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Some teachers feel that if they ask for emotional help, they're a failure. But teaching is a team sport.

~Erin Gruwell

Topics: Ask Emotional Failure Feel Help Some Sport Teachers Teaching Team Team Sport

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I believe that education is the greatest equalizer; thus, I will continue to fight to equalize the playing field in an educational atmosphere that is not always level!

~Erin Gruwell

Topics: Always Atmosphere Believe Continue Education Educational Equalizer Field Fight Greatest Level Playing Playing Field Thus Will I Believe I Believe That

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I was going to show my kids that no matter what happened with their parents, parole officers and other teachers, I wouldn't give up on them. I let them know it matters to me that you come to class, it matters to me that you try, it matters to me when you succeed.

~Erin Gruwell

Topics: Class Come Give Going Happened Kids Know Matter Matters Me Officers Other Parents Parole Show Succeed Teachers Them Try Up You

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The stories my pupils told me were astonishing. One told how he had witnessed his cousin being shot in the back five times; another how his parents had died of AIDS. Another said that he'd probably been to more funerals than parties in his young life. For me - someone who had had an idyllic, happy childhood - this was staggering.

~Erin Gruwell

Topics: Aids Another Astonishing Back Been Being Childhood Cousin Died Five Funerals Had Happy Happy Childhood He His How Life Me More Parents Parties Pupils Said Shot Someone Staggering Stories Than Times Were Who Witnessed Young

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Schools are not equal. There are still the haves and the have-nots.

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Topics: Equal Schools Still

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Writing really evokes empathy in a way very few things can do.

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Topics: Empathy Few Few Things Really Things Very Way Writing

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When you're too robotic and scripted, the students tune you out. So I always tried to use different learning modalities - kinesthetic, auditory, visual, whatever might bring learning to life.

~Erin Gruwell

Topics: Always Bring Different Learning Life Might Out Robotic Scripted Students Too Tried Tune Use Visual Whatever You

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I believe that all students, when asked to be accountable for their actions and to be socially aware citizens, will become agents for change!

~Erin Gruwell

Topics: Accountable Actions Agents Asked Aware Become Believe Change Citizens Socially Students Will I Believe I Believe That

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I think a lot of teachers feel like they're teaching to a test. Our response is you teach to a student, you really teach to the kid.

~Erin Gruwell

Topics: Feel Kid Like Lot Our Really Response Student Teach Teachers Teaching Test Think You I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: August 15th, 1969

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