Friday, March 14, 2014
Freedom Writers
This movie is about a teacher who teaches at a school where most of the students are gang members and want nothing to do with school. It tells how she changed them and how they got through many problems they faced. It really inspired me that one person made such a big difference in over 30 students lives. The principle at the school was very opposed to all the changes Errin (the teacher) tried to make. The principle was an obstacle that they had to pass but it brought them together in more ways than one. The students weren't just in one gang many of them were in many different gangs and didn't get along at all. But Errin got passed that wall and brought them into what she called a family.
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John - Thank you for writing passionately (and well!) in this blog post. Why do you think so few teachers make this kind of difference in kids' lives? Do you think there are lots of these kids of teachers around, but we just don't hear about these teachers often enough? Do you think something in the teacher training we get in college could prepare us better for making a significant difference in kids' lives? How could we change this?
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