Cynthia A. Harden has been an educator for over 35 years, including 10 years as the owner-operator of her own tutoring business which included 20 independent contractor tutors to address a wide variety of school topics. As a successful entrepreneur, Cynthia experienced first-hand the significant educational benefits that resulted from one-on-one and small group tutoring and successfully blended both teaching and tutoring into a lifelong career. As she states, "This is the only job I've ever had where the goal is to work myself out of a job--when the student is able to use his/her new skills successfully in the classroom, I know my work is done." Though no longer actively teaching, Cynthia continues to privately tutor students of all ages.