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
My students are excited this year to embark on a new adventure with a new math teacher. As their teacher, I also believe that this year has begun on a positive note. Algebra 2 may not come easily to them, but with a little help from our friends, we can make a world of a difference.
My students are exceptional.
They demonstrate their potential in everything that they do and I would like to show them that with a little help, we can all successfully master Algebra 2.
My students are 99% low income students on free and reduced priced lunches. That being said, we do not dwell on the fact that sometimes we lack resources. We make due with what we have, but calculators would make a world of a difference.
My students are funny, creative, mischievous and smart. Despite their disabilities, they struggle day in and day out to understand what every other student is learning. Using calculators printed on paper is just not enough.
The students and their parents are humble and appreciative. These characteristics are reflected in the teachers and the ambiance of the school. We are a low income school with an immense amount of potential with a little help from donors like you.
My Project
Let me give you a scenario: just the other day, my students were learning about functions and how to access XY tables on a calculator. The only problem was that the teacher had an Internet version of a graphing calculator projected on the board and students followed along on a paper calculator. They took copious notes as to how to use the calculator, but throughout the lesson, never got to hold one. Our school does not have enough calculators for our Math students and sometimes we resort to these extremes.
Graphing calculators in the classroom would allow my students to apply the math concepts with the use of calculators. They will be physically able to hold a calculator and see what it is like to input functions, equations, and numbers.
Aside from learning math concepts, my students will learn that there are generous people in the world that are willing to help you out when you are in need of resources.
When the teacher is the only person in the front of the class practicing critical skills, then her students are not learning through error.
These calculators will change the lives of my students because we know that they cannot afford the calculators themselves and this will get them one step closer to reaching an attainable goal to go to a four year university.
More than three‑quarters of 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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