Reviews of professor Mary Jo Renzi

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I cannot recommend her enough. This was a reading and participation heavy class but my Spanish skills have improved so much. Come to class prepared. Easy grader, she just wants you to at least try! Renzi is so knowledgable, so passionate, and so friendly. I almost cried on the last day of class because I had grown so fond of her and my classmates!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mary Jo is really caring and encouraging and will work with you. Very easy to catch her out of class. Her class is well structured and organized. We read lots of fantastic literature and discussed a lot (in Spanish, of course). Even though I'm very anxious, I found myself speaking up more in this class. I've never improved so much. She is lovely.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Renzi is kind-hearted and she assigns a lot of good pieces of literature. The content of the class is interesting and we listen to a lot of Spanish music. She assigns a few projects but it isn't too difficult.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Highly recommend taking this professor, although she is not a native speaker, she really knows how to help you if you are struggling and helps you advance in your spanish regardless if you are a native speaker or not. She also assigns amazing literature to read and will go over it in class if you don't understand the context. 10/10 recommend.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I think this is the worst Spanish teacher I've ever had. She grades like we're in high school, which is reasonable if the class was a year long. And she grades you every class for participation so if you don't show up a couple of times you're already failing the class. If you're a beginner don't take her because she is way too advanced.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I love Mary Jo. She will improve your Spanish and you will learn fast as the whole class is very engaging and focused on speaking, collaboration, and literature. It is a well organized class but she makes it an incredible experience and I cannot recommend her enough. Provided you try your best and do your work, you will do well and see changes.