Musician-specific chairs: The teacher did an excellent job describing why the chairs they currently have are not sufficient such as that they are old, falling apart, and uncomfortable for students. She also justified getting musician-specific chairs because of their benefits to promoting good musician posture. She also reiterated the low-income circumstances of the school and the large number of students that would be impacted.
However, she had a few grammatical issues in her writing that shows she did not spend much time making the project presentable. She also could have benefitted from mentioning their involvement in the community or the benefits of music on students such as grades, motivation, etc.
Book project:
I do not think the project to get books will be very hard to fund. For younger students, reading in class is a must. It teaches them to read, listen, and think through social situations that arise in their stories. She put emphasis on the social and communicative aspect, which was good. I think it may have been helpful for her to give a few reasons why some of the books she chose are important. She also could have mentioned what other things they will do with the stories such as individual projects or student discussion.
Archery project:
The project to raise funds for an archery team is near and dear to me because this was my archery team in high school! It was definitely an extra curricular / 7th hour sport that was not given equal representation or funding by the school. I like how Mrs. Palace mentioned the benefits archery has in regards to the core classes and learning. However, she should have mentioned the poor quality of resources the program has such as the fact that they have to practice under the stadium, in a makeshift range in the same room as the batting cages. The targets were funded by the families of students and the coaches themselves, and many students have to have heir own bows. The adversity this team has already faced for about 7 years would have been a good thing to add to their story.
However, she had a few grammatical issues in her writing that shows she did not spend much time making the project presentable. She also could have benefitted from mentioning their involvement in the community or the benefits of music on students such as grades, motivation, etc.
Book project:
I do not think the project to get books will be very hard to fund. For younger students, reading in class is a must. It teaches them to read, listen, and think through social situations that arise in their stories. She put emphasis on the social and communicative aspect, which was good. I think it may have been helpful for her to give a few reasons why some of the books she chose are important. She also could have mentioned what other things they will do with the stories such as individual projects or student discussion.
Archery project:
The project to raise funds for an archery team is near and dear to me because this was my archery team in high school! It was definitely an extra curricular / 7th hour sport that was not given equal representation or funding by the school. I like how Mrs. Palace mentioned the benefits archery has in regards to the core classes and learning. However, she should have mentioned the poor quality of resources the program has such as the fact that they have to practice under the stadium, in a makeshift range in the same room as the batting cages. The targets were funded by the families of students and the coaches themselves, and many students have to have heir own bows. The adversity this team has already faced for about 7 years would have been a good thing to add to their story.