Brian K.

Brian K.

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Studied at University of Kansas

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Works at Kalar Educational/The Test Prep Machine

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About Brian

*I have taught test prep for over 23 years, but my last several years were spent on a special project of sorts: helping my own autistic children prepare for, and then succeed in, public school. I couldn't be prouder of the results, and now I get to focus on my teaching career again! *While I was blessed with the deductive and analytic ability to score well on these exams and the ability to articulate explanations well, I am also very affected by ADHD in my executive function and some types of memory and learning curves. While I enjoy working with anyone, this has always given me a certain insight with atypical students: both those from modest backgrounds like mine, and those with processing or sensory issues, obstacles toward gaining certain skills, or neurodivergence. *As I grew my business, and then again in smaller markets, I complemented test prep with work in fine dining. While I know more about wine and cuisine than the average tutor, the more important outcome is my dream of opening an ice cream cafe in which I do all of the churning and roasting myself. Feel free to ask me off-the-clock about my zero-carb-sugar ice creams. Or about whether using a double-hyphen is allowable in the previous sentence. ;) *In my free time I enjoy playing with my kids, playing board and card games, playing acoustic guitar, and hiking. While I'm a proud Kansas Jayhawk and attended with a few KU legends, I only closely follow NBA basketball now and despite pushing 50 I'm the best NBA2K player that you know.

Why do I coach?

Every brain and background is different. In my small town and within my blue collar family, I was treated as a savant growing up. While I was winning spelling bees and acing standardized tests, no one taught me the structure and discipline that I would need in higher academia. Then I found out at age 21 that I have ADHD and over several years I have learned how to be more effective and efficient. My older sister scored a perfect 36 on the ACT English and Reading but an 18 on Math. My kids are autistic. WE CAN ALL DO THIS. I want to help everyone regardless of background or personality type, and I want every student to realize that intelligence is broader than any exam. I'm certainly not afraid to be self-deprecating to illustrate that even the high-scoring instructor isn't perfect and has issues to deal with too!

Work Experience

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Director/Lead Instructor and Course Writer

Kalar Educational/The Test Prep Machine

April 2005 - Present

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*Taught and tutored thousands of GMAT and GRE hours for Veritas Prep literally coast-to-coast over 13 years, growing with the company and contributing to market growth and materials *Wrote an LSAT course that I taught and tutored through an established relationship with St. Louis University's Mock Trial team *Marketed services locally in the St. Louis, Chicago, and Silicon Valley markets, and nationally online *Developed website and recorded podcasts toward company-sponsored publication

Education

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University of Kansas

Political Science, Philosophy

1994 - 1999

Mathematics, Computer Literacy and +5 skills

Brian was also personally admitted to

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    University of Chicago

  • Tulane University Logo

    Tulane University

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