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Last year I was thrown into the projects of North Philadelphia, as an emergency certified teacher without any resources or education background. My school is considered a high-needs, "empowerment" school that struggles to make AYP. We have 75% African American students and 25% Latino students. 97% live in poverty, and all receive free lunch. I struggled for months, trying to figure out how to reach my students, who have faced more turmoil in their 10 years of living than I will ever know. I spent more time breaking up fights than teaching music. Last summer I went to Ghana to learn more about the music and culture that appeals to them. It is incredible the amount of respect my students now have for me. More importantly is how much this music and dancing is bringing them together. Seeing an all girls, fifth grade class come together with respect and work together to achieve a common goal makes all the

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Last year I was thrown into the projects of North Philadelphia, as an emergency certified teacher without any resources or education background. My school is considered a high-needs, "empowerment" school that struggles to make AYP. We have 75% African American students and 25% Latino students. 97% live in poverty, and all receive free lunch. I struggled for months, trying to figure out how to reach my students, who have faced more turmoil in their 10 years of living than I will ever know. I spent more time breaking up fights than teaching music. Last summer I went to Ghana to learn more about the music and culture that appeals to them. It is incredible the amount of respect my students now have for me. More importantly is how much this music and dancing is bringing them together. Seeing an all girls, fifth grade class come together with respect and work together to achieve a common goal makes all the

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