Award-Winning High School English Tutors serving Overland Park, KS

...skills with you! I have worked as a Laboratory Instructor for a Cognitive Psychology upper-level undergraduate course at UMD. Within that course, I helped design experiments for my students, edited their APA-style lab reports, and guided them through their own experiments (resulting in IRB-approved, publishable manuscripts). I have also worked as a 1:1 teaching assistant for children with special needs, ranging from preschool to high school aged. My graduate level coursework was very writing and...

...Learners for 6 years in San Francisco before moving back home to Kansas City. The last 4 years, I have taught Literature in a local, alternative high school. I absolutely love teaching and learning. I have had the opportunity to work with a variety of students. I am skilled at teaching the basics, such as phonetics, to the more advanced, such as college essays. In my free time, I play in a local bluegrass band...

...English as a Second Language program. I enjoy encouraging my students and guiding them through their goals and assignments. I tutor numerous subjects which means that I have a broad range of education. I tutor Spanish, English, American Literature, English as a Second Language, Reading, and Writing. I'm passionate about these subjects and I encourage my students to set high goals for themselves while I also challenge them to set new goals each day. As...

...them transition from high school to working at the university level. Many of them were first generation college students coming from low-income homes. I, myself, came from a low-income home and know firsthand how intimidating navigating education can be. I can and will do the legwork it takes to understand not just how to comprehend subject but how to thrive within the system of education. I worked with many students who were used to being...

...experience for me. Everyone learns a little bit differently from someone else, and to be able to help another student succeed in their academic life is a privilege for me. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy running, reading, traveling, and spending time with family and friends. I lived in France and England for a few years in college, so I've worked with many people from a variety of backgrounds. I look forward to hearing from you!

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...

...studied abroad at the University of Madrid in Spain and have taught Spanish to adolescents and adults. I also have a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Baker University and a Masters Degree in Pastoral Care and Counseling from Central Baptist Theological Seminary. I love working with individuals who have the desire to learn Spanish because it demonstrates that they are willing to reach beyond themselves are willing to step into the language and culture...

...ESL certification. I have worked with kids in tutoring and mentoring since I was about 16 years old. I know how frustrating it can be to not understand something while it is being taught in the classroom. As a result, I can connect with most of students pretty well. I let them know right off the bat that they are not alone and they can learn the material. After that we get right to work....

...students, and how I can help them. I believe it is important to tailor my lessons to each individual student, focusing on their preferred modality of learning, and using their strengths to improve their weaknesses. I have taught elementary school for eight years now, and worked with ESL and special needs students. I believe that everyone has something to offer and should be respected as the unique individual they are. I love making a difference...

...logic. I have a long background in the arts and literature. I completed a BFA in Painting at the University of Iowa, a JD at the University of Tulsa and an MA in Classics at the University of Kansas. After law school, I practiced law in New York City for ten years before deciding to go back to school for Classics. I am currently developing a publication on the relative clause in Ancient Greek and...

As a tutor, I would like to foster not only mastery of individual subjects, but a strengthened approach to academia in general. Outside of tutoring, I enjoy playing and writing music on the guitar, watching movies, playing basketball with my friends, and hanging out with my animals.

I graduated Summa Cum Laude graduate from Park University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. I am a Writer and Editor with over fifteen years of experience. I can help my students to improve their essay writing skills, sharpen editing skills, or become better at writing in general. I can also help with Social Studies subjects across all grade levels.

...a Master's Degree in Education and am a certified teacher in the State of Missouri. I have experience working with students from preschool through high school, and I have worked with adults as well. I have taught all over the world, in Kansas City, Mexico, and South Korea. I have experience teaching virtually as well. I believe that learning should be engaging and focus on critical thinking, with the goal to foster true understanding and...

...Cultural Anthropology courses for the past 12 years at the college level. I am a people person who enjoys getting to know new people and forming new relationships. I love to tutor and to teach as it allows me to help a student in need develop new skills and strengths through aiding them along with their learning process. It is very satisfying to help a student grasp a previously difficult concept and to see them...

...also have a Master's Degree in Business Education. I enjoy helping people achieve success in whatever they aim to do. I love exploring the creativity of world building in a story as much as I love helping someone get over their nervousness when speaking in public. I pride myself in being able to identify and implement strategies to achieve goals. It's never a matter of if a person CAN do something or not but rather...

...Missouri. I have spent the past two years teaching seventh grade reading and writing, and I have loved every minute of it! Not only do I love helping my students understand new concepts in my subject areas, but I also really enjoy sharing literature, both classics and new fiction, with them in hopes it will foster a love of reading. I believe in the power of literature to spark critical thinking and help students make...

There is power in hard work, perseverance, and community. Anyone can learn and succeed given an equal platform. I can only hope to be a step along a greater journey to that success.

As a teacher with over a decade of classroom teaching experience on four continents, I look forward to working one-on-one with students! Helping students achieve success is the reason I became an educator, and I look forward to getting back to the heart of my profession through tutoring. I have a B.A. from King's College in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics and an M.A. in English and Special Education from Xavier University of Louisiana.

...have tutored and taught in the subjects of reading, writing, literature, and rhetoric more broadly. While my favorite subject to teach is literature, my favorite subject to tutor is writing. When I teach a composition course, I am always suprised by how intimidated and anxious students are when it comes to writing and English class in general. I love working with students in this subject because I get to change their negative preconceptions of the...

...grade and he ended his 8th grade year with a B+ in math. Years later, I checked the archives of the Santa Fe New Mexican (the local newspaper) and learned Ricky graduated with honors among the top in his class for all subjects. After college I moved to China for a couple of years and taught English to university students--mostly at the Foreign Affairs College in Beijing. This school was where China's top students prepared...