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Mr. K. from Miami, FL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help My Students Receive a Quality Education!!

My students need books to help improve literacy and learn important historical information. My students need maps, speakers, DVDs, and history timelines to better understand World History.

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My Students

I didn't choose to become a teacher, teaching chose me. I started out as a substitute teacher in Camden, NEw Jersey as a side gig and little did I know how much my life would change. I realized how important it is for students to have a role model who understands them and I'm here to make a difference!

I currently teach World History.

I would like to take the opportunity this year to not just teach what's in the textbooks, but also give my students important historical information they need to better understand the world and make a difference. My students are mostly African American and Hispanic. They face many of the challenges teens face growing up in an inner city environment. We are also battling the achievement gap that minorities in America are dealing with nationwide. My students need more than a "traditional" education. Everything in this project is geared towards giving students knowledge of self and knowledge of wealth. The goal is to give students the proper understanding of the world they live in and how they can survive in it. The education they will receive will stretch far beyond a classroom.

My Project

This project includes books to conduct research and gain inspiration while improving reading levels of students for better academic performance. I have requested books like The Secret, Buck: A Memoir, How to Hustle and Win: A Survival Guide for the Ghetto, and From Babylon to Timbuktu: A History of the Ancient Black Races Including the Black Hebrews. Building our class library will also give students the knowledge of their heritage. Also included are DVDs with important historical information not found in textbooks. My classroom lacks the proper technology (Desktop Computer, speaker, and proper projector cords) so a set of Beats portable speakers are included in order to hear the DVDs and video clips. With the maps and timelines included students will be able to grasp the bigger picture and understand the past and how it will help them create the future.

My goal for my students is for them achieve four broad outcomes: personal growth, academic growth, access to opportunities, and social, political, and cultural consciousness.

My students also need the necessary tools to better understand how World History relates to their current situations and the way the world operates. Students will be able to grasp the bigger picture and learn how to make a positive impact on society.

Mr. K. Miami Central Senior High School 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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Miami, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Beats Pill Portable Speaker (Red) - Newest Model • Amazon Business $165.00 1 $165.00
Hidden Colors Part 1, 2 & 3 - Brand NEW • Amazon Business $82.79 1 $82.79
Super Jumbo - World History Timeline • Amazon Business $31.32 1 $31.32
Jackery Giant+ Dual USB External Battery - Portable Battery Charger, Power Bank, and Travel Charger for iPhone, iPad, Galaxy, Android, Other Smartphones and Tablets - 12,000 mAh (Orange) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
School Smart Electric Heavy-Duty Pencil Sharpener • Amazon Business $29.29 1 $29.29
Adam's Chart of History: A Chronology of Ancient, Modern, and Biblical History-Timeline-Panels only • Amazon Business $27.22 1 $27.22
Swiftmaps World Premier Wall Map Poster Mural 24h x 36w • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98
Us Flag Store African American Nylon Outdoor Flag, 3-Feet by 5-Feet • Amazon Business $23.52 1 $23.52
History Timeline: World History • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
iBenzer® - 2 in 1 Multi colors Soft-Touch Plastic Hard Case Cover & Keyboard Cover for Macbook Pro 13'', US FLAG MMP13USFL+1 • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Teacher Created Resources The World Wars Bulletin Board Display Set (4425) • Amazon Business $19.29 1 $19.29
The Ultimate Timeline of World History: With 20 Lavish Fold-Out Timelines • Amazon Business $18.41 1 $18.41
Teacher Created Resources Ancient Civilizations Bulletin Board Display Set (4422) • Amazon Business $17.71 1 $17.71
The Five Percenters: Islam, Hip-hop and the Gods of New York • Amazon Business $17.42 1 $17.42
Black God • Amazon Business $15.56 1 $15.56
The Mis-Education of The Negro by Carter G. Woodson AND The Willie Lynch Letter: by Willie Lynch • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
The Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and Liberty City • Amazon Business $14.02 1 $14.02
The 48 Laws of Power • Amazon Business $13.54 1 $13.54
The 48 Laws of Power • Amazon Business $13.54 1 $13.54
120 Degree Lessons:: The Knowledge of Self For The Black Man • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Dirty Little Secrets About Black History : Its Heroes & Other Troublemakers • Amazon Business $13.41 1 $13.41
The Secret • Amazon Business $12.30 1 $12.30
The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy • Amazon Business $12.26 1 $12.26
Why I Am a Five Percenter • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
Mastery • Amazon Business $12.09 1 $12.09
Buck: A Memoir • Amazon Business $11.86 1 $11.86
How to Hustle and Win: A Survival Guide for the Ghetto, Part 1 • Amazon Business $11.83 1 $11.83
From Babylon to Timbuktu: A History of the Ancient Black Races Including the Black Hebrews • Amazon Business $11.57 1 $11.57
Creative Teaching Press Ancient Civilization, 5-Chart Pack (5557) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Brewster Wall Pops WPE99074 Peel & Stick World Dry-Erase Map with Marker • Amazon Business $10.97 1 $10.97
African-American History Timeline • Amazon Business $10.72 1 $10.72
World Map Antique Vintage Old Style Decorative Educational Poster Print, 16x20 Unframed • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
How To Eat To Live, Book 2 • Amazon Business $9.15 1 $9.15
The Concise Art of Seduction • Amazon Business $8.67 1 $8.67
How to Eat to Live, Book 1 • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Mansa Musa: Leader of Mali: World Cultures Through Time (Primary Source Readers) • Amazon Business $7.96 1 $7.96
Adam's Chart of History Teacher's Guide • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Bible Time Line: Genesis to Revelation at a Glance • Amazon Business $3.45 1 $3.45

Materials cost

$797.42

Vendor shipping charges

$4.99

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$844.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.01

Total project goal

$993.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$993.38

1 Donor

-$993.38

Donations toward project cost

-$844.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.01

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$0.00

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