Experienced/Certified Teacher (K-5 Math and Reading)

I'm Ben! I'm currently in my 12th year teaching 5th grade. I graduated from Hope College in Holland, Michigan. Since college, I taught for 6 years in Raleigh, NC before moving to Austin where I've spent the last 6 years. I became a teacher after realizing in college how much I enjoyed learning from my professors and how I wanted to give back to the next generation. I've went from teaching all subjects to ELA to Math/Science to now teaching only Science, but I still have a love for all the sub... Read More >>