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  • Pleasant Hill Elementary School
  • Peoria, IL
  • Nearly all 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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Have you ever experienced that moment when you are reading a book and you are transported to a different place in your mind. New people, strange experiences, and endless exploration. Providing books that students can relate to or learn from creates opportunities for there to be a deeper understanding of the world around us. From books that focus on being unique to having different abilities, students will have these resources at their fingertips. A good book can help you understand what it’s like for people who don’t share your race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status. Diverse books teach empathy. My goal is to help students understand and embrace who they are and the abilities they have. I want them to understand their history and to use that information to be the most successful they can be.

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Have you ever experienced that moment when you are reading a book and you are transported to a different place in your mind. New people, strange experiences, and endless exploration. Providing books that students can relate to or learn from creates opportunities for there to be a deeper understanding of the world around us. From books that focus on being unique to having different abilities, students will have these resources at their fingertips. A good book can help you understand what it’s like for people who don’t share your race, religion, sexual orientation, or socio-economic status. Diverse books teach empathy. My goal is to help students understand and embrace who they are and the abilities they have. I want them to understand their history and to use that information to be the most successful they can be.

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