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Giving back
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Growing up I was lucky to have a tutor who could assist me with problems that I was having in school. I always felt embarrassed to ask questions and get the help that I really needed, and I am grateful my parents sacrificed so much so that I could succeed.
When I saw the job posting to help students in the No Child Left Behind program, I felt like I was going to be able to “pay it forward”. After a phone interview, I was invited to train and went to the orientation in the LA Office. Walking to our orientation
room, I was overwhelmed by how many people worked there, but over time I grew to appreciate and understand how much of an undertaking it is to be in the business that they are in. It is said “it takes a village to raise a child”, and it is true. One of my
fifth graders could barely read when I met her. We worked on activities to increase her pacing and intonation, which took up most of her allotted hours. I almost cried when I realized how few books she had in her home, so that she could free read outside of
tutoring. The paperwork was time consuming, but wasn’t difficult. I just wish that there was incentive for students doing paper based tutoring to successfully complete the hours that was paid for by the company. Other than that, I am very humbled by this experience
and look forward to helping more students next year.
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