I am biased, but I teach the best students at the best school in the world. Our students face numerous challenges, but they still work their hardest to achieve their goals daily.
Our school is a K-8 school, considered high poverty by the state, with roughly 800 students, who are largely special needs or have a parent serving in the military.
We have the second highest population of special needs children, ESE children, and children who have one or both parents in the military in our district. We are a Title I school with minimal resources. Every teacher at our school works to provide our students with a first-class education while helping them to overcome the many obstacles in their lives.
Our students are in before and after school care, due to one or both parents serving in the military and often deploying. Our students experience a transient life of homelessness, displacement, and adjusting to new environments, expectations, and education standards due to life in the military or poverty. I strive to help my students transition fluidly through these challenges and work hard to catch them up on the curriculum they've missed.
My Project
Due to the events over the past two years, our families have been in difficult situations. Music class is an escape for our students from the pressure and stresses from home and the regular classroom. Learning the recorder gives our students a sense of pride and accomplishment.
Taking cost out of the picture for our families means everyone can participate.
Due to the events over the past two years, many of our families have had to make difficult choices. Ensuring all our student have a recorder means everyone gets to participate- we get to make music together.
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