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Ms. Tabolt Da Silva from Dorchester, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Those Who Do Not Learn History are Doomed to Repeat It

My students need 11 books on current events, history and religion to help us understand the world and become well-informed citizens.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Tabolt Da Silva's classroom raised $170

This project is fully funded

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My Students

"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." - -Albert Einstein As my students grapple with the idea of being a bystander, I want to give them as much information about the world around them.

My tenth grade students are all recent immigrants who are learning English as their second, third or fourth language.

In total, my students speak more than 7 different languages, including Portuguese, Spanish, French, Somali and Haitian Creole. For many of my students, reading in their native language was a struggle. Many of the students had reading interventions or gaps in their learning in their own countries.

My Project

Two of the essential questions in my class this year are: Are we bystanders? How do we shape our reality? These eleven books will help my students become more informed about the world in which we live. They will read about recent wars in Afghanistan and Vietnam, while also learning about each other's religion. This book collection is a perfect way to help my students become informed and active citizens.

My students are very curious about the world around them.

Some of the most popular books in my classroom library are about religion and history. Your donation will help enrich the classroom library providing a variety of titles on recent movements, wars and religious ideas. My students will be able to read and understand their world and make their own decisions about important issues.

Ms. Tabolt Da Silva Boston International High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Black Lives Matter (Special Reports) • Amazon Business $25.75 1 $25.75
DK Eyewitness Books: Islam • Amazon Business $13.78 1 $13.78
Gandhi: My Life is My Message (Campfire Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $13.46 1 $13.46
DK Eyewitness Books: Judaism • Amazon Business $11.88 1 $11.88
Jars of Hope: How One Woman Helped Save 2,500 Children During the Holocaust (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books) • Amazon Business $9.96 1 $9.96
The Story of Angulimala: Buddhism for Children Level 1 • Amazon Business $8.05 1 $8.05
A Child's First Bible • Amazon Business $7.34 1 $7.34
Why Are the Ice Caps Melting?: The Dangers of Global Warming (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
The Vietnam War: An Interactive Modern History Adventure (You Choose: Modern History) • Amazon Business $5.73 1 $5.73
War in Afghanistan: An Interactive Modern History Adventure (You Choose: Modern History) • Amazon Business $5.63 1 $5.63
Who Is Malala Yousafzai? (Who Was...?) • Amazon Business $4.55 1 $4.55

Materials cost

$112.12

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.68

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$143.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.38

Total project goal

$169.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $169.18

1 Donor

-$84.59

Donations toward project cost

-$71.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.69

match offer

-$84.59

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.69

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 $0.00

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