November 2, 2014 - 23:51
This is my favorite clip from the movie Freedom Writers. For those who havent seen the movie, its about a white teacher coming to an inner city school with predominantly students of color. The clip is essentially about how useful the students' diaries are and a young boy's difficult summer. The students are given a diary to write whatever they want and the must write everyday. The diaries are not graded, not read by the teacher unless given permission, and are put in a locked cabinet so people can't read them.
I'm really interested to rewatch this movie sometime soon to see if my view on it and the teaching methods have changed since taking this class and other education classes at Bryn Mawr. Also interested in others' opinions in general on the movie and if they think these diaries can be useful in classrooms nationwide.