I was a public school teacher and counselor for 19 years, and since then I have worked as a pre-school teacher with children ages 4 months to 4 years. I was a nanny two summers ago and helped a first grade boy learn to read and spell and be interested in learning to read better. I enjoy all ages of children and would thoroughly tutoring children who are behind and/or with special needs of whatever variety. I have had training as a lifeguard and swimming instructor. I am currently a substitute teacher in the Hoover City School system and have worked with K-12th grades. As a missionary in Romania I taught ESL with pre-school children through adults as well as refugees from different countries. I have dogs and also like cats, so pets are no problem.