Watching this movie is my professional course assignment. I still have a deep feeling after watching this movie. I want to be a teacher after that, too. I want to be a teacher like Erin, who can make some small changes to the world. But I'm afraid. I feared I would fall into the trap of being a teacher controlled by performance and graduation rates.
After reading the film, i ask myself, "what will i do to break the ethnic and racial barriers in the class?" In fact, I don't know what can I do. The ethnic and race barriers are hard to be broken. Especially in a group of people who might respond with violence. I may be scared in the first class. If I am in Mrs. Gruwell's class, I may hold many meetings to let them share their stories. I hope them will find their similar points . They can have many common experiences and hobbies to share. I want them to focus more on their similarities rather than on their racial and ethnic differences. I admire Erin for her ability to narrow the distance between students through games, music, reading and writing .
"Seeking common ground while putting aside differences." It is a simple sentence that we often talk about. But how many of us have lived up to that standard. I can say I can't do it. I'm implicitly racist. There are many foreigners in college, but when I see a black man, I could not help feeling fear. My parents are usually gentle, but they also warn me to stay away from foreigners. They are just worried about their daughter's safety. I'm sure it's not just my family. Without knowing about another people or country, we can easily form stereotypes. Teaching without class also needs practice.
Every nation and race are equal. Everyone has thought about eliminating discrimination, but only Erin succeeded in the film. I think it's mostly out of respect. She is genuinely respectful of her students, not out of a white superiority to express her sympathy for the underclass. There are some things we oridinary people can do, such as respect and get along with others. But if everyone had this attitude, the world would be a much more beautiful place.
In Anne's diary, Anne wrote down all the feelings about life in horrible days, which is a kind of hope. Erin encourages her students to write diaries, too. Erin also offers the children a hope that they can face their true thoughts, not be afraid of the harsh environment, and not destroy themselves. The students use their pens to record not only the painful disasters in the past, but also their own changes. Writing frees them from the hostility in their lives. It is the diaries that make the students free writers. It is the diaries that make the students free from the hostility in their lives.
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