This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.
My Students
My students are bright, creative and curious about the world around them. They have dreams to become game designers, actors and even funeral home operators, but they live in an environment that is not kind to dreamers. At the southernmost tip of Atlanta, our school is nestled in the poorest zip code in the city. Ninety-five percent of my students receive free and reduced priced lunch and are economically disadvantaged. Furthermore, a growing number of our students are first generation immigrants just learning to speak English and many will be the first in their families to pursue college, if not the first to graduate high school.
My Project
Mastering the SAT and ACT are essential if you plan to get into a good college, but it takes more than good grades and a desire to excel. It takes planning, strategy and a good bit of help.
Good test preparation should be available to everyone, not just the wealthy.
Kids whose parents may have gone to college know the benefit of good prep and may pay for expensive prep courses and materials. Low-income kids will have to do the work themselves. A good study workshop and these books, such as "Up Your Score," and "Cracking the ACT," will help them on their way to mastering the SAT and ACT so they can walk into the testing room confident and get the score they need to make into the college of their choice.
Up Your Score: SAT: The Underground Guide, 2016-2017 Edition (Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the SAT)
• Amazon Business
$14.95
10
$149.50
Cracking the ACT with 6 Practice Tests, 2017 Edition: The Techniques, Practice, and Review You Need to Score Higher (College Test Preparation)
• Amazon Business
$13.59
10
$135.90
Barron's NEW SAT Flash Cards, 3rd Edition: 500 Flash Cards to Help You Achieve a Higher Score
• Amazon Business
$14.59
5
$72.95
Barron's ACT Flash Cards, 2nd Edition: 410 Flash Cards to Help You Achieve a Higher Score
• Amazon Business
$11.63
5
$58.15
Materials cost
$416.50
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$28.74
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.25
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$481.49
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$84.97
Total project goal
$566.46
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$566.46
3 Donors
-$283.23
Donations toward project cost
-$240.75
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$42.48
match offer
-$283.22
Match offer toward project cost
-$240.74
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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