I truly believe that my students can do anything, as long as they have the right tools and the right motivation.
I teach sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade students at a public middle school.
The students in my class are enrolled in a special education program due to their identified learning disabilities. Many of them come from economically disadvantaged households. As such, they face a lot of barriers to school success. My goal is always to ensure that students have every opportunity to show how amazing they are.
My Project
Students show up in my class hungry for a variety of reasons. Some have been on the bus for an hour plus before they get to school. Some live in food insecure households. Many are just growing children who need more calories than what is in the school provided breakfast and lunch.
Whatever the reason, hungry students can't do their best work.
It is hard for them to focus on math and reading when their stomachs are grumbling. I want to make sure that I have a variety of filling, desirable snacks in my room so that when a student does need something to eat, it doesn't cause them to miss a lesson. I can just hand them a granola bar, bottle of juice, Slim Jim or cookie and continue teaching.
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