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Our school is a low income Title 1 school. We are about 2 miles from Football Stadium in Miami. Many of my students look to me to help feed them, clothe them (I buy them prom clothes from Goodwill) and even to love and hug them. They have never read a whole book. They don't know basic nursery rhymes. Many are growing up with grandparents because many dads are in jail and moms are on drugs or have died from high cancer rates. Each day is promising and yet filled with new problems that I have to attend to first before we can work. I spend a lot of time at garage sales to find gifts for students who would otherwise never see a new toy. We make holiday ornaments for them to decorate their bedrooms if they have one. Students are below 3rd grade reading level and can't think of a future outside of their neighborhood. I try to give them popcorn Fridays and play some music when they walk in to help captivate their attention. They are quite despondent about life and what is out there for them.

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Our school is a low income Title 1 school. We are about 2 miles from Football Stadium in Miami. Many of my students look to me to help feed them, clothe them (I buy them prom clothes from Goodwill) and even to love and hug them. They have never read a whole book. They don't know basic nursery rhymes. Many are growing up with grandparents because many dads are in jail and moms are on drugs or have died from high cancer rates. Each day is promising and yet filled with new problems that I have to attend to first before we can work. I spend a lot of time at garage sales to find gifts for students who would otherwise never see a new toy. We make holiday ornaments for them to decorate their bedrooms if they have one. Students are below 3rd grade reading level and can't think of a future outside of their neighborhood. I try to give them popcorn Fridays and play some music when they walk in to help captivate their attention. They are quite despondent about life and what is out there for them.

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