Ron Marson

Ronald Jay Marson is a graduate of Seattle Pacific University (B.S. in Chemistry) and Harvard University (M.A.T. in Science Education). For three years he taught science and math, and supervised student teaching in West Africa as a Peace Corps volunteer. That's where he first learned to make do with limited resources, using local materials to facilitate hands-on experimentation. Upon his return to the U.S., Ron continued to refine his shoestring approach in a private high school in Utah. He discovered that even his science-shy students responded with enthusiasm to the creative lessons he concocted. He now devotes himself full-time to developing new curricula, testing and refining his lessons on local students until they experience great success.

Ron's rich and varied experience as an educator, his talent as a writer and his love of teaching are essential ingredients in the books he publishes. As founder and president of TOPS Learning Systems, a nonprofit educational corporation, he is working hard to provide quality education based on resources that are available to everyone. Ron's goal as an educator is to help new generations learn to love learning as they become their own best teachers.