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Mr. Firestein from Tarzana, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Absurd Books for Absurd Times

Help me give my students a sense of the absurdity of life with Albert Camus' classic, The Stranger.

  • $970 goal

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My Students

My high-achieving, college-bound students are inquisitive, reflective, and artistic. They are hungry to learn in an environment that promotes equity, curiosity, and play. My school is a unique public school experience, as our campus is home to grades 4-12. Our faculty is committed to its students and their success on a campus that is known for its true sense of community and life-long relationships.

My challenge is to encourage the development of the interior lives of young people through writing and literature.

One way to do this is by enriching that curriculum with skills and experiences that expose how literature is related to art, science, philosophy, theater, technology, and their own lives.

My Project

As my students study the themes of Tolstoy and Nietzsche, Camus' classic story of a man encountering the indifferent universe is more important now than ever. The Stranger will enrich my students' understanding of their place in an absurd world.

How can we make sense of a universe that refuses to give up its meaning until we force it to?

What better metaphor is there for our lives right now that Sisyphus pushing his boulder ceaselessly up his mountain, only to watch it fall back down as it reaches the top? These are some of the intellectual burdens my students continue to face right now, echoing the feelings we have as we, too, push through remarkable times.

Camus' novel will complete a large unit on how thinkers have dealt with the problem of suffering at the hands of an indifferent world, hopefully providing clarity as well as uncovering a way to live a meaningful life despite the absurdity around us.

Mr. Firestein Soces Magnet School Grades 9-12

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Tarzana, CA View local requests

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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Stranger • AKJ Education $10.18 70 $712.60

Materials cost

$712.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $65.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$824.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$145.50

Total project goal

$969.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $969.99

8 Donors

-$478.52

Donations toward project cost

-$413.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.77

match offer

-$483.22

Match offer toward project cost

-$410.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.48

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.24

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 $0.00

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