#underserved students

Hey everyone! I usually don’t do things like this, but I thought I would give it a shot. I am in my last semester of college where I majored in elementary education. Recently I have accepted a job in a low-income school that serves students in high poverty situations. As a first-year teacher, you come into your classroom with very little supplies and with the lack of funding us educators get, most of us pay for supplies out of pocket. I want to give my students all the opportunities and materials for success that I can. So I am sharing my Amazon Wishlists in hope that I might get some new supplies and even more importantly books for my classroom. I have two separate lists one for general classroom stuff and one for books. Disclaimer: somethings on the list are more fun based than an academic based, so you decide what is most important. If you can help please do so or even if you can’t please share so that others can see it. Anything helps! Thank you so much. 

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2RYCVNT2GWGAB

College Awareness Efforts for Underserved Students Can Be More Form Than Substance

Several years ago the principal of an elementary charter school in a blighted Chicago neighborhood asked me to teach his staff about college admission. The school was decorated with college banners and posters; the teachers hung their alma mater’s insignia outside their doors and in their classrooms; there was a “sweatshirt day” where adults wore their schools’ clothing. Cadres of students took…

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