成人快播

Every phone interview with a potential 成人快播 tutor starts with some simple questions: 鈥渨hat鈥檚 your schedule like,鈥� 鈥渉ow did you hear about us,鈥� 鈥渨hich school are you most interested in…鈥� 聽But one question always stands out, 鈥淲hy do you want to work with 成人快播?鈥� Some answers are short, some are long, but each tutor has a unique point of view when it comes to their motivation to volunteer.

Prospective tutor Isa Waduud鈥檚 response won鈥檛 soon be forgotten. He said, 鈥淵ou know, I was one of those kids too.鈥�

Growing up in Poverty

Isa鈥檚 humility reflects his upbringing and the challenges he encountered at a young age. The oldest of five siblings, Isa was raised by a single mother in Brooklyn鈥檚 low-income housing projects. His mother placed a high priority on education, and Isa grew up inquisitive and eager to learn. However, he felt out of place at school and struggled with his studies.

In retrospect, Isa realizes that what he needed as a kid was a tutor. 鈥淪omeone who could take the time out who was comfortable with me鈥� and I could tell them what I was thinking.鈥�

Isa acknowledges the dynamics that children may face in a low-income community. 鈥淚t creates obstacles for learning,鈥� but 鈥渟ometimes a tutor, just by giving a kid attention, can open up some doors and create dreams,鈥� he says. 鈥淭here鈥檚 no better person to tell them what鈥檚 around the corner than the people that have been there.鈥�

Building Tutor/Student Relationships

Isa believes that 成人快播鈥� one-on-one model is an effective way to make a lasting impact on students struggling with reading skills. 鈥淚f a [student is]in a class with several children, he can easily get lost. But with one-on-one contact鈥�you can potentially save a life.鈥�

Isa is able to provide the individualized attention he advocates for to the two students he works with at Mary Ford Elementary School in North Charleston. He says that they remind him of the child he used to be. And while relationships are still being formed between Isa and his two students, Isa feels confident that both students are well on their way to narrowing their literacy achievement gaps. 鈥淚鈥檓 learning how to be a better tutor myself,鈥� and 鈥淚 tell [them] all the time, 鈥榶ou know, you鈥檙e a smart, man.鈥欌��

鈥淭utoring is more than just making sure a child can pronounce words or adhere to the rules of grammar,鈥� says Isa. 鈥淵ou start to teach a child about the concept of team work, of trust, and trying. Tutoring is a beautiful thing if the person has a mind to do it.鈥�

Isa knows he is apart of something special at 成人快播: 鈥淚 put my heart into it. I see young men and young women who were never given the confidence [to succeed in school]; I just want to be a part of the solution.鈥�

With tutors like Isa who exude passion, dedication and motivation, we are on our way to changing, not only a child鈥檚 life, but the face of an entire community.