I am a fifth-grade public school teacher in an urban school district in Union County. I have been teaching since 2004, and I have taught grades three, four, five and six. If you count substitute teaching, I have taught every grade from one through twelve. I have tutored since 2003 (the year I began as a substitute teacher).

What I love about tutoring is the fact that it is so personal, and one gets to form a bond with the students he/she works with. I have been fortunate to work with numb...