I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, 'Why doesn't everybody have these opportunities for a good education? So why not give back to these kids who didn't grow up… — Erin Gruwell Copy Share Image
That's the beauty of education, kids taking lessons out of the classroom and back into their own world where they can positively affect their family, their friends, and their greater community. — Erin Gruwell Copy Share Image
When you're too robotic and scripted, the students tune you out. So I always tried to use different learning modalities - kinesthetic, auditory, visual,… — Erin Gruwell Copy Share Image
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… — Erin Gruwell Copy Share
Paying to teach in the trenches was like putting my face through a cutout hole at a carnival while a quarterback threw pies at… — Erin Gruwell Copy Share Image
“Because if they grow up holding on to such terrible feelings, it could lead to another war come time in the future when the… — Erin Gruwell Copy Share Image
I have always been taught to be proud of being Latina, proud of being Mexican, and I was. I was probably more proud of… — Erin Gruwell Copy Share Image
I believe that education is the greatest equalizer; thus, I will continue to fight to equalize the playing field in an educational atmosphere that… — Erin Gruwell Copy Share Image
It's not enough to be tolerant...now we're finally moving towards the idea of acceptance. — Erin Gruwell Copy Share Image
I grew up in a very progressive family and with a great educational system, and I asked myself, 'Why doesn't everybody have these opportunities… — Erin Gruwell Copy Share Image
