Alicia Loran Reviews

Student (Literature & Composition 5/6) — October 10, 2024

I found this class very interesting and I had no idea how many grammar rules there were.
I found this class engaging because of the book that was included so that is wasn’t all grammar. Plus Mrs. Loran is nice.

Parent (English Foundations 2) — October 9, 2024

This class does exactly what it claims: sets a great foundation for more advanced work down the road in later English courses. The instructor is great–she provides helpful feedback and seems to really care about her students. The course work is varied, interesting, and provides the right level of challenge for my student. Great class!

Parent (English Foundations 2) — October 5, 2024

My son seems to be tracking with the assignments well, therefore I am assuming the quality of his instruction is appropriate, interesting, and engaging. Moreover, from my own cursory glance at my son’s assignments, the material assigned seems to teach and challenge him well. Having a live instructor to teach the material and assignments that guide students forward every week are great benefits of this class.

Parent (English Foundations 2) — May 3, 2024

Ms. Loran was very responsive to any questions I had about the class. She spent extra time going over assignments with my daughter who joined the class half-way through the year. She also communicated concerns with me as a parent, and was encouraging and engaging with the students. The class expectations helped keep my student on track, and accomplishing more than I could if trying to teach the same subject.

Parent (English Foundations 2) — May 2, 2024

I thought Ms. Loran did a fabulous job teaching students and giving them excellent feedback on papers to help them grow and improve as writers. The book selection was good this year as well and I like that students had reading comprehension questions to answer. Ms. Loran is a fun and energetic teacher. I like that she won’t let kids hide behind being shy and will call on them even if they don’t know the answer. She doesn’t make them feel bad for not knowing and encourages them with prompts or lets someone else answer. Thank you, Ms. Loran, for being an excellent teacher for my son this year! You were so easy to work with and understanding when he had moments of frustration with the workload or struggled with some of the concepts. We appreciate your patience and willingness to let him correct mistakes and learn from them.

Parent (English Foundations 1) — May 2, 2024

My son loved this class and I can see real academic growth in the work produced for it! The class was well designed and comprehensive and my son really responded to the teacher’s ability to connect with her students. She provided thorough and thoughtful feedback and seemed to truly appreciate her students as individuals. My son enjoyed every class meeting, worked on his assignments for this course before others, and jumped at the chance to sign up for English Foundations 2 with Ms. Loran.

Student (English Foundations 1) — April 29, 2024

I had a great year with Mrs. Loran and she’s super engaging and fun too! I learned a lot from her about language arts and strongly recommend her class. Her class workload is perfect for middle schoolers.

Parent (Literature & Composition 5/6) — October 23, 2023

My son has enjoyed this class. She is very understanding and keeps my son engaged! Mrs. Loran is an excellent teacher!

Parent (English Foundations 1) — October 10, 2023

Thoughtfully prepared content that hits wide-ranging topics in reading, writing, vocab, and grammar. I’m impressed by the content and by the teacher’s engagement and feedback. My student is engaged, the workload is not light but manageable, and the teacher is engaged and knowledgeable and provides high quality feedback.

Parent (English Foundations 1) — September 30, 2023

This course is able to cover all components of ELA in a very encouraging and motivating environment. I appreciate the amount of “homework” which is spread out across 5 days in a realistic manner. In addition, Mrs. Loran shows empathy and understanding without compromising the expectations she holds for each student.

Parent (English Foundations 2) — September 29, 2023

It’s an engaging class, Ms. Loran is quick to respond to emails when there are questions regarding assignments. I really like the number and selection of books chosen for this course as well as the way reading is broken down into x number of chapters each day so as to not be overwhelming.