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  • Abramson Science-Tech Charter School
  • New Orleans, LA
  • 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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"Can't we just watch the movie?" This became a frequent line from my 8th grade English class as we slowly but surely tackled Homer's The Iliad. At the start, my kids couldn't even imagine what Greece looked like, much less where it was. But growing up in a Louisiana community still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina, they were very familiar with Achilles' struggle: should we live a safe, normal life, or reach for something more and possibly fail? That was the connection my kids made with a text several thousands of years old that took place half a world away. By the end of the unit, my students were hooked.

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"Can't we just watch the movie?" This became a frequent line from my 8th grade English class as we slowly but surely tackled Homer's The Iliad. At the start, my kids couldn't even imagine what Greece looked like, much less where it was. But growing up in a Louisiana community still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina, they were very familiar with Achilles' struggle: should we live a safe, normal life, or reach for something more and possibly fail? That was the connection my kids made with a text several thousands of years old that took place half a world away. By the end of the unit, my students were hooked.

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