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High school is an always interesting, often confusing, and undoubtedly crucial time in a person's life. Socially, teenagers learn by being exposed to near-constant challenges to and affirmations of their developing world views; academically, questions shift from the simple (2+2=4) to the complex (according to Arthur Miller, why have history's dictators gained followings using primarily emotional appeals?); and all this comes as these teens draw ever closer to graduation and the wonderfully terrifying prospect of figuring out how to apply all these lessons in the real world, with real consequences and real impacts. In our classroom, my students and I navigate this world through reading, and there is no better way to supercharge that navigation than with relevant, modern texts that allow them to see themselves and understand one another: that's where you come in. By donating to this project, you are providing books that improve students' literacy by giving previously hesitant readers texts that pique their interest. You'll also directly nurture my students' self-confidence by helping them see themselves represented in their reading. As a part of our curriculum, we actively make time for the student-selected reading that you will make available through your donation. No less than six hours per semester are granted for students to read their chosen texts, and with your help, they'll have a wider selection to check out from our classroom library and therefore more opportunities to learn the life lessons that reading can teach. After all, as American journalist Margaret Fuller once said, "Today a reader, tomorrow a leader." Will you help me grow these leaders?

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High school is an always interesting, often confusing, and undoubtedly crucial time in a person's life. Socially, teenagers learn by being exposed to near-constant challenges to and affirmations of their developing world views; academically, questions shift from the simple (2+2=4) to the complex (according to Arthur Miller, why have history's dictators gained followings using primarily emotional appeals?); and all this comes as these teens draw ever closer to graduation and the wonderfully terrifying prospect of figuring out how to apply all these lessons in the real world, with real consequences and real impacts. In our classroom, my students and I navigate this world through reading, and there is no better way to supercharge that navigation than with relevant, modern texts that allow them to see themselves and understand one another: that's where you come in. By donating to this project, you are providing books that improve students' literacy by giving previously hesitant readers texts that pique their interest. You'll also directly nurture my students' self-confidence by helping them see themselves represented in their reading. As a part of our curriculum, we actively make time for the student-selected reading that you will make available through your donation. No less than six hours per semester are granted for students to read their chosen texts, and with your help, they'll have a wider selection to check out from our classroom library and therefore more opportunities to learn the life lessons that reading can teach. After all, as American journalist Margaret Fuller once said, "Today a reader, tomorrow a leader." Will you help me grow these leaders?

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