Why I Became a Teacher
August 14, 2020
Ben Nguyen (NV '19)
"I fondly remember doing volunteer teaching, coaching and mentoring throughout my school years. I enjoyed tutoring friends on various topics and experimenting with many scientific ideas as a child (some that would get me in trouble nowadays!).
"In college, I had the wonderful opportunity to teach at an orphanage in my ancestral hometown of Hue in Central Vietnam and in the Republic of the Marshall Islands through the Dartmouth Volunteer Teaching Program. Those experiences during the first two years of my undergraduate education shaped my understanding of the important role of teaching. We use education to share our knowledge, innovations and compassion with others, knowing that they will use what they learn to improve life for their loved ones and themselves."
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