Help me give my students the opportunity to explore an African-American author of profound depth and bring further cultural diversity to the class.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Oldham's classroom raised $534
This project is fully funded
My Students
Most of my students are first year high school students who have mustered the strength and energy to weather a global pandemic and still come to school. They are eager to work and learn to prepare themselves for the next phases of their lives and deserve any and all opportunities we can provide them to make that happen. They are a multicultural group of students who have shown great determination and flexibility given the circumstances of a pandemic-riddled school year.
These students are hungry for the opportunity to learn, grow, and explore the world around them.
Through books and discussion we have been expanding our thoughts and ideas to better understand ourselves and society. Each day is a new opportunity in the eyes my students and myself to make the world a more prosperous and understanding place.
My Project
Bringing literature written by underrepresented populations to replace the traditional canon serves to inspire and inform students who have not had the opportunity to see themselves in the pieces read in the classroom. Every student deserves to see great works that were written with their dreams and voice in mind. By providing this book for my classroom, I will be more effectively be able to reach students who feel left out or underrepresented in classrooms where they should have voice.
Students who can connect with a text or a text's origins perform better and show more engagement in the classroom.
Ta-Nehisi Coates's "Between the World and Me" will be used as a classroom set to be explored in literary circles so that students can read and understand the words of Coates and voice their own amongst their peers in a safe environment.
More than half 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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