>>> WE'RE BACK NOW WITH ADD, SUBTRACT, AND DIVIDE, ALL OF THOSE MATH TERMS THAT GAVE SO MANY OF US TROUBLE BACK WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP. WE ARE ABOUT TO MEET ONE TEACHER WHO IS ON A MISSION TO MAKE MATH MORE FUN BY USING HIS LOVE OF MUSIC. >> AS WE LEARN ABOUT ALGEBRA, YOU'RE GOING TO BUILD OUR STAMINA. WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE INITIALLY, I CAME IN UNDECIDED. I WAS TAKING AN ELECTIVE COURSE BY AN EDUCATOR PROFESSOR. HE WAS ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT I WAS ALSO DOING MUSIC. HE WAS SUPER INSPIRED BY IT AND KIND OF NUDGED FOR ME TO TAKE THAT ROUTE OF EDUCATION AND USE THAT AS A TOOL TO CONNECT WITH STUDENTS. I THINK IT WAS A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I WAS WRITING A SONG, AND A LOT OF THE SONG HAD TO DO WITH THE MATERIAL THAT I HAD JUST BEEN RECENTLY TEACHING. >> WHEN I'M BEHIND THE MIC TEACHING IN THE CLASSROOM OR COACHING AND PLAYING ON THE COURT, I'M GRATEFUL. >> GAVE ME THAT LIGHTBULB IDEA TO BE, LIKE, HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO ALL THE TIME IN CLASS AND SHARE WITH YOUR STUDENTS. >> I LIKE HAVING A TEACHER WHO IS ALSO A RAPPER, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY FUN. >> SOMETIMES THEY'RE LETTERS THAT SUBSTITUTE A NUMBER IN AN EQUATION WHEN WE COMPUTE. I'VE BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE A LOT OF EDUCATORS IN MY LIFE WHEN I WAS A STUDENT THAT CONTINUED TO INSPIRE ME AND CONNECT WITH ME. AND I THINK THAT FULL CIRCLE, KIND OF WHAT MEDICINE ME WANT TO BE AN EDUCATOR. I WAS ADOPTED AROUND 8 MONTHS FROM COLOMBIA. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN SUPER SUPPORTIVE MY WHOLE LIFE, LETTING ME FOLLOW DIFFERENT AVENUES AND BE INSPIRED. WE HAD JUST MOVED TO CROZET, I WAS WALKING ACROSS THE ROAD, THERE WAS A BURNT CD, I CAME BACK AND IT WAS A MIX OF TUPAC AND NAS. SINCE THEN, I'VE ALWAYS BEEN REALLY DRAWN AND INSPIRED BY RAP MUSIC. >> ACUTE, THE RIGHT, THE OBTUSE, THE REFLEX. >> IT'S AWESOME BECAUSE HE GETS TO TEACH US NEW RAPS, LIKE IF WE REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, HE'LL DEFINITELY HELP US. >> I PROMISE IT'S NEVER TERRIBLE WHEN YOU'RE WORKING WITH ANY VARIABLE. SOMETIMES THERE ARE LETTERS THAT SUBSTITUTE A NUMBER IN AN EQUATION WHEN WE COMPUTE. DROP THE MIC. >> I HOPE THAT EACH STUDENT THAT COMES INTO MY CLASSROOM WALKS AWAY WITH LOVE FOR LEARNING. THEY SEE IT EVERY DAY AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GROW. BECAUSE AS A MUSICIAN, EDUCATOR AND COACH, I'M TRYING TO BUILD A RAPPORT THROUGH THIS RAP FOR THE NEXT GENERATION, BECAUSE I KNOW EDUCATION IS THE FOUNDATION. >> I MEAN, SPIT THEM BARS. >> EDUCATION IS THE FOUNDATION. I TELL YOU ALL THE TIME HOW MUCH I HATE DOING MATH HOMEWORK WITH MY KIDS. IT'S SO HARD. I SAY, BRAVO TO ALL OF THESE TEACHERS MAKING IT FUN FOR