1.) Erin hopes to become a motivational and respectful teacher. She also wants to make an impact on the student’s lives. Her goal is to help them achieve in every way she can.
2.) The administration weren’t very helpful in her goals that she had for her students. They weren’t willing to buy the students books that Erin requested so she had to buy them herself.]The students were not cooperative and school wasn’t their first priority by any means. Right away it was a huge struggle and challenge for Erin to get her students motivated and get the administration to appreciate her work.
3.) The students were inner-city kids who came from rough backgrounds. Many of them were into drugs and gangs. Most of the children’s families were broken up and they didn’t have that supportive system most children are privileged with.
4.) At the beginning they had bad attitudes and this affected their academic performance in a negative way. They didn’t put the effort into their school work and their grades showed it.
5.) Erin used journals for the students to write their stories in. This was a way for them to open up to her and a way for them to get things out in the open if they chose to do so. She also used interactive strategies to get the students to communicate and be civil with each other. Through this they learn that they are all struggle in some way and they need to stick together rather than pull apart from each other like they were doing.
6.) Right away the students weren’t so cooperative with her teaching methods, but they grew to respect what she was trying to do. She used books that she had bought, since the administration wouldn’t buy them, to teach the students. Erin used books that they could relate to and would be interested in. She also brought in speakers so they could get education outside the books and the classroom.
7.) Like I mentioned above Erin used books that she thought the kids would be interested in. This was how she got them to participate and enjoying reading. Another part of the curriculum that really seemed to help the children were the diaries Erin made them write their stories in.
8.) The administration and poor attitudes. They didn’t believe in what Erin was trying to do. They also didn’t believe that the students had the ability to academically achieve like Erin believed they could.
9.) Erin’s expectation about her students had a very positive role on their learning. They didn’t have many people in their lives that had such high expectations for them like she did. This helped them to realize someone does care and they could achieve more than what they were showing.
10.) This movie taught me many different lessons. In regards to my first year of teaching this movie makes me realize it may not always be what you expect right way, but you should make the best out of whatever situation that comes your way. The way Erin becomes so intrigued with her students and so motivated to get them all to succeed is what inspired me the most. I think all teachers should care about their students like she does and I hope I feel the same way about my students when I become a teacher. I think this movie really shows the struggles of schools and inner-city kids that most of us can’t even imagine. It made me look at teaching outside of what I have known all my life.
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