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Kent

Bachelors, English

Michigan State University, Central Michigan University

About Me

I have a BA in English from Michigan State University and a MA in Broadcast and Cinematic Arts from Central Michigan University. I also completed 4 years of doctoral studies in American Culture Studies (an inter-disciplinary field that encompasses Film, American History, Sociology, and English) at Bowling Green State University, in Ohio. I have taught courses both online and in traditional classroom settings. Those courses included Film, American Culture Studies, Speech Communication (which includes Public Speaking), and Popular Culture. Currently, I am an instructor for the Art Institutes. I have been with them for 7 years. In addition to my current teaching duties, I also give lectures in Art History. My research interests include Medical Sociology, Comparative Religion, Video Games, and Narratology. I am passionate about teaching because I think learning is important. Education is important. I like to see students learning, because I know how good it feels when you learn something for the first time, or when you finally make a breakthrough in something you have been working hard to achieve. Your mind opens. Your world expands. New horizons await. Learning does that. Education does that. Now, more than ever, you need to make opportunities for yourself, to grow, to advance, to achieve. I am honored to help students start down a path toward making those opportunities happen. I am qualified to tutor a broad range of subjects, but I most excited about helping students improve their overall abilities in all facets of English (including Literature), Art, and Social Studies. That does not mean you need to be majoring in those areas. If you are taking a course in one of those areas, whatever your major might be, I want to help you. My approach to teaching is in guiding students toward realizations. I enjoy interacting with students, creating a dialog, helping them come to their own conclusions, rather than simply giving them the conclusions. My style is informal, but focused. Learning should be engaging, not boring. Some of the best professors I had over the years were in courses outside my majors. Even though I had little interest in the subject matter, they made the material engaging, and I learned a lot. Outside of academic pursuits, I do a lot of weight-lifting, and I enjoy being outdoors. I do study popular culture, so my hobbies and research interests are the same. I am a gamer. I also collect books of all kinds (and comic books), and I do a lot of writing. Also, huge Doctor Who fan.

Education & Certifications

Michigan State University

Bachelors, English

Central Michigan University

Masters, Broadcast and Cinematic Arts

Q&A with Kent

My approach to teaching is in guiding students toward realizations. I enjoy interacting with students, creating a dialogue, and helping them come to their own conclusions, rather than simply giving them the conclusions. My style is informal, but focused. Learning should be engaging, not boring. Some of the best professors I had over the years were in courses outside my majors. Even though I had little interest in the subject matter, they made the material engaging, and I learned a lot. I value the development and application of critical thinking in the classroom and in day-to-day life. Thinking critically is a skill that requires practice. It can be practiced across all subjects and in everyday conversation. The classroom is the ideal place to make your critical thinking skills stronger, so I foster environments conducive to helping students think critically. For example, if you dislike History, ask yourself why? You do not like writing? Why? "Why" can be a powerful word, because it makes you think. Get to the root of why you dislike something, so that you understand your own motivations and feelings, because then you can begin looking at those understandings and feelings objectively. Then, you can begin challenging yourself. The more you challenge yourself, the more you will learn. You may still dislike History, but if you can get a handle on why you dislike it, then you can try to find ways to make it engaging. I believe in helping students find the path to that kind of understanding.