I photographed Sarah & Keith's wedding last June {can't believe I haven't posted their wedding pics before today. I've included some below} and we've kept in touch. I've said it before but I love how I gain friends from photographing weddings & families & etc. I have such a great job.
Anyway, Sarah is a very dedicated teacher and her students just love her. She's currently running an online charity to raise funds for books for her students. If you can, please donate- it's such a great cause!
Here's her story & a link to donate online. {it's easy & you can use your paypal account}
Students choose Young Adult Lit because they love to read or they want to love reading. They walk in the room excited because they have some choice in what they read. This excitement has lead to peer recommendation in and outside of my class. I read Young Adult novels also because it allows me to build my rapport with them. All of the novels I purchase help build my class library. This often costs me hundreds of dollars each year, but I do it anyway because my students come from an increasingly poor public school district. General Motors played a huge role in our area, and the lay-offs have been hitting the families hard. Our high school had to cut our budget, so trying to order more books has been close to impossible. This leaves my students at a loss when all they want to do is succeed in my class and read until their hearts are content. This class is creating a community of readers within our high school that needs extra help to truly thrive. Students choose Young Adult Lit because they love to read or they want to love reading. They walk in the room excited because they have some choice in what they read. This excitement has lead to peer recommendation in and outside of my class. I read Young Adult novels also because it allows me to build my rapport with them. All of the novels I purchase help build my class library. This often costs me hundreds of dollars each year, but I do it anyway because my students come from an increasingly poor public school district. General Motors played a huge role in our area, and the lay-offs have been hitting the families hard. Our high school had to cut our budget, so trying to order more books has been close to impossible. This leaves my students at a loss when all they want to do is succeed in my class and read until their hearts are content. This class is creating a community of readers within our high school that needs extra help to truly thrive.
