The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them

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Straight from the front line of urban America, the inspiring story of one fiercely determined teacher and her remarkable students.

As an idealistic twenty-three-year-old 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 by uncomprehending looks. So she and her students, using the treasured books Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and Zlata’s Diary: A Child’s Life in Sarajevo as their guides, undertook a life-changing, eye-opening, spirit-raising odyssey against intolerance and misunderstanding. They learned to see the parallels in these books to their own lives, recording their thoughts and feelings in diaries and dubbing 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 “Prime Time Live” and “All Things Considered,” coverage in People magazine, a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley—and educationally. All 150 Freedom Writers have graduated from high school and are now attending college.

With powerful entries from the students’ own diaries and a narrative text by Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers Diary is an uplifting, unforgettable example of how hard work, courage, and the spirit of determination changed the lives of a teacher and her students.

The authors’ proceeds from this book will be donated to The Tolerance Education Foundation, an organization set up to pay for the Freedom Writers’ college tuition. Erin Gruwell is now a visiting professor at California State University, Long Beach, where some of her students are Freedom Writers.

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I was further saddened to see that all the journal entries were written with the same voice. Like many other reviewers, I was looking forward to this book as an inspirational read and was disillusioned on page one. Finally, if you're going to edit the heck out of something, then leave out all of the "I love Ms. The journal entries are clearly not written by youth, especially those with negative attitudes toward learning. I'm really sorry that people might believe such a polished journal entry would come from an angry teenager on the first day of school. Gruwell". BS.

Read The Freedom Writers Diary to learn about the hard and challenging life these teens went through and how they resisted any kind of instruction. By the end of the book, you can tell Mrs. This book, filled with real entries, is hard to put down. You wish you were there, witnessing the improvements every single teen made as they change their lives, the lives around them, and the world. Gruwell, the brave teacher who taught these students everything they know, worked hard to change the reputations of the kids and the way they think about themselves. Gruwell, tries to change all that.

The Freedom Writers Diary, taking place from 1994 to 1998, is all diary entries from the real students at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Mrs. Do you think you could ever be the teacher of a handful of students that don't know what the Holocaust is, but have been shot at, at least once. You can experience through what they write, how the girls and boys change their outlook on life and everyone around them.Anyone who likes to read about the real world and the ups and downs of life will love this book. They think she doesn't care about them. Gruwell really does care for the class and everyone in it by what the students are writing. This book is different, in that it's real entries from real teens, working to better themselves and their reputations.

Gruwell and the way she teaches. One teacher, Mrs. You want to know what every teen's perspective on a given situation is. In the beginning of the story, you can tell by the entries that the teens in the class don't think very much of themselves and don't respect Mrs. The students think she's just another teacher who thinks she knows what it's like to grow up in the ghetto but really has no idea. Whenever something intense happens, which is often, being in a big ghetto in California, the teens react in different ways. This is the real deal.Natalie

I looked up this book after watching the movie starring Hilary Swank. I thought it was going to be another one of those regular teachers saving the "tough Kids". I was wrong, the movie was so strong and at the end when i saw there was a book with the actual entries and stories from these kids and what this teacher did to get them to express themselves I had to get the book. I'm glad I did, very inspirational and honest.

Phenomenal true story of students which teachers would have given up on.except for ONE MAN who helped them change their lives for the better. I couldn't put this book down until I read the entire thing. I saw the movie and it inspired me so much as an advocate for children, that I ordered this book. Powerfully moved me emotionally and inspired me to do more with unmotivated students to help them achieve. VERY WELL WRITTEN.

The editing changed the writing of the original authors too much. It's a great book but it bothered me that they did not use their names. They could have changed them instead of using numbers. Great inspirational book though. We need more teachers like Erin.