I read "Street Diary"

Axel 2022-03-22 09:02:09

Five-star good movie! At the beginning of the film, it presented an unbelievable picture: chaotic streets, shootings, drugs, racism... I even have to wonder: is this really modern society? Is it really America? Is it really a school? But all of this is true, and it is exactly what Teacher Gu is about to face. The teenagers who grow up from such an environment will soon become the students she gets along with day and night for the next four years. Full of foul language, forming gangs, and full of hostility, this is what students are originally. They have no intention of studying, and they don't even know if they can survive the gang struggle to survive the age of 18. I believe that facing such a scene, no matter how active and enthusiastic teachers are There will also be frustration. But Teacher Gu said confidently, "It's all temporary!" She understands her students and does not lose her dignity in the process of connecting with them. Position yourself clearly. Not a "mother", let alone a "nanny". After learning about the students' situation through diaries, she did not stop at the level of sympathy and self-movement, but put care and trust into practical actions. At the end of the story, all the students of Class 203 are no longer a group of disorganized and hostile rabble, but a big family that cares about each other and is bound together! After watching the whole film, a few words popped into my mind : As long as I am willing, challenges are opportunities! The pain will eventually pass, and the future is bright!

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  • Mae 2022-03-27 09:01:12

    Too dramatic. . . Well done in provocation

  • Sherwood 2022-03-26 09:01:08

    Maybe it's her best movie outside of Million Dollar Baby.

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.