Moshe Ohayon of Louisville Uses Life Experiences to Help Others

As a child, Moshe Ohayon ofLouisville emigrated from Israel to the United States with his parents. His parents, both teachers in Israel, instilled in him the value of education and academic achievement. Adjusting to a new country and finding a way to fit in, Ohayon excelled in school. However, he found himself struggling to catch up as a physics student at Columbia University. Determined to succeed, Ohayon closed his knowledge gaps and, in the process, discovered he had a gift for teaching. He used his abilities to tutor struggling first-year engineering students and today directs his experience toward helping underserved students reach their academic goals.

Biography: Moshe Ohayon of Louisville

Moshe Ohayon of Louisville moved to the United States from Israel with his parents when he was eight years old. Both teachers, his parents instilled in him a profound love of education and learning. Determined to do well academically, Moshe applied himself in high school and attended Columbia University in New York.

Ohayon discovered that he had significant learning gaps compared to his fellow students at Columbia. As he worked to catch up with his peers, he soon found himself in a position to help others. He joined a school-sponsored tutoring program and discovered where his true talents lie. A natural teacher, he excelled at conveying complex mathematical and scientific concepts in easily accessible terms.

After earning a degree in applied physics, Ohayon settled near his parents in Louisville, KY. In 2005, he founded the Louisville Tutoring Agency (LTA), which specializes in providing highly-effective instruction customized to the academic needs and goals of each student. Soon, Ohayon’s test prep experience led him to develop a novel approach for teaching bright students who underperformed on the ACT how to boost their scores. The popular new approach is detailed in Ohayon’s strategy guide The ACT for Bad Test Takers.

While volunteer tutoring at community centers in the evening, Ohayon came face-to-face with the realization that students in lower-income areas had significant learning gaps that put them at a considerable disadvantage when it came to pursuing a higher education. Determined to do something about the disparity, he started a nonprofit organization called Educational Justice that helps underserved students find academic success.