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In
the News Archive - Year:
November 19, 2004 School Zone: By Cynthia Hodnett Yang, an elementary education major, volunteers with Younger Writers
Workshop at UWGB, which encourages grade-school students to become good
writers, and with an after-school program at Keller Elementary School.
The latter "really pushed me to be in a teacher's shoes," said Yang,
a graduate of Green Bay West High School. "You had to be firm and have
those expectations for the students. It gave me the experience to see
what teachers see and do in a day."
Yang recalls a teacher, Donna King, who influenced her to do her best
in and out of the classroom. King taught a math class that Yang took as
a high school sophomore. That experience sparked Yang's interest in becoming
a teacher.
"If we were given a test and we finished early, she (King) would have
tons of activity sheets that would challenge us while we waited for the
other students to finish," Yang said.
"She would encourage us to challenge ourselves. We wanted the answers
but she helped us see how to solve the problems and get the answers rather
than just giving them to us."
King said Yang was a dedicated student who was interested in sharing
her Hmong culture and learning about other cultures.
"She had the insatiable desire and inquisitiveness and she wanted to
know everything and experience everything," King said. "She would share
her (Hmong) foods but she wouldn't be afraid to share yours.
"If anybody has that zest for life and the inquisitiveness of what makes
life tick and also be able to embrace all people, she does. What more
can we ask for in someone in the teaching profession?"
Once she decided on a career path, Yang was confident she would succeed
in college. Besides hard work, Yang credits mentors and student organizations
such as the Southeast Asian Student Union for helping her adjust.
"College has been self-discovery," she said. "You learn about your potential
and how to overcome struggles. I've developed greatly because of the various
students I've come across and the various faculty I've met over the years."
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