Freedom Writers

http://blip.tv/file/1518068

My study group and I read the book, The Freedom Writers Diary. I was a great book to read and I recommend it to others.

Erin Gruwell was a very unique teacher and she had a big impact on the lives of her students.

Click on the link above to watch the video we made about the book.

Education Today and Tomorrow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnh9q_cQcUE

Chalk

I thought the movie was good and true. When I look at the teachers that I have had some of them are like the teachers in the movie. The movie did a great job of showing different teaching strategies. Some of them worked and other failed right away.

The history teacher who was new to teaching had some obstacles to overcome. He wasn't really sure how to teach the students in the beginning. He even went to the library to get books on how to manage the classroom. At the end of the movie him and his students had formed a relationship. He was able to teach them and manage the classroom.

I liked the movie and would recommend it to other students thinking about teaching.