Award-Winning Literature Tutors serving Overland Park, KS

...my experiences, I have developed a love for education. I am currently a Middle School science teacher in the Kansas City area. I first began tutoring while I studied abroad in Thailand. I developed personalized English language programs for Thai graduate-level students. When I returned to the United States, I taught refugee fifth grade boys in all subjects for a year. I have tutored middle school and high school students in Geometry, Algebra, Writing, and...

...age. I got my BA in Biology (Univ. of Kansas), and my MS in Science Education (Wichita State Univ.), and proceeded to teach hundreds of students biology, anatomy and physiology, chemistry and physics in public Kansas high schools over a 10 year career. A second career (23 years) in the pharmaceutical industry provided me with countless hours of learning about public speaking as well as diseases and their pharmaceutical treatments. I retired from the pharmaceutical...

...to do it because my high school offered two free years of community college upon the completion of 50 hours of peer tutoring. However, as I spent time with my peers who were taking much of the same classes I was but just weren't getting it, I stumbled upon a passion I didn't know I had. I genuinely care about my students. I want them to succeed and feel confident in their knowledge. As a...

...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. If...

...majored in Linguistics and further discovered that I love the way languages work in general, and that teaching others to acquire skill in both their native and second languages, especially in pronunciation, is a fascinating and satisfying process. Through tutoring and assisting professors while at Luther College as well as giving violin lessons, providing childcare for younger to older children, and becoming a mother, I've found an abiding love for teaching one-on-one and helping people....

...both my college experience and my goal of becoming a professor in the future. I am currently a senior at the University of Missouri (graduating in May 2025) as a communication and political science double major. I have also been accepted as a communication master's student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for this upcoming fall where I will be teaching an undergraduate public speaking course. My experience in the classroom has been very diverse...

...minor in Mathematics. For most of my schooling career before college, I adamantly disliked learning. To me, everything taught had no meaning or applicability to the real world. As a result, I struggled in school and while my instructors were concerned, none truly adapted to fit my learning style. When I got to college, I took my first calculus class, where my professor engaged me with the material and encouraged students to think critically about...

...Over the past few years, I've had the opportunity to teach in diverse environments including both public and charter schools and art museums and galleries. Being a visual person myself, I find that learning can be a lot of fun when you are able to situate yourself in the setting of a certain subject matter. Want to know about ancient Egypt? Imagine what it would be like to be among the pharaohs and slaves by...

...special education professional, but have also collaborated with the regular education population. Math and Reading instruction are my relative areas of instructional strength; however, I have assisted students in every academic genre. I have experience to some degree with all grade levels K-12. My goal is to assist and mentor young adults through their trials and tribulations. I look forward to learning from mistakes and celebrating successes along our pathway toward knowledge.

David believes that language supports all other academic studies. He has pursued language study through both a BFA and an MFA in Writing. He is qualified to teach writing of all kinds, English structure and history, and literature of every era. David's passion is language; his vision is to share and help grow that passion in others.

A young professional working within Healthcare who graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor's of Science in Biology. Extensive experience in a variety of science course including: biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, genetics, evolution, anatomy and physiology, ecology as well as a variety of higher-level specialized science courses. Furthermore, I have experience in a variety college-level courses relating to...

...I am completing a Master's of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders (Speech Pathology) at Rockhurst University. My undergraduate degree gave me a unique insight into the structure and function of language, especially English. During my time at Rockhurst University, I have worked as a Graduate Clinician at a small private school where I met with clients who struggled with spelling, writing, and reading comprehension. All three of these skills are interconnected, and progress in...

...can. Rapport building is important to me. I want the student to feel cared for and safe in this space, considering we never fully know what their life, school, or world pressure they're under is going to be in their daily lives, their tutoring sessions with me can be a time for fun and learning. There is no need for this to be something they dread, but instead, something they look forward to. My spaces...

...currently in the process of preparing to apply to and attend medical school in the 2016 school year. After graduating from William Jewell, I had the opportunity to teach experiential Marine Biology on Catalina Island in California (Catalina Island Marine Institute). I worked with students of all ages (3rd-12th grade), and besides biology, I taught students how to snorkel, kayak, and love the outdoors! I am certified by Varsity Tutors to teach general science, life...

...when I was in high school and my natural talent for explaining concepts in a variety of ways began to emerge. My patient and caring nature allows me to reach a variety of students and help them reach a new level of understanding and knowledge. I enjoy tutoring all types of students and learners in all different subject areas. As a current 4th grade teacher, I value education and enjoy working with all types of...

I am a PhD student in English eager to work with some fantastic students! With over ten years of experience in Education as an academic tutor, teacher, and graduate student, I love helping students reach their full potential.

...more pressure than ever to succeed in school. However, due to the ever increasing class sizes that some of the best schools are experiencing students are not able to receive the personal attention that some of them need to be at their best. That is why tutoring can be so valuable. I am able to work one on one with a student which allows me to devote all my time to helping them with their...

...for over six years. I hold an interdisciplinary doctoral degree in Education Curriculum and Instruction and Social Sciences from the University of Missouri. I further completed 18 hours in Masters of TESOL at GCU as well as hold an English teaching certification. I possess over six years of experience teaching English to diverse learners (1) American common core English for 9th to 12th grades and (2) English for college level adults. Based on my professional...

...graduate of The Ohio State University with a degree in philosophy. I look forward to tutoring as an opportunity to help students discover their strengths in subjects they find difficult or unnecessarily complicated. I believe that anyone can learn anything, as long as they are taught well. Given my background in philosophy, I am familiar with transforming the unbearably boring into the deeply fascinating. I hope to help students learn that such transformations are fully...

...to see and celebrate their successes up close. I mean that's why we become teachers! I love the opportunity to see those light bulbs moments. Being a technology teacher I don't always get to practice some of those other wonderful content areas we have to work on in college, such as English and History. Tutoring give me an opportunity to get back in touch with subjects. I have had the opportunity to work one on...