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Erin Gruwell: Catalyst For Change, Lisa Penrod, Jennifer Edmond
Erin Gruwell: Catalyst For Change, Lisa Penrod, Jennifer Edmond
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
On the evening of February 19th, 2008, we had the distinct honor and pleasure of meeting Ms. Erin Gruwell, teacher, motivational speaker and author of The Freedom Writers’ Diary and Teach With Your Heart. Upon being introduced, Ms. Gruwell focused the attention of the audience on her greatest passion, the students. After asking the teenagers to stand and be recognized, she ardently requested that the adults in the room purchase a copy of her book The Freedom Writers’ Diary, for every student present so that they might be inspired by students like themselves.
Erin Gruwell And The Freedom Writers: Two Books Reviewed, Jessica Cannaday
Erin Gruwell And The Freedom Writers: Two Books Reviewed, Jessica Cannaday
Journal of Critical Issues in Educational Practice
Two books, “The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them,” by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell, and “Teach With Your Heart,” also by Erin Gruwell will be reviewed herein. Together, they weave an integrated tale of discovery and self-actualization. This is true for both the students who undergo catharsis with diary entries in “The Freedom Writers Diary,” and for Ms. Gruwell who learns more deeply about who she is as a teacher, a professor, and a person, through a heartfelt journey to help 150 at-risk students find …