I want to do something with my life.
I want to be a SOMEONE. Not a NOBODY.
I want to be RECOGNIZED, become an idol, be someone's ROLE MODEL!
Every day I open my eyes and I see people who inspire me to be better, to become GREAT!
No, I do not necessarily want to be famous, perse, but that would make changing the world all that much easier. If you have heard the story of or have seen the movie 'Freedom Writers', think of Mrs. G. I want to be like her one day.
Her boss did not believe she could change the war-mind-sets her students possessed. her husband left her because she was devoting herself so much to making the children realize they were not alone... because she spent her time teaching them that being in a way over race and stereotypes and killing each other off is pointless! Even her father was against her movement, swearing it was a waste of her effort, life, and skills.
But did she give up? Hell no. That woman kept fighting to give those kids a better tomorrow! Despite her loved ones abandoning her, despite her little support! Eventually, in the course of a year, she had her students untied and opening up to one another. These supposedly "hopeless delinquents" rose above their stereotypes and graduated from high school. Some were the first in their families to do so, most went to college, and all of them help support Mrs. G's program to break up school violence across the country to this day. The class compiled a book of their journals, which they wrote in every single day, showing their progress in life (not just in education) and published it into a book. This novel is now a best seller, and it is simply titled: The Freedom Writers Diary.
 Bkg-lessthanthree · Fri Feb 02, 2007 @ 09:10pm · 0 Comments |
