Award-Winning Algebra Tutors serving Kansas City, MO

...goal is to nurture a passion for mathematics and computer science in students today, and help express the true weight the subjects hold in the world of today and the world of tomorrow. I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Kansas, double majoring in math and computer science. A great tenacity has made my college career fruitful with a high GPA, Honors coursework, recognition at department events, as well as lab research...

...have tutored and taught for seven years. My first teaching experience was at Mizzou. After getting my master's, I joined Teach For America and taught high school English for two years. Most recently, I taught composition and developmental English at Penn Valley Community College. My approach to tutoring is non-directive. I ask questions to help guide students to answers, which helps them practice critical thinking skills and deduction, rather than rote memorization. Overall, this leads...

I have recently graduated from Missouri University of Science and Technology. I have spent time teaching and tutoring during college and I would like to be able to continue spreading knowledge. I would like to be able to pass on what I have learned to the younger generation for hopes of a brighter tomorrow.

...am Chad Bergman, a current Dartmouth student pursuing my Bachelor's in Economics with a physics minor. I have experience tutoring college economics in person on Dartmouth campus as well as online tutoring in high school calculus and physics. I've had great success on the SAT and ACT as well as my AP tests in high school, and I hope to help others succeed as well. My favorite subject to tutor is physics because I feel...

...Asia for 5 years, so I have an awareness of and ability to help ESL/ELL students through many of the challenges they may have. Math: I have completed coursework through a high-school level of basic Calculus and had the pleasure of tutoring a Pre-Calculus high school math student shortly after graduating from high school. It was a fun and rewarding experience, probably even more for me than for the student. Since high school, I have...

...am an experienced Math, chemistry, and physics tutor! I have 2 years of tutoring experience with middle school to college aged students. I take pride in communicating in a way that the student can understand and retain long-term. I aspire to motivate students to learn and do their best! I am a post-baccalaureate student with a B.S. in Chemistry. I have taken Math, Chemistry, Physics, and Biology at the university level and have effectively tutored...

...am recent graduate of the University of Missouri Kansas City. I received my Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education with an Emphasis in Mathematics. I absolutely love mathematics and truly enjoy helping others learn it. My passion is really in education and helping students master mathematical content. I have been tutoring ever since I have been taking math classes and have tutored students of all ages. From elementary students to college students, I have always...

...have been in the field of education for 30 years. I have a Bachelor's of Arts in Elementary Education, Master's of Arts in Teaching - Curriculum and Instruction and an Education Specialist degree in Adminstration/Superintendency. I taught a variety of subjects grades K-8, but the majority of my teaching career was in the area of middle school math. I have been a middle school assistant principal for 16 years and still currently serve in this...

...graduated from Texas State University with dual degrees in Spanish and Biology. In college, I worked as an Instructional Assistant for Spanish I and II at my university, plus as a high school tutor at a local high school. After college, I earned my teaching certificate for K-12 Spanish and 8-12 Life Sciences, completing my student teaching in 8th grade Spanish II. I have worked as a private tutor for over 5 years now and...

...from a large family with both parents and many siblings being teachers, one might say I was born a teacher. But one would be showing their need for tutoring in Biology! With highly educated parents, education to me was like water to a fish. My undergraduate work was in Physics and Math (BA) with graduate work in math, Theology, and educational leadership (M.Div., M.A. Ph.D.). My calling as an educator has been to promote life-long...

...a current student at Kansas State University majoring in Computer Engineering. My favorite subjects are math and programming because I enjoy the problem solving that comes with them. When both teaching and learning, I try to focus on the how and why rather then just learning to solve problems. I've found understanding why a given concept is valuable will make it easier to learn and more likely to be remembered when a potential application arises.

...love math and it is everywhere. I have an undergraduate degree in Accounting with a minor in Mathematics from Pittsburg State University. I decided that teaching was for me so I went on and received a Masters in Arts of Teaching from Pittsburg State Univerty. In May 2014, I achieved my goal of getting a Masters in Mathematics from Emporia State University. I have taught high school math for 6 years and college level math...

...have a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Over the last five years I have tutored elementary and middle school students in literacy and math. Additionally, I have spent countless hours in classrooms as I observed seasoned teachers, and taught lessons in all content areas for students Kindergarten through sixth grade. I truly love helping students in both literacy and math, by presenting content in new and interesting ways, as...

...am approved to tutor. I started tutoring classmates informally while in college and accepted several teaching assistant positions that enabled me to clearly explain course concepts to students with various backgrounds. Instead of lecturing students, I subscribe to a learn by doing method that enables students to articulate core concepts in their own words after hearing an explanation and always provide guidance that aid in understanding. Each of us has a different way of absorbing...

There no better way to learn than with someone who genuinely cares about your success. I believe that everyone can learn anything, it just takes the time and the right kind of methods for them.

...am a current student in the chemical engineering undergraduate program at the University of Kansas. I have experience tutoring college students in physics, and I will be tutoring for the Kansas Algebra Program at KU in the fall. I most enjoy tutoring math because I understand the struggles and frustration that the subject can cause. My favorite part about tutoring is seeing all of a student's hard work and perseverance pay off when that concept...

Holds his Bachelor Degree in Chemistry. Earned his M. Ed. Degree, Curriculum and Instruction in Science Concentration. Highly enthusiastic, seeking opportunities to provide the best education as a professional science teacher. He is very passionate about experiments and technology.

Studying Business Communication and Arabic at the University of Kansas. I love to tutor in History, English and geography. Enjoy running, hiking and swimming!... I always try to relate the certain subject or lesson to something in the outside world that the student knows. This helps them understand and relate to the question/lesson.... Get to know them as a person and academically, and see what level the student is at and what level they need to...

...interests including family, outdoors, and music. Almost every Sunday, my wife, my daughter, and I go to my parents' house to have lunch and spend time with my family. When I lived in Hong Kong, this was something that I really missed a lot! My interest in music is rooted in the fact that I was in band all through school and college. I can play the Euphonium, a little piano, guitar, harmonica, and the...

...a graduate of Purdue University (BS--Physics) and The University of Illinois (MS & PhD--Physics). I also studied Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics as a graduate at Cambridge University in England. I have taught and/or tutored mathematics and science in California, Kansas, Florida, and Missouri. It seems that I've always loved math and science. Now, I especially enjoy helping others understand those subjects with the hope that maybe, given enough time and effort, they may come...