It's hard to believe that it has been fourteen years!
I began L.T.L. Tutoring back in the fall of 1996. At that time, we were living in the south end of Guelph on Wilsonview Avenue - not far from College Avenue Public School and College Heights and Centennial Secondary Schools.
Of course, just as now, students came from all over Guelph and a few from outside of Guelph, too.
I feel very lucky to have been able to tutor students from 4 years old to older adults and every age in between.
Most of the students have been grade school or secondary school students aiming to improve their skills and grades; however, there have been others.
One summer, a brother and sister from Saudi Arabia came to improve their English skills.
Other adults have come to Canada from China, Libya, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone - to name a few, and have arrived at L.T.L. to improve English skills as well.
Several adults have come to change jobs or improve their writing skills (and sometimes math skills) for their current job.
The students from Canada are most prevalent of course - and they have all been entertaining, enjoyable, and educational for me.
That's not to say that a few of them haven't been challenging, difficult, and stressful! Of course, education brings all those bits and pieces with it.
Still, to be able to watch students as they begin to weave their way into understanding - while trying to become more understanding myself - has been rewarding to date.
I look forward to the next fourteen years!
