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  • Joseph Le Conte Middle School
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • 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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My students are wonderful but are often the over looked students. Growing up in a rough neighborhood, poor families and lots of bad influences has caused so many of my students to already get into trouble and discarded by society. Many others just struggle with catching up with information they missed for so many reasons. Many of my students can't afford their basic school supplies, but I never let a student go without. Every year I give binders, pens, pencils, paper, snacks and other supplies to any student in need. However, as our school keeps loosing money and people, we have less and less to do even our basic job. With 10 days lost this year of the school year and pay, getting supplies for students and my classroom is harder. Taking the students into the garden to show how life works and that they can grow their own food, gives my struggling students a hands-on experience that has definitive progress which keeps my "more patience" students engaged and learning.

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My students are wonderful but are often the over looked students. Growing up in a rough neighborhood, poor families and lots of bad influences has caused so many of my students to already get into trouble and discarded by society. Many others just struggle with catching up with information they missed for so many reasons. Many of my students can't afford their basic school supplies, but I never let a student go without. Every year I give binders, pens, pencils, paper, snacks and other supplies to any student in need. However, as our school keeps loosing money and people, we have less and less to do even our basic job. With 10 days lost this year of the school year and pay, getting supplies for students and my classroom is harder. Taking the students into the garden to show how life works and that they can grow their own food, gives my struggling students a hands-on experience that has definitive progress which keeps my "more patience" students engaged and learning.

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