You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Edit classroom photo

Ms. O'Gorman's Classroom Edit display name

  • Washington High School
  • Chicago, IL
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

Your custom url is https://www.donorschoose.org/mrsoge

View your stats
Track donations »
Edit
I love my job! Why? Let me tell you why. I teach children who experience learning disabilities in the great city of Chicago. 88% of our students are classified as low income. Our student body is 21% African American and 72% Latino. 

The reality is, my students are fighters. While their parents fight for a job, they fight to learn, and, they face a limited English language vocabulary. We all know that this situation is tough. But, this is America. Heck, my ancestors got off the boat 150 years ago starving, illiterate, dirty and desperate. And, well, here I am. 
 So, how can I get them to read? For over 8 years, very dedicated teachers have been trying to teach them to visually read, and, it just hasn't been working for them...not yet! And, now that we have a president who reads, it is ok to carry around books. Thank you Mr. President!

About my class

I love my job! Why? Let me tell you why. I teach children who experience learning disabilities in the great city of Chicago. 88% of our students are classified as low income. Our student body is 21% African American and 72% Latino. 

The reality is, my students are fighters. While their parents fight for a job, they fight to learn, and, they face a limited English language vocabulary. We all know that this situation is tough. But, this is America. Heck, my ancestors got off the boat 150 years ago starving, illiterate, dirty and desperate. And, well, here I am. 
 So, how can I get them to read? For over 8 years, very dedicated teachers have been trying to teach them to visually read, and, it just hasn't been working for them...not yet! And, now that we have a president who reads, it is ok to carry around books. Thank you Mr. President!

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":107996,"teacherId":107996,"teacherName":"Ms. O'Gorman","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp107996_orig.jpg?crop=1440,1440,x30,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1590168313887","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"mrsoge","teacherChallengeId":43601,"followAbout":"Ms. O'Gorman's projects","teacherVerify":1494484982,"teacherNameEncoded":"Ms. O'Gorman","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/mrsoge","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=107996","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":17,"numSupporters":125},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.