NY Ghanaian "Best Math Teacher"

Performs Academic Wonders for Many Thru Home Tutoring

Bronx, NY.

When Augustine Anyimadu-Ahenkae, a multi-talented Ghanaian Math teacher at

Bronx Aerospace High School in the New York was publicly praised and honored

last June by New York City's Chancellor of Education, Joel L. Klein as a

most outstanding Math Teacher in New York, it was for, among many other

accomplishments, his sustained, consistent achievements of incredibly

helping all levels of students pass their state examinations semester after

semester and helping them to graduate. His passion for the success of his

students, his penchant for breaking very difficult material into easy stuff

for all levels of learners, his ability to prepare students within very

short periods of time to achieve what otherwise should have taken much

longer periods, his supreme commitment and sacrifice to spend time and

energy to see everyone succeed were just too remarkable to be ignored. Many

were those who advocated- students as well as teachers and administrators-

that he fittingly deserves a national best teacher award.

The true, bigger miracle, however, was unknown to the public education

system. The bigger miracle Mr. Augustine Anyimadu- Ahenkae was performing,

and which he is now doing with greater intensity since the chancellor's

recognition last year, is what he does after school - in the afternoons,

evenings and weekends. Registered officially as QUICKEST & BEST RESULTS

TUTORING, Mr. Anyimadu-Ahenkae's tutoring has and continues to turn all ages

and all levels of learners- children, youth, adults, into geniuses within

short periods of time. He tutors one-on-one, as well as small groups through

grades as various as 3rd grades through High School, GED, College Levels and

beyond; teaching MATH and ENGLISH for all levels and helping many to have

academic breakthroughs day after day. His joy is to see people succeed, and

this, he does each day from not only teaching in school but even more so,

tutoring after school. The Academic miracles that happen with him are just

too incredible, just unbelievable. A visit to any one of his tutoring

sessions will amaze any observer as you see students jumping for joy of

mastering Math for the first time, or having a 100 % in Math in their

schools for the first time, or the usual "ahhhhh"?. "ooooo" "why didn't they

teach me this way", "Mr. you make it soooooo easy", or "why didn't I come

here earlier?" . Everyone is a winner in "Mr. Augustine's(as he is wrongly

called) tutoring. Students who have lost all hope in their abilities come

from various schools- private, catholic, public schools; primary, middle,

high schools, universities, as well as adults who have never studied for

over decades- they all master the material in an incredibly short periods of

time and achieve. He raises all tests scores so swiftly: SAT, GED, GRE,

GMAT, 3rd -8th Grade Tests, Regents, and College Level Math, English,

Philosophy, Sociology and Economics, among others.

Reactions from the students and their parents are heartwarming, and the

success stories of students are simply endless. Miss D. Dankwah of Bronx

Community College, whose English grade was raised from a D minus to an A in

a matter of two weeks with the help of Mr. Anyimadu-Ahenkae thinks he is *"an

academic wonder worker".* Both Ms S. Stringfellow and Ms. G. Brobbey of High

School for Health Careers acknowledge that Mr. A. Ahenkae's tutoring was the

single most important factor in their passing of the Math B examination in

their school this past January, when most of their colleagues failed the

exams. Ms S. Arscott of Lehman High School had her SAT scores raised

significantly after few weeks of tutoring. Sufficing a reproduction, here

are samples of some students' reactions in their own words:

*"Mr. Augustine is a very organized and wonderful teacher. He teaches better

than all the teachers I have .He makes you smarter. For the first time I had

a 98 % in Math. He makes you understand" ?* Miss K. Crooks*,* Eximius

College Prep. Academy

*"On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Mr. Augustine 10 because he makes

sure everyone understands the topic before he moves on"* ? K. Alexander,

Cardinal Spellman H.S

*"One thing I like about Mr. Augustine is the way he explains it, the way he

breaks it down, I've started improving in everything I do in Math. It's

excellent I started doing much better on my test. I think he deserves a Best

Teacher Award" *?Alexa, Lehman H.S.

*"My future is very bright with Mr. Augustine, because with him failure is

not an option. If New York City had more teachers like Mr. Augustine we

would have overall higher passing rate. He is simply the best. I like Mr.

Augustine's explanation and dedication. He is never too tired or busy to

help when I'm confused?.. He deserves more than the Best Teacher

Award.."*L. Johnson, Bronx Aerospace

H.S.

*"On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate Mr. Augustine 10. With him, Math is

fun. He takes his time to explain what I don't understand. He encourages me

in ways that increases my confidence level. He cares about each student's

level of learning. Mr. Ahenkae is a great person who deserves to be

recognized as a Best Teacher"* ? G. Brobbey, High School for Health Careers

*" Mr. Augustine is way better than all Math teachers I know because he's

able to break down topics and make topics and formulas simple. He's also

energetic and eager to teach and help. He goes out of his way to help you.

He's the best Math teacher?.One thing I like about him most is the way he

put his heart to his work. He's a very passionate person. He's always

smiling and never mad. He invites everyone with open arms and changes the

environment, which makes it easier to learn in the classroom.."* O. Omezie,

B.A.H.S

*"Mr. Augustine makes you believe yourself that you can make it, and it

works. He is every student's dream teacher. He gives hope to the hopeless.

He explains Math for you to understand. He breaks it down piece by piece" E.

Barfour *?Awuah, GED candidate

*"Mr. Augustine explains the concept very clearly. He has patience to answer

every question" ?* A. Boatemah, Lehman HS

*"Mr. Augustine explains every concept to the fullest level. He uses

illustration to make all problems easier. He's amazing" ?* Kemuda F., Lehman

HS

*"Tutoring with Mr. Augustine has been very helpful. Unlike many of my math

teachers before, he has been extremely patient and sensitive to my

difficulty with Math. I am glad to have come across Mr. Augustine. I now

realize that math is what you make it. If I want it to be easy, it can be

just that, with the right teacher and good practice" ? Stephanie* A., L.H.S

*"Today I learned a lot about shapes and Mr. Augusthine tot me a lote and it

will be fun to do math now that I understand it. Thank you mr. augusthine ?

your stundet, Tayshanee Philips" T.Phillips, 4th Grader*

"*Today I learned a lot in Mr. Augustin class. I enjoyed the class a lot.

He's a great teacher. I learn a lot of things in his class. He makes it very

easy for me to understand"-*Sheimma L.

*"Tutoring with Mr. Augustin was overwhelming. At first I had all sorts of

problems in class. From formulas to Unit circle problems. Learning here made

math easy again He thought me easier ways to solve the problem I was

struggling for a long time" *-Kelly Appiah

*"I think that Mr. Augustine is a great teacher. He has a very unique way of

teaching. He makes sure that everybody understands before he continues. I

don't like Math because I'm not good at it but when I'm in his class he make

it seem so easy and makes me understand that Math is only hard if you make

it that way. I'm happy to have Mr. Augustine as my teacher." *? S. Silva,

BAHS.

The list is endless. The amazing thing about this is that he thinks he is

just about starting. He has his sights on solving the academic problems of

as many as five hundred to one thousand people by the end of the year- or as

he puts it : *"at least whoever comes my way needing help".* He is a

prolific writer as well, and authoring easy-to-understand textbooks in every

area he tutors ? Math and English from primary school level through College

levels. How he does all this, and still finds time to pursue the many

graduate degrees he's pursuing simultaneously, plus giving speeches here and

there and making Inspirational CDs or writing inspirational books, is hard

to tell. Yet you'll always find him full of vigor, smiles, passion and

energy, and he sums it all up: "One person was given ten talents, another

five, another one, but to whomever much is given, much is expected".

Contact to QUICKEST & BEST RESULTS TUTORING can be made via 646-225-8091 or

email: bestresultstutoring@yahoo.com

Acknowledgement - Augustine Anyimadu-Ahenkae

Source: GHP