She encouraged them to re-think rigid beliefs about themselves and others, reconsider their own daily decisions, and ultimately, re-chart their future.
Erin founded the Freedom Writers Foundation where she currently teaches educators around the world how to implement her innovative lesson plans into their own classrooms. Their story has earned them dozens of awards, most notably the Spirit of Anne Frank Award.
Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writer Teachers also collaborated with Scholastic to create On the Record , an innovative reading and writing program. Erin continues to fight for equality in education and inspires teachers and students all over the world with her work. She speaks to schools, churches, clubs, conferences, and various other organizations through live events and video chats.
But all of that changed when they discovered the power of telling their stories. Against all odds, all of them went on to graduate, became published authors, and started a world-wide movement to change the education system as we know it.
In the years that followed, many of them attended college, began successful careers, and established families of their own. Now, more than 20 years later, they are changing the world as teachers, volunteers, writers, architects, nurses, and techies. The Freedom Writers and Ms. G remain close to this day. In fact, many of the Freedom Writers work with the Freedom Writers Foundation, speaking to schools and organizations through the Outreach Program and training teachers from all over the world.
User reviews Review. Top review. Sometimes the Pen Does Defeat the Sword. True story about a young teacher Hilary Swank who comes to a rough part of inner-city Los Angeles in the mids and inspires her high school students through expression via personal writings. A wide range of ethnic and cultural divisions provide difficulties aplenty with gang activity and general mischief being the orders of the day and it is up to Swank to pull through the layers of grief, anger and despair to help her students not only succeed in the classroom, but also in life.
Inspirational and a bit cheesy at the same time, "Freedom Writers" still uses a proved formula to work well for the most part. Swank is dominant as she always seems to be and she gets ample support from good young performers, a smart screenplay and adequate direction.
Details Edit. Release date January 5, United States. Germany United States. English Spanish. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 2h 3min. Related news. Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. By what name was Freedom Writers officially released in India in Hindi? See more gaps Learn more about contributing. Edit page. Hollywood Romances: Our Favorite Couples. See the entire gallery. On the surface, the only thing they share is their hatred for each other and the understanding that they are simply being warehoused in the educational system until they are old enough to disappear.
But then ghetto reality steps in to focus the picture. Erin begins to connect with them. Knowing that every one of her students has a story to tell, Erin encourages them to keep a daily journal of their thoughts and experiences.
After sharing their stories with one another, the students see their shared experience for the first time and open up to the idea that there are possibilities in life outside of making it to the age of eighteen. In the movie Electric Slide, Los Angeles is full of beautiful girls, luxurious mansions, and glamorous parties. Eddie Dodson Jim Sturgess , a
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