Jemar Lee

Jemar Lee was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Jemar is an Educational Entrepreneur and attends Iowa BIG. Iowa BIG is a learner-centered environment that makes learners into makers, designers, storytellers, and social entrepreneurs with exposure and interactions with organizations, business partners, and the community. Jemar recently had Co-Created a student-led initiative called EdRevision (www.edrevision.weebly.com). Jemar also serves as a mentor at the LBA foundation in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; helping the youth find their ways to thrive in school and life. Jemar is a firm believer that education needs to be restructured for the benefit of us learners, to make sure we enjoy our learning and fully succeed. He believes, “Transforming the structure of education won't be easy, but we can do it!”

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