Anthony Yom, 35, teaches AP Calculus at Lincoln High School in a rough, low-income neighborhood in Los Angeles. All 37 of his students passed the AP exam last year, an amazing 17 of them with a score of 5. It's Yom's third consecutive year of 100% passing rate. One of his students, 17-year old Cedric Argueta, got a perfect score last spring. Cedric is one of only 12 students worldwide to obtain a perfect score. Cedric is invited to meet President Obama at the next White House science fair to celebrate. Cedric is the son of a Salvadorean maintenance worker and a Filipina nurse and got a lot of great press last week. I'm glad his teacher is getting a bit of media coverage as well. I'm sharing the link here: http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-0103-lopez-yom-teacher-20160201-column.html
It always amazes me what can be achieved when you combine a dedicated teacher with high-potential kids even when the odds are stacked high against them. Three hours of daily tutoring and weekend classes! Yom take calls from his students on his home phone number. I'm pretty sure Yom is not getting paid for those extra hours. His influence is why these kids willingly go to after-school and weekend tutoring at a school where the 4-year graduation rate hovers around 70%. God bless America. What an inspiration!
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