Inspiring Students To Break the Class Ceiling Through Reading!
Help me give my students a library they deserve. Representation matters, and we want to ensure our students see themselves in the books that they are reading. We also want to spark a love and joy of reading!
We define resilience in our classroom as always trying our best especially since we are lacking.
Our school is centrally located in a low-income neighborhood of Brownsville, where educational resources are not always available to our students. However, my students don't let their environment or labels define their education or potential.
Many of them have experienced trauma in their lives and have difficulty coming to school. Our classes serve students with a range of disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, and specific learning disabilities.
In our students’ eyes, we are ‘Superheroes’. ‘Everyday Heroes’ who miraculously are expected to transform and reshape cognitive minds in the classroom. It is sometimes possible to reach daily goals when we have setbacks to provide their daily classroom materials e.g storybooks, pencils, paper, cleaning supplies, etc.
My Project
The books will provide our classroom with a library that shows them that representation matters! Our students deserve to learn about people who look like them, who have "Broken the glass Ceiling."
We the teachers at RACS have taken on the initiative to Celebrate the Achievements of people who "look like us."
We recognize the need to show our students that Representation matters in our African American community.
During Morning Meeting, we take this time to READ books and share the stories of men and women who have broken barriers and reached incredible heights!
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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