Cassandra Rau

Review of the three Donors Choose Applications

Reviews

  • October 21, 2019 at 5:51 PM
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The first Donor's Choose that I looked at was called "Understanding Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet" this was interesting to me because I remember learning about it in high school and how hard it was to understand the language. One thing that I really enjoyed in his introduction was that he gave a background of his students; he seems to genuinely care about his students and wants to enrich their education. He is hoping to gain a set of classroom books for his students and even wants to get graphic novels for lower learners. 
Although he sees an issue, having enough books and in good conditions, I do not feel like he presents the situation as a negative but rather something that needs improving. 

The second Donor's Choose I looked at was "A soft place to learn!" I liked the idea behind this Donor's Choose but I feel like she could have presented it in a more "grown up" manner; I feel like she was talking more to her younger students than an audience of adults that would contribute to her cause. Also, I think she could include more reasoning as to why this would be beneficial to her classroom as a whole. 

The third Donor's Choose I reviewed was "Cool Tools for Cooling Down Our Emotions!" I really liked how this project is thinking outside of the regular classroom and focusing on students and their lives such as teaching learning emotions and regulation. 

Another reason this project stood out to me was how she presented this to her audience; she notes that families and their lives/struggles and how this directly effects the students in her school. This project is centered around more than just the typical classroom but rather the students themselves.