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I teach high school English Second Language (ESL) students and college-prep 11th and 12th graders in a low income high drop out community. Many of the students in my classes have not developed adequate academic skills to be triumphant in school. Although it is required that I teach literature and incorporate academic essays and speeches in my curriculum, my school is financially unable to provide sufficient access to technology; especially when writing research papers and other academic assignments, for all my students. During our research paper unit I had to bring my personal laptop to allow students the opportunity to work on their assignment; this was not successful in a 27:1 student computer ratio. Many students were upset that they could not type because there were others “hogging” the computer. The technology that my students are lacking because their families do not have the resources to contribute to their children’s education many times hinders them from meeting the standards.

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I teach high school English Second Language (ESL) students and college-prep 11th and 12th graders in a low income high drop out community. Many of the students in my classes have not developed adequate academic skills to be triumphant in school. Although it is required that I teach literature and incorporate academic essays and speeches in my curriculum, my school is financially unable to provide sufficient access to technology; especially when writing research papers and other academic assignments, for all my students. During our research paper unit I had to bring my personal laptop to allow students the opportunity to work on their assignment; this was not successful in a 27:1 student computer ratio. Many students were upset that they could not type because there were others “hogging” the computer. The technology that my students are lacking because their families do not have the resources to contribute to their children’s education many times hinders them from meeting the standards.

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