Throughout the past few years I've noticed a large issue with students and classmates throughout my own community.  Many students were stepping into the classroom without the essential learning tools they needed. As a teen who loves to learn and enjoys school very much, it was concerning to me, as I could not rationalize how a classmate could not have something as simple as a pencil. I would always offer them one of mine, but this led me to having a long discussion with my parents and doing some research.