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The story of Radiant Minded begins in 2012 in Orange, a small town just outside of Newark, NJ. In less than 10 years, Orange High School, a Title 1 school with 100% enrollment of students from underserved communities, went from having no AP Calculus program to one where dozens of students were taking—and passing—the exam every year. After years of steady improvement in participation and performance, 100% of the students received a 4 or 5, with 80% receiving a perfect 5, far outperforming nearly all schools, regardless of socioeconomic status. What these Radiant Minded students showed is that, given the opportunity, success is universal. 

 

It is against this backdrop that Radiant Minded came to be, with the aim of expanding the number of students and classrooms where genuine mathematical achievement--regardless of circumstance--is found.

Hooman has taught since 2012, when he started at Orange High School, just outside of Newark, New Jersey. In his 10+ years in the classroom, he found that destructive socio-economic forces can be overcome and that success can be found in any classroom.

Hooman has experience working in a variety of settings and populations. In addition to his work at Orange High School, a public Title 1 school serving students of underserved backgrounds, he also has years of experience teaching at the University level, where he was awarded NJIT's adjunct instructor of the year; in a private all-girls school, where he has virtually taught AP Calculus BC; with middle school students as part of the BEAM Academy for underserved students with a passion for math; with the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI), as an AP Calculus Coach for both students and teachers; and with College Board, as an AP Daily instructor (AP Calculus BC, units 7 and 8) and as an AP Reader for both AP Calculus AB and BC.

Hooman
Behzadpour

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In Their Own Words

Kezia O. – Product Engineer, 3M

Hooman was one of the best teachers I have had. When I started taking his pre-calculus and AP calculus classes, I was unsure of how well I would do on the AP test due to my insecurities. However, Hooman made the hardest subjects so easy to practice, understand and learn ( incredible study guides)! The way he taught made me fall in love with math and boosted my confidence. I can confidently say that I was one of the many students he taught that year that received a 5 on the AP AB calculus test. And that knowledge transcended to college when I was one of the few students at Lehigh University to pass Calculus 3 on the first try (as he continued to help me with my calculus classes even though I was in college). Words can’t even describe how grateful I am for all that Hooman has done for me and taught me (and beyond high school!) and I would have never been able to attain my engineering degree without his help. So thank you for all you have done! I am forever grateful!

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