Pilsen charter teacher nabs Golden Apple

Fourth grade teacher one of 10 to bring home award

05/11/2011 3:58 PM

By Ben Meyerson
Editor

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A Pilsen charter school teacher was one of 10 teachers to take home one of Illinois’ most illustrious teaching awards this Tuesday, the Golden Apple.

Judy Choi, a fourth grade teacher at Bartolome de Las Casas Charter School at 1641 W. 16th St. in Pilsen, was surprised in her classroom on Tuesday by her boss, family, ABC 7 TV reporters and Golden Apple officials who presented her with the award.

“She provides the school with an institutional memory and is noted for her caring, high expectation teaching style,” a Golden Apple press release said. “She feels her purpose at Bartolome is to challenge herself to make each child she teaches confident and self-motivated. She bases her personal success on the long-term growth of her individual students.”

Choi was selected from a pool of more than 600 nominees for the award. She’ll receive a $3,000 cash award, and a tuition-free spring sabbatical to study at Northwestern University.

Golden Apple has been presenting the awards since 1986.


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By Dimitris Liritis from Athens
Posted: 05/13/2011 6:08 AM

Gongratulations! These are the kind of people that we want to teach our children. Men and women of principles, trying to improve our children's education and elavate their status. Job well done!