have been produced in order to inform the people of the hardships of discrimination. One movie in particular‚ “Freedom Writers”‚ has helped people to empathize with those affected by racism and discrimination. The message of overcoming adversity in “Freedom Writers” strongly relates to the real-life social issues in the world today. The movie “Freedom Writers” is an amazing story of students
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Freedom Writers Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank) is a first-time teacher who wants to make a difference. She has little idea of what she’s getting into when she volunteers to be an English teacher at a newly integrated high school in Long Beach‚ California. Her students are divided along racial lines and have few aspirations beyond basic survival. When Erin discovers how much of their lives are blighted by racial prejudice‚ she introduces them to books like ’The Diary of Anne Frank’ and begins
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English I Teacher _________________________ Fall 2011 Period ___________________________ Outsiders Date ____________________________ Freedom Writers Written Response Worksheet Directions: Please answer the following questions as you watch the film. Please use complete sentences. RESPECT 1. Why do the students initially only trust peers from their own ethnic/racial groups? 2. How does Ms. Gruwell earn the respect of her students? 3. How do the students finally come to
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large part because the students who populate them bring with them a diversity of perspectives‚ ideologies‚ and experiences (Hess & Gatti‚ 2010). Teaching using discussion-based methods are challenging and teachers have to be ready to manage debates in the classroom. There is a strong line of research that shows that within the classroom‚ talking with people who hold different political views can similarly work to build political tolerance (Hess & Gatti‚ 2010). The writers of the article believed
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Experiment : College Students on Courtship Research Question : My group wanted to study college students’ view on courtship. There will be two case studies – boys and girls‚ each gender’s view on the subject. Research Method : A booth was setup at 10th floor Segi College Subang Jaya to give out questionnaires and a place for students to write pick-up lines. The purpose of questionnaire was to collect the statistical data on student’s opinion on relationship and while the pick-up lines
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“Not only does the student learn from the teacher‚ but I believe the teacher must learn from the student.” Graciela Hammeken says while casually sitting next to me in her office. With these powerful words‚ Graciela Hammeken has changed many people’s perspective on the relationship between teachers and students. In her opinion‚ creating the most successful and comfortable learning environment‚ starts from equal respect that is reciprocated from student to the teacher. Graciela’s
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Association of Teacher Education in Europe st conference annual atee TEACHERS’ REFLECTIONS ON THEIR ATTITUDE TOWARD STUDENTS Andreja Lavrič‚ Ph. D. Training centre for civil protection and disaster relief andreja.lavric@guest.arnes.si Abstract In the educational process directed at students‚ the responsibility for successful learning is divided between the teacher and the students. Both‚ the teacher as well as the students have to realize their own part of the responsibility burden. The
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The Sense of Responsibility Can Change Students The story of “Freedom Writers” was set in Long Beach. Erin was a new teacher who believed the way to stop racial hatred is to change the young’s minds. The students in the school where she worked divided into four camps: whites‚ Latinos‚ Cambodians‚ and blacks. Every group hated each other. Erin wanted to change this condition and wanted everyone to change. In fact‚ she did it. Now here is question. Why Erin could do something that others did not finish
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Freedom Writers Diary Movie Questions 1. Eva’s view of herself and her people is that their nationality is competing with other races because of the discrimination. When Eva is a child‚ she is taught by her father that she has to fight for her people. “An Aztec princess is chosen for her blood‚ to fight for her people‚ as Papi and his father fought‚ against those who say we are less than they are‚ who say we are not equal in beauty and in blessings”. 2. According to Eva her father is arrested for
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discrimination of African-Americans from Caucasian officers. In Freedom Writers‚ written and directed by Richard LaGravenese‚ a high school named Woodrow Wilson‚ suffered in the aftermath of the L.A. riots‚ turning a once prestigious school into a school for the ‘bad kids’‚ or kids who had been to juvenile detention. Erin Gruwell‚ a first time teacher‚ went to Woodrow Wilson in order to teach and help the ‘bad kids’.
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