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
While the Holocaust may be gone, it should never be forgotten. As a teacher, I want my students to become attached to characters that we read about in novels. By reading "Night" by Elie Wiesel, my students will have the chance to be moved by a strong character and true account of history.
My students are some of the funniest and most genuine kids I have ever had the pleasure of meeting.
They help to make my day go by quickly. They always seem find the light at the end of a sometimes gloomy tunnel. My students live in a large city in New Jersey. Many of my students are from families that struggle financially and barely make ends meet. Many of my students face difficulties on a daily basis. Sometimes just getting to school is a challenge and while they are there I want to keep them interested. Our high school is large and many times the resources teachers would like are met challenges. Usually those challenges are due to a lack of money. Teachers make due, but many times dipping into our own pocketbooks proves costly.
My Project
A class set of the novel "Night" would be a great addition to our class. I remember reading "Night" as a sophomore in college. Until that point, the closest literature regarding the Holocaust was Anne Frank. I remember feeling such a connection to Elie Wiesel as a character that I could almost picture his experiences. This one book launched me into reading other stories of survival in hopes that in some way I could help keep their stories alive. I honestly feel that if my students have a chance to read "Night" and dive into it, they too can continue to keep the survival stories alive just by talking about them to one friend. Perhaps that one friend would then be inspired thus creating a chain reaction. I hope that "Night" will teach my students to have more compassion and understanding for others. I hope it teaches them that one voice can have a huge impact on others.
A set of novels may not seem like a big request, or a request that will change students lives, but I would disagree.
To see my students love a piece of literature, ask questions about it, and then read beyond is the biggest difference I could ask for as a teacher.
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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