After college Rodney Bond served in the Air Force, worked as an engineer, and then as a high school teacher. In Texas, Rodney coached students to state championships in science and mathematics. In 2010 Rodney was named the MIT High School Inspirational Teacher of the Year. In 2011, the National Society of High School Scholars selected Rodney as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction. Upon retiring Rodney began writing books.