I am a fourth-grade teacher in an inner-city school in Massachusetts. Our students come from a variety of different economic backgrounds with one hundred percent of our students receiving free breakfast and lunch. Our school is also one of the most ethnically diverse schools in the city where students speak a multitude of languages. As diverse as our students are economically and culturally, they are diverse in their academics.
My students walk into our classroom every day full of life, ready to learn and excited for what is in store for them that day.
Many of my students receive backpack food on the weekend, and our school also runs a food pantry for our families. Despite so many hardships, my students are eager to learn and do their best. They want to be in school because they want to learn all they can so they can be successful one day.
My Project
I have a working printer in my classroom, however, we go through ink cartridges pretty quickly. The last few ink cartridges I have used my own money to purchase. It's getting very costly to me, but I want my students to be able to print what they need - such as articles for research papers, pictures and word documents for book projects and progress reports with their grades, etc.
Receiving ink cartridges for my classroom will be very beneficial to my students.
Rather than having to print from home (many do not have this option) or find a friend or family member with a working computer and printer, they will be able to print from our classroom.
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