The Freedom Writers Diary

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As an idealistic first-year English teacher at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, Erin Gruwell confronted a room of "unteachable, at-risk" students. One day she intercepted a note with an ugly racial caricature and angrily declared that this was precisely the sort of thing that led to the Holocaust—only to be met with uncomprehending looks. So she and her students, using the treasured... Tovább

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As an idealistic first-year English teacher at Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, Erin Gruwell confronted a room of "unteachable, at-risk" students. One day she intercepted a note with an ugly racial caricature and angrily declared that this was precisely the sort of thing that led to the Holocaust—only to be met with uncomprehending looks. So she and her students, using the treasured books Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and data's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo as their guides, undertook a life-changing, eye-opening, spirit-raising odyssey against intolerance and misunderstanding. As they learned to see the parallels to their own lives in these books, the students recorded their thoughts and feelings in diaries of their own. They dubbed themselves the "Freedom Writers" in homage to the civil rights activists the Freedom Riders.
With funds raised by a Read-a-thon for Tolerance, they arranged for Miep Gies, the courageous Dutch woman who sheltered the Frank family, to visit them in California, where she declared that Erin Gruwell's students were "the real heroes." Their efforts have paid off spectacularly, both in terms of recognition—appearances on Primetime Live, The View, and All Things Considered, coverage in People magazine and major newspapers, a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley—and education. Since this book was first published in 1999, the Freedom Writers have gone off to college, gotten married, and started careers of their own—some of them have even become teachers themselves. Erin and the Freedom Writers started a foundation to help share the proven methods of educational success born in Room 203, and they have toured the world sharing their message of empowerment and tolerance.
With powerful entries from the students' own diaries and a narrative text by Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Dia^ is an uplifting, unforgettable example of how hard work, courage, and the spirit of determination changed the lives of a teacher and her students.
_ is the founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation, a non-profit 5oi(c)3 organization that funds scholarships and promotes innovative teaching. She lives in Long Beach, California.
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