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Ms. Reid from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Tackling Real-World Issues in Our Classrooms

Help me give my students Thought and Action-provoking texts that will inspire them to be spectacular humans.

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My Students

I have been teaching my 8th grade scholars since 6th grade. They are amazing young people. In 6th they were eager to learn and very naive. In 7th they went through what could be considered their worst school year as we were virtual all throughout the pandemic. They were resilient and diligent. When we met again this year they were visibly tired but grown up. They were ready to learn and be back in the building wanting to learn about real-world things, asking questions and focused on soaking up all that they can.

My current 7th graders are new to me.

During the pandemic, they had a revolving door of teachers. They seem excited to have a teacher they know will be in it for the long haul. They participate and seem eager to get back in the swing of things, learn something new.

My Project

While the Wit & Wisdom curriculum my school uses is great, it lacks diversity. My scholars had a hard time picturing themselves as squires while reading last year. We decided to revamp the curriculum, developing modules that were thought-provoking and that scholars could relate to while still providing the skills offered in the original curriculum.

We need books!

That is where you come in...

In Dreamland Burning my 8th-grade scholars will learn about the Tulsa Massacre of 1921, an event that has gone unstudied for decades. The author creates a dual timeline where we see how the massacre unfolds through the eyes of a mixed-race teen boy all while following the story of two other mixed-race teens investigating a murder mystery in current day Tulsa. It is a rollercoaster ride touching on bigotry, the concept of two-ness, love, language, power, privilege, and so much more. This book/module follows the story of Claudette Colvin, a young teen who proved to be brave in the face of adversity. Scholars end these modules thinking critically about how teens can affect change in our current society and how language and power play a huge role in shaping your actions as a people. In Bad Boy, my 7th-grade scholars look at the life of the late Walter Dean Myers. We look at his life growing up in Harlem, NY, and how literature shaped his future. My scholars get the opportunity to see a hero, his learning disability as a child, unravel his relationships with literature, family, friends, etc., and how all of those things shaped his identity.

I am so looking forward to the discussions about these kids in these novels and how they overcame adversities, not on their own but with help, looking at how one teen can, in fact, make a difference.

Ms. Reid First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School Grades 6-8

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

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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Philadelphia, PA View local requests

Nearly all 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
Bad Boy: A Memoir • Amazon Business $9.99 35 $349.65
Dreamland Burning • Amazon Business $4.99 35 $174.65

Materials cost

$524.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$562.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.20

Total project goal

$661.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $661.36

7 Donors

-$317.00

Donations toward project cost

-$292.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.30

match offer

-$317.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$269.46

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.55

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$27.35

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 $0.00

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