Our Intergenerational Wall of Love

This is a small collection of wins from our tutors aged 50 and up, volunteers who are bridging generations by sharing a lifetime of knowledge and care with kids who need it most. Their stories show that mentorship has no age limit, and that some of our most powerful connections happen across generations.

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My student Hattie continues to amaze me! She just began second grade but I now have her reading at an accelerated level close to fourth grade. I cannot be more proud of her!

Charlie

October 11, 2026

Joshua is a wonderful child who looks forward to his tutoring sessions. He conquered the challenges given with a smile on his face everytime. I enjoy our break times of making paper airplanes or ju...

Charlie

September 30, 2026

Stevie is an amazing student! Per his ELA IXL Skills he is excelling in his vocabulary and reading! He is not afraid of a challenge and goes after it head on. I cannot be more proud of him!

Charlie

September 30, 2026

I am pleased to announce that my student Hattie D, who was behind in ELA and reading was recently reassessed by her school and the results were amazing! She scored higher than the National Average!...

Charlie

September 23, 2026

As I was researching ways to use my training, experience, and resources in retirement, I came across this question: “What do you enjoy doing so much that you would work for free doing it?" The a...

Bridget

September 17, 2026

In a previous testimonial, I addressed the gratification that both my student and I receive from tutoring. My focus is on reading and grammar, and my student and I review and work on many relevant ...

Sharon

September 03, 2026

I have been tutoring Sadra, a now 11 year old boy, for the past two years. Sadra is from Iran. His first language is Persian. His second is Turkish. English is his third language, but he is incredi...

Stephen

July 24, 2026

Hi. My name is Larry G, and I'm from New York City (originally Manhattan and currently the Bronx). For over 35 years, I worked in private schools and also in Lehman College's summer program, teachi...

Larry

July 18, 2026

I know I will get to meet more students just like my girls this year and I'll feel the same about them. Working with kids is sort of like when you physically give birth to them in that you don't th...

Marla

June 17, 2026

Retiring after a career of 52 years as a registered nurse, and most recently as a manager in a home care agency, I did not have any concrete plans for myself. I did not want to lose my identity and...

Sharon

June 16, 2026

Student: "I haven't felt this good about math in a long time!!! I feel confident that I can do it."

William

May 12, 2026

I am a registered nurse who retired October 2025 after a 52 year career. In my last position I was a manager responsible for orienting new staff to my department and acting as both a mentor as wel...

Sharon

April 09, 2026

My student was failing all his subjects. After 7 months he has all A's and B's.

Karen

April 08, 2026

I wish to thank Learn To Be for the opportunity to become one of their esteemed tutors. I retired in October 2025 after having been a registered nurse for 52 years and most recently a manager in a...

Sharon

April 03, 2026

Lyric's Mom wrote this to me yesterday: "Thank you for your services and your time. Lyric has blossomed with your teachings. We couldn't have asked for more from a tutor."

Fred

January 27, 2026

I feel like a more useful person when I can help others with understanding math.

Elizabeth

January 21, 2026

Her knowledge and confidence in math is growing exponentially!

William

January 13, 2026

My student Alanie who struggled with being a grade level behind, was shy and lacked the confidence needed to learn. In a short time she came out of her shell and blew me away with her hard work and...

Charlie

December 29, 2025

My name is Larry Gevirtz, and I'm a retired teacher from New York City. I've been involved with LearnToBe for several years now, and have achieved over 450 hours of tutoring with various students ...

Larry

December 29, 2025

With Thanksgiving approaching, I want to take a moment to express my gratitude for being part of the Learn To Be community. It has been a privilege to volunteer alongside you and to support the stu...

Ryan

November 24, 2025

My student just said: "I never counted up to 100 by tens before!"

William

November 10, 2025

It is always rewarding when a child shows academic growth from tutoring. It is even better when he/she goes from being a reluctant learner to being excited about the next session. My daughter Nic...

Bridget

October 17, 2025

I started tutoring a student in math about 6 weeks ago who is taking a class his senior year in high school that he failed over the summer. I am happy to report that he scored an 86% on his first t...

Fred

October 06, 2025

My student has been growing by leaps and bounds since she started with Learn To Be!

William

September 16, 2025

I have a rising 5th grader who hates being tutored. She for sure can't help that! Since her mom said one area the student needs help with is understanding vocabulary, I started teaching her Greek a...

Kimberly

July 02, 2025

Hello from Miss Dawn. I have been with LTB since last November. I am a tutor and reading/writing is my specialty. I have enjoyed each and every student I have connected with. It feels good w...

Dawn

June 29, 2025

Terry Zuo was able to find a book that is interesting to him in Learn to be's Resources. Holding a reading session with Terry presented no challenges for both of us.

Elsa

May 31, 2025

Student was really proud of herself and having great fun realizing that she actually can learn multiplication facts!

William

April 28, 2025

My student is a very enthusiastic and polite student. She is very regular.Parents support her so much. Father is very particular in seeing the progress in every chapter. He has sent notes of apprec...

Padmalatha

March 31, 2025

I have been working with Hannah D. for nearly a year and have loved every minute of it. We get along so well, we connect on an awesome level, she makes me laugh, and she is very diligent and hard w...

Jennifer

March 07, 2025

"Because of your help with my Sudoku homework, I've gotten really interested in Sudoku, and better at it. Now I even help my friends do their Sudoku homework! Thank you so much!"

William

March 05, 2025

"Before I started tutoring I would have had no idea what to do with this algebra problem. Now I understand it!" :)

William

February 05, 2025

I recently had a middle-school student who could multiply beautifully but could not divide at all. This student expressed fear and helplessness about division. I briefly explained the connection ...

William

July 02, 2024

I greatly enjoy tutoring on Learn To Be. The platform is outstanding and very easy to use. The people running the organization are excellent and truly dedicated to helping our youth. The students a...

Fred

April 13, 2024

My favorite thing about Learn To Be is being able to work with students in underserved communities without anyone having to travel. The facilities Learn To Be offers (selection of students, schedu...

David

March 27, 2024

I've enjoyed being a volunteer tutor for the Learn To Be program for several years now, with over 200 hours of tutoring to my credit, and I am truly thankful for this great opportunity. What makes...

Larry

December 21, 2023

I very much enjoyed being a tutor for Learn To Be. I found a high school student who was taking College Algebra without having taken Algebra 2. She needed a lot of help but was very committed to un...

Diane

December 21, 2023

My name is Harvey Brodsky. I am a retired teacher. Learn To Be has been a tremendous asset in two ways. Firstly it allows students to access help in subject(s) that they wouldn’t otherwise be able ...

Harvey

December 20, 2023