I first started tutoring English while I was a college student in NYC. I was working in a restaurant, and there were several employees from Central America. They wanted to improve their English skills, and we agreed to meet regularly. It was very satisfying to see my co-workers develop a better sense of the language of their new homeland. When I got out of college with a BA in English, and a minor in education, teaching high school English was an obvious choice. I worked for two years in...