Henry Wetzel

Nice to meet you! I am a working tutor, researcher, and writer based in Edmonds, Washington. Currently, I teach literature and mathematics with a special emphasis on personalized, holistic approaches. I also consult high school students as they navigate the next steps in their academic careers. 

During my time at the University of Rochester, I worked on publications and grant funded studies in the fields of fiction, the Philosophy of Education, bioethics, 19th and 20th century history, French translation, and the Philosophy of Mathematics. I continue my work as an author in the fields of fiction, non-fiction, curriculum writing, and speaking. In 2023, I founded Foghorn Education Center, where I hold public speaking events, direct youth programs, and write curriculums with field leaders in STEM, history, and contemporary literature. I have forthcoming publications in children’s non-fiction, fiction, and education.

I continue teaching because I love it. At the age of sixteen, I began my first teaching role as a piano and cello teacher with the Puget Sound Music Academy. From there, I worked with the Rochester City School District as a tutor, a youth program teacher and curriculum developer at the Genesee Country Village and Museum in the Northeast, and as a youth program manager at Writers and Books in New York. Teaching is a skill that has allowed me to share my own curiosity and love for learning. Academic subjects have the power to be exciting, positive pieces of our lives! With each student I work with, I aim to foster a sense of curiosity, competence, and confidence regarding the subjects we study.

I’m particularly interested in introducing personalized, nuanced approaches to learning for my students. My academic life as a child was much different. I was given an IEP (individualized Education Program) for a supposed learning disability. This disability turned out to be physical: inactive muscles in my eyes left me unable to read until the age of nine. Vision therapy, although a long and arduous road, was liberating. It inspired a love of learning that I now strive to share. I know very well the need for personalized education, and so I aim to offer that today.