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My students attend a Title 1 school on the west side of Jacksonville, Fl. Statistically speaking, they grew up in a region of Florida where 1 in 3 students do not attain a high school diploma and 47% of the population read at an eighth grade level. It would be easy for my students to hide behind those statistics. To use those numbers to lower the expectations and goals that are set. My students have not done that. My students want better, and they know that the road to the future their want is paved with education. My students approached me about wanting MORE from their science education. They had the content, they knew the notes, but they wanted hands on lab skills. So, together we designed an academic enrichment program that would give them the skills for college that they were currently lacking. My students come after school and raise their own funds to develop dissection skills.

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My students attend a Title 1 school on the west side of Jacksonville, Fl. Statistically speaking, they grew up in a region of Florida where 1 in 3 students do not attain a high school diploma and 47% of the population read at an eighth grade level. It would be easy for my students to hide behind those statistics. To use those numbers to lower the expectations and goals that are set. My students have not done that. My students want better, and they know that the road to the future their want is paved with education. My students approached me about wanting MORE from their science education. They had the content, they knew the notes, but they wanted hands on lab skills. So, together we designed an academic enrichment program that would give them the skills for college that they were currently lacking. My students come after school and raise their own funds to develop dissection skills.

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