Zipporah J.

“ Before graduating from high school, I earned money as certified babysitter. Needless to say, I thought I was pretty cool teen since I was certified from the American Red Cross. I even still have my first aid bag! After graduating from Duke University, I was employed with the after-school program, Citizen Schools, which aims to close the achievement gap among area low-income students. As a team leader in this...

Before graduating from high school, I earned money as certified babysitter. Needless to say, I thought I was pretty cool teen since I was certified from the American Red Cross. I even still have my first aid bag! After graduating from Duke University, I was employed with the after-school program, Citizen Schools, which aims to close the achievement gap among area low-income students. As a team leader in this program, we tutored middle school school students and helped to engage them in activities that not only exercised their brains, but also helped to expend some of that energy that they'd built up from the school day. Also, since I am a member of a very large family, I have spent many nights babysitting for family members.

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