We noticed this simple request on Donors Choose: “AP Materials Needed for Highly Motivated Inner-City Students.”
DonorsChoose.org Donors Choose is an online site that connects teachers who want to fund a project with donors who want to support education.
Here is what Mr. J says he needs for his students:
My students need this study guide and the flash cards to accompany the collegiate textbook required by my district for this course. One of their biggest challenges is reading and comprehending academic material. Since the textbook is written for college students without the guide they have a severely diminished chance of success on the AP Exam. The guide highlights specific themes and important points in each section, which greatly increases student access to the material. The guide also contains multiple choice questions and primary source questions, which facilitates student understanding and retention of the material. Since the students get to keep the study guide, they can make notes and flag pages for easier review.
Success in the Advanced Placement program for high school students is one of the factors that college admissions counselors consider when they evaluate applicants. The study guides and flash cards I am requesting for my students will allow them access to the material that they will need to know not only for this class, but also for subsequent AP classes. The more AP classes my students take and the more success they achieve the more attractive they will be to college admissions officers.
To read more about Mr. J’s classroom needs and to donate, visit his page on DonorsChoose.org
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