Freedom Writers Analysis

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Education in America not only means book learning, but it includes social learning, life experiences and decision making. For most of us, an education opens doors and gives opportunities for many things and is vital to lives. When watching the movie Freedom Writers, not only is it glorifying the television screen, but it’s portraying a story with meaning; either death, happiness, success or failure. Its meanings teaches more about the impacts towards people and various things day in and day out. This film is a perfect example of these touchy subjects that impacts. Displaying that regardless of being black, white, homeless or hungry, we all have the ability to learn. Only, and if only we put our minds to it. While knowing how messed up this …show more content…

Despite what all the other teachers said about these specific students and how they did not want to teach them, this dedicated teacher went into the classroom with an open heart. With her students coming from all different cultures and backgrounds, it is difficult for them to come together as one and learn the materials there is to be learned. This movie is filled with stereotypical aspects on how certain races can only do certain things and exceed in them. It illustrates how these students cannot get along with one another simply because of their race. However, their teacher proves to them that no matter what color they are or the problems their going through in life, they will not fail and is capable of doing …show more content…

Racism in the public school system is, at times, conspicuously inconspicuous. As a matter of fact, racism in present day America is conspicuously inconspicuous.” This quote written by Solomon Comissiong says todays education can somewhat be racially biased. The intended audience of this film is more towards high school students and their families struggling to find themselves. Ones who struggle with fitting in and getting an education where no one believes in them; not even themselves. Its audience shapes the issues of this film because they can relate better to some of the situations that’s going on. From this film, you can gather that stereotyping and racism is a significant issue in American education and is still relevant to this day. These stereotypes consist of under privileged students being labeled as unteachable due to their backgrounds and lack of learning skills. Also, it says that people who was brought up in a crime filled environment is more likely to be a criminal and to some teachers, are not worthy of

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