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Ms. Becker from San Francisco, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dismantling White Supremacy One Book at a Time

Help me give my students books that reflect their experiences and see characters and authors that look like them.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Becker's classroom raised $557

This project is fully funded

My Students

Most of our students are from historically underrepresented communities of color and have not had the same opportunities as their white, affluent counterparts. Unfortunately, many people look at our kids and see disruptive students who aren't capable, making it impossible for them to have a growth mindset and feel confident in their abilities. In reality, our kids are brilliant, inquisitive, and beautiful human beings that deserve to be treated as such. One of the ways we can make our English classrooms more equitable is to provide novels that have characters that look like our kids - that have stories our kids can relate to. We want the kids to see themselves in these books, to see themselves in these phenomenal authors; we can do this, but we need your help.

My Project

We do a unit that focuses on understanding oppression and how our nation is founded on White, racist ideas. These novels would allow students to explore these ideas further in a book club setting. Students will be able to choose which book interests them and read it along with their peers who also chose that book. By giving students choice, we acknowledge the strength of their voice; they are more likely to be interested in participating because they got to decide what they would read. These books will help students learn how oppression functions between cultures, races, time, etc., which will allow them to dive deeper into our curriculum by making connections on their own and with their group.

Ms. Becker Aptos Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Watch Us Rise • Amazon Business $8.59 15 $128.85
Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution • Amazon Business $6.99 15 $104.85
Little White Duck: A Childhood in China • Amazon Business $5.79 15 $86.85
It Rained Warm Bread • Amazon Business $7.99 10 $79.90

Materials cost

$400.45

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.64

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$473.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.49

Total project goal

$556.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $556.59

4 Donors

-$550.71

Donations toward project cost

-$473.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.61

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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