Nothing excites me more than seeing a smile on a person’s face. Going on four years, I have been around children. During the summer, I work for The City of Memphis with the Summer Camp program and The Board Walk with the Memphis Red Birds. Before we started tutoring Peabody Elementary kids, I was eager to meet the children. Being able to help the children with any kind of work makes me smile, knowing that I can increase their confidence. I helped them discover different techniques to remember certain words or discover easier ways to remember the main topic of a story.
The children felt comfortable around me; I’m sure they thought I was their age by the way I look. What saddens me the most is knowing that some children don’t get attention at home from their parents. I realize that can be a major reason kids don’t ask for help when their struggling in class. I’m a big believer on the Bible passage “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” Any way I can help out, I’m willing to do.
Ty Harris
Class of 2013
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