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Mr. Balaskas' Classroom

  • PS 26 Rufus King
  • Flushing, NY
  • More than half 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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  • Lego Stem Project

    Funded Nov 13, 2024

    Thank you for all your support. Teaching technology can be a challenge without the proper resources. Your donation is going to make teaching K-2 and 3-5 incredibly more effective. The students will now be able to learn about patterns and learn through design. These will be stepping stones for concepts like 3d printing.”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Balaskas

    This classroom project was brought to life by Young Sheldon and 3 other donors.

  • Building a Virtual Library!

    Funded Sep 29, 2020

    I have already begun scanning the books in my library! This is a resource that everyone in the school will be able to use to help their remote students! The students were so happy to hear that their library will be going online! The sincerest thanks from so of us!

    The students know they have the support of amazing donors such as yourself and that is such a moral booster in these trying times.

    Our amazing staff is working diligently to supplement the deficits that remote learning creates. Thank you on behalf of our entire community!”

    With gratitude,

    Mr. Balaskas

I want to help my students see math in a new way. I do not want to redefine math, but rather re-examine it and show my students how amazing it can be. One of the biggest reasons students struggle with math is because they cannot conceptualize the many alternative routes and concepts they can use. One of the reasons I love math so much is because there are so many roads that lead to the same answer. With these tables, students will be able to convey their thinking and broaden their horizons, giving what was once a teacher tool, to the student.

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I want to help my students see math in a new way. I do not want to redefine math, but rather re-examine it and show my students how amazing it can be. One of the biggest reasons students struggle with math is because they cannot conceptualize the many alternative routes and concepts they can use. One of the reasons I love math so much is because there are so many roads that lead to the same answer. With these tables, students will be able to convey their thinking and broaden their horizons, giving what was once a teacher tool, to the student.

About my class

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