“The students make it all worth it. I’m shy and I don’t have a teaching background, but the students helped me. They show me the difference I’m making.”
TUTOR STORIES
Hear why our tutors enjoy their roles in their own words.
Sonya Hill
“There are so many kids that need one-on-one help instead of a large classroom setting. I know that if we had more tutors serving, there would be an increase in students who are good at learning!”
Kamika Willis
“If you want to make a difference in your community, this is how to do it.”
Addie Nelson
“I love doing the interventions because you can see progress pretty fast. The kids I’m working with are at all different levels so it’s interesting and really rewarding to watch all of them grow. We get to have fun and learn together which is the best.”
Tram Bui
“I want to do my part to help our students gain confidence through literacy and travel on a college-bound course.”
Lindsay Bass-Sessions
“You don’t have to come from a specific work or education background to serve with Reading Corps. It doesn’t matter where you are at in your life, they give you what you need to know. You just need to have the desire to make a difference.”
Keven Tell
“Serving with Reading Corps and Math Corps helped move me to the next level. Today, I’m a sixth grade science teacher at Stanford Middle School in the Minneapolis Public Schools District!”
Rachelle Anderson
“I have seen the results – emotionally, intellectually, and socially – as children grow throughout the year and it’s just amazing. I feel very lucky to be part of an organization that is really working to do good things for kids.”
Willie Day
“I get to apply skills I learned in college to teach math to school students. And I find it rewarding that I can make a difference in their success. I like being part of their becoming more confident as they improve upon their math skills.”