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Mr. Buck from Jacksonville, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Critical Thinking for Critical Times

My students need graphic novels that highlight the role of citizens!

  • $550 goal

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My Students

The exciting thing about teaching 7th graders is they are starting to become cognizant of their place in the world and the role that they can play in shaping the world around them. Though our students often come from challenging circumstance, they see nothing but opportunity and they are excited to rise to the challenge!

In our classroom we say that we work on our critical thinking because these are critical times.

Our students live in Jacksonville neighborhoods where the intensity of these critical times is omnipresent and we are working to build a classroom community that is a safe place which allows them to use our Civics curriculum as an agent of change in their community.

Our students are the training to be the change that they wish to see in the world, and your help can make a huge difference!

My Project

These books will help me tackle two of the biggest problems that I face in class each year:

1.

My students are reluctant readers, and they are often reticent to tackle the texts that can bring the content to life.

2. They often see history and civics as a purely white story.

The graphic novels I am requesting deliver the content in a highly engaging way that all levels of readers can access. By telling the important stories of the Civil Rights Movement, our students will see that history has been, and can be, made by people that look just like them, and who were not much older than them when they did!

Mr. Buck Charger Academy Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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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Jacksonville, FL 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

200 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
March (Trilogy Slipcase Set) • Amazon Business $27.41 10 $274.10
Monster: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.99 9 $89.91
The Silence of Our Friends • Amazon Business $7.40 9 $66.60

Materials cost

$430.61

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$467.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.42

Total project goal

$549.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $549.49

11 Donors

-$448.18

Donations toward project cost

-$388.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.73

match offer

-$92.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$78.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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