Help me give my students books with diverse characters to match the diversity in our school.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Baird's classroom raised $314
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My students are growing up in unprecedented times under the unique pressures of an under-resourced community in South-Central Los Angeles. Almost all of my students receive free or reduced-price lunch, and the ethnic and racial breakdown is 97% Hispanic, 2% Black/African-American, and 1% White and Asian.
Many of my students are first-generation Americans and come to my school far below grade level in reading and writing.
My school is tasked with bringing our scholars up to grade level before they enter high school. The teachers at my school work tirelessly to provide supports to help our scholars access grade-level material, and the students rise to the occasion and often see gains of multiple grade levels in just a year of instruction.
Returning to in-person instruction is exciting for my students, and although we know they've fallen further behind than they were before and that online instruction only exacerbated the abundant inequity in education, I know that my scholars will continue to put in the work and do amazing things.
My Project
The population of students I teach doesn't often see themselves represented in the books they read. They also don't often have a chance to learn about anybody other than famous white people. Books are supposed to work as mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors according to Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop. Right now, my students are only looking through windows.
My students need books that they can see themselves in.
They need books that are mirrors. They also need books that offer different window views than just straight, white protagonists. Finally, they need books that are sliding glass doors. Books that they can use to put themselves in another's shoes.
Nearly all 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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