Freedom Writer----an inspiring story

Ellen 2022-04-21 09:02:44

Our forign teacher showed this movie to us today, and it made us blurt out shouting like "Does American schools are so scared?", or "Why do they shot each other witout any reason?" at first.
Yes, it's a true story about gang and shoting and soul saving.A group of students who lived in terrible situstion and was aggressive with a brand new English teacher Mr.G started their important high school life together.
As far as I concere, conflict are spread everywhere.Those students hate the society,their teacher;Mr.G should face the doubt and disturb of those experienced and stubbon teachers;Mr.G hold different opinions about the meaning of helping those students with her husband and father; the conflict between those students; the conflict between traditional education and new education. Actually, those conflict makes the movie easy to move us , inspire us, and educat us. We all think highly of those people who make magics. Mr.G and her stdents are such a group of people who conquered every conflict by communication,tolerance,fighting,and of cource loving.They pulled down the barrier between each other;they opened their heart to accept a new life;they persuaded others they are not someone hopeless; they began to broden their eyesight;and they were back to a right path.
All of the story are inspiring. Hower, Mr.G and her husband or boyfriend broke up because the change between the two. I don't know it means if Mr.G want to get some progress in teaching, she must lose something precious ----her beloved husband. Does it really means if a woman like her who paies much attention to her career ,she doesn't love the man?she just love the image she drawed for that man?But in my opinion, it more likely to be that those two are not really suitable, and Mr.G's change is only a primacord of their break-up. Yeah, he couldn't stand to be her wife who support her career behind the stage.
Once those students were without hope, and they even don't imagine whether they can graduate.But, Mr.G helped them to think about life,change,and the right thing to do.And at the same time,Mr.G found her mission, and learnt something from them.
Of course, the movie is full of dramatic spots and inspiring moments, but we can't demand every teacher to be so perfect like Mr.G, AND we should notice those teachers who tried to make difference , who are still brand new and full of passionate to educat students.
So much for this, I want to add that those music in the film are full of passion, I like it.

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Extended Reading
  • Judy 2022-03-26 09:01:08

    Another spring breeze and rain, but I feel too much preaching, no heart touching

  • Eli 2022-04-24 07:01:15

    The determination of love will melt every hatred

Freedom Writers quotes

  • Eva: White people wanting respect like they deserve it for free.

    Erin Gruwell: I'm a teacher, it doesn't matter what color I am.

    Eva: It's all about color, it's about people deciding what you deserve, about people wanting what they don't deserve. About whites thinking they own this world no matter what, you see, I hate white people.

    Erin Gruwell: You hate me? You don't even know me.

    Eva: I know what you can do. I saw white cops shoot my friend in the back for reaching into his pocket, his pocket! I saw white cops come into my house and take my father away for no REASON except they feel like it! Except because they can! And they can, because they're white. So I HATE white people on sight!

  • Margaret Campbell: You're an honor student. If you transfer to Mrs. Gruwell's class, think how that'll reflect on your records.

    Victoria: It doesn't matter to me, my grades will still be the same. Look, Ms. Campbell, when I first transferred to this school, I had a 4.0 average. But when I applied for advanced placement in English and Math, I was told it'd be better for me to be in a class of my own kind. Now, when I did get in, my teacher said "Victoria! It's not everyday one finds an African American student in AP and Honors courses!"... As if I didn't notice. And when I asked another Honors teacher why we don't read more black literature, she said, "We don't read black literature because of all the sex, drugs, cussing, and fornication". I thought a simple... "It's inappropriate"... would have sufficed.