Freedom Writers

The movie Freedom Writers was very inspiring to me. I feel the film was put together exceptionally well, making it seem very personal, giving enough background on each character, and showing what life was like for the students the story was based on. The main teacher in the movie was an amazing character. Her determination to create successful students out of the students everyone else gave up on was incredible. Movie like this should inspire all educators to go beyond the expected, which would create a public education system that would produce able and successful students, and then the need for standards such as No Child Left Behind would be unnecessary.

I think the movie Freedom Writers should be a guide for teachers. If all teachers had the determination and willingness to work as hard as the teacher in Freedom Writers, many would probably be amazed at the progress their student could make. I was surprised at some of the attitudes of colleagues in the school, such as the male teacher who taught honors courses and continued to try to hold back Hilary Swank's characters efforts. His attitude towards the students was horrible, and it is sad to think that there are educators that think like him in the public system. There are educators that do have low expectation of their students and basically give up hope, in turn making the students lose hope and confidence in themselves. Freedom Writers is a perfect example that all students are capable of succeeding, and sometimes, the only thing they need is someone to believe in them, care for them, and help give them the extra push they need to realize they are good students.