Homeschooling gives your family freedom — freedom to choose curriculum, set your own pace, and teach in a way that fits your child. It also brings a challenge every homeschool parent knows well: you cannot be an expert in every subject, at every level, all at once. That is where homeschool tutoring in St. Louis can help.
At Mackler Associates, homeschool tutoring is one-on-one, personal, and taught by Jason Marks, an experienced teacher who has worked with homeschooled students in Creve Coeur since 2000. This is not a call center, a rotating roster of tutors, or a generic online program. It is a single, consistent tutor who gets to know your student, your curriculum, and your goals.
Many homeschool families do most of the teaching themselves — and do it well. Tutoring fills the gaps that are hardest to cover at home:
Tutoring works best when it supports your homeschool, not replaces it. Sessions are built around the curriculum you already use and the goals you already have for your student.
Homeschool tutoring at Mackler Associates focuses on the subjects where families most often need expert help:
More on algebra tutoring, chemistry tutoring, ACT preparation and SAT preparation.
Jason Marks has been teaching since 2000, and he teaches homeschooled students the way he teaches all students: by explaining concepts clearly, checking understanding, and building skills step by step. A session is not just working through tonight’s assignment. It is teaching the underlying idea so the student can handle the next assignment on their own.
That approach matters for homeschool families because:
Every family starts with a free consultation. We talk about your student’s age and level, the curriculum you use, what is working, and what is not. From there, tutoring is scheduled around your family’s routine — in person in Creve Coeur or online.
Homeschool tutoring helps families at many stages, including:
You do not need to be struggling to benefit. Many families use tutoring proactively, to keep a strong student challenged and on track.
Mackler Associates has served St. Louis families since 2000. Homeschool families choose us because tutoring is personal, consistent, and taught by someone with real classroom experience — not a rotating tutor or a scripted program.
Parents appreciate knowing exactly who is teaching their student, what is being covered, and how their student is progressing. Students appreciate a tutor who explains clearly, respects their pace, and makes hard subjects feel manageable.
No. Jason Marks holds a J.D. from Washington University School of Law and has taught St. Louis students since 2000, but he is not a certified classroom teacher. A teaching certificate is designed to qualify someone to manage a room of thirty students and deliver a state curriculum across a school year — a genuinely difficult job, and a different one from sitting beside a single student who cannot get past logarithms. For one-on-one work in advanced math, chemistry and admissions testing, depth in the subject and years of watching individual students get stuck matter more than the classroom credential. It is a fair question to ask, though, and the honest answer is no.
No. All instruction is one-on-one, which is the whole point of it. There are no group classes, co-op sessions, camps or summer programs.
The subjects Jason teaches himself — mathematics through calculus, chemistry, and preparation for the ACT, SAT and PSAT. He does not teach foreign languages, music, art or physical education, and there is no laboratory on the premises. Where a family needs something outside that range, he will say so rather than take the work.
No. Missouri requires that you keep a record of academic evaluation, and a standardized test is one way to produce one — but it is not required, and plenty of families satisfy it with a portfolio and a written assessment instead. Families receiving MOScholars ESA funds fall under different rules that do include annual testing. For anything you plan to rely on, confirm it with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Schedule a consultation to talk about your student’s needs, your curriculum, and how one-on-one tutoring could fit into your homeschool week.
Homeschooling works best when your student has the right support at the right time. Mackler Associates is here to provide it.