While studying Physics at UC Berkeley, Lars found that his passion for understanding the fundamental laws of the universe was accompanied by an enthusiasm for sharing that understanding with others, so in 2016, he started tutoring students in high school physics. In the years since, Lars has taught hundreds of students, growing his area of expertise to cover all high school and early college math and physics alongside SAT/ACT prep. 

‍

As a mentor, Lars approaches education as a collaborative endeavor. Since there is no one approach to teaching that fits every student, Lars instead focuses on inviting questions and discussion in order to learn what each student needs. He is always excited to explore a new approach to a problem or a unique perspective on a topic, as it is often the unexpected connections that students make which drive lasting learning. He also finds that those cross-disciplinary connections are surprisingly important to test prep: grammatical rules often require mathematical precision, while learning mathematics can mirror gaining fluency in a language. Fancy pedagogical theory aside, Lars is not above using a terrible pun to help remember a key concept.

‍

Lars spends his free time comparing pizza places in the East Bay, relaxing with his cats Fergie and Norman, and playing board games about birds. He also enjoys the kind of video game where he needs his TI-84 calculator close at hand.