stories while lecturing
Lectures were relative to real life experiences
this class truly opened by eyes about the current world

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

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Lifetime ratings

90/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews spanning many years show a stable pattern of high praise with consistent workload and .

Inside 50 stored ratings

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

B 6

C range

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F

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Nancy Grass-Hemmert

x x if you will show up, participate, and work hard; skip her if you want an easy A with x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

MustTake

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🌟 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

📚 Workload Reality

❤️ About Character

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

if you will show up, participate, and work hard; skip her if you want an easy A with .