Honor Society® member
Yewon Choi
tutor at Yewon volunteered as a tutor to teach Burmese refugee children in the United States.
- elementary education
- Class of 2024
- USA
Member since October 2023
About
Yewon Choi became a teacher as soon as her brother was born; the number of her students grew through time - her brother's friends joined, some of her friends asked for help, and now she has students she teaches at an actual school during practicums. Yewon has a burning passion for teaching and dreams of making the world a better place one student by one student. She has lived in Korea, Myanmar, Thailand, and has visited many countries across the globe. With her great capacity to empathize with her students, she strives to grow with the students in learning to love and loving to learn.
Education
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Oral Roberts University
Elementary Education/English Language Learner
2020 – 2024
Honors and awards
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honor roll
Yewon has received the president's honor roll during all semesters of her undergrad studies so far despite her diagnosis with bipolar disorder.
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Kappa Delta Pi honor society member
Goals and interests
- Graduate school interests
Yewon has an internest in pursuing grad school in literacy education and math education.
- Outside the classroom
Yewon loves to read. A wish of hers is to have a personal library one day.
Experience
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tutor
Yewon volunteered as a tutor to teach Burmese refugee children in the United States.
Nov 2020 – Oct 2023
Languages
- Korean Fluent
