About
I am licensed to teach in the state of Missouri with 2 years of experience teaching K-12 and 10 years privately teaching music. I pride myself on my ability to adapt my lesson plans to any learning preferences or needs. I am skilled in a variety of different subjects. I can tutor any subject in grades K- 6, and most subjects from grade 7 through college.
Some additional subjects for grades 7 and up include but are not limited to:
· Music (Instrument instruction and coaching, vocal coaching, music history, basic theory, note reading/sightreading, piece preparation (such as for district/state competitions, solo performance, audition prep, etc.)
· Psychology
· History
· English (i.e., Short Story/Narrative Writing, Poetry, Editing, Essays, Research Writing, MLA and APA format, Reading Comprehension & Analysis of Classic and Modern Literature, etc.)
· Public Speaking
· ACT/SAT Prep
· Acting
The other employee here at Romine Tutoring also has his own Tutors profile, my husband Devon Romine. He is currently a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Missouri State University in the Physics and Material Science Department. Any advanced mathematics and sciences like physics, chemistry, calculus, integration, and differential equations, etc. Any college level Math or Science (except biology and geology) would automatically go to him.
We started "Romine Tutoring" because we both have a passion for education, teaching, and our respective fields. We both grew up in a small town with an even smaller school that was simply incapable of providing individual learning or tutoring of any kind. The school's SPED department had 4 teachers for the entire K-12 school and students who were not severely impacted by disability or their IQ was "too high" were sent back to regular classroom settings with 30+ students to a teacher. No matter how great a teacher is they are but one person. This meant that so many children fell through the cracks and without private tutors available in our area we were stuck. We understand the impact of poverty, location, work schedules for parent and student, lack of technology, and other barriers to education because we lived through them ourselves.
After years of hard work, college tutors, and amazing college professors, we have come to this point where we have the knowledge and skill to offer adjustable, affordable, and accessible tutoring for all students regardless of age or background. My husband was a gifted child with undiagnosed PTSD that a small school could not accommodate, I was the child with ADHD whose IQ "tested too high" to need accommodation. We do not put much stock into IQ tests. We put stock into the individual student. Each student will learn differently. We want to provide as many students, young and old, as we can with the tools and education that work for them. We firmly believe in the quote frequently (but baselessly) credited to Albert Einstein, "Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will spend its life believing it is stupid." Science and experience shows us that everyone learns differently. We aim to provide for those needs.
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Frequently asked questions
What is your typical process for working with a new student?
Initial meeting with a discussion of what the student's expectations and goals are as well as the timeline and frequency needed to acheive those goals.
What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
Kathryn Romine is licensed to teach in the state of Missouri with 2 years of experience as a substitute teacher and nearly 10 years privately teaching music and holds an Associates Degree with a focus in Music, Teaching, and Psychology and is finishing bachelor's degree in Music Education.
Devon Romine has been tutoring since his second year in undergraduate college. He has been and is currently a part of multiple research groups in the Physics and Material Science's department at Missouri State University. Additionally, he is currently teaching physics labs as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Missouri State as he gets a Master's Degree in Material Science. He currently holds a Bachelor's Degree in Physics.
Do you have a standard pricing system for your lessons? If so, please share the details here.
Prices will vary based on subject, age/grade level, expected duration of each session, and frequency of sessions. We try to accommodate most budget needs but cannot guarantee anything.
How did you get started teaching?
Kathryn started the "Cadet Teaching" program in highschool for the middle school band students and fell in love with teaching and has persued that goal ever since.
Devon started tutoring sophomore year in college and has continued since. He now teaches labs as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Missouri State University's Physics and Material Science Department.
What types of students have you worked with?
We have both worked with all age groups and students with individual learning needs.
What advice would you give a student looking to hire a teacher in your area of expertise?
Find someone who is going to listen to you and shift their teaching to your learning patterns. Find someone who is patient enough to repeat the same thing 100 times in 100 different ways.
What questions should students think through before talking to teachers about their needs?
What are you comfortable sharing about yourself? Ask yourself what you are willing to divulge and how you want to do so.