“The Freedom Writers Diary”: How a teacher’s belief in her students changed the course of their lives

The Freedom Writers Diary is a powerful, real-life account of how one teacher’s belief in her students changed the course of their lives. Compiled by Erin Gruwell and her students at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California, the book is a collection of diary entries written by teenagers who were once considered “unteachable,” … Continue reading “The Freedom Writers Diary”: How a teacher’s belief in her students changed the course of their lives