Freedom Writers

A continuación os pongo una página que he encontrado donde, casualidad o no, están textualmente los apuntes que damos en Theory of Education sobre la película que nos van poniendo por fascículos, así que si alguien se ha dejado algo sin copiar, aquí podéis mirarlo:


Erin Gruwell has earned an award-winning reputation for her steadfast        
commitment to the future of education.  Her impact as a change agent runs deep.
So deep, in fact, that her story attracted Hollywood’s attention.  In January 2007,
Paramount Pictures released Freedom Writers, starring two-time Oscar winner Hilary
Swank as Erin.  The film is based on The Freedom Writers Diary, the New York Times
bestseller that chronicled Erin’s extraordinary journey with 150 high school    
students who had been written off by the education system.
ERIN GRUWELL
Educator and Founder of the                                                      
Freedom Writers Foundation
By fostering an educational philosophy that valued and promoted diversity, she transformed her
students’ lives.  She encouraged them to re-think rigid beliefs about themselves and others,  
reconsider daily decisions, and ultimately re-chart their futures.  With Erin’s support, they chose
to forego teenage pregnancy, drugs, and violence to become aspiring college students, published
writers, and citizens for change.  They dubbed themselves the ―Freedom Writers‖  –in homage
to civil rights activists The Freedom Riders—and published a book.
Inspired by Anne Frank, Erin and her students captured their collective journey in The Freedom
Writers Diary.  Through poignant student entries and Erin’s narrative text, the book records their
―eye-opening, spirit-raising odyssey against intolerance and misunderstanding.‖  In early 2007,
Teach With Your Heart, Erin’s powerful memoir and call to arms was published.
While Erin has been credited with giving her students a ―second chance‖, it was perhaps she
who changed the most during her tenure at Wilson High School.  She decided to channel her
classroom experiences toward a broader cause, and today her impact as a teacher extends well
beyond Room 203.  Erin founded the Freedom Writers Foundation where she currently teaches
teachers around the country how to implement her innovative lesson plans into their own
classrooms.  Recently, Erin’s teaching methods from her time in Room 203 have been published
in the Freedom Writers Diary Teacher’s Guide.  Proceeds from the sale of all books directly fund the
Freedom Writers Foundation.
Erin and her students have appeared on numerous television shows, including Oprah, Prime Time
Live with Connie Chung, Barbara Walters’  The View, and  Good Morning America, to name a few.
Their story has earned them dozens of awards, including the Spirit of Anne Frank Award.
Erin is a graduate of the University of California Irvine, where she received the Lauds and  
Laurels Distinguished Alumni Award.  She earned her Master’s Degree and teaching credentials
from California State University Long Beach, where she was honored as Distinguished Alumna
by the School of Education.
For more information visit www.freedomwritersfoundation.org    
To inquire about having Erin Gruwell as a guest speaker at your event
contact requesteg@freedomwritersfoundation.org                                        
or call (562) 433-5388 ext. 104

Fuente: http://www.freedomwritersfoundation.org/atf/cf/%7Bb2a26556-086e-4ffa-af6c-dc4ee722c801%7D/ERIN%20GRUWELL'S%20BIOGRAPHY%20(GENERAL%204-08).PDF