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Erin Gruwell (born August 15, 1969) is an American teacher known for her unique teaching method, which led to the publication of The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them (1999).
Oct 30, 2017 · The Freedom Writers, including Erin Gruwell (front, center), in 1999. (File photo) By Rich Archbold | rarchbold@scng.com | Press-Telegram. UPDATED: March 16, 2022 at 12:03 p.m. Sue Ellen...
Erin Gruwell is a teacher, an author, and the founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation. By fostering an educational philosophy that values and promotes diversity, Erin transformed her students' lives.
Erin Gruwell has earned an award-winning reputation for her steadfast commitment to the future of education. Her impact as a teacher attracted Hollywood’s attention, and in 2007, Paramount Pictures released Freedom Writers, starring two-time Academy Award winner Hilary Swank as Erin.
Mar 28, 2019 · Erin Gruwell took a job student teaching at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California in 1994. Over the next four years, she found she changed not only her own life but also those of the 150 students that passed through her classroom.
Apr 19, 2024 · Freedom Writers closely mirrors the true story of Erin Gruwell, a teacher whose unconventional methods transformed young lives. Gruwell, fresh out of college and filled with idealism, stepped into Room 203 at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California in 1994, not fully grasping the challenges ahead.
Jul 13, 2012 · In her moving TEDxChapmanU talk, Erin shares how she chose to become a teacher who believed in change, who believed her students could decide their own future instead of becoming another victim...
