Aaron Podolner

In 2004, at age 25 and during his fourth year of teaching, Aaron S. Podolner became the youngest winner ever of the Chicago-Area Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Education. Since then he has continued to teach physics to a wide range of students at Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, IL, and every summer he conducts reflective seminars for future teachers through the Golden Apple Scholar of Illinois program.

In the fall of 2018, he was featured in the documentary series, "America to Me," directed by Steve James on STARZ.

He is the author of "How Would You Handle It? Questions For Teachers To Ask Themselves," "How We Handle it: Hundreds of Answers From Classroom Teachers," the essay "A Skeptic Believes: Why All Teachers Should Discuss Religion," and the kindle short "My Racial Autobiography with Questions for White Teachers of Black Students."

Podolner lives in a suburb of Chicago with his wife and three daughters. You can contact him at aaron@podolnerbooks.org