I'm beginning my first year of teaching as a 10th grade English teacher in Houston, TX as a corps member with Teach for America. I will be teaching in a Title I school in which over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Last year, less than 3% of students in my school met the advanced standard on their state reading test. I know my students are brilliant, and we need the resources to show it. They deserve every bit of support that I enjoyed as a student and more, and I'm hoping you can help provide some of the materials they need at such as pivotal time in their lives. 10th grade was when I first decided I really could be whatever I wanted, but when you don't have pencils, paper, books, or other learning materials, it's hard to concentrate on building yourself. Please consider joining this fight.