Title: Retired Teacher
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Alfred J. Paltus, Retired Teacher at Los Angeles Unified School District, has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Educators for dedication, achievements, and leadership in history.
Having long cultivated a talent for public speaking, Mr. Paltus resolved to become a teacher. Driven by his desire to awaken young minds as to their true potential, he earned an Associate of Arts from Los Angeles City College in 1958. Following this accomplishment, he matriculated at the University of California Los Angeles, receiving a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in 1960 and a Master of Arts in history in 1962. Upon the completion of his degree, Mr. Paltus received a lifetime standard teaching credential from the State of California.
Mr. Paltus began his career in 1969 as a teacher at Horace Mann Junior High School, where he remained until 1980. From 1980 to 2013, he was a teacher of 12th grade government and economics, 11th grade U.S. history and 10th grade world history at Bell High School. As a testament to his success, Mr. Paltus received a Teacher of the Year Award for history from Bell High School in 2013. Looking toward the future, Mr. Paltus aspires to buy a house near the ocean. In his spare time, he enjoys yoga, chess and traveling.
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