A memoir by the author of The Freedom Writers Diary describes the challenges and rewards of her work as a teacher and advocate for at-risk youngsters, introducing the principles and practices of her innovative educational program designed to teach tolerance through literature and writing. 50,000 fir[...]
A memoir by the author of The Freedom Writers Diary describes the challenges and rewards of her work as a teacher and advocate for at-risk youngsters, introducing the principles and practices of her innovative educational program designed to teach tolerance through literature and writing. Reprint. 1[...]
Teacher's guide.
Designed for educators by the teacher who nurtured and created the Freedom Writers, this standards-based teachers guide includes innovative teaching techniques that will engage, empower, and enlighten.In response to thousands of letters and e-mails from teachers across the country who learned about [...]
Erin Gruwell, eine idealistische dreiundzwanzigjährige Englischlehrerin, tritt ihre erste Stelle an der Wilson High School in Long Beach, Kalifornien, mit einer Klasse von "nichterziehbaren Risiko-Schülern" an. Als die Lehrerin eines Tages während des Unterrichts eine rassistische Karikatur abfä[...]