Getting to Know Your Magnet Teacher: Yom
By: Felipe Aguilar
Have you ever seen a teacher walking in the halls looking like a teacher one day and a skater the next? Have you ever confused him for a student? His name is Mr. Yom, and he’s a teacher in the Magnet program, not a student.
Mr. Yom was a Palisades Dolphin in high school and both a UCI Anteater and UCLA Bruin in college. He graduated from UC Irvine with the class of 2004 and moved on to UCLA for grad school in 2006 and 2009. He majored in economics and ICS (Information and Computer Science). During his years in college, he not only studied for his classes, but he was able to travel to different states like New York, Washington, Massachusetts, and Tennessee.
Back then, Mr. Yom didn’t think about becoming a teacher. He considered being a finance broker or programmer, but they didn’t suit him. Until one day when his mom mentioned becoming a teacher that he finally thought about it. He had also tutored privately in the past, so the idea stuck. One day, Ms. Paulson called him up because a Magnet teacher retired, and they both thought it would be a good fit for him to be a Magnet teacher. He has now taught in the Magnet for five years and says, “I really like my students (kids) and appreciate their kindness.”
Mr. Yom has a lot of hobbies and interests. He really loves to skateboard, snowboard, and listen to music. Some of the music he loves to hear is hip-hop and alternative rock. And most of all he likes to work out during school breaks.
And for the people who always wanted to know how old Mr. Yom really is, you have to ask him when you graduate.
