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Mr. McArthur from Rockford IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

If a Tree Falls in a Forest: Giving Student Work a Showcase

My students need a display case to showcase their work and keep it safe from vandals.

  • $333 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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

It takes a lot of personal fortitude to take personal work; such as poetry, personal writing, or artwork and put it on display for others to see. Due to the conditions in our building, those few who take the chance are often punished by having their work destroyed.

Many of our students have lived their entire life without others giving their efforts much praise or acknowledgment.

In fact, many times non-athletic efforts are ridiculed and mocked by the adults surrounding them, in addition to their peers. Despite these deterrents, our students have a wealth of experience, imagination, and expression that should be shared and valued.

My Project

If we had a secure display that could be placed outside the classroom we could leap over on major hurdle of the process of getting students to share their work with others - the ability to get it back intact. It would be used to showcase a variety of student efforts - from poetry to prose, painting to photography - in addition to serving as a center for information about their education.

The most brilliant student who never lets their brilliance shine is making the world a darker place.

The struggle to get them to open up is one we fight daily, but it is a battle worth raising the banner for. Join us in showing the rest of the world that their voice matters.

Mr. McArthur
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MESSAGE BOARD BULLETIN BOARD ENCLOSED ALUMINUM FRAME ONE DOOR 36HX36W • ABC School Supply, Inc. $228.12 1 $228.12

Materials cost

$228.12

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.81

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$289.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.24

Total project goal

$332.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $332.59

2 Donors

-$310.97

Donations toward project cost

-$289.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.62

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 $0.00

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