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Ms. Christine Fryer from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cursive Is Beautiful And Necessary To Read the Constitution

Help me give my students cursive books and paper to write their goals, dreams, and essays.

  • $768 goal

This project expired on April 2, 2025.

This project expired on April 2, 2025.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

Cursive is a beautiful way of writing and students are keen to learn how to do it. It has been striking, throughout my career, watching the writing of my students get incrementally less legible. Add the pandemic into the mix and what you get is a generation that needs cursive for their brain nourishment, the pure aesthetic, and to be able to read the primary sources of our founding documents. I am requesting two class sets of cursive books that I can teach my sophomore class, this beautiful art.

When writing in cursive, both the left and right sides of the brain are activated.

Students who can easily get frustrated with writing seem to enjoy the process of cursive. The entire class quickly settles and the process of cursive becomes almost meditative. Cursive was a rite of passage growing up and sadly, this rite of passage is no longer experienced by American children. After learning cursive, the art will be incorporated into future writings and projects so students are actually required to use it.

Lastly, American students should be able to read the foundational primary source of our country, the Constitution. Students can do so much more than they are required to do and thrive on challenges. We are so grateful for your support.

Ms. Christine Fryer High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice Grades 9-12

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

100 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Cursive Handwriting Workbook for Teens: Learn the Art of Penmanship in this Cursive Writing Practice book with Motivational Quotes and Activities for Young Adults and Teenagers • Amazon Business $5.97 90 $537.30
Ecology? 3/8" Ruled Recycled Filler Paper, 8.5" x 11", White, 500 Sheets (PAC2416) • Quill.com $19.05 4 $76.20

Materials cost

$613.50

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$652.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$115.18

Total project goal

$767.88

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