[Feature] Junior Anika Polapally talks about the benefits of her after-school job

The sounds of kids reading and practicing their times tables fills the room at Kumon Math Center. There are kids struggling with how to read and do math that is on par for their grade level. However, junior Anika Polapally knows how to help them. The smell of the coffee brewing for the hard working instructors, the feel of the pages in the books being flipped, the sound of the pencil tapping at the paper. Polapally works as a tutor at Kumon. She enjoys teaching kids from pre-school through second grade and working with them and their parents. This job prepares Polapally for the work force after graduating by exposing her to skills such as teamwork by talking to parents, students and working with others. This will help her in the future as a pediatrician. “I value interacting with others the most out of this job since that is mainly what I will be doing when I become a doctor,” Polapally said.

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