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Mrs. Meckstroth from La Mesa, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Inside the Outsiders: The World Through Ponyboy's Eyes

Help me give my students new copies of The Outsiders. Our 8th graders read it every year in class, and their copies are falling apart.

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New class sets of The Outsiders will enable our 8th graders to learn about compassion and enjoy this classic S.E. Hinton novel for many more years. Our current sets are very old and falling apart.

We teach our student's to view the world through another's eyes with the story of Ponyboy, a disadvantaged teen in The Outsiders.

This novel explores a world of violence, friendship, and compassion through two conflicting groups, the Greasers and the Socs. These two groups are defined by their socioeconomic status, and not much else.

The themes in The Outsiders are still very relevant today. The gap between the rich and the poor, honor, the cycle of violence, and that we all have commonalities that bring us together. We measure student success through projects, tests, and essays. Plus we have a fun dance at the end of the unit, where our students get to dress up as Greasers and Socs.

The students at LMAAC are very diverse and extremely creative. We use the things that we have in common to alleviate pain and to promote compassion. Our shared love of art, music, dance and culture help to bring us together and see the world thorugh another's eyes. Learning about The Outsiders helps our students to understand that we all have different perspectives, and they are all relevant. If we never look at the world through someone else's eyes, we are only seeing a sliver of the world around us.

We hope that our students will have a better understanding of our world after reading The Outsiders. And hopefully, be more compassionate and understanding as teens and adults.

Mrs. Meckstroth La Mesa Arts Academy Grades 6-8

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La Mesa, CA View local requests

More than a third 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Outsiders • Amazon Business $12.59 120 $1,510.80
Clear Book Covers 50 PCS for 8 3/4" Tall Books, Adjustable Book Covers, Archival Safe, Against Wear and Tear, Water and Dust, Adjustable for Book Size: 8 3/4" Tall x Up to 15 1/2" Long (50-Pack) • Amazon Business $13.99 3 $41.97

Materials cost

$1,552.77

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $142.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$23.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,748.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$308.50

Total project goal

$2,056.64

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,056.64

5 Donors

-$1,028.32

Donations toward project cost

-$874.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$154.25

match offer

-$1,028.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$874.07

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$154.25

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