You know, it's been proven that 35 to 40 hours a year with one-on-one attention, a student can get one grade level higher.

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And what we were trying to offer every day was one-on-one attention. The goal was...

And what we were trying to offer every day was one-on-one attention. The goal was...

People are strange, but more than that, they're good. They're good first, then strange.

People are strange, but more than that, they're good. They're good first, then strange.

It's not that our family has no taste, it's just that our family's taste is...

It's not that our family has no taste, it's just that our family's taste is...

So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same principles: one-on-one attention,...

So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same principles: one-on-one attention,...

The house is a factory.

The house is a factory.

Status in itself is criminal for those with the means to move, and the means...

Status in itself is criminal for those with the means to move, and the means...

The key thing is, even if you only have a couple of hours a month,...

The key thing is, even if you only have a couple of hours a month,...

Some of these kids just don't plain know how good they are: how smart and...

Some of these kids just don't plain know how good they are: how smart and...

And that's actually the brunt of what we do is, people going straight from their...

And that's actually the brunt of what we do is, people going straight from their...

But there was something psychological happening there that was just a little bit different. And...

But there was something psychological happening there that was just a little bit different. And...

You can do and use the skills that you have. The schools need you. The...

You can do and use the skills that you have. The schools need you. The...

Through the small tall bathroom window the December yard is gray and scratchy, the tree...

Through the small tall bathroom window the December yard is gray and scratchy, the tree...

I will not wait to love as best as I can. We thought we were...

I will not wait to love as best as I can. We thought we were...

But you know, there's something about the kids finishing their homework in a given day,...

But you know, there's something about the kids finishing their homework in a given day,...

They took my mother's stomach out six months ago.

They took my mother's stomach out six months ago.