PrepNow Tutor - Kyusik C.
Kyusik was born in Australia and has lived in various countries throughout his life. As such, he has always thought through a multicultural lens and sees instruction as a way to learn about others, even as he helps them. He holds a BA in theology and global studies (with a bent toward philosophy) from Bethlehem College and Seminary. Though he tutored peers throughout his youth, Kyusik leveraged his multicultural background to begin his professional instructional career in 2014, teaching primary and secondary students the English language. He continued this for years and then added SAT test-prep to his resume in 2018. Finally, in 2020, Kyusik began his current position, teaching theology at the University of Minnesota.
Like many others, Kyusik started teaching and tutoring because he simply wanted to help. Given his background, he felt a strong connection to immigrant families who had just arrived in America, so he was drawn toward helping them learn English. As he began to develop his craft, he came to understand that a methodical approach works best for his students. He says, “My teaching style is to utilize a step-by-step process for each question. A key to this process is that, instead of answering the question myself, I help lead the students to answers by constantly asking probing questions.” Kyusik believes that this approach and a dedication to repetition and adaptation ultimately enable students to be their own instructors, and he is proud to have seen this outcome in many of his students.
Though Kyusik stays physically active—he played tennis in high school, for example—he has always spent much of his spare time feeding his curiosity about the world. First, he participated in a film club wherein he and peers made short films and critiqued each other’s work. Also, he took part in the philosophy club in college, reveling in the exciting conversations and debates the club engendered. That interest has remained steadfast, as well, and if one were to approach Kyusik at a café table, one might find him flipping through texts on metaphysics or reading a novel from an author he considers as much philosopher as fiction writer, Albert Camus.
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