
Jeffrey: Leawood tutor
Certified Tutor
Undergraduate Degree: Indiana University-Bloomington - Bachelors, English and political science
Graduate Degree: Vanderbilt University - Current Grad Student, Doctor of Audiology
Music, drawing, painting
American Literature
AP Spanish Literature and Culture
Applied Mathematics
Art
Biology
Business
College Biology
College Economics
College English
College Level American History
College Level American Literature
College Math
College Political Science
Comparative Literature
Conversational Spanish
Drawing
Evolutionary Biology
Expository Writing
Fiction Writing
High School Biology
High School Business
High School Chemistry
High School English
High School Level American History
High School Level American Literature
Introduction to Fiction
Life Sciences
MCAT Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
Medieval Literature
Neuroscience
Poetry
Political Science
PRAXIS
MCAT Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior
Social Sciences
Spanish 1
US Constitutional History
World Civilization
World Literature
What is your teaching philosophy?
Make material applicable to students' lives. All material can be made relatable; sometimes it just takes some creativity.
What might you do in a typical first session with a student?
I want to get to know the student and I want the student to get to know me. Upon this foundation, I can begin setting goals with him or her and creating expectations for performance.
How can you help a student become an independent learner?
When you, as a teacher, have successfully made the material relatable to a student, you foster inquisitiveness. Relatable material is more easily digested and understood than something that bores the student.
How would you help a student stay motivated?
All students are different! Motivation is the foundation upon which successful learning is built. A good teacher can quickly figure out what it takes to motivate a student, but they are each unique and each require something different.