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.
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We have consciously or subconsciously weaved our biases and experiences into the classroom. As we reflect on our practices, we need to identify who we are, and how our core values impact our students. Now, more than ever is the time to have conversations about race, ethnicities, physical abilities,and acceptance with our students. They are never too young to learn about these topics. Picture books can help spark these conversations with my students as well as cover first grade standards.
"If we don’t give children books that are literary mirrors as well as windows to the whole world of possibility, if these books don’t give them the opportunity to see outside themselves, then how can we expect them to grow into adults who connect in meaningful ways to a global community, to people who might look or live differently than they. You cannot."
-Kwame Alexander
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We have consciously or subconsciously weaved our biases and experiences into the classroom. As we reflect on our practices, we need to identify who we are, and how our core values impact our students. Now, more than ever is the time to have conversations about race, ethnicities, physical abilities,and acceptance with our students. They are never too young to learn about these topics. Picture books can help spark these conversations with my students as well as cover first grade standards.
"If we don’t give children books that are literary mirrors as well as windows to the whole world of possibility, if these books don’t give them the opportunity to see outside themselves, then how can we expect them to grow into adults who connect in meaningful ways to a global community, to people who might look or live differently than they. You cannot."
-Kwame Alexander