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Mr. Harshman's Classroom

  • Hazelwood East High School
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • More than half 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

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Quiet, Please!... I'm Learning Here!

Help me give my students headphones so they can blot out high school drama and focus on learning!
Mr. Harshman
Hazelwood East High School
Saint Louis, MO
  • $153 still needed
  • 1 donor so far

Books for My Geniuses!

Help me give my students Lots of cool books to help engage them in active reading!
Mr. Harshman
Hazelwood East High School
Saint Louis, MO
  • $165 still needed
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Graduation Gifts for My Geniuses!

Help me give my students graduation gifts, so I can show my appreciation for them!
Mr. Harshman
Hazelwood East High School
Saint Louis, MO
  • $154 still needed
  • 1 donor so far

Do The Right Thing!

Help me give my students snacks as an incentive for good citizenship and behavior.
Mr. Harshman
Hazelwood East High School
Saint Louis, MO
  • $184 still needed
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Music to My (Student's) Ears!

Help me give my students a guitar so they can learn a new skill and be rewarded for all their hard work!
Mr. Harshman
Hazelwood East High School
Saint Louis, MO
  • $310 still needed
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Past projects 218

  • Down the Rabbit Hole of Literature!

    Funded Apr 9, 2025

    I honestly cannot thank you enough for your selfless and altruistic contribution to my classroom. Because of you my students are able to have access to more advanced literature, more engaging stories and technology that the typical urban teenager is not familiar with. Because of you I can do my job with ease and not worry about whether or not I have the materials and support to do my job properly. Donors like you give me hope that indeed my efforts and idealism is appreciated and even encouraged.

    Many, many thanks!”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Harshman

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 2 other donors.
  • A Healthy Student Is A Student Who Learns!

    Funded Apr 10, 2025

    I honestly cannot thank you enough for your selfless and altruistic contribution to my classroom. Because of you my students are able to have access to more advanced literature, more engaging stories and technology that the typical urban teenager is not familiar with. Because of you I can do my job with ease and not worry about whether or not I have the materials and support to do my job properly. Donors like you give me hope that indeed my efforts and idealism is appreciated and even encouraged.

    Many, many thanks!”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Harshman

  • A Healthy Student Is A Student Who Learns!

    Funded Apr 4, 2025

    I honestly cannot thank you enough for your selfless and altruistic contribution to my classroom. Because of you my students are able to have access to more advanced literature, more engaging stories and technology that the typical urban teenager is not familiar with. Because of you I can do my job with ease and not worry about whether or not I have the materials and support to do my job properly. Donors like you give me hope that indeed my efforts and idealism is appreciated and even encouraged.

    Many, many thanks!”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Harshman

    This classroom project was brought to life by LOFT and 2 other donors.
  • Your Friendly Neighborhood Lit. Teacher!

    Funded Mar 29, 2025

    I honestly cannot thank you enough for your selfless and altruistic contribution to my classroom. Because of you my students are able to have access to more advanced literature, more engaging stories and technology that the typical urban teenager is not familiar with. Because of you I can do my job with ease and not worry about whether or not I have the materials and support to do my job properly. Donors like you give me hope that indeed my efforts and idealism is appreciated and even encouraged.

    Many, many thanks!”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Harshman

  • A Healthy Student Is A Student Who Learns!

    Funded Mar 27, 2025

    I honestly cannot thank you enough for your selfless and altruistic contribution to my classroom. Because of you my students are able to have access to more advanced literature, more engaging stories and technology that the typical urban teenager is not familiar with. Because of you I can do my job with ease and not worry about whether or not I have the materials and support to do my job properly. Donors like you give me hope that indeed my efforts and idealism is appreciated and even encouraged.

    Many, many thanks!”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Harshman

My students are freshman in a relatively destitute urban environment. Some of them are voracious readers, while others (I find) reserve this past-time for school only. Active reading, I fear, is not a virtue that has been impressed upon them or instilled in them firmly in the past; I seek to change that with this project. And as these freshman are new to high school (and are still functioning under the mindset of middle school expectations and academic rigor) I want to usher them into high school level literary analysis in the most entertaining way possible: with contemporary, pop-culture literature. I feel (given my own experiences at that age and my own introduction to literature via Mr. King) that the student response will be immediate and impressive.

About my class

My students are freshman in a relatively destitute urban environment. Some of them are voracious readers, while others (I find) reserve this past-time for school only. Active reading, I fear, is not a virtue that has been impressed upon them or instilled in them firmly in the past; I seek to change that with this project. And as these freshman are new to high school (and are still functioning under the mindset of middle school expectations and academic rigor) I want to usher them into high school level literary analysis in the most entertaining way possible: with contemporary, pop-culture literature. I feel (given my own experiences at that age and my own introduction to literature via Mr. King) that the student response will be immediate and impressive.

About my class

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