Bio
A graduate of Bronx Science, Richard Lee’s passion for science continued while attending City College and Columbia University. Although he had a brief stint as a rock station DJ, he eventually joined Bronx Science and has been teaching there for 20 years.Mr. Lee is known for his success rate at the Intel Science Talent Search–70 of his students have been semifinalists, seven were finalists and two were Top 10 winners.Students and colleagues say his core strengths include sympathy for struggling students, individual attention, total engagement, and inductive teaching. They also acknowledge his success in adjusting to a new generation of learners, and note that his devotion can be seen in the countless weekends and holidays he spends helping students.A colleague best summarized Mr. Lee by stating that he “Eats, sleeps, and breathes the students at Bronx Science.”
