James F.
Private tutor in Shawnee, KS
Education
Western Washington University - Bachelor in Arts, English, Psychology
Experience
I'm an autodidactic tutor who learned teaching from learning. I want to help others become learners and teachers as well. When I work with a student, I believe in focusing on their individual needs, strengths, and opinions, and motivations. When I know my students, I can adapt my approach to teach them the most effective way possible. I have a lot of techniques and tactics I can use to help students learn, but often it's a very simple thing, like a missed detail somewhere along the line, that is holding a student back from success. When I work with students to prepare for exams, I teach the material on the test primarily. Test taking skills can also help gain a few more points here and there, and students are welcome to seek out that extra edge, but for long-term learning these tricks will not take you far. I work with a student to understand where their knowledge gaps exist, and I will fill those in and build from there to get a student a solid foundation of understanding, which they can then use to apply their knowledge towards new understandings. I believe in effective and efficient learning, and I want to bring that to my students.
Subject Expertise
ACTACT EnglishACT MathACT ReadingACT ScienceAlgebra 2Algebra 3/4AP U.S. Government & PoliticsAP United States HistoryAP US HistoryArithmeticCollege AlgebraCompetition MathElementary MathElementary School MathERB CTPGeometryISEEISEE- Middle LevelISEE- Upper LevelLinear AlgebraMiddle School MathOtherPre-AlgebraSATSAT MathSAT MathematicsSocial StudiesSSATSSAT- Middle LevelSSAT- Upper LevelStatisticsStudy SkillsStudy Skills and OrganizationTest PrepTrigonometry
Availability
Weekdays at any time, Weekends at any time
Can Meet
Up to 30 minutes away at my regular hourly rate
Hobbies
Stand Up Comedy Travel
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