Joe Ocando was teaching middle school in Washington Heights NYC as part of the Teach For America program when he thought of starting Rhyme n’ Learn. Inspired by Flocabulary, and “particularly concerned with the low numbers of US citizens in graduate STEM programs,” Joe began creating math and science raps. Citing research results from the Teacher’s College at Columbia University, Joe continues to create high-interest “edu-raps,” and bolstering what more and more people already know: hip-hop in the classroom works!