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Mr. Carson from Lynden, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Carson's classroom raised $650

How Daniel Keyes Perserverance Brought Him Fame

My students need a classroom set of "Algernon, Charlie and I, A Writers Journey", by Daniel Keyes.

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Mr. Carson Lynden High School
Lynden, WA Grades 9-12

I teach a 9th grade rolling Humanities class. This is full year class that they can stay in through their junior year. They become a cohort group and tend to work as a community by the time they are in their junior year.

Success doesn't come easy! Many of my freshmen think you just do it and everything you want happens. Instant gratification. I have them read Flowers for Algernon and they have this idea that this great writer just locked himself in a closet and hammered out an award winning novel.

Algernon, Charlie and I by Daniel Keyes tells about the journey of creating a 20th Century Classic with complete candor, including the mistakes, rewrites, years of waiting, and some of the luck. It is like the author is saying, "here is a look at what it takes to achieve success", which is something I want for all my students. This is a journey I will reference for the next two years they are with me.

Budgets are tight and I have been trying to get this book for a couple of years now, but the price has brought a continual "no" to my requests. How do you convince students to endure their trials and tribulations for the good of their future without letting them walk with someone who has actually taken the journey? We can tell them, but is has far more impact to show them.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Half of students from low‑income households

28 students impacted 4 donors
Mr. Carson Lynden High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Lynden, WA View local requests

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

28 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Algernon Charlie And I Keyes • Barnes and Noble $16.15 30 $484.50

Materials cost

$484.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$532.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$116.84

Total project goal

$649.10

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $649.10

3 Donors

-$627.15

Donations toward project cost

-$532.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.95

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