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Ms. Susan Bender's Classroom

  • Jim Hill High School
  • Jackson, MS
  • 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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  • We Need the Power

    Funded Nov 13, 2024

    Thank you for your support and kindness to my students. We have aging Chromebooks in our building but no funds with which to purchase chargers. Your donation allowed 12 of my students to be issued Chromebooks that they could use for all 8 of their academic classes. As a result, their academic averages have improved, and their overall engagement with class-related materials has increased. I hope that your faith in them and their academic achievements will instill in them the desire to continue with their academic endeavors

    Thanks

    Susan”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Susan Bender

    This classroom project was brought to life by Young Sheldon and 2 other donors.
  • Let's Put Something on Paper

    Funded Jan 19, 2025

    Thank you se very much for your continued support and kindness. My students desrve the very best opprtunties for success that I may provide. Our school is suffering from aging chromebooks and the lack of funds to replace them. These supplies will allow me to provide much needed learning materials

    Thank you”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Susan Bender

  • Visualize 3D Models of Biological Structures

    Funded Aug 5, 2024

    The two 3D printers that we were able to purchase due to your generosity and kindness have been used in our Microbiology class and have been shared with two other teachers who are teaching 9th-grade computer design and computer science engineering) courses. You have helped to impact over 300 students in achieving their academic goals.

    We have students in these advanced classes who would not have been able to complete their computer design project without the support of our scholars.

    Thank you again for your kindness.

    Susan”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Susan Bender

    This classroom project was brought to life by Michael Jordan and The Jordan Brand and one other donor.
  • Can You Hear Me Now?

    Funded May 8, 2024

    In our area, we are seeing an increase in the number of infectious disease cases as we return to school. The flexibility to allow students their own pair of headphones and the ability to sterilize them between each use is a large benefit in keeping the student safe.

    Additionally, it allows them to be able to work at their own pace and still be successful in mastering online instructional content.

    On behalf of my students, I thank you for you kindness and generosity n support our educational endeavors.

    Thanks

    Susan”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Susan Bender

    This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors and one other donor.
  • Scaffolding Science Successes

    Funded Oct 11, 2023

    This grant allowed my students to work independently on video-based projects and instructions. The purchase of card stock and the ancillaries allowed us to perform paper dissections that would not otherwise have been possible since we are still in a lab-less environment. Each student was issued a set of headphones for the second term and will receive a second set when they return to school in January.

    Your support and kindness mean so my to my students and me and allowed my students to showcase their efforts with other students in our building.

    Thank you again so very much for your assistance

    Susan”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Susan Bender

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community & an Anonymous Partner and 5 other donors.
  • Portfolio of a Plethora of Animals

    Funded Nov 9, 2023

    My students and I are incredibly grateful for your kindness and support. This year has presented us with a great many unique challenges in trying to meet the curricular and academic needs of students.

    The year before last our school science department was moved into state-of-the-art remodeled science rooms on our main campus. However, what they did not repair was the heating and AC system that had been built in the 1950s which was boiler-driven.

    So, this year we were moved into an adjacent elementary school traditional classroom. (Yes, as you can imagine EVERYTHING is very close to the floor) It is impossible to perform the types of zoology labs that have become an integral part of our class. You will see attached photos of 3D paper models that have become out way of mastering internal anatomy.

    Susan”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Susan Bender

    This classroom project was brought to life by General Motors & Young Sheldon on CBS and one other donor.
  • Author, Author, Author, Read All About It!

    Funded Oct 30, 2023

    My students and I thank you very much for your kindness and support of our project. This project has allowed my shy students to share their content knowledge with their parents and their peers. It has allowed those who are both artistic and scientifically minded to overlap their skill sets and create a masterpiece. For many, this is their first attempt at creative writing.

    The English teachers in my building are banding together to create similar projects for their students and we have planned a creative writing assembly where interested students can share their creations.

    Thank you again for your kindness and support

    Susan”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Susan Bender

    This classroom project was brought to life by Young Sheldon on CBS and 2 other donors.
  • Organization to Overcome Renovation and Relocation Obstacles

    Funded Jul 18, 2023

    The materials that we were able to purchase through your kindness and generosity, have allowed me to level the playing field for my underrepresented minority students. Everyone has exactly what they need to complete projects and activities in my science classes. In the past students that have not had the financial means to purchase necessary supplies have relied on me to purchase the supplies for them or hv not had access.

    Your kindness for the benefit of my student has made a difference in making our temporary location much less stressful. Thanks you

    Susan”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Susan Bender

    This classroom project was brought to life by Kleenex and 2 other donors.
  • Tigers Learn Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

    Funded Feb 2, 2023

    We have moved into a new building and have very limited lab space. These materials will allow my students and I to concentrate on specific content in our zoology class. I have over 100 zoology students that will share the materials that we have been able to purchase as a result of your generosity and kindness.

    These materials will allow students to explore all of the representative members of the group of animals known as vertebrates. They will be able to compare these animals to humans and to each other. My students and I are grateful for your kindness and support.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Susan Bender

    This classroom project was brought to life by Jackson Water Crisis Fund and 8 other donors.
  • Hearing and Seeing Clearly Our Keys to Success

    Funded Feb 8, 2023

    This year we are in a building that is old and has not been well kept. As a result, the supplies that we were able to purchase for cleanliness and communication are essential. My students and are so incredibly thankful for your kindness and support of our scientific endeavors.

    We are using the headphones for allowing students to ACCESS THE CANVAS INSTRUCTIONAL PLATFORM AND INDEPENDENTLY COMPLETE VIDEOS WITH ANNOTATED QUESTIONS IN EDPUZZLE. We appreciate any and all support that you have provided for us.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Susan Bender

    This classroom project was brought to life by Black History Month Partners and 3 other donors.
I am requesting the help of my community and this organization to purchase a charging cell phone locker to eliminate the distractions posed by cell phones. While there is no doubt that smartphones have remarkable capabilities, studies conducted by the University of Texas, indicate that cell phones hurt vulnerable students, and that allowing cell phones​ into schools are the most damaging to low achieving students and low-income students. Studies also indicate that students of color spent almost twice as much time on their cell phones as their white peers exacerbating existing learning inequalities. In the same study, students of color had challenges with concentration and academic stamina. Given the 99.9% minority population of my school, restrictions to cell phone access would assist in the academic achievement of my student population by eliminating the distractions inherent in the use of cell phones by this digital generation.

About my class

I am requesting the help of my community and this organization to purchase a charging cell phone locker to eliminate the distractions posed by cell phones. While there is no doubt that smartphones have remarkable capabilities, studies conducted by the University of Texas, indicate that cell phones hurt vulnerable students, and that allowing cell phones​ into schools are the most damaging to low achieving students and low-income students. Studies also indicate that students of color spent almost twice as much time on their cell phones as their white peers exacerbating existing learning inequalities. In the same study, students of color had challenges with concentration and academic stamina. Given the 99.9% minority population of my school, restrictions to cell phone access would assist in the academic achievement of my student population by eliminating the distractions inherent in the use of cell phones by this digital generation.

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