Freedom Writers

This is one of my favorite movies. It is truly inspirational. When we think about teaching we hope for the perfect little class, but this shows that is not always the reality. Also, that not so perfect classes can be just as rewarding. I love that Hilary Swanks character is not afraid to have an open discussion with these children. I am taking ed. psych right now and this clip definitely relates to the guidelines for teaching a multicultural classroom. These guidelines say that a teacher needs to get to know her students, their families, and their communities in order to be able to teach them. Also, because I have seen this movie I know that her character spends time with her students outside of the classroom which is yet another guideline for teaching multicultural classrooms. It is great to be able to see things that we are learning in our classroom in action.