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Mr. Isero from San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Read More Than You Text!

My students need 12 good books to read including "The Unwritten Rule" and "The Disreputable History of Frankie".

  • $180 goal

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My Students

Teenagers, on average, send more than 100 text messages a day, and read for seven minutes. That's why I'm launching "Read More Than You Text," a campaign to urge students to ditch the phone and get into a good book.

Nearly all of my students will be the first in their family to attend college.

They work hard and dream big. But they do not read nearly enough. (They're texting too much!) Like most high schoolers, my students read only what the teacher assigns and what's on their phones and Facebook. That's not enough, of course. For my students to read and write at high levels, they need to be reading voraciously and voluminously.

My Project

That's where "Read More Than You Text" comes in. First I'll have my students find out how much they're texting per week. Then I'll challenge them to read one page (or more) for every text they send. Yep: 1 text = 1 page. My prediction is that this project will result not only in better readers but also in more thoughtful, curious young people. In order to pull off this campaign, however, I need more books for my classroom library. My students love coming of age stories, but right now, my selection needs improvement Adding books like The Blue Helmet, How to Salsa in a Sari, Exit Strategy and Shattering Glass will entice them to put their phones down and pick up a book. With a better classroom library, I am hopeful that more of my students will get hooked on reading.

I am requesting high-interest books that will lure my students away from their technological distractions.

I hope that you will consider contributing to this project. Can you imagine what I imagine, students getting off their phones and getting into books? Rather than texting so much, I'd like to see my students make connections through reading.

Mr. Isero Leadership Charter High School Grades 9-12

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.

More about Mr. Isero

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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 Blue Helmet • AKJ Books $14.76 1 $14.76
How It Ends • AKJ Books $10.36 1 $10.36
Children of the River • AKJ Books $4.81 1 $4.81
How to Salsa in a Sari (Kimani Tru Series) Dona Sarkar • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Lights, Camera, Quince! • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Exit Strategy • AKJ Books $7.36 1 $7.36
Freefall • AKJ Books $12.58 1 $12.58
The Unwritten Rule Elizabeth Scott • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
The Body of Christopher Creed • AKJ Books $5.14 1 $5.14
The Fairest • AKJ Books $6.62 1 $6.62
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks E. Lockhart • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Shattering Glass • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91

Materials cost

$105.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$152.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.87

Total project goal

$179.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $179.14

1 Donor

-$89.56

Donations toward project cost

-$76.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.43

match offer

-$89.58

Match offer toward project cost

-$76.14

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.44

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