Position: English/Math Teacher
School: James A. Garfield High School
School District: Los Angeles Unified School District
City, State: Los Angeles, CA
Fariba Kakroudi was nominated by an anonymous colleague.
Ms. Kakroudi is a very caring and loving teacher. She believes in all of her students and provides them with many opportunities to learn and to improve academically. She has dedicated her life to her students, and this dedication is what defines her as a LifeChanger. Ms. Kakroudi builds connections with her students and alliances with their parents so that as a collective, they are able to all work together so that the students may be successful. She is a mother figure to many of her students and provides them with the love and guidance they may lack at home. She has a record of excellence in the classroom and is a leader among her colleagues.