dps musings

Freedom Writers,

Smacks of history, Martin Luther King’s I have a dream!

  This film makes you remember the importance of tolerance for one another, not to judge one another too harshly and to work together despite differing approaches so as to be free from prejudice and to achieve.

This clip captures some of the films special moments, this is a film that can make you feel good, ashamed, laugh and for me tears. I also watched this film as I sat in with my class of teenagers each having their own battles every day and my expectation for that lesson may have been a big ask!  Poignant moments in the fil clip when the teacher, Erin asks her students to  ‘stand on the line if…’  it is then you comprehend; how much you don’t know about the struggle of others, how others can know little about you and how this can impact on our responses to experiences. I was also surprised how my group studied the film with such interest; it must have struck a chord as questions came from every direction.  By Erin connecting to the students through their personal experiences in journals does the story play out! A story of one teacher’s determination mixed with the belief and passion of teenagers, did change occur despite others casting their opinion that they could not succeed.

  A must watch film!