Noyce Scholar Profile
John Nguyen
Undergraduate major or graduate field of study: Biology
Subject area(s) and grade level teaching focus: Chemistry
Category of scholarship/fellowship:
Noyce Teaching Fellow
Name of Noyce institution:
UC Riverside
Current academic or teaching status:
1
School and school district:
Fontana High School
Background:
I am first-generation college student, and I want to work in a career that will make a different in society.
Why do you want to teach:
I want to help students to be successful in their education. I think education the most essential tool for any student to make a different in their lives.
Describe a memorable teaching experience:
I don’t have any special memorable teaching experience. However, I have learned a very important lesson: the passion to teach is very fragile.
What does the Noyce program mean to you:
The program provides the financial support that I really needed to be a successful teacher. I thank you so much for your help, and I promise you that I will continue to strive to be the best teacher.
