In Texas, 4 out of 10 eighth graders can't read at a basic level—the worst scores in decades. The fix isn't forcing kids to read things they hate. It's making them want to read about things that interest them. My students and I explore real topics, ask real questions, and build the reading, writing, and thinking skills that carry into every classroom.
I'm a Texas-certified 7–12 Social Studies teacher with an MPA and five-plus years in the classroom. My students at KIPP Texas posted the #1 AP Human Geography scores in the network on the 2025 National Exam—but what I'm most proud of is watching kids who "never read" start choosing to read on their own.
I speak fluent English and Spanish, hold a TEFL certification, and have two years of experience teaching Spanish through an EIS model. I've lived and traveled extensively, and I bring that into every lesson—geography and history hit differently when your teacher has actually been there.
You already know the phones are a problem. But the answer isn't taking the phone away and handing them a book they have zero interest in. That's a fight, not a solution.
The answer is giving them something worth being curious about. Over the course of my time in the classroom I NEVER had to confiscate phones or deal with distractions, because I always made it more interesting than whatever could be in their pocket. When a student explores a topic that actually interests them—how a country collapsed, why people migrate, what makes an economy work—they read because they want answers. They write because they have something to say. The literacy follows the curiosity.
That's what I love to do the most: help kids discover their own questions about the world, then show them how to find the answers.
Grades 5–12, middle school through AP, and so much more.
Exam prep, FRQs, and content review.
Civics, institutions, and how government works.
Documents, essays, and content mastery.
Micro and macro fundamentals.
Literacy support, multilingual learners welcome.
Second-language support and conversation.
Every student gets an individual learning-style assessment. From there, we choose the path that fits.
You have a specific goal—a grade to raise, an exam to pass, a class to improve in. I first assess where your student is compared to where they need to be, and build a plan to get there.
Sessions are built around activities matched to your student's learning style, and we adjust the plan as they progress. If something isn't working, we adjust quickly. The target you set is the direction we go.
Whether a subject they are failing, or a subject they are passing but struggling to master, or a subject they pass but lack interest in, lets discuss the goal we want to reach together.
A more open and flexible approach, where I help them explore topics that interest them, develop new interests, and learn how to explore any and all topics for the future. We start on something they like, and through exploring and critical thinking, we find our way into other subjects. I create a framework that introduces fundamentals, layers in complexity with helpful scaffolding, then gradually remove it until they can do it alone.
From subjects that bore them, to topics they obsess over 24/7, to topics they may be intimidated to explore for the first time, I will guide them through it safely and build the capacity to develop their own interests as they enter young adulthood.
Goals, study areas, and pathways can change any time. We commit to your student, not to a rigid plan. xsThrough exploration, curiosity. Through curiosity, capacity and confidence, and through confidence, Mastery.
Testimonials written from former students.
I like how you make learning fun and easy.
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Free 15-minute consult—no obligation. Send me an email with your student's grade, subject, and goals, and I'll get back to you within 24 hours.
Email Me — hola@ryantrevors.com
