kind, warm, and welcoming • never leaves you feeling lost • always willing to help • a true master of her craft • easy to approach • strives to make every day new and interesting • outstanding • dynamic, active, and fantastic • simply amazing • makes it a priority to engage the class • I never felt like I couldn't voice my opinion • put extra effort into getting to know each student • knows how to pull out the best potential of her students • hilarious, helpful, and intelligent • deepened my critical thinking • makes the topic interesting • inspires the entire class to participate in class discussions • always positive • related fun activities and topics to her class  • goes above and beyond • cares about every student's success • makes coming to class something to look forward to • encourages students to exceed their own expectations • provides excellent feedback • I have never had an instructor as thorough and helpful as her • made me recognize how fun it can be to convey an argument with good evidence • an absolute joy to learn from • my writing has improved immensely due to her • made me feel important and that my ideas were great  • very encouraging  • made me excited about writing; I loved going to class • one of those rare teachers that you'll always remember because they made a difference to you • makes me want to write more and more • used multiple approaches to facilitate student interaction, which greatly enhanced the learning experience by bringing all students into the conversations • assignments kept the course challenging and forced the students to really delve into the literary works presented • a truly caring and dedicated educator • used multiple sources to enhance the course and give the students a greater appreciation of, feel for, and understanding of ancient literature • best teacher I have ever had • in the many years that I have attended UAA and UAS, I have only found one teacher that puts forth as much effort as Alyse Knorr •

I could not ask for a better teacher.