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Summary of the film:

Freedom Writers is inspired by a true story, and by the diaries of a group of teenagers from Long Beach, California (United States), after the Los Angeles riots in 1992 due to interracial conflicts. Set around the Wilson Classical Institute in Long Beach in the mid-1990s, two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank stars as literature teacher Erin Gruwell.

After a few days of class in the new course, Gruwell and his students enter into a debate about racism in which he compares the cartoon of a black student with big lips, drawn by another student, with the Nazi cartoons of Jews with big noses. So he decides to take the class on a visit to the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, to show them the consequences of the Holocaust.

In one part of the film, the teacher sends the students daily, so that they take them as an example and write about past experiences, present or future thoughts, about good times, or bad. When she reads what the students have written, she is amazed by the quality and substance of the writing. Students have become writers for freedom. That is why, he decides to publish a book with the compilation of articles, The Freedom Writers Diary, which was published in 1999.

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Empathize with your teenage students!

People associate adolescence with a period of rebellion and bad behavior. However, this is the period of life when the brain of adolescents is particularly adaptable and variable. It is a fantastic opportunity for learning in creativity.

In the film, we can see how the English teacher empathizes with her students when she understands their problems. In one scene we can see how the teacher makes them talk about their dead friends and others adolescents' problems. Then, she offers them to write in a personal diary everything they want with total freedom. She will read it only if they want. Adolescents have difficulties interacting emotionally with others. By respecting their privacy, she earned their trust and affection. The teacher used several teaching methods, so they learned using things that concern them. As a result of her effort, they will become great writers.

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10 4 - Freedom Writers - E ST - Line game.mp4

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(...)healthy early adolescence is characterized
by identity with specific group values and norms, whereas
healthy later adolescence is characterized by increasing
comfort with one’s capacity to choose among many
different groups and to endorse selectively the values that
have particular relevance to the individual."

(Drs Hazen, Schlozman, and Beresin in Adolescent Psychological
Development: A Review)
As we see in the movie this piece of information from the article is essential to understanf the importance of freindships during the different development periods for teens. We can analyse in the film the different stages of the adolescents having and chaging friends. Some of these groups are very violent and when they are together the situation gets worse. But on th other hand some of them turn into excellent support systems and help eachother to get through hard times. Of course as they get older every teen gets morally stronger and doesn't 'go with the flow'm so easily. They values get selective and become relevant in their personal life.

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This song is included in the movie and we believe is an amazing statement for young people to follow.

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This song is included in the movie and we believe is an amazing statement for young people to follow.

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The lyrics say:
Stand for life
Stand for true
Stand for somethin'
Don't fall for nothin'

Stand for love
Stand for power
Stand for somethin'
Don't fall for nothin'

Stand for me
Stand for you
Stand for somethin'
Don't fall for nothin'

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IN LIFE SECOND CHANCES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE, AND AS LONG AS YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT STUDENTS YOU CAN CHANGE THEIR LIFES. 

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IN LIFE SECOND CHANCES ARE ALWAYS POSSIBLE, AND AS LONG AS YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT STUDENTS YOU CAN CHANGE THEIR LIFES. 

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TEDxConejo - Erin Gruwell - The Freedom Writers

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Receiving respect from others is important because it helps us to express ourselves. It means that you accept somebody for who they are, even when they're different from you or you don't agree with them. Basically, it teaches us how to be respectful toward others, and it also builds feelings of trust, safety, and wellbeing. You don't have to wait until it comes naturally, because it's something that you learn.
In the movie “Freedom writers”, trust and respect meant a lot to both the students and to Ms. Gruwell. Some students were more resistant to trusting their teacher, but we could see that, throughout the movie, they changed their attitude. This happened thanks to the persistence, dedication and patience of Ms. Gruwell. These students were not people that lived easy lives, and many of them had trust issues because of what had happened to them earlier. When she came to class, the students gave her almost no respect, and very few of them trusted her. They didn’t think that she knew what they were going through, or that she wanted the best for them. So the way she dealt with this was by giving them time, respect and trust.
Respect, trust and tolerance are values that we all should have every day, even more if we are dealing with adolescents when teaching since they are very emotional. As Ms. Gruwell says in the movie, ''To earn respect you have to give it''.

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''I'm a dreamer twenty-three year old woman who lives in Grand Bourg. I am working as an English teacher in a private institute with children and adolescents students. In my free time, I love playing hockey or listening to music. My dream is to travel all around the world.''

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''I am 23 years old. Currently, I live in Grand Bourg. I study at TTC, and work as an English teacher at a private institute  three days a week to get some experience. I love God, my family and music. In my free time, I enjoy playing the piano, singing, reading, painting and drinking mate.''

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"I am 23 years old. I work as a part time english teacher. I love singing and reading. I enjoy a good movie or a book with some tea. My dream is to find my true passion and help people with it."