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Mr. Bybee from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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ESL Students - You Too Can Achieve The American Dream

My students need 36 copies of "Mi Sueno de America".

  • $492 goal

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I have had the pleasure of teaching ESL in an inner city school for the past 6 1/2 years. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. However, with the severe budget cuts occurring within the state of California with regards to education, it makes it extremely difficult to obtain the proper educational materials necessary for all of my classes. One of the most discouraging parts of my job has been to personally come to the realization that most of my students sincerely believe that they have absolutely no future ahead of them!! We all know that this is wrong. VERY WRONG!!!! The minds that I and my fellow educators educate today are the leaders of tomorrow. The hard part is convincing our students of this. Most of my students have never stepped outside of their communities during their lives thus far in their lives which is extremely sad. The book that I am requesting, "Mi Sueno de America/My American Dream" was written by a young girl who immigrated to the United States when she was very small from Mexico. She was unable to speak any English whatsoever. However, through sheer determination and hard work, this young lady was able to overcome these obstacles. She eventually became a straight A student and is currently one of the top students in her high school where she is on the fast track towards early admission into college. Teachers can only inspire their students so much due to the demands of their job in addition to having 30+ students in each of their classes. Individual attention is nearly impossible. I personally feel that through the reading of this inspirational story at the very beginning of their middle school education, the majority of my students will be inspired academically to achieve to their highest potential now and into the future. Through the kindness and generosity of people such as yourself, you will play an integral part in conveying to my students that they do have opportunities in life!! Through the funding of this class set of books, each and every one of my students will be able to realize and read for themselves first hand that through hard work, dedication, and most of all perseverance, they to can achieve the American dream. Thank you very much for your time and consideration.

Mr. Bybee
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mi sue o de Am rica (My American Dream) Yuliana Gallegos, Georgina Baeza (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $8.95 36 $322.20

Materials cost

$322.20

Vendor shipping charges

 $32.22

Sales tax

 $23.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$403.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.46

Total project goal

$491.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $491.46

5 Donors

-$474.12

Donations toward project cost

-$403.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.34

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 $0.00

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