
Kyle
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: University of Chicago - Bachelors, Visual Art
Graduate Degree: College of William and Mary - Masters, Gifted Education
SAT Verbal: 750
GRE Verbal: 165
AP English Literature: 5
AP World History: 5
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Art
College English
Drawing
Ecology
High School English
Homework Support
Life Sciences
Other
Painting
SAT Verbal
Sculpture
Study Skills
Study Skills and Organization
Summer
What is your teaching philosophy?
Each student has the right to be met at his or her level and to be helped to develop to his or her highest potential. I believe that differentiation is necessary because of its relationship to a concept that occupied much of my time and deliberation while I studied art in Chicago: individual autonomy. Individual autonomy is the capacity of a human being to make intentional independent choices.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
I would begin with a needs assessment to determine the student's current ability level and academic goals. This information will help develop an individualized plan for instruction.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
The ability to become an independent learner requires practice. I can help students set goals and learn new metacognitive skills that will help them succeed in any subject.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
In any endeavor that's worth pursuing there will be challenges. The way to stay motivated is to focus on the end goals students will achieve through hard work. I can help students set goals and then break these final outcomes into a series of less daunting and more immediately accomplishable smaller tasks. As students complete these smaller sub-goals they will see that they now have a record of achievement. Small successes build up over time into big accomplishments.