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  • Yavapai Elementary School
  • Scottsdale, AZ
  • 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

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I began teaching last year, after nearly a decade of ignoring the call. Choosing to pursue this dream has been one of the best decisions of my life, one in which I am rewarded daily with smiles, laughter, and joy from my students. Nearly my entire classroom library was inherited, or thrifted, and because of this it is quite outdated. The recent social unrest prompted me to take a deeper look at my teaching practices and materials, something I should have done right away but unintentionally neglected as a first-year teacher. I completed an informal inventory of my classroom library and was astounded-- my library is in no way representative of the students it serves. I am seeking to breathe life into my classroom library by bringing in books that are culturally relevant and representative of my students. I know how important books are in helping students to build connections, form identities, and develop social-emotional strategies. Providing students with reading material that features characters who look like them (both achieving greatness, and doing ordinary things) is critical to affirm and build confidence in their identities. What teacher does not want that for her students?

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I began teaching last year, after nearly a decade of ignoring the call. Choosing to pursue this dream has been one of the best decisions of my life, one in which I am rewarded daily with smiles, laughter, and joy from my students. Nearly my entire classroom library was inherited, or thrifted, and because of this it is quite outdated. The recent social unrest prompted me to take a deeper look at my teaching practices and materials, something I should have done right away but unintentionally neglected as a first-year teacher. I completed an informal inventory of my classroom library and was astounded-- my library is in no way representative of the students it serves. I am seeking to breathe life into my classroom library by bringing in books that are culturally relevant and representative of my students. I know how important books are in helping students to build connections, form identities, and develop social-emotional strategies. Providing students with reading material that features characters who look like them (both achieving greatness, and doing ordinary things) is critical to affirm and build confidence in their identities. What teacher does not want that for her students?

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