Half 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.
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A spiral notebook for every student seem so simple, right? Unfortunately my students and their families can't afford a simply notebook on their own and as a first-year teacher, I can't either. However, it is an essential part of an English classroom for journal entries, writing responses, daily poetry, bell-ringers, exit tickets, and other writing tasks.
Having their own notebook to push their boundaries in is really quite profound and something we often take for granted. It gives them privacy and security to try. It gives them ownership of their writing and will serve as a momentum of their youth.
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A spiral notebook for every student seem so simple, right? Unfortunately my students and their families can't afford a simply notebook on their own and as a first-year teacher, I can't either. However, it is an essential part of an English classroom for journal entries, writing responses, daily poetry, bell-ringers, exit tickets, and other writing tasks.
Having their own notebook to push their boundaries in is really quite profound and something we often take for granted. It gives them privacy and security to try. It gives them ownership of their writing and will serve as a momentum of their youth.