I didn't intend to see the movie recommendation of [Street Diary]. The background is based on real things, racial discrimination, street fighting... life is chaotic, and survival is difficult.
It was a story that took place at Wilson High School in California. The background originated in the time when mob fights among various races were on the verge of fire after the Los Angeles riots in 1992.
Irene, a passionate rookie teacher, took over the problematic teenagers of various races and became their head teacher. But the beginning of his teaching career was not good. The students formed their own gangs, moved tables and chairs to sit together, and they were different. There are always conflicts between racial gangs, and they quarrel during class; they also rush out of the classroom during class time because of the gang fights on campus and fight; some people even bring guns to school... ..
If ordinary people encounter this situation, they are likely to collapse. Although Irene will be sad because of various difficulties, she still has not given up and has been trying to teach them.
The turning point of the matter appeared. A painting about mocking black people. Irene was very angry when she saw them. She decided to teach them a lesson about their values. The Jewish Holocaust was derived from the discrimination of black people and told them that occupying a few streets does not count. What, tell them race, skin color does not affect the respect of others. However, the long-standing racial problem has not been cured. The skin color, race, location and other issues abound on the streets. The students felt that she did not understand them at all and could not understand their struggle for survival. The scene was very fierce at one time.
At this time, someone asked what the massacre was, and she was shocked that 90% of the students did not understand the massacre. So she decided to do something.
She played a game with the students, from the shallower to the deeper, exploring their inner world, and then assigned them homework-write a diary, the students can take a voluntary way to choose whether to show Irene.
And from the diary Irene learned about them, some people lost their mothers because of domestic violence; some people watched their good friends being shot because of skin color problems, some people embarked on the path of crime because of survival...It's a new world , Filthy, chaotic, they must use all their strength to survive, they live in the region. If no one pulls them, even if they die, their souls will be contaminated.
Irene found "Anne's Diary" and other motivating books for them to read and write down their thoughts. If the school does not give new books, they will pay for themselves. If the money is not enough, they will work part-time. Irene is a good teacher .
She also took them to the Jewish Holocaust Museum. At the beginning, everyone would get a picture of the child, and then after the visit, they would know if the child had survived. It was a very shocking exhibition. I think they always Individuals have a better understanding of life. Although they have seen a lot of deaths, there must be no one more shocking than war!
In addition, she also found survivors of the massacre for the students, and the lady who had sheltered Anne told them about the events of the year. They are slowly changed. The firearms thrown away on their own initiative, leaving the gang and returning to the family... are the best proof.
She devoted all her efforts to the students, and the students began to like him and began to accept knowledge. But she paid a heavy price for this, and her husband couldn't bear her neglect of the family and filed for a divorce.
Even so, she still insists on being a good teacher, doing everything she can, and doing her best.
When the students knew that she could only take them to the second year of high school, they were very disappointed. Although she fought for it, she was still defeated in the face of various rules and regulations. She assigned the students the last homework, edited the book with their diary, and published it, but she did not expect that this move caused the Education Bureau. Her shock and attention may be because she marveled at her ability to change students with these problems, or she wanted to make these students of different races better integrate, and agreed to her request to continue to take them to graduation from high school.
In the end, they all graduated successfully, and many others were admitted to the university. Irene also continued her educational philosophy, brought it into a new working environment, and used her own strength to make a certain contribution to the society.
This movie tells us how important it is to establish correct values. Ordinary people can use a small amount of power to fuel the faint light in the dark, after hardships, and without bowing to life, we can all be our heroes.
Quoting from one of the diaries, "When I walked into the classroom, I felt... that all the problems of life are no longer important, and I am back home."
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