As a middle school teacher in a very low-income school, I see that my students are faced with many challenges that occur in and out of school. When students come to our school, they feel comfort, safety, and stability that they may not have at home. The students I teach love to receive positive praise and attention. I want to be able to provide my students with a safe, positive, and meaningful academic environment.
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."—Gandhi
Over 65% of my students receive free and reduced-price lunch. Most students come from immigrant families and live in a low socioeconomic community. These factors may have a huge impact on the students' academic success as well as being exposed to experiences that build background knowledge.
When students enter my classroom, I believe it is important to focus on the growth and potential that each student has. I try to instill in my students that everyone can be a leader no matter what background you have or where you have come from.
My Project
The computer mice selected will be used for ease of navigation on student laptops. Students are struggling with learning how to use the mouse touch-pad and the mice will allow me to skip that teaching step and concentrate more on academics. As a Computer Science teacher my students are needing to use their mice more than ever.
The ease of using the mice will allow for more academic teaching instead of concentrating on how to use a mouse touch-pad.
An example of simplicity with the mouse is 'drag and drop' it is so much easier with a mouse as it only takes one hand rather than two on the touch-pad or copying and pasting images or text. I am certain that my students will excel beyond measure once they are able to use mice.
It is with your help that I will be able to give all my students the comfort and ease of learning with mice.
Thank you for your donations. Not only do I appreciate your help, but more importantly, my wonderful students thank you!
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