“This year as an incentive for my class I established a point system chart. Each time they did something positive, they gained a point in Class Dojo. Every 5 points they got $1. With that money they got to choose how they wanted to help people in need”
“A couple of months later, when they e had enough points (dollars) to buy stuff for families in need, I asked my students what they wanted to do with that money. I gave them two choices, buy food for families in need in our school, or buy toys for our recess. One girl shook her head when she mentioned the toys, and said, no Miss, we already have toys, but there are people that do not have food. Not many times my students leave me without words, but this little girl definitely did”.
“I just want to say that educators not only teach math, English, science... we also teach our students to be better humans and help the world be a better place. This is the reason why I became a teacher”.
Thank you to the hard work of my students, this food will help some families in need in our school.