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Three Cups of Tea and 40 Cups of Change

My 40 students need a class set of "Three Cups of Tea One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin to understand the beauty of giving to others.

Ms. Brizuela Baldwin Park High School

Baldwin Park, CA Grades 9-12

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

"Yawn! English is sooo boring!" This is what I hear at least once a week. I have tried everything, but my students are not motivated with the school's current reading list. I am currently teaching 9th grade English in Southern California, and I have found it very challenging to get students excited about reading. Most of my students are unmotivated and a majority are English Language Learners. When I took a survey at the beginning of the school year only about 20% of the students had read a complete novel. I have provided students with plenty of books to read on their own, but they need some guidance on independent reading.

The biggest problem that my students have is that they have no aspirations for the future. The students think in the here and now; I want my students to make goals and understand that sacrifices and bumps in the road occur in the process. I want students to feel empowered and to feel that if a single man can build over 20 schools, then they can reach any goal.

"Three Cups of Tea One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin is a wonderful and empowering memoir of a man with a mission. This book is filled with adventure, struggles, and happiness. I would like to share this incredible story with my students. While I have tried silent reading with my students, I feel that if we all had the same book, I could better aid their comprehension. I know that once students have read this incredible story they will better appreciate their education and the struggles that life is all about.

With your help, you will ensure that students improve their reading abilities. In addition, students will feel empowered, and for many it will be their first book. Finally this memoir will also help motivate students to read other books.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

150 students impacted 6 donors

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Baldwin Park, CA
Grades 9-12
Literature & Writing
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Brizuela Baldwin Park High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Baldwin Park, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

150 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace... One School at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin • Barnes and Noble $9.36 40 $374.40

Materials cost			$374.40
Vendor shipping charges			$37.44
Sales tax			$27.14
3rd party payment processing fee			$5.62
Fulfillment labor & materials			$9.00
Total project cost			$453.60
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$99.57
Total project goal			$553.17
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$553.17
5 Donors			-$253.80
Donations toward project cost			-$226.80
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$27.00
match offer			-$276.59
Match offer toward project cost			-$226.80
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$49.79
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$22.79
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Three Cups of Tea and 40 Cups of Change

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