The Freedom Writers «4K»

But the school administration was not supportive. The English department head told Erin she was “coddling” the students and refused to give her new textbooks. The principal was annoyed by her after-hours tutoring and her habit of taking kids to the opera or to see Schindler’s List . To pay for books and field trips, Erin worked three jobs: teaching by day, selling hotel switchboard equipment by night, and braiding rugs on weekends.

Another asked, “What are Jews?”

At first, nothing. Then, a trickle. Soon, a flood. the freedom writers

The final lesson of the Freedom Writers is this: No one is unteachable. Everyone has a story. And sometimes, the pen truly is mightier than the sword. But the school administration was not supportive

The turning point came one afternoon when she intercepted a racist caricature of a Black student being passed around the room. The drawing had grotesque, exaggerated lips. Furious, Erin stood up and shouted, “This is the exact type of propaganda the Nazis used to dehumanize the Jews during the Holocaust.” To pay for books and field trips, Erin