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

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Reading Into the Future

Help me give my students a variety of texts covering topics from race and gender (So You Want to Talk About Race, Stop Telling Women To Smile) to sexual health (Pussy Pedia) and self-love to being allies!

  • $600 goal

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Ms. Abramyan has another project! Donate to Great Use of Tech! to help her classroom.

$397 - complete this project and be a hero

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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 Students

I teach some of the most innovative, inspiring, intelligent, driven, entrepreneurial young people in the city. My students are eager to learn and engage in conversations which have left adults, including our superintendent, quite speechless. During class, my students lead and manage the conversation on most days. And it isn't just my twelfth graders! My tenth graders are equally capable of doing this pretty intricate dance of monitoring the speaker, allowing for wait time, and inviting new voices into the conversation.

I am elated to walk into my school building, walk into my classroom every day, and teaching remotely has been challenging since both I and my students enjoy and prefer the classroom which we have collectively made into a safe space where everyone gets to cultivate their voice, share their ideas, and learn from one another.

We look forward to walking back into our safe space, but until then, we need some much needed support, and so here we are!

My Project

My students always keep me on my toes. They bring up topics they are interested in learning more about by having conversations with their peers. In order to help support their curiosity and give them the language to use during these discussions, I have curated a list of books which I find helpful in continuing my students' education on these topics.

The list I have put together includes nonfiction books on topics like sexual health, which I often find is taught using outdated resources.

I have also included books of poetry, and essays, and works of fiction including a play, all of which touch on subjects like gender and race. All of the books I have chosen are by BIPOC authors who speak directly to today's youth.

With these selections, I hope to continue to inspire my students to have the types of open and honest conversations we usually have where they can apply the language these authors provide them with, and encourage them to consent to question their ever changing circumstances and the world in these conversations.

Ms. Abramyan High School of Fashion Industries 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.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pussypedia: A Comprehensive Guide • Amazon Business $22.99 2 $45.98
Elizabeth Acevedo Collection 3 Books Set (Clap When You Land, The Poet X, With the Fire on High) • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Between the World and Me • Amazon Business $18.17 2 $36.34
The Body Is Not an Apology, Second Edition: The Power of Radical Self-Love • Amazon Business $14.70 2 $29.40
Anti-Racism (Words of Change series): Powerful Voices, Inspiring Ideas • Amazon Business $11.35 2 $22.70
Black Futures • Amazon Business $22.49 1 $22.49
Nonbinary: Memoirs of Gender and Identity • Amazon Business $22.00 1 $22.00
Such a Fun Age • Amazon Business $10.36 2 $20.72
Stop Telling Women to Smile: Stories of Street Harassment and How We're Taking Back Our Power • Amazon Business $19.04 1 $19.04
Queer: A Graphic History • Amazon Business $17.69 1 $17.69
The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic • Amazon Business $17.03 1 $17.03
Yolk • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate • Amazon Business $15.68 1 $15.68
More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say) • Amazon Business $14.77 1 $14.77
The Stonewall Reader • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
The White Card: A Play • Amazon Business $13.32 1 $13.32
Citizen: An American Lyric • Amazon Business $12.38 1 $12.38
Becoming • Amazon Business $10.48 1 $10.48
This Is How You Lose Her • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
God Help the Child (Vintage International) • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
This Is What I Know About Art (Pocket Change Collective) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Concrete Kids (Pocket Change Collective) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Beyond the Gender Binary (Pocket Change Collective) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
So You Want to Talk About Race • Amazon Business $8.46 1 $8.46
Home Body • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter • Amazon Business $7.39 1 $7.39
Intimations: Six Essays • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$472.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$509.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.88

Total project goal

$599.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $599.20

2 Donors

-$299.60

Donations toward project cost

-$254.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.94

match offer

-$299.60

Match offer toward project cost

-$254.66

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.94

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