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For many of these students—whose ranks included substance abusers, gang members, the homeless, and victims of abuse—Gruwell was the first person to treat them with dignity, to believe in their potential and help them see it themselves. Soon, their loyalty towards their teacher and burning enthusiasm to help end violence and intolerance became a force of download freedom writers book own.

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How was I making them look bad? After all, these were the same kids that "wouldn't last a month" or "were too stupid" to read advanced placement books. She went on to say, "Things are based on seniority around here.

Students come in from every corner of the city: Rich kids from the shore sit next to poor kids from the projects. But since the Rodney King riots, racial tension has spilled over into the school. Due to busing and an outbreak in gang activity, Wilson's traditional white, upper-class demographics have changed radically.

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Luckily, some of my professors from University of California-Irvine read the article and invited my class to a seminar by the author of Schindler's List, Thomas Keneally. Keneally was so impressed by my students that a few days later we got download freedom writers book invitation to meet Steven Spielberg at Download freedom writers book Studios.

Thanks to MTV dubbing Long Beach as the download freedom writers book capital" with its depiction of guns and graffiti, my friends have a warped perception of the city, or L B C as the rappers refer to it.

Since I was just a student teacher, I had no budget for my schemes. So, I moonlighted as a concierge at the Marriott Hotel and sold lingerie at Nordstrom. My dad even asked me, "Why can't you just be a normal teacher? I took my students to see Schindler's List in Newport Beach, at a predominately white, upper-class theater.

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African Americans, Latinos, and Asians now make up the majority of the student body. As a student teacher last year, I was pretty naive. I wanted to see past color and culture, but I was immediately confronted by it when the first bell rang and a download freedom writers book named Sharaud sauntered in bouncing a basketball.

I asked, "How many of you have heard of the Holocaust? Then I asked, "How many of you have been shot at? I immediately decided to throw out my meticulously planned lessons and make tolerance the core of my curriculum. From that moment on, I would try to bring history to life by using new books, inviting guest speakers, and going on field trips.

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Yep, that's download freedom writers book what happened. Upon my return from Universal, the head of the English department told me, "You're making us look bad.

They think I should wear a bulletproof vest rather than pearls. Where I live in Newport Beach is a utopia compared to some of neighborhoods seen in a Snoop Doggy Dogg video. Still, TV tends to blow things out of proportion. The school is actually located in a safe neighborhood, just a few download freedom writers book from the ocean. Its location and reputation make it desirable. So download freedom writers book so that a lot of the students that live in what they call the "'hood" take two or three buses just to get to school every day.

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His sole purpose was to make his "preppy" student teacher cry. Little did he know that within a month, he'd be the one crying. Sharaud became the butt of a bad joke. A classmate got tired of Sharaud's antics and drew a racial caricature of him with huge, exaggerated lips. As the drawing made its way around the class, the other students laughed hysterically.

Instead, I'd be teaching freshmen--"at risk" freshmen. So, starting tomorrow, it's back to the drawing board. But I'm convinced that if Sharaud could change, then anyone can.

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I couldn't believe it! The famous director wanted to meet the class that I had dubbed "as colorful as a box of Crayola crayons" and their "rookie teacher who was causing waves. He even asked Sharaud what "we" were planning to do next year as an encore. After all, if a film does well, you make a sequel--if a class surpasses everyone's expectations, you.

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